HB150 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Dimitri Polizos

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2018.

Summary

HB 150 would provide a 3% cost-of-living salary increase for most Alabama state employees starting with the first pay period after October 1, 2018.

What This Bill Does

It would grant a 3% pay raise to classified, unclassified, and hourly state employees (including some county health department staff funded under state budgets). It excludes certain groups specified in the bill, such as those affected by existing labor contracts or local salary supplements tied to state salaries. The bill requires state and legislative pay plans to be updated and warrants issued to reflect the increase, and it makes clear that funding must come from the annual budget act rather than new appropriations in the bill. The effective date is immediate after the Governor signs it or it becomes law.

Who It Affects

• Group 1 affected and how: Most state employees (classified, unclassified, and hourly) would receive a 3% salary increase starting with the first pay day after October 1, 2018; this also includes county health department employees under the state Merit System whose pay is funded by the appropriate budgets.
• Group 2 affected and how: Court officials and employees and Legislature employees whose pay plans must be revised to reflect the increase, with the Administrative Office of Courts, State Personnel Department, and legislative offices issuing updated pay schedules and warrants to implement the raise.

Key Provisions

• Section 1: Beginning with the first pay day after October 1, 2018, a 3% salary increase applies to most state employees in classified and unclassified service and to hourly state employees, including certain county health department staff funded under state budgets.
• Section 2: Excludes from the increase any local salary supplements for judges or local employees whose pay is tied to state salaries, and excludes Merit System or hourly employees whose pay is covered by a labor agreement or contract.
• Section 3: Requires the State Personnel Department and other relevant offices to revise pay plans and certify updated schedules to the Comptroller so warrants can be issued; applies similarly to court officials, the Legislature, and their respective offices to reflect the increase.
• Section 4: States that the act does not create new appropriations; any funding needed must be provided in the annual budget act for the affected entities.
• Section 5: Sets the act to become effective immediately after passage and approval by the Governor, or otherwise becoming law.

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Subjects

State Employees