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House committee backs bill requiring annual reporting of sworn officers to standards commission
Summary
A House committee advanced House Bill 287, which would require annual mandatory reporting of full‑time sworn, APO‑certified law enforcement officers to the Standards and Training Commission and authorize penalties and funding holds for noncompliance.
A House committee voted to advance House Bill 287, a bill that would require law enforcement agencies to report annually the number of full‑time sworn, APO‑certified officers to the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission (APOST). The measure also directs the commission to forward submitted data to the attorney general's office and establishes penalties for agencies that fail to submit required reports.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Wanda Land, told the committee the measure is intended to create a consistent, statewide accounting of sworn officers as legislators consider multiple public‑safety bills this session. She said the bill would require an initial report…
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