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Secretary of Law Enforcement issues a statement on the passage of the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee’s General Fund Budget.

Matt Boster

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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: May 28 2015 7:12 AM

Montgomery: “The consolidation of state law enforcement is working,” Secretary of Law Enforcement Spencer Collier said at yesterday's Public Hearing in the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee meeting. “The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has streamlined the functions of 10 state law enforcement agencies, operating through a singular command structure, which is more effective and efficient.”


 


From a budgetary standpoint, in 2008, the Department of Public Safety alone was budgeted $87 million. With an additional nine agencies, ALEA is currently operating with a General Fund appropriation of $55 million.


“The Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee’s proposed budget of $39 million for ALEA is irresponsible, making it impossible for the agency to carry out the multitude of statutory responsibilities the Legislature has placed on ALEA,” Secretary Collier said.


 


“The passage of this budget will jeopardize services ALEA provides including State Troopers, who patrol Alabama roadways; Special Agents, who investigate complex criminal cases in multiple jurisdictions such as murder, rape, narcotics (such as spice and heroin) and provides the lead role in Alabama investigating Internet pornography cases; as well as driver license testing, issuance, renewals and reinstatements. Additionally, ALEA’s specialized support to county and municipal law enforcement agencies -- including such services as aviation for manhunts, vehicle pursuits, search and rescue operations for missing children, the elderly and other individuals -- could cease.


 


The Legislature of Alabama and its proposed budgets will effectively eliminate these specialized functions. The Secretary and his staff have worked hard to educate individual Legislators regarding the necessity of proposing a realistic budget that will ensure a well-trained, well-equipped state police operation.”


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