SB269 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Clay Scofield

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Arthur Orr

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

State Employee Insurance Board, election of state employee representatives by full-time state employees, Sec. 36-29-2 am'd.

Summary

SB269 would require that two regular state employee members of the State Employees' Insurance Board be elected by all full-time state employees.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends the law to have two state employee members elected by majority vote of full-time employees covered by the State Employees' Health Insurance Plan. Elections would be statewide, conducted by a third-party entity not affiliated with the board, which would handle ballots and tally results while the board sets election rules. Initial terms would place one member in a two-year term and the other in a four-year term, after which both would serve four-year terms; vacancies would be filled by a majority vote of eligible full-time employees. Retired member elections and procedures remain in place for the retiree seats, supervised by the board and organized through the Alabama Retired State Employees' Association.

Who It Affects

• Full-time state employees covered by the State Employees' Health Insurance Plan who would vote in statewide elections to choose the two new employee representatives on the board.
• Retired state employees who hold retiree seats on the board, and the organizations involved in retiree nominations (Alabama Retired State Employees' Association), as these retiree elections continue with supervision by the board.

Key Provisions

• Two state employee members of the State Employees' Insurance Board shall be elected by majority vote of full-time employees covered under the State Employees' Health Insurance Plan.
• Elections for the two active employee seats are statewide and conducted by a third-party entity not affiliated with the board; ballots are distributed/collected by that entity and results tallied by it.
• Initial terms: one member elected to a two-year term and the other to a four-year term; thereafter, both terms are four years.
• Vacancies for the state employee seats are filled by a majority vote of eligible full-time employees.
• The Chairman Chair of the State Personnel Board shall serve as Chair of the State Employees' Insurance Board.
• Retired member elections and nomination procedures remain as defined, with nominations from the Alabama Retired State Employees' Association and statewide ballots supervised by the board.
• Effective date: the act becomes effective immediately after the Governor signs it into law.

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Subjects

State Employees' Insurance Board