HB124 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Joe Hubbard

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

State employees, compensation and accrual of annual leave paid biweekly, Secs. 36-6-1, 36-26-35 am'd.

Summary

HB124 would switch Alabama state employees to biweekly pay and biweekly annual leave accrual starting October 1, 2014, with certain exceptions for officials and specific rules for leave.

What This Bill Does

It requires most state employees to be paid biweekly in arrears starting Oct 1, 2014, and to accrue annual leave based on biweekly periods. Elected officials and appointees paid on annual salaries would continue semi-monthly pay. The bill sets a detailed annual leave schedule by years of service, caps maximum accrual and carryover, and provides a payout rule for law enforcement unused leave beyond 60 days. The State Personnel Department would revise pay plans and regulations to implement these changes, ensuring compensation is not reduced.

Who It Affects

• State employees generally (classified, exempt, and unclassified staff, plus legislative and court personnel defined in the bill) would be paid biweekly and accrue annual leave biweekly starting October 1, 2014.
• Elected officials and appointees whose pay is based on an annual salary would remain on semi-monthly pay, and law enforcement officers in the Department of Public Safety would have a payout rule for unused annual leave beyond 60 days (up to 10 days per year).

Key Provisions

• Switch to biweekly pay for all state employees starting Oct 1, 2014, with biweekly two weeks in arrears.
• Begin converting annual leave accrual from semi-monthly to biweekly pay periods with a detailed table of accrual rates by years of service.
• Maximum annual leave accrual after 25 years of service becomes 29 1/4 days per year; maximum carryover is 60 days.
• Law enforcement officers may receive payment for accrued and unused annual leave days beyond 60 days, up to 10 days per year.
• Elected officials and appointees with annual salary continue semi-monthly payments on the 15th and last day of each month.
• The Department of Finance, State Personnel Department, and related offices will revise procedures and regulations to implement the changes and ensure compensation levels are not reduced.
• Effective immediately upon passage.

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Subjects

State Employees