SB421 Alabama 2013 Session

Under existing law, a county board of human resources is established in each county. The county board of a county appoints the county director of the county department of human resources. The county director serves at the pleasure of the county board

This bill would provide that the county director of the several county departments of human resources would be appointed by the Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources pursuant to the State Merit System law and would delete the provisions for expenses for board members of county departments

To amend Section 38-2-7 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the county boards of human resources; to delete the provisions for the county board of human resources in a county to appoint the county director of the county departments of human resources and the provision for expenses for board members; and to add Section 38-2-7.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that the director of each county department of human resources would be appointed by the Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources pursuant to the State Merit System law.