SB394 Alabama 2016 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

Senate Bill

In Committee

Current Status

Regular Session 2016

Session

1

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Greg Albritton Senator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2016
Title: Governor's appointed cabinet members, salary ranges set by State Personnel Board, salaries of new appointees capped, Sec. 36-6-6 repealed
Description: Under existing law, salaries of department heads and assistant department heads of the Governor's cabinet and exempt employees and executive assistants in the Governor's office are fixed by the Governor in accordance with recommendations by the State Personnel Board of appropriate pay ranges within the state pay plan.
This bill would require the State Personnel Board to establish an appropriate pay range for each department head and assistant department head of the Governor's cabinet and exempt employees and executive assistants in the Governor's office and would cap the salary for each new department head and assistant department head and exempt employees at 10 percent greater than the lowest salary of the pay range established by the State Personnel Board.
This bill would limit increases in salary of department heads and others appointed by the Governor.
This bill would repeal Section 36-6-6, Code of Alabama 1975.
This bill would also provide that the salaries of all existing department heads of the Governor's cabinet be capped at the level established for new department heads under this act.
Subjects: State Officers

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund