HB304 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chad RobertsonRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Calhoun County, repealed rules related to the Civil Service Board of the City of Jacksonville

Summary

HB304 dissolves Jacksonville's Civil Service Board in Calhoun County and replaces its civil service rules with a city HR policy manual, while protecting existing employee rights.

What This Bill Does

The act dissolves the Civil Service Board on July 1, 2024 and takes effect June 1, 2024. The city governing body must protect the vested rights of current appointees and keep existing employees in their jobs under good behavior, though they can be removed for cause. It requires the city to adopt a comprehensive human resources policy manual covering hiring, testing, equal opportunity, workplace harassment, and related policies to comply with laws. It also repeals the existing civil service rules for the City of Jacksonville once replacement rules are in place.

Who It Affects

• Current employees and appointees governed by the Civil Service Board rules in Jacksonville, whose vested rights are protected and who remain employed under good behavior but can be removed for cause.
• The City of Jacksonville's governing body and its future workforce, who must adopt and implement a new human resources policy manual and oversee the transition away from the Civil Service Board's rules.

Key Provisions

• The Civil Service Board of the City of Jacksonville is dissolved on July 1, 2024.
• The city's governing body must protect the vested rights of existing appointees and ensure employees remain in employment under good behavior, with removal for cause still possible as provided by law.
• The governing body shall adopt a human resources policy and procedures manual, including personnel policies, operational standards, employee management, recruitment, testing, hiring, termination procedures, equal employment opportunities, and workplace harassment policies.
• Each Civil Service Board rule remains in effect until the governing body adopts a replacement rule or regulation.
• Part 2 of Article 7 of Chapter 8A of Title 45 (Calhoun County civil service rules) is repealed.
• The act becomes effective June 1, 2024.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Calhoun County