HB90 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mike Holmes

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

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

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

What This Bill Does

It would transfer employees of Bishop State Community College, Southern Union State Community College, Bevill State Community College, and the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education who are in the Career Center System to the Alabama Department of Labor. The employees would become Merit System employees, with their years of service credited and placed into Merit System classifications, and their salaries and benefits would not be diminished. The transfer depends on adequate federal funding, and would take effect on July 1, 2015 if funded and approved.

Who It Affects

• 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 as Merit System employees.
• The Alabama Department of Labor, which would become the employer for the affected employees under the Merit System.
• The State Personnel Department, which would assign Merit System classifications and credit prior years of service for the transferred employees.
• The federal government (via Congressional funding) providing adequate funding from the Workforce Investment Act or successor programs, which is required for the transfer to occur.

Key Provisions

• Section 1(a): On July 1, 2015, eligible employees of the named institutions who are part of the Career Center System and whose salary/benefits are not adversely affected would be transferred to the Alabama Department of Labor.
• Section 1(b): Transferred employees would be placed into Merit System classifications; the State Personnel Department would credit their years of service; they would be covered by the Merit System Act and subject to its rules.
• Section 2: The transfer is contingent on federal funding (from WIA or successor acts) for fiscal year 2015 or later as determined by the Director of Finance.
• Section 3: The act would take effect on July 1, 2015 following passage and approval by the Governor (or becoming law otherwise).

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Subjects

Labor Department