SB213 Alabama 2013 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2013
Title
State employees, cost-of-living incr., for certain state employees and public education employees
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, at periodic intervals,
cost-of-living increases are provided for certain
state employees and public education employees</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide for the fiscal year
commencing October 1, 2013, and each fiscal year
thereafter, the salary for certain state employees
and public education employees shall be increased
in an amount equal to the percentage amount
reflecting the cost-of-living adjustment indicated
by the Consumer Price Index for the preceding index
year</p><p class="bill_description">
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901 prohibits a general law whose purpose or
effect would be to require a new or increased
expenditure of local funds from becoming effective
with regard to a local governmental entity without
enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one
of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved
by the affected entity; or the Legislature
appropriates funds, or provides a local source of
revenue, to the entity for the purpose</p><p class="bill_description">
The purpose or effect of this bill would be
to require a new or increased expenditure of local
funds within the meaning of Amendment 621. However,
the bill does not require approval of a local
governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to
become effective because it comes within one of the
specified exceptions contained in Amendment 621</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To provide for the fiscal year commencing October 1,
2013, and each fiscal year thereafter, the salary for certain
state employees and public education employees shall be
increased in an amount equal to the percentage amount
reflecting the cost-of-living adjustment indicated by the
Consumer Price Index for the preceding index year; and in
connection therewith would have its purpose or effect the
requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds
within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901.
</p>
Subjects
Cost-of-Living Raise
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 14, 2013 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB213 Alabama 2013 Session - Introduced |