(a)The Alabama Security Regulatory Board is created. Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state, and the appointing authorities shall coordinate their appointments to assure the board membership is inclusive and reflects the racial, gender, geographic, urban, rural, and economic diversity of the state. The board shall consist of the following members:
(1)Two members appointed by the Governor. The appointees shall not be qualified to be licensed under this chapter, not be engaged in the rendering of contract security service for a minimum of three years prior to appointment, not be employed by or affiliated with any other member of the board, and shall have served for five or more years in a supervisory position in law enforcement in any
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(a) The Alabama Security Regulatory Board is created. Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state, and the appointing authorities shall coordinate their appointments to assure the board membership is inclusive and reflects the racial, gender, geographic, urban, rural, and economic diversity of the state. The board shall consist of the following members:
(1) Two members appointed by the Governor. The appointees shall not be qualified to be licensed under this chapter, not be engaged in the rendering of contract security service for a minimum of three years prior to appointment, not be employed by or affiliated with any other member of the board, and shall have served for five or more years in a supervisory position in law enforcement in any municipality, county, state, or district attorney’s office. The members appointed by the Governor shall be selected from a list of names submitted by a recognized security association such as the American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS), the National Association of Security Companies (NASCO), or any state or private security service association that may be organized.
(2) One member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. The appointee shall represent consumers and shall not be engaged in the rendering of contract security service, and not employed by, related to, or affiliated with any other member of the board or licensee of the board.
(3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The appointee shall be from an entity that employs, or has an employer-employee relationship with, a contract security company.
(4) One member appointed by the Attorney General. The appointee shall be selected from a list of names submitted by the Alabama Sheriffs Association.
(b) Unless otherwise provided in subsection (a), board members shall serve three-year terms of office. A vacancy in any board position shall be filled for the duration of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. Should an appointing authority fail to make an appointment to fill an unexpired or new term within 60 days after receiving notice from the board of the vacancy, the board shall make the appointment of a qualified
individual
within the appropriate category by majority vote of the board members present. The board shall annually elect a chair from among the membership of the board at its first meeting. The board shall meet on a quarterly basis at a date, time, and place designated by the chair.
Actual expenses incurred by board members in the performance of duties on behalf of the board shall be reimbursed from the funds of the board. Decisions of the board shall be determined by a majority vote of the board members present and voting.
(c) The members of the board shall receive up to three hundred dollars ($300) per day, for a maximum of 12 days per year, while performing their official duties, in addition to the same per diem and mileage as provided to state employees.
(d) The board shall be subject to the Alabama Sunset Law, Title 41, Chapter 20, as an enumerated agency as provided in Section 41-20-3, and shall have a termination date of October 1, 2011, and every four years thereafter, unless continued pursuant to the Alabama Sunset Law.