ALEA Holds Press Conference To Discuss Budget Cuts

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Alabama Secretary of Law Enforcement Spencer Collier details the plan if the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency receives a cut in next year’s state budget.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is warning if the Legislature’s proposed cuts for the agency go through, there could be four offices left in the entire state issuing driver’s licenses come next March.

State Secretary of Law Enforcement Spencer Collier said in a news conference Monday in Scottsboro that his department could in no way manage a driver’s license function with these cuts.

Collier went onto say that a proposed 22 to 47 percent cut for the agency is unacceptable, and would mean the agency budget could be $40 million, down from $55 last year. The cuts would force officials to close 33 field offices that operate on a part time basis. By January, 12 offices would be left and on March 1, the only offices issuing driver’s licenses would be in Mobile, Montgomery, Birmingham and Huntsville.

Collier encouraged people to call their representatives and tell them to support Gov. Robert Bentley’s proposed budget, which contains $300 million in taxes to fill a projected budget shortfall.

Lawmakers are expected to meet for a second special session in September to try and pass a budget.

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