SB321 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Quinton Ross

Democrat

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

SB321 would move certain Alabama Career Center System employees from three community colleges and the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education to the Alabama Department of Labor under the Merit System, if federal funding is available.

What This Bill Does

It would transfer all employees in the specified institutions who are part of the Alabama Career Center System as of July 1, 2014, to the Alabama Department of Labor with no negative change to their pay or benefits. After the move, those employees would be placed into Merit System classifications, receive credit for their years of service, and be governed by the Merit System Act and related rules. The implementation depends on federal funding from the Federal Workforce Investment Act or a similar program for fiscal year 2014 or later. The act would take effect around July 21, 2014 following the Governor’s approval.

Who It Affects

• Group 1: Employees of 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; they would be transferred to the Alabama Department of Labor and placed in Merit System positions with preserved pay/benefits, if funding is available.
• Group 2: The Alabama Department of Labor and the State Personnel Department (and related state officials) who would implement the transfer, assign Merit System classifications, credit prior years of service, and apply Merit System rules; the process requires federal funding.

Key Provisions

• Section 1(a): All employees described above on July 1, 2014 with no adverse effect to salary or benefits shall be transferred to the Alabama Department of Labor.
• Section 1(b): Transferred employees shall be placed into Merit System classifications as determined by the State Personnel Department; their years of service with the Alabama Career Center System shall be credited.
• Section 1(b): Transferred personnel shall be covered by the Merit System Act and subject to its rules and procedures regarding service and removal.
• Section 2: Implementation is contingent upon federal funding from the Federal Workforce Investment Act or a successor act for FY2014 or later, as determined by the Director of Finance.
• Section 3: The act would become effective on July 21, 2014, following approval by the Governor (or as otherwise law).

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Subjects

Labor Department