Senate Bill 252 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Kirk HatcherSenator

Democrat

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

Governor's Mansion Authority employees further provided for

Summary

SB252 creates the Sarah Caldwell Crosby Act to place Governor's Mansion Authority employees into unclassified service under Alabama's Merit System Act and provide for leave payout and insurance-related contributions.

What This Bill Does

It designates the Governor's Mansion Authority as a named act and moves its employees into the unclassified service under the Merit System Act, while allowing the Authority to participate in state insurance programs with employer contributions paid from the Authority's funds. Current Authority employees as of the act’s effective date would be entitled to payment for accumulated leave upon separation; new hires would receive such payments only to the extent provided to unclassified employees under Merit System rules. The Authority may deduct employees’ insurance contributions from their wages, and the Authority is responsible for paying the employer portion of insurance programs.

Who It Affects

• Governor's Mansion Authority employees (current and future): become unclassified state employees for Merit System purposes and gain access to state insurance programs; those employed as of the effective date receive accumulated leave payout upon separation, while future hires’ payout follows Merit System rules.
• Governor's Mansion Authority (as employer): must pay employer contributions to insurance programs from its funds and may deduct employee contributions from pay; subject to Merit System administrative rules adopted by the State Personnel Department.

Key Provisions

• Act named: Sarah Caldwell Crosby Act.
• Amendment to Section 41-9-548 to treat all full-time Authority employees as state employees for state insurance programs; the Authority pays employer contributions and may deduct employee contributions from compensation.
• Employees of the Authority are placed in the unclassified service for purposes of the Merit System Act (Section 36-26-10).
• Existing Authority employees as of the act’s effective date are entitled to payment for accumulated leave upon separation; new hires are entitled to such payment only to the extent provided to unclassified employees under Merit System rules, with administrative rules by the State Personnel Department.
• Effective date: act becomes effective immediately.

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Subjects

State Government