SB118 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Will BarfootSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Circuit clerks, salary, pay range increased effective January 2025, based on Unified Judicial System pay plan, Sec. 12-17-81 am'd.

Summary

SB118 would raise circuit clerks' salaries starting January 2025 by aligning them to the Unified Judicial System pay plan, with new clerks placed at pay grade 86 and existing clerks moved to corresponding steps.

What This Bill Does

The bill changes how salaries for circuit clerks (including the Deputy Circuit Clerk of the Bessemer Division) are set, tying them to the Unified Judicial System pay plan. Beginning with the January 2025 term, new appointees will be paid at step 1 of pay grade 86, and current clerks will be moved to the corresponding step in pay grade 86. Salaries will increase by one step on each anniversary date until the maximum step is reached, and local salary supplements are not reduced. The change is based on the Unified Judicial System pay plan, and applies to terms beginning in January 2025.

Who It Affects

• Circuit clerks in the Unified Judicial System, including the Deputy Circuit Clerk of the Bessemer Division (Tenth Judicial Circuit): their state salaries will be adjusted to pay grade 86 and follow the new step-based increases.
• Clerks who first take office on or after January 2025: their initial state salary will be fixed at step 1 of pay grade 86; existing clerks will be aligned to the corresponding step in pay grade 86.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 12-17-81 to base circuit clerks' salaries on the Unified Judicial System pay plan (pay plan with steps).
• Effective starting with the January 2025 term, new circuit clerks will receive the salary at step 1 of pay grade 86; current clerks on January 2025 will move to the corresponding step in pay grade 86.
• Salaries for circuit clerks will increase annually by one step on their anniversary date until the maximum step is reached.
• Local supplements for circuit clerks are not diminished by these changes.
• The Deputy Circuit Clerk of the Bessemer Division is included in the definition of circuit clerks affected by this act.

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Subjects

Circuit Clerks