SB355 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Greg AlbrittonSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

State Employees' Insurance Board, remove members from the State Personnel Board, and create appointments to fill vacancy, Sec. 36-29-2 am'd.

Summary

SB355 changes who sits on the State Employees' Insurance Board by removing two State Personnel Board members and adding governor-, speaker-, and lieutenant governor–appointed members.

What This Bill Does

It replaces the two State Personnel Board members on the State Employees' Insurance Board with four appointed members (two appointed by the Governor, one by the Speaker of the House, and one by the Lieutenant Governor). The board keeps ex officio members and adds two active state employees and two retirees as members, with specific election or selection processes for those positions. Appointees must have relevant qualifications and cannot be owners or employees of businesses that contract with SEIB. The terms for the new appointees are staggered, and elections for active and retiree seats are governed by separate state associations, with annual chair selection by the board. The act takes effect July 1, 2015.

Who It Affects

• State Personnel Board members: removed from SEIB as this bill replaces their seats with appointed positions.
• Governor, Speaker of the House, and Lieutenant Governor: gain or maintain appointment authority to SEIB.
• Active state employees covered by SEIB: two seats remain, now filled by election through the Alabama State Employees' Association (ASEA).
• Retired state employees covered by SEIB: two seats filled by statewide elections with nominations from the Alabama Retired State Employees' Association.
• Alabama State Employees' Association: responsible for nominating/cetting the active employee candidates and running related elections for those seats.
• Alabama Retired State Employees' Association: responsible for nominating candidates for the retiree seats and overseeing their eligibility process.
• Businesses that contract with SEIB: may be affected by the rule that appointees cannot be owners or employees of contracting businesses.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 36-29-2 to remove the State Personnel Board members from the State Employees' Insurance Board and replace them with four appointed positions (two by the Governor, one by the Speaker, one by the Lieutenant Governor).
• Ex officio officers remain as members; subsequent successors continue to serve in those roles as provided in the act.
• Two active state employee seats are elected by the Alabama State Employees' Association; one term is two years and the other is four years initially, with vacancies filled by ASEA.
• Two retiree seats are elected statewide, with nominations by the Alabama Retired State Employees' Association and defined qualification rules; initial terms and vacancy procedures are specified.
• Appointees must have qualifications in finance, business administration, health care administration, group health insurance management, or health care law, and they may not own or be employed by a business that contracts with SEIB.
• Terms for the new appointees are staggered (Governor's two terms 2016 and 2018; Speaker's appointee 2017; Lieutenant Governor's appointee 2019) with subsequent four-year terms.
• The board shall annually elect a chairperson by a majority vote.

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Subjects

State Employees' Insurance Board