HB418 Alabama 2014 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jamie Ison
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2014
Title: Bishop State Community College, Southern Union State Community College, Bevill State Community College, and the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education, who are part of the Alabama Career Center System to Department of Labor
Summary: The bill would move certain workers from Bishop State Community College, Southern Union State Community College, Bevill State Community College, and the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education into the Alabama Department of Labor under the state Merit System, contingent on federal funding.
What This Bill Does
If enacted, eligible employees who are part of the Alabama Career Center System as of July 1, 2014 would be transferred to the Alabama Department of Labor. They would be placed into Merit System classifications determined by the State Personnel Department, and their years of service would be credited. They would be covered by the Merit System Act and its rules, with no adverse effect on salary or benefits. Implementation depends on federal funding from the Federal Workforce Investment Act or a successor act for fiscal year 2014 or later, with an expected July 2014 effective timeframe.

Who It Affects
Employees at Bishop State Community College, Southern Union State Community College, Bevill State Community College, and the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education who are part of the Alabama Career Center System would be transferred to the Alabama Department of Labor and become Merit System employees, with years of service credited and no loss of salary or benefits.
The Alabama Department of Labor, the State Personnel Department, and related state funding decisions would be involved in implementing the transfer, with federal funding and merit classifications required for the change and a target effective date in July 2014.

Key Provisions
Transfers specified employees to the Alabama Department of Labor under the Merit System, with no adverse effect on salary or benefits, contingent on federal funding.
Transferred employees are placed into Merit System classifications as determined by the State Personnel Department, and their prior years of service are credited toward Merit System eligibility.
Transferred employees are covered by the Merit System Act and subject to its rules regarding service and removal.
Implementation is contingent on federal funding from the Federal Workforce Investment Act or a successor act for FY2014 or later; the act is intended to take effect around July 2014.

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Subjects: Labor Department