SB186 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Greg AlbrittonSenator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: State Personnel Board, to fix cabinet members and department heads salaries, Sec. 36-6-6 am'd.
Summary: SB186 reworks how salaries for the Governor’s cabinet and related exempt staff are set, tying them to State Personnel Board pay ranges instead of fixed dollar amounts.
What This Bill Does
It requires the salaries of cabinet members, assistant cabinet members, assistant department heads, and other exempt staff to be fixed according to SPB recommendations of appropriate pay ranges within the state pay plan. For appointments made by someone other than the Governor, salaries are fixed by the appointing authority with the approval of the Governor and the SPB. The Governor or appointing authority must consider salaries of comparable positions in other states and in private industry in Alabama. The act becomes effective October 1, 2015.

Who It Affects
Governor's cabinet and related exempt staff (e.g., cabinet members, assistant cabinet members, assistant department heads, executive assistants in the Governor's office) whose salaries will be set according to SPB pay ranges within the state pay plan.
Other state agencies' appointing authorities and their exempt staff, whose salaries will be fixed with approval of the Governor and SPB, following SPB recommendations.

Key Provisions
Amends Section 36-6-6 to require salaries for cabinet, assistant cabinet, assistant department heads, and other exempt staff to be fixed according to SPB pay range recommendations within the state pay plan.
For non-Governor appointments, salaries are fixed by the appointing authority with the Governor's and SPB's approval.
In fixing salaries, authorities must consider salaries of comparable positions in other states and in private industry in Alabama.
Effective date: October 1, 2015.

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Subjects: Public Officers and Employees