SB319 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

David SessionsSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Agriculture and Industries, Commissioner, salary set beginning the next term of office, Sec. 2-2-5 am'd.

Summary

SB319 fixes the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries' salary at $110,000 per year starting with the next term and explains how cost-of-living adjustments and benefits work.

What This Bill Does

Amends Section 2-2-5 to set the commissioner’s annual pay at $110,000 beginning with the next term (January 2023). The salary is paid from the Agricultural Fund and covers full compensation for the office’s duties. The commissioner may receive cost-of-living increases and other benefits granted to state employees. If a COLA is granted during the term, it is paid as an expense allowance during that term and becomes part of the base salary for the next term, with any cumulative allowances included in the base salary and future allowances voided.

Who It Affects

• Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries — salary set to $110,000 per year starting with the next term, with eligibility for COLA and other state employee benefits, paid from the Agricultural Fund.
• State employees (through the COLA/benefit framework) — the commissioner is entitled to the same cost-of-living increases and benefits as other state employees; COLA adjustments are handled according to the described expense-allowance/base-salary provision.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 2-2-5 to define the commissioner’s salary as the full annual compensation for the office.
• Beginning the next term (January 2023), fixes the salary at $110,000 per year.
• Salary is payable from the Agricultural Fund of the State Treasury and in installments like other state officers.
• The commissioner is entitled to cost-of-living increases and other benefits granted to state employees.
• If a cost-of-living increase is granted during the term, it shall be paid as an expense allowance during that term and effective the next term; cumulative expense allowances are added to base salary, and any expense allowances are voided.
• Effective immediately upon passage/approval.

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Subjects

Agriculture and Industries Department