Alabama lawmakers passed a bipartisan package of bills aimed at enhancing public safety, addressing law enforcement recruitment and retention challenges, and improving juvenile accountability. The 'Safe Alabama' package includes House Bill 188, which establishes a scholarship program for dependents of long-serving law enforcement officers, and the Juvenile Accountability and Monitoring Act, which clarifies the use of electronic monitoring for juveniles awaiting trial. Lawmakers emphasized the importance of working together to ensure the safety of all Alabamians.
say the package will give Alabama ’s law enforcement additional resources to protect communities while also addressing recruitment and retention challenges across the state.
House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter says the bills will make an immediate impact on the safety of Alabamians. The Juvenile Accountability and Monitoring Act also had overwhelming support. This bill clarifies that the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles or other state agencies can provide electronic monitoring for juveniles awaiting case disposition.
“You know, I’ve always been a believer that for a safe community, everybody has to play a part and we tend to bicker on a lot of things, but on the safety of the public we should not,” said Rep. Allen Treadaway . “I think that was demonstrated here today, that we can come together and supported legislation that supports safe communities.”“It doesn’t matter where you are, where you live, who you are, everybody wants to feel safe,” said Rep. Travis Hendrix .
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