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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama bill establishes law enforcement training program and provisional certification at Marion Military Institute
Last action · February 25, 2026: Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarSponsor: Russell Bedsole
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill establishes a degree-granting law enforcement training program at Marion Military Institute and requires the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission to grant graduates provisional law enforcement certification effective June 1, 2026.
Students completing the Marion Military Institute program receive provisional law enforcement certification upon graduation without needing prior employment by an agency, and gain full certification if hired within a prescribed provisional period of at least six months.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Marion Military Institute students
Students can complete basic law enforcement training and receive provisional certification upon graduating with an associate's degree without needing prior employment.
Alabama law enforcement agencies
Agencies can hire program graduates who already hold provisional certification and have completed basic training.
Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission
The commission must recognize the institute as a training academy, grant provisional certifications, and adopt implementation rules.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently on floor. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Passed.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 25, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 25, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Feb 17, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Feb 17, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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