HB309 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Phillip PettusRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to the Department of Public Safety of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency; to provide for salary increases for certain law enforcement officers employed by the agency.

Summary

HB309 would give salary increases to certain Department of Public Safety officers, aligning pay with specific state pay grades and adding one-step increases for several ranks.

What This Bill Does

It sets the annual salaries for several DPS ranks at specific steps: state trooper trainee at pay grade 77, state trooper at pay grade 79, senior state trooper at pay grade 81, corporal at pay grade 82 (plus a one-step increase), sergeant at pay grade 83, lieutenant at pay grade 84 (plus a one-step increase), and captain at pay grade 85 (plus a one-step increase). The one-step increases apply to corporals, lieutenants, and captains. The changes do not affect existing or future merit raise policies; the State Personnel Department must revise classifications and rate schedules to reflect these increases and ensure they apply to current and future arresting officers and similar roles, with warrants issued by the State Comptroller.

Who It Affects

• State trooper trainees and troopers (and senior troopers) employed by the Alabama DPS, whose salaries would be adjusted to the specified pay grades and steps.
• Corporal, sergeant, lieutenant, and captain ranks within the Alabama DPS, who would receive one-step increases and corresponding pay grade adjustments.
• Arresting officers and other comparable classifications employed by the Alabama DPS, whose classifications and rates would be revised to reflect the increases.

Key Provisions

• Effective date: first payday on or after September 1, 2023, for the salary adjustments and increases.
• Salary changes by rank: trooper trainee at pay grade 77; trooper at pay grade 79; senior state trooper at pay grade 81; corporal at pay grade 82 (plus one-step increase); sergeant at pay grade 83; lieutenant at pay grade 84 (plus one-step increase); captain at pay grade 85 (plus one-step increase).
• Increases for certain ranks: corporals, lieutenants, and captains receive an additional one-step salary increase.
• Merit raise policy: increases do not affect normal annual merit raises.
• Administrative follow-up: the State Personnel Department must revise classifications, grades, and rate schedules to reflect the increases and ensure applicability to current and future arresting officers and similar classifications, with revised documents sent to the State Comptroller to issue warrants.

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