SB441 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul Bussman

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Human Resources, county departments, directors, appointment by State Commissioner, Sec. 38-2-7 am'd; Sec. 38-2-7.1 added

Summary

SB441 shifts the appointment of county department of human resources directors from county boards to the state Commissioner under the State Merit System and ends reimbursements of board expenses.

What This Bill Does

It changes who selects the county HR director to the Commissioner, operating under the State Merit System. It allows the Commissioner to use county or statewide eligibility registers to fill vacancies. Current county HR directors will serve in an acting capacity until appointed under the new process, and the board’s expense reimbursement provisions would be removed. The act becomes effective October 1, 2015.

Who It Affects

• County boards of human resources: will no longer appoint the county directors and will have expenses reimbursement requirements removed.
• County HR directors and county residents/applicants: director appointments will be merit-based and made by the Commissioner; vacancies may be filled from county or statewide eligibility registers; current directors may serve in acting capacity until replacement.

Key Provisions

• Appointment authority for county HR directors shifted from the county board to the Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources under the State Merit System.
• New Section 38-2-7.1 allows the Commissioner to establish county or statewide registers of eligibles to fill vacancies and to appoint county directors accordingly.
• Directors serving on the effective date will serve in acting capacity until appointed under the new process.
• Provisions requiring reimbursement of board expenses for county board members are removed.
• Effective date of the act is October 1, 2015.

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Subjects

Human Resources Department