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AL HB264
Bill
Status
2/18/2020
Primary Sponsor
Phillip Pettus
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AI Summary
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Requires counties and municipalities to compensate full-time law enforcement officers at their normal rate of compensation throughout their entire recovery period when injured on duty, matching existing requirements for state police officers.
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Applies only to injuries not resulting from the officer's willful conduct and occurring while the officer was in conflict, pursuit, observation of suspected lawbreakers, or defending persons or property in the line of duty.
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Defines covered officers as full-time county or municipal law enforcement officers certified by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission with no limited authority.
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Requires counties and municipalities to pay any shortfall between insurance or self-insurer compensation and the officer's normal rate of compensation to ensure full compensation.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.
Legislative Description
Law enforcement, co. and municipal, injured while on duty, county or municipality required to compensate throughout the officer's period of recovery at normal rate of compensation
Law Enforcement Officers
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government
2/18/2020