HB357 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mike Ball

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Developmental disability care providers, employees entitled to pay when office closed due to state of emergency declaration

Summary

HB 357 would require paid days for certain developmental disability care providers’ staff when the Governor declares a state of emergency that closes offices, under defined conditions.

What This Bill Does

The bill applies to entities that operate day habilitation care services for developmentally disabled people under the Department of Mental Health or contract with it. If the Governor declares a state of emergency and that leads to closures of state offices statewide or in the city/county where the provider’s office is located, employees of those offices are entitled to pay for those days. The provision covers every employee of the affected office, regardless of where they live, and the Department of Mental Health would create rules to administer the act.

Who It Affects

• Employees of state agencies or state contractors that operate day habilitation care services for developmentally disabled individuals, who would be paid for emergency-closure days.
• Offices of those eligible providers located in the city or county where closures occur (and all employees of those offices), who would be paid for those days.

Key Provisions

• Applies to entities operating day habilitation care services for developmentally disabled people under the Department of Mental Health, or contracting with it.
• If the Governor declares a state of emergency under 31-9-8 and this leads to closures of state offices statewide or in the city/county where the entity office is located, affected employees are entitled to pay for the closure days.
• The pay entitlement applies to every employee of the affected entity office, regardless of where they live.
• The Department of Mental Health must adopt rules to administer the act, and the bill becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Disability Program