SB186 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Clyde ChamblissSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Court reporters, state salary tied to pay scale of Alabama Personnel Dept. Pay Plan for state employees, subject to cost-of-living and merit raises, provide pay for court reporter returning to state service, provide salary of supernumerary court reporters, Secs. 12-17-274, 12-17-292 am'd.

Summary

SB 186 would align official court reporters' salaries with the state's employee pay plan, set entry grades for new hires and returnees, and define pay for supernumerary reporters.

What This Bill Does

It requires the state salary for official court reporters to follow the Alabama Personnel Department Pay Plan for state employees, with a defined pay grade and step at entry and eligibility for cost-of-living and merit raises. It specifies the pay grade and step for reporters returning to state service after a break. It establishes how the salary for supernumerary court reporters is determined, including a 50% of the highest official reporter’s salary (with protections against reduction) and a separate pay method if designated to perform court services. The changes would apply to sections 12-17-274 and 12-17-292 and take effect immediately after passage and approval.

Who It Affects

• Official court reporters, whose state salaries would be set by the state pay plan and adjusted with COLA and merit raises, and who would re-enter the scale at a specified grade/step if returning after a break.
• Supernumerary court reporters, whose pay would be determined as a percentage of the top official reporter's salary, with rules about keeping or adjusting that rate if top salaries change.
• Counties that supplement official court reporters' pay, which would continue to contribute pro rata portions as part of the existing framework.

Key Provisions

• Conform official court reporters' state salaries to the Alabama Personnel Department Pay Plan for state employees, including defined entry pay grade and step and eligibility for cost-of-living and merit raises.
• Provide the pay grade and step rate for an official court reporter who returns to state service after a break in service.
• Define the salary for supernumerary court reporters as 50 percent of the state salary payable to official reporters (based on the highest paid official reporter), with protections against reduction if the highest salary changes, and allow alternative pay if designated to perform services as a court reporter.
• Amend Sections 12-17-274 and 12-17-292 to implement these changes, with immediate effect upon passage and approval.

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Subjects

Court Reporters