FISCAL NOTE

House Bill 411 as substituted and reported by the Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security requires the development, by October 1, 2023, of a Law Enforcement Officer Employment Database by the Alabama Peace Officer’s Standards and Training Commission (APOSTC) which would, according to APOSTC, increase APOSTC's financial obligations by: (1) an estimated range of $2.9 to $3.9 million initially to develop the database, hire necessary additional personnel, and purchase computers and office equipment; and (2) an estimated $375,000 annually thereafter for maintenance of the database and employee salaries and expenses. Further, this bill could increase the administrative obligations of APOSTC to adopt rules to implement the provisions of this bill. This bill further provides for civil penalties of $1,000 and an additional $100 per day to be imposed upon law enforcement agencies found to be non-compliant in submitting data in accordance with the provisions of this bill which could increase receipts to the APOSTC Training Fund by an estimated minimum of $1,000 for each civil fine assessed and collected for non-compliance.

Further, this bill would increase the administrative obligations of law enforcement agencies to submit certain required information to the database and conduct pre-employment checks of potential law enforcement officers.

Finally, this bill could increase receipts to the State General Fund and municipal general funds from fines; increase receipts to the State General Fund, county general funds, municipal general funds, and other funds to which court costs are deposited; and could increase the obligations of the State General Fund, district attorneys, and local jails by an undetermined amount dependent upon the number of persons charged with and convicted of the offenses provided by this bill and the penalties imposed.