SB93 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Roger Bedford, Jr.

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Employees' Suggestion Incentive Board, State Personnel Director to be member, Sec. 36-1-7.1 am'd.

Summary

SB93 would add the State Personnel Director to the Alabama Employees' Suggestion Incentive Board and remove the Executive Director of the Alabama State Employees' Association from the board.

What This Bill Does

The bill changes who sits on the Incentive Board by removing the Executive Director of the Alabama State Employees' Association and ensuring the State Personnel Director is a member. The board would continue to oversee the Employee Suggestion Incentive Program, including evaluating suggestions, approving implementation, and awarding cash incentives for meritorious ideas. Funding and the overall process remain governed by the existing framework, including annual appropriations to support the program.

Who It Affects

• State Personnel Director: becomes a formal board member (explicitly) and participates in evaluating and approving incentive recommendations.
• Executive Director of the Alabama State Employees' Association: removed from the board and thus no longer participates in board decisions.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 36-1-7.1 to change board composition: removes the Executive Director of the Alabama State Employees' Association and includes the State Personnel Director as a member.
• Keeps existing program mechanics: the board adopts rules, reviews employee suggestions, approves implementation, and awards cash incentives (up to $1,000 normally; up to $5,000 in exceptional cases); departments must implement within 180 days of board approval; there is an annual appropriation to fund the board's activities.

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Subjects

Employees' Suggestion Incentive Program