AL SB347

Applies only to Randolph County and establishes minimum qualifications for candidates for sheriff and appointed sheriffs.

Requires candidates to be U.S. citizens with at least one year county residency, voter registration, high school diploma or GED, and age 25 or older at time of qualification.

Mandates three or more years of full-time law enforcement service certified by Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, with no felony convictions in any jurisdiction.

Requires that sheriffs have not been retired or separated from active law enforcement for more than two consecutive years, or must obtain recertification if they have been.

Mandates newly elected sheriffs attend a minimum of 20 hours annually of executive-level continuing education approved by the Alabama Sheriffs Association, National Sheriffs' Association, or other recognized law enforcement executive education programs.