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Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-4 - CERTIFICATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › Section 650-X-4-.06 - Waiver For Lateral Entry Equivalency Training

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(1) The Commission may waiver the completion
			 of any course required by Rule
			 650-X-4-.01 of the regulations
			 upon presentation of documentary evidence by a department that a gainfully
			 employed (full-time or part-time) officer has received equivalent training in
			 another jurisdiction or through federal or department of defense law
			 enforcement experience.
(a) If a law
			 enforcement agency has a properly established and bona-fide law enforcement
			 reserve program, and if a duly appointed reserve officer is qualified and
			 commissioned with the power of arrest, then the Chief Law Enforcement Officer
			 may submit a letter of request to the Commission requesting the reserve officer
			 be considered for Waiver of Lateral Entry Equivalency training. Reserve law
			 enforcement officers who are approved for this training will be admitted to the
			 refresher training program on a space-available status only and may not occupy
			 a position in the class if participation prevents a gainfully employed law
			 enforcement officer from attending.
(b) Any reserve law enforcement officer who
			 attends this program must be covered by Workers Compensation
			 Insurance.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-4 - CERTIFICATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › Section 650-X-4-.07 - Employment Of Uncertified Individuals

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(Repealed 6/12/95)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975,
§§
										36-21-41,
				  36-24-45,
				  36-21-46.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-4 - CERTIFICATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › Section 650-X-4-.08 - Firearms Requalification

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(Repealed).
Authors:
John W. Anderson, Patrick L. Roberts,
				Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission
Rule 650-X-4-.08 was repealed and moved to Chapter
				  650-12-.03 as per certification filed April 4, 2005; effective May 9,
				  2005.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975,
§§
										36-21-40,
				  36-21-51.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-5 - DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS › Section 650-X-5-.01 - Complaints

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Complaints alleging any violations of the law of Alabama,
				training, or rules of this Commission concerning law enforcement selection, may
				be lodged by any person with the Executive Secretary.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										36-21-41,
				  § 36-24-45.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-5 - DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS › Section 650-X-5-.02 - Probable Cause

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The Executive Secretary will investigate the alleged violation
				and determine whether probable cause exists for disciplinary action.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										36-21-41,
				  § 36-24-45.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-6 - HEARING OF CONTESTED CASES › Section 650-X-6-.01 - Procedure For Hearing Contested Cases

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(1) Before the Commission can deny an
			 individual certification as a law enforcement officer, the Commission shall
			 follow the requirements set forth in the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act
			 concerning contested cases as defined in the
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, Title
			 41-22-1
			 through
			 41-22-27.
(2) Without limiting the scope of Rule
			 650-X-6-.01, the following shall apply to contested cases:
(a) The Commission may at its discretion,
			 appoint some person to act as a hearing officer. In the event a hearing officer
			 is appointed, he/she shall preside at the hearing and shall rule on all
			 questions of evidence and procedure, notwithstanding any other provisions of
			 these rules to be contrary.
(b) The
			 Commission shall be allowed the right to examine any witnesses called by either
			 party.
(c) The Commission shall
			 issue an order within thirty (30) days of the date of the final hearing, which
			 shall include findings of fact, official notice taken and conclusions of law,
			 separately stated. The individual shall be delivered a copy of the order by
			 certified mail, return receipt requested, and a copy shall be mailed first
			 class to each attorney of record.
(d) Evidence. Evidence shall be admitted in
			 accordance with the
Code of Ala. 1975
, Title
			 41-22-13.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-6 - HEARING OF CONTESTED CASES › Section 650-X-6-.02 - Revocation Of Certification

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(1) The certification or authority of any law
			 enforcement officer certified by the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and
			 Training Commission or otherwise exempt from the minimum standards pursuant to
			 subsection (b) of Section
			 36-21-46 of the
Code of Ala. 1975
, shall be revoked by the
			 commission when a law enforcement officer is convicted of a felony.
(2) Any law enforcement officer whose
			 certificate or authority is revoked pursuant to this section may request a
			 hearing before the commission concerning the revocation. The only issue at the
			 hearing shall be whether the revocation was based on a felony conviction of the
			 officer.
(3) In the event the
			 felony conviction is reversed or a new trial granted, the officer whose
			 certificate has been revoked will have his/her certificate restored upon
			 notification of the Commission by certified mail. The notification will include
			 a certified copy of the court record of reversal or granting of a new trial.
Author:
Alabama Peace Officers Standards and
				Training Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										36-21-40,
				  36-21-51.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-6 - HEARING OF CONTESTED CASES › Section 650-X-6-.03 - What Should Be Included In The Request For A Hearing

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Repealed (6/12/95)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										36-21-41,
				  36-24-45.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-6 - HEARING OF CONTESTED CASES › Section 650-X-6-.04 - Pre-Hearing Discovery

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Repealed (6/12/95)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										36-21-41,
				  36-24-45.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-6 - HEARING OF CONTESTED CASES › Section 650-X-6-.05 - Contested Hearings Or Appeals

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Repealed (6/12/95)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										36-21-41,
				  36-24-45.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-6 - HEARING OF CONTESTED CASES › Section 650-X-6-.06 - Revocation Of Certificates

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Repealed (6/12/95)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										36-21-41,
				  36-24-45.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-6 - HEARING OF CONTESTED CASES › Section 650-X-6-.07 - Cost

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Repealed (6/12/95)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										36-21-41,
				  36-24-45.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-6 - HEARING OF CONTESTED CASES › Section 650-X-6-.08 - Conflict And Bias

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Repealed (6/12/95)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										36-21-41,
				  36-24-45.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-7 - PERSONS WHO CEASE ACTIVE DUTIES AS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › Section 650-X-7-.01 - Grandfather Status

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(1) If
			 a grandfathered law enforcement officer shows more than (6) six months break in
			 service, he must then comply with the Act.
(2) Grandfathered law enforcement officers
			 who cease active duties for the following reasons will retain their status with
			 the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission.
(a) Leave of absence without pay.
(b) Injured in the line of duty.
(c) Retired or temporary disability obtained
			 while on duty.
Author:
Peace Officers Standards and Training
				Commission
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-8 - PERSONS EXEMPT FROM MINIMUM STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS › Section 650-X-8-.01 - Cabinet Members Appointed By The Governor Of The State Of Alabama

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 9/29/83).
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975,
§
										36-21-41,
				  § 36-24-45.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-8 - PERSONS EXEMPT FROM MINIMUM STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS › Section 650-X-8-.02 - The Commissioner Of The Department Of Corrections And His Deputies

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 9/29/83).
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975,
§
										36-21-41,
				  § 36-24-45.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-8 - PERSONS EXEMPT FROM MINIMUM STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS › Section 650-X-8-.03 - Elected Officials, Police Commissioners, And Sheriffs

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 9/29/83).
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975,
§
										36-21-41,
				  § 36-24-45.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-8 - PERSONS EXEMPT FROM MINIMUM STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS › Section 650-X-8-.04 - Building Inspectors, Meter Maids And License Inspectors, Without Powers Of Arrest

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 9/29/83).
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975,
§
										36-21-41,
				  § 36-24-45.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-9 - AMENDMENT OF RULES › Section 650-X-9-.01 - Petition for Adoption of Rules

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(1) Any person who wishes to propose that the
			 Commission adopt, repeal or amend any rule may do so on the form prescribed by
			 the Commission and supplied by the Executive Secretary.
(2) The Commission shall meet and consider
			 any petition for adoption, repeal or amendment at the next quarterly meeting of
			 its submission.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										36-21-41,
				  § 36-24-45.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-9 - AMENDMENT OF RULES › Section 650-X-9-.02 - Notice

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(1) The Commission
			 shall give at least 35 days' notice of any proposed action on any rule by
			 publication in the Alabama Administrative Monthly in compliance with the
			 Alabama Administrative Procedure Act §5(1)(a).
(2) Any person who wishes to receive notice
			 by mail of all proposed actions on rules may do so by requesting such notice
			 from the Executive Secretary and paying an annual charge of $10 to cover costs
			 of the mailings. All annual subscriptions begin October 1 and expire September
			 30.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										36-21-41,
				  § 36-24-45.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-9 - AMENDMENT OF RULES › Section 650-X-9-.03 - Public Hearings

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The Commission shall permit all interested persons reasonable
				opportunity to submit data, views or arguments submitted in writing must be
				received by the Executive Secretary at least five days before the date
				specified in the notice as the day of the public hearing. Those persons wishing
				to appear before the Commission to present data, views or arguments orally must
				submit a request to appear before the Commission to the Executive Secretary,
				and such request must be received by the Executive Secretary at least five days
				before the scheduled public hearing.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										36-21-41,
				  § 36-24-45.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-9 - AMENDMENT OF RULES › Section 650-X-9-.04 - The Commission shall fully consider all written and oral submissions concerning every proposed rule action

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Upon adoption of a rule, the Commission, if conflicting views
				are submitted on the proposed rule, shall issue a concise statement of the
				principal reasons for and against its adoption, incorporating therein its
				reasons for overruling any considerations urged against its adoption.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										36-21-41,
				  § 36-24-45.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-9 - AMENDMENT OF RULES › Section 650-X-9-.05 - Emergency Rules

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In the event the Commission finds that an immediate danger to
				the public health, safety or welfare requires adoption of a rule upon fewer
				than 35 days' notice or that action is required by or to comply with a federal
				statute or regulation which requires adoption of a rule upon fewer than 35
				days' notice, the Commission may adopt an emergency rule under the previsions
				of the Administrative Procedure Act §5(2).
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										36-21-41,
				  § 36-24-45.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-9 - AMENDMENT OF RULES › Section 650-X-9-.06 - Compliance with Administrative Procedure Act

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All rules adopted by the Commission shall otherwise
				substantively and procedurally comply with the provisions of the Alabama
				Administrative Procedure Act.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										36-21-41,
				  § 36-24-45.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-10 - RESERVE AND/OR AUXILIARY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER › Section 650-X-10-.01 - Definition

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"Reserve law enforcement officers" are defined as set forth in
				the
Code of Ala. 1975
, Title
				11-43-210(a)
				and their functions shall be confined to those functions as set forth in the
Code of Ala. 1975
, Title
				11-43-210(c).
(1) Title
			 11-43-210(d)
			 No reserve law enforcement officer shall have authority to exercise any power
			 of arrest unless he or she has completed the training requirements of the
			 Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission as set out in Article
			 3, Chapter 21, Title 36.
(2) Title
			 11-43-210(e)
			 No reserve law enforcement officer shall carry any firearm unless he/she has
			 obtained a properly issued permit for such firearm and the appointing authority
			 has approved his/her use of such firearm. Reserve law enforcement officers may
			 use such firearms only to the extent permitted by properly promulgated
			 regulations of the appointing authority.
Author:
Peace Officers Standards and Training
				Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										11-43-210,
				  36-21-41,
				  36-24-45.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-10 - RESERVE AND/OR AUXILIARY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER › Section 650-X-10-.02 - Auxiliary-Reserve Training

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(1)
			 The Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission shall establish and
			 maintain an Auxiliary or Reserve police training program with a prescribed
			 curriculum and administered by an approved certified training
			 academy.
(2) Upon successful
			 completion of the prescribed curriculum for Auxiliary or Reserve police the
			 certified academy will issue to the officer a certificate indicating that
			 he/she has completed the prescribed curriculum.
(3) Only those Auxiliary or Reserve officers
			 who complete the full 480 hours of instruction at an approved training academy
			 will be certified by the Commission.
Author:
Peace Officers Standards and Training
				Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										36-21-41,
				  36-21-45,
				  36-24-45.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-10 - RESERVE AND/OR AUXILIARY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER › Section 650-X-10-.03 - Reserve or Auxiliary Classification

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(Repealed 6/12/95)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										36-21-41,
				  36-24-45.
NOTE:
				  650-X-10-.02
Qualifications and Requirements
. (Repealed
				  6/12/95)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										36-21-41,
				  36-24-45.
History:
Effective date: September 29, 1983.
Repealed:
Filed May 8, 1995; effective June 12, 1995. (Replaced by
				  rule 650-X-10-.04)
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-11 - CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS › Section 650-X-11-.01 - Education Requirements

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(1)
			 The trainee must successfully complete 480 hours of correctional officer
			 training at an approved Academy.
(2) The trainee must satisfactorily complete
			 the correctional officer training course within the time set forth in the
			 statutory requirement of the
Code of Ala. 1975,
Title
			 36-21-46.
(3) In order to successfully complete the
			 correctional officer training course and be certified by the Commission, the
			 trainee must achieve the following:
(a) An
			 overall score of not less than 70% on written exams,
(b) Pass the first aid exam with a score of
			 not less than 70% (Any re-test, if necessary, shall be administered within 72
			 hours.),
(c) Pass the legal issues
			 exam with a score of not less than 70% (Any re-test, if necessary, shall be
			 administered within 72 hours.),
(d)
			 Pass the physical agility/ability test (Any re-test, if necessary, shall be
			 administered within 48 to 72 hours.),
(e) Pass 43 hours of handgun firearms
			 training and qualify two of three attempts on the handgun firearms course. A
			 minimum score of seventy (70) is required to pass each attempt.
1. If a trainee does not pass ANY of the
			 three (3) handgun qualification attempts then the trainee is deemed to have
			 failed the Academy and is barred from employment and certification as a
			 correctional officer for two years.
2. Any trainee who passes one of the three
			 attempts, but fails to pass twice, will be allowed, at the written request of
			 the employing Agency, to attend the next available academy to re-take the forty
			 three (43) hours of handgun firearms training and qualification (provided the
			 trainee passes all other phases of the academy session and does not exceed the
			 statutory six (6) month provisional appointment time). If the trainee fails to
			 pass handgun firearms training at this point, the trainee is deemed to have
			 failed the Academy and it barred from employment and certification as a
			 correctional officer for two years.
(f) Pass shotgun firearms training and pass
			 the shotgun firearms course. A minimum score of seventy (70) is required to
			 pass the shotgun firearms course.
(g) Trainees shall not be absent more than 5%
			 of the required training hours.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-11 - CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS › Section 650-X-11-.02 - Employment Requirements

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The Applicant must be employed as a correctional officer or
				guard as defined in the
Code of Ala. 1975,
Title
				14-3-14.
				All correctional investigative services officers and their supervisors given
				police power shall be required to comply with the minimum standards now in
				effect relating to state law enforcement officers.
Author:
Peace Officers Standards and Training
				Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975,
Title
				  14-3-14,
				  4-3-9(c).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-11 - CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS › Section 650-X-11-.03 - Correctional Officers (Course Of Study)

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(1) Administrative/Personnel Time
(2) Ethics and Professionalism
(3) Communication
(4) Inmate Management
(5) Officer Safety/Fitness
(6) Medical and Mental Health
(7) Legal Issues
(8) Security, Custody, and Control
(9) Conflict and Crisis Management
(10) Correctional Operations
Author:
Peace Officers Standards and Training
				Commission
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975,
Title
				  36-21-40
				  through Title
				  36-21-51.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-11 - CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS › Section 650-X-11-.04 - Correctional Officer Waiver For Lateral Entry Equivalency Training

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(1) The Commission
			 may waiver the completion of any course required by Rule
			 650-X-11-.01 of the regulations upon presentation of documentary evidence by the Department
			 of Corrections that a gainfully employed (full-time or part-time) officer has
			 received equivalent training in another jurisdiction or through federal, or
			 department of defense correctional experience.
(2) The Commission will review the
			 documentation of equivalent training presented by the Department of Corrections
			 and use a point system, as described later in this rule, to determine if
			 comparative compliance is achieved.
(3) If equivalency training is approved, the
			 officer will qualify to attend an 80 hour Correctional Officer Refresher Course
			 to equate previous training with current standards.
(4) Equivalency of Training Point System. For
			 the purpose of determining equivalency of training, the terms listed below
			 shall have the following meaning and values:
(a) Experience: The total number of years the
			 applicant has been employed full time as a correctional officer since
			 completing an entry level basic correctional training course.
(b) Education: An academic title awarded by a
			 post-secondary institution which is accredited by a state certification board
			 or commission and authorized to award such degrees.
(c) Equivalency: Achieved by obtaining a
			 total of ten or more points based on the following schedule; of which, each
			 applicant will be awarded the maximum number of points that he/she qualifies
			 for in each of the three categories:
Years of full-time Correctional Experience:
Less than one (1) 0
One (1) to five (5) years 5
Five years, 1 day, to 10 years 6
Ten years, 1 day, to 15 years 7
Fifteen years, 1 day, to 20 years 8
Twenty years and one day or more 9
Basic Correctional Training than 280 hours 0
280 hours - 319 hours 1
320 hours - 479 hours 2
480 hours - 639 hours 3
640 hours - 800 hours 4
801 hours - 959 hours 5
960 hours or more 6
Post-secondary Degrees
Associate Degree 1
Bachelor Degree 2
Masters Degree or above 3
(correspondence courses not accepted)
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-12 - CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 650-X-12-.01 - Executive Continuing Education

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(1) Each chief of police or acting chief of
			 police of any municipality in this state must annually complete and report
			 twenty (20) hours of executive level continuing education courses approved by
			 the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission.
(2) Any chief of police or acting chief of
			 police who fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this section or
			 falsely reports executive training shall be subject to having his/her
			 certification revoked by the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training
			 Commission.
(3) The Alabama Peace
			 Officers Standards and Training Commission may, for sufficient cause, grant an
			 extension of time in which to complete said courses.
(4) Any chief of police or acting chief of
			 police who is aggrieved by any order or ruling made under the provisions of
			 this section shall have the same rights and procedure of appeal as from any
			 other order or ruling of the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training
			 Commission.
Author:
R. Alan Benefield, Executive
				  Secretary
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										36-21-40 et seq.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-12 - CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 650-X-12-.02 - Continuing Education

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(1)
			 Certified law enforcement officers in this state shall annually complete and
			 report twelve (12) hours of continuing education courses approved by the
			 Commission.
(a) Law enforcement officer
			 includes all officers certified by the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and
			 Training Commission who have arrest powers to include reserve officers who are
			 certified and have the power of arrest.
(b) In the case of law enforcement officers
			 employed as Deputy Sheriffs by a county sheriff's office, the training shall be
			 required only if the county commission of the county in which the officer
			 serves adopts a resolution requiring such continuing education.
(c) No reserve deputy sheriff or auxiliary,
			 who is a law enforcement officer, is exempt from completing the annual
			 continuing education requirements.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-12 - CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 650-X-12-.03 - Firearms Re-qualification

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The Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission
				requires that all law enforcement officers as defined in the
Code
				of Ala. 1975
, §
								36-21-40,
				subsection 4, who have been certified by APOSTC, shall successfully pass an
				approved firearms course annually.
(1)
			 All law enforcement agencies or departments shall report annually to the
			 Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission the results of
			 firearms re-qualifications for each certified law enforcement officer on POST
			 approved forms.
(2) The employer or
			 appointing authority of any certified law enforcement officer, as defined by
			 the
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								36-21-40 may request in writing a suspension or waiver of firearms re-qualification if
			 their department no longer authorizes or requires them to carry or use a
			 firearm.
(3) Any officer who has
			 been granted a waiver or suspension of the firearms re-qualification rule, must
			 submit proof of firearms re-qualification signed by the department head, prior
			 to again being authorized or required to carry or use a firearm.
(4) Any officer who fails to pass an annual
			 firearms re-qualification course shall be subject to his/her certification
			 being revoked.
Rule 650-X-12-.03 was previously rule
				  650-X-4-.08 as per certification filed April 4, 2005; effective May 9,
				  2005.
Author:
R. Alan Benefield, Executive
				  Secretary
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										36-21-40 et seq.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Chapter 650-X-12 - CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 650-X-12-.04 - Firearms Qualification By Retired Certified Law Enforcement Officers (Repealed)

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Author:
R. Alan Benefield, Executive
				  Secretary
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										36-21-40,
				  §
										36-21-51.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Appendix A - Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission Fingerprint Card

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Two POST O.R.I. fingerprint cards must be submitted on each
			 applicant for admittance to a training academy and both cards should be mailed
			 to:
Alabama Bureau of Investigation
Identification Unit
P.O. Box 1511
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
Form
			 al1801
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Appendix B - Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission's Applicant

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Applicant and Affidavit.
1. Must be completed and signed by all officials.
2. Must be accompanied by:
a. High School Diploma or G.E.D.
b. Valid drivers license number.
Form
			 al1802
STATE OF ALABAMA
ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS
STANDARDS AND TRAINING COMMISSION
RSA UNION BUILDING
100 UNION STREET
SUITE 600
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36130
JOHN W. ANDERSON
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
242-4045
AFFIDAVIT
This is to certify that I, ___, have met all the requirements for
			 a law enforcement officer under the provisions of TITLE
			 36-21-46,
			 Code of Alabama Subsection (2) Education, Subsection (4) Physical
			 Qualifications, and Subsection (5) Character, and that I have never been
			 convicted of a felony.
___________________________________
SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT
Sworn and subscribed before me this the ______ day of ________,
			 19____.
___________________________________
NOTARY PUBLIC
This is to certify the applicant or trainee, has met all
			 requirements as a law enforcement officer under the provisions of Alabama TITLE
			 36-21-46
			 and Code of Alabama 1975, Subsection (2), (4), and (5).
__________________________________________
AGENCY HEAD, CHIEF OF POLICE, SHERIFF, MAYOR ect.
__________________________________________
CITY CLERK OR COMPTROLLER OR COMMISSIONER
__________________________________________
MAYOR Sworn to and subscribed before me this the______ day of
			 ______, 19___.
___________________________________
NOTARY PUBLIC
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Appendix F - Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission's Instructor Application

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PEACE OFFICERS STANDARDS AND TRAINING COMMISSION
Instructor Certification Application
SUBJECT:
_______________________________________________________________
Name
__________________________________________________________________
Last First Middle S.S. Number
Date of Birth _____________ Race __________ Sex
_____________________________
Place of Birth
__________________________________________________________
City State County
NAME OF ACADEMY THAT YOU WILL BE INSTRUCTING
			 AT:______________________________
APOST Certified ___ / ___ PLEASE MARK BELOW WHICH TYPE OF
			 CERTIFICATION
Yes No THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ISSUED FROM THIS AGENCY:
APOST Basic Police Training Graduate ....... ___ / ___ /
			 __________________
Yes No Certificate Number
APOST Basic Corrections Training Graduate .. ___ / ___ /
			 __________________
Yes No Certificate Number
APOST Grandfather .......................... ___ / ___ /
			 __________________
Yes No Certificate Number
APOST Waiver ............................... ___ / ___ /
			 __________________
Yes No Certificate Number
APOST Instructor ........................... ___ / ___ /
			 __________________
Yes No Certificate Number
*******************************************************************************
Current Employment:
Agency____________________ Date Hired
_________________________________________
Rank or Title
_________________________________________________________________
Present Assignment or Position
________________________________________________
LAW ENFORCEMENT OR RELATED EXPERIENCE:
Agency and Unit Assignment
1.
____________________________________________________________________________
2.
____________________________________________________________________________
3.
____________________________________________________________________________
LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING: (attach extra pages if
			 necessary)
School Name and Course Title and Hours Taken
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
TOPIC
________________________________________________________________________
HOURS
_______________________________________________________________________
PURPOSE_____________________________________________________________________
OBJECTIVE:
METHODOLOGY:
lectures __________
films __________
handouts __________
other __________
LESSON OUTLINE:
(major points)
EVALUATION: (5-7 questions with correct answers that can be
			 incorporated into an over-all test on entire course.)
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission's
			 Instructor Application
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Appendix L - Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission's authorization to release records

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POST-6
ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS STANDARDS AND TRAINING
			 COMMISSION
P O BOX 300075
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36130-0075
AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE RECORDS
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
I hereby release to the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and
			 Training Commission and it's designated officers, agents, or employees, any and
			 all information (including criminal records, physical/medical information, and
			 psychological examinations) required by law or regulations to process my
			 application to attend a police academy to obtain certification as a law
			 enforcement officer.
NAME (PRINTED)
SIGNATURE
DATE
Sworn to and subscribed before me this the _____________ day
			 of
_________________________, 19 _______.
_____________________________
Notary Public
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				1975
,
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 650 - ALABAMA PEACE OFFICERS › Appendix M - Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission's 50 Round Basic Police Handgun Course

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POST-5
YARD LINE
POSITION
ROUNDS
TIME
25 YD
Standing Strong Hand Barricade
6 Rounds
75 Seconds
Kneeling Strong Hand Barricade
6 Rounds
Kneeling Weak Hand Barricade
6 Rounds
15 YD
Move to Position, Draw & Fire
2 Rounds
6 Seconds
Ready
2 Rounds
3 Seconds
Ready
2 Rounds
3 Seconds
Ready
2 Rounds
3 Seconds
7 YD
Move to Position, Draw & Fire
12 Rounds
25 Seconds
5 YD
Move to Position, Draw & Fire
6 Rounds
25 Seconds
Strong Hand Unsupported
6 Rounds
Weak Hand Unsupported
TOTAL SCORE OF 70 REQUIRED BY A.P.O.S.T. COMMISSION.
TOTAL SCORE __________
SHOOTERS NAME (PRINT) SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
DEPARTMENT RANK DATE
WEAPON SERIAL NUMBER CALIBER, TYPE
SHOOTERS SIGNATURE INSTRUCTORS SIGNATURE
SUBMIT TO: APOSTC P.O. BOX 300075 MONTGOMERY, AL
			 36130-0075
STATE OF ALABAMA
PEACE OFFICERS STANDARDS AND TRAINING
			 COMMISSION
CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS EMPLOYMENT
			 FORM
(ALL AGENCIES ARE REQUIRED BY RULE
			 650-X-1-.16(5) TO REPORT THE EMPLOYMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WITHIN 10 DAYS)
DEPARTMENT:
AGENCY HEAD:
CONTACT PERSON: _TELEPHONE:
OFFICER'S NAME:
SOCIAL SECURITY #:_EMPLOYMENT DATE:
(PLEASE FILL OUT THE APPROPRIATE BLOCK)
I. HIRED FROM ANOTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY:_YES_NO
(a) IF YES, AGENCY NAME:
DATE(S) OF EMPLOYMENT:
(b) IF NO, LAST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OF EMPLOYMENT:
DATE(S):
II. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED PRIOR TO
			 EMPLOYMENT:
YES_NO
IF NO, EXPLAIN:
SIGNED
CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
DATE:
RETURN TO: APOSTC P.O. BOX 300075 MONTGOMERY, AL
			 36140-0075
OF FAX TO 334-242-4633
POST-7 (REVISED 1/99)
STATE OF ALABAMA
PEACE OFFICERS STANDARDS AND TRAINING
			 COMMISSION
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TERMINATION FORM
(ALL AGENCIES ARE REQUIRED BY RULE
			 650-X-1-.16(6) TO REPORT ALL TERMINATIONS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WITHIN 10 DAYS)
DEPARTMENT:
AGENCY HEAD:
CONTACT PERSON:_TELEPHONE:
OFFICER'S NAME:
SOCIAL SECURITY #:_EMPLOYMENT DATE:
(PLEASE FILL OUT THE APPROPRIATE BLOCK)
I. RETIRED:_YES_NO IF YES, EFFECTIVE DATE:
II. DECEASED:_YES_NO IF YES, DATE:
III. RESIGNED:_YES_NO IF YES, EFFECTIVE DATE:
WAS THE RESIGNATION:_VOLUNTARY_INVOLUNTARY
IF INVOLUNTARY, PLEASE EXPLAIN:
IV. FIRED:_YES_NO IF YES, EFFECTIVE DATE:
IF YES, PLEASE EXPLAIN:
V. MEDICAL/DISABILITY:_YES_NO
IF YES, EFFECTIVE DATE:_IF YES, PLEASE EXPLAIN:
SIGNED
CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
DATE:
RETURN TO: APOSTC P.O. BOX 300075 MONTGOMERY, AL
			 36140-0075
OF FAX TO 334-242-4633
POST-8 (REVISED 1/99)
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				1975
,
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-1-1 - GENERAL INFORMATION › Section 660-1-1-.02 - Inspection And Copies Of Written Material

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(1) All written material of the Department
			 not made confidential or privileged by law shall be open for public
			 inspection.
(2) Production for
			 inspection and copies of all written materials, whether produced in an
			 electronic format or paper format, may be obtained upon request and payment of
			 actual costs of search, sorting, duplication, and distribution expenses as
			 follows:
(a) Twenty dollars ($20)
			 non-refundable processing fee which includes up to one hour of labor to produce
			 the documents. Every additional hour of labor shall be twenty dollars ($20) per
			 hours; and
(b) Fifty cents ($.50)
			 per page for all records to be produced whether produced by electronic, paper,
			 or other means; and
(c) The cost of
			 any storage medium used to produce the records if the records are requested to
			 be produced in an electronic format; and
(d) Postage for the cost of delivering the
			 requested items; and
(e) Five
			 dollars ($5.00) if certification of the records is requested.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-1-1 - GENERAL INFORMATION › Section 660-1-1-.03 - Public Access To Department Proceedings

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All State Board meetings and advisory councils shall be held
				pursuant to §
								13A-14-2,
Code of
				Ala. 1975
, and all public hearings shall be open for public access
				except those required by law to be closed.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										13A-14-2,
				  41-22-12(7).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-1-1 - GENERAL INFORMATION › Section 660-1-1-.04 - Nondiscrimination In Employment

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In compliance with State and Federal laws prohibiting
				discrimination, the Department of Human Resources operates a program to provide
				equal employment opportunity in personnel actions: recruitment of applicants
				and selections for employment, working conditions, terms and privileges of
				employment, benefits and compensations, training, advancement, upgrading and
				promotions, transfers, terminations, layoffs and recalls without regard to
				race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, veteran status or
				handicapping conditions.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Standards for a Merit
				  System of Personnel Administration, 45 C.F.R. 70 ; Code. §
										36-26-3; The Civil Rights Act
				  (1964) Title VII, as amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act (1972),
				  P.L. 92-261, 78 Statute 253. 42 U.S.C. 2000
et
seq
. and amendment (1980); Sexual Harassment, as
				  amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act,
				  29 C.F.R. Part
				  1604.11 45 C.F.R. 25024 ; Pregnancy
				  Discrimination Act (1978), P.L. 95-555 92, Statute 2076, as amendment to Title
				  VII,
				  29 C.F.R.
				  1604.10; Age Discrimination in Employment Act
				  (1967) amended in 1974,
				  29 U.S.C.
				  621
et
seq
.; P.L. 88-38, as amended in 1972; The
				  Rehabilitation Act (1973) Section 504, as amended in 1976, P.L. 93-112 ; United
				  States of America vs. John S. Frazer, as Director, et al., Civil Action No.
				  2709-N, United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, N.D. (July 28,
				  1970).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-1-1 - GENERAL INFORMATION › Section 660-1-1-.05 - Nondiscrimination In Programs

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The Department of Human Resources shall ensure, to the greatest
				extent possible, that all eligible persons are provided needed services,
				financial aid and other benefits, whether these services, aids, and other
				benefits are provided directly, through agreements, contracts, or other
				arrangements, without regard to race, color, national origin, age or
				handicapping conditions in compliance with State and Federal laws pertaining
				thereto.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										38-2-6; The Civil Rights Act
				  (1964) Title VI, P.L. 88-352, 78 Statute 252,
				  42
				  U.S.C. 2000d; The Rehabilitation Act (1973) -
				  Section 504, as amended in 1976, P.L. 93-112 ; The Age Discrimination Act
				  (1975),
				  42 U.S.C.
				  6101
et
seq
., 45 C.F.R. Part 80 ; Emmett Player, et al. vs.
				  State of Alabama Department of Pensions and Security, Civil Action No. 3835-N;
				  United States Dis. Ct., M.D. Alabama, N.D. (Aug. 8, 1975).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-1-1 - GENERAL INFORMATION › Section 660-1-1-.06 - State Statutory Chapters

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The primary State statutory chapters under which the Department
				operates are (see
Code of Ala. 1975
, as
				amended):
(a) Title 38 - Public
			 Welfare
Chapter 1 - §§
									38-1-1 through -6
Chapter 2 - §§
									38-2-1 through -13
Chapter 4 - §§
									38-4-1 through -13
Chapter 5 - §§
									38-5-1 through -7
Chapter 7 - §§
									38-7-1 through -17
Chapter 9 - §§
									38-9-1 through -11
Chapter 10 - §§
									38-10-1 through -11
(b) Title 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 1 - §
									1-1-3
(c) Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents
Chapter 10 §§26-10-1 through -10
Chapter 12 §26-12-1
Chapter 14 §§
									26-14-1 through -13
(d) Title 44 - Youth Services
Chapter 2 - §§
									44-2-20 through -26
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										41-22-4(a)(1).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-1-1 - GENERAL INFORMATION › Section 660-1-1-.07 - Issuance Of Subpoenas

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The Assistant Attorney Generals serving as Legal Counsel for
				the State Department, the Commissioner, and his/her designee shall have the
				right to issue subpoenas or subpoenas-duces-tecum to persons to come before
				them, and they shall have the power to examine said persons as to any civil or
				criminal matter involving the State or County Departments and/or any programs
				administered or supervised by the Departments which also includes personnel
				hearings before the Department. The DHR Personnel Director shall have the power
				to issue subpoenas or subpoenas-duces-tecum to persons in personnel cases
				before the Department. Subpoenas issued may be served by any means specified in
				Rule 660-1-5-.07(2) 
				for service of notice of hearings.
Author:
Felicia Brooks
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										38-2-1 through -13, 38-4-6.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-1-1 - GENERAL INFORMATION › Section 660-1-1-.08 - Worthless Checks/Money Orders

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(1) When any person, firm, association,
			 entity, or corporation shall render a check or money order payable to the
			 Department of Human Resources, either State or County Department, upon which
			 payment is refused by the drawee of said check or money order for lack of
			 funds, nonexistence of account, etc., the drawer/maker shall be charged a
			 service charge of $15.00, in addition to any additional penalties and interest
			 provided for by law or agreement.
(2) The drawer or maker of a worthless check
			 or money order shall be notified by mail of the drawee's refusal to render
			 payment to the Department of Human Resources and of the service charge and any
			 additional amounts due.
(3) A list
			 of persons with outstanding worthless check or money order charges shall be
			 maintained and posted by each County Department office. No persons on the
			 outstanding worthless check list shall be allowed to pay any personal
			 uncertified check or money order until the worthless check and the service
			 charge have been paid in full.
(4)
			 After the issuance of three worthless checks or money orders, no future
			 personal checks or money orders will be accepted by the Department, except upon
			 case-by-case approval by the county director or program supervisor.
(5) Failure or refusal by the maker or drawer
			 of the check to pay in full within ten (10) days after written notice shall
			 result in the initiation of collection action against the maker/drawer of the
			 check/money order, including civil criminal action, or both.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										6-6-285, 13A-9-13-1.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-1-2 - STATUTORY PURPOSE, DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT › Section 660-1-2-.02 - Statutory Purpose, Duties And Responsibilities Of The County Departments

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(1) The broad
			 purpose of County Departments, as prescribed by statute, is to meet the welfare
			 needs of its respective county citizens through the exercise of the powers,
			 duties and responsibilities designated by the State Department to County
			 Departments acting as its agents.
(2) Beyond assuming the duties and
			 responsibilities designated by the State Department, each County Department
			 assumes the additional functions, as prescribed by statute, to:
(a) Formulate, through its county director
			 meeting regularly with its county board, general policies, rules and
			 regulations necessary to conduct its work, which policies, rules and
			 regulations must be consistent with the policies, rules and regulations of the
			 State Department; and
(b) Furnish
			 its County Board of Human Resources and the State Department such reports
			 concerning its activities and the status of the welfare functions within its
			 jurisdiction as the State Department may require.
Author:
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-1-2 - STATUTORY PURPOSE, DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT › Section 660-1-2-.04 - Organization Of The County Departments

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(1) A County Department of the Department of
			 Human Resources is located in each county of the State and performs public
			 welfare functions in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State
			 Department, subject to the approval of the State Board.
(2) All administrative and executive duties
			 of a County Department, as prescribed by statute, are the responsibility of the
			 County Director who is appointed by the county's County Board of Human
			 Resources, subject to the provisions of the merit system.
(3) The County Director, subject to the
			 approval of the County Board and the provisions of the merit system, appoints
			 and organizes such staff as may be necessary to administer the welfare
			 activities within the county.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										38-2-7,
				  38-2-8(a),
				  38-2-8(b).