HB201 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Joe Hubbard

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

State employees, cost-of-living raise for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2013

Summary

HB201 would grant three years of cost-of-living salary increases for most state employees—5% in 2013, 2.5% in 2014, and 2.5% in 2015—starting after October 1 each year, with exemptions and implementation steps.

What This Bill Does

Starting with the first pay day after October 1, 2013, eligible state employees in classified/unclassified service (and other state and hourly staff, including legislative personnel and county health department employees under state merit system) would receive a 5% salary increase. Beginning October 1, 2014, eligible staff would get a 2.5% increase, and beginning October 1, 2015, eligible staff would again receive a 2.5% increase. The increases do not apply to local salary supplements for judges or local employees tied to state or appellate judges, and do not apply to Merit System or hourly employees covered by a labor agreement or contract. The bill requires updating pay plans and issuing warrants to implement the raises, and funding is to come through the annual budget act; the measure becomes effective immediately upon passage.

Who It Affects

• Group 1: Most state employees (classified/unclassified, hourly, legislative personnel, and county health department employees under state merit system) would receive specified percentage salary increases starting in October of 2013–2015.
• Group 2: Local judges and other local employees whose salaries are tied to state or appellate judges (and Merit System or hourly employees covered by a labor contract) would not receive the increases.

Key Provisions

• Provision 1: Establishes a 5% salary increase for eligible state employees on the first payday after October 1, 2013, followed by 2.5% increases on the first payday after October 1, 2014, and October 1, 2015.
• Provision 2: Specifies exemptions and implementation steps—local salary supplements for judges or local employees tied to judges are exempt; Merit System or labor-contract employees are exempt; required pay-plan revisions for court, legislative, and related offices and issuance of warrants by the Comptroller; funding through the annual budget act; effective immediately upon passage.

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Subjects

State Employees