SB158 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tom Whatley

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Bill Holtzclaw

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Public employees, certain employees on active military duty, compensation provided for, Secs. 31-12-5, 31-12-6 am'd.

Summary

SB158 would extend a salary-differential allowance so state, public education, and local government employees on active military duty would be paid the difference between their military pay and their public salary.

What This Bill Does

For state employees and employees of public educational entities, when they are called into active service in any U.S. Armed Forces during the war on terrorism (started in September 2001), their employer must pay a compensation equal to the gap between their active-duty pay and the public salary they would have earned if not deployed. This would last for the duration of their active service, with the length of service determined by the Adjutant General, and retroactive to September 11, 2001, if applicable. For local government public employees, the local governing body may provide a similar payment, equal to the difference between active-duty pay and the higher local public salary, for a period set by local rules and regulations.

Who It Affects

• State employees and public education employees who are called into active military service would receive the pay differential from their employer for the duration of their service.
• Public employees of local government entities who are called into active military service could receive the pay differential from their local government, according to locally set rules.

Key Provisions

• Amends sections 31-12-5 and 31-12-6 to require, or permit, compensation equal to the difference between active-duty military pay and the public salary for those called into active service in the Armed Forces, for state and public education employees and for local government employees respectively.
• Specifies retroactive applicability to September 11, 2001, in the state/public education employee provision, and allows local governments to determine the payment period under their own rules.

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Subjects

Military Compensation