Title 36 — Title 36

This article shall be cited and may be known as the Merit System Act. History: (Acts 1939, No. 58, p. 68, § 2.)

(a) Positions in the service of the state shall be divided into the exempt, the unclassified, and the classified service. (b) The exempt service shall include all of the following: (1) Officers elected by the vote of the people. (2) Officers and employees of the Legislature. (3) …

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Acts 1983, No. 83-644, p. 1004, §1; Act 2002-508, p. 1313, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Acts 1983, No. 83-644, p. 1004, §2.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Acts 1983, No. 83-644, p. 1004, §3.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Act 2010-264, p. 482, §2.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Acts 1983, No. 83-644, p. 1004, §4; Act 2004-567, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Acts 1983, No. 83-644, p. 1004, §5; Act 2004-567, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Acts 1983, No. 83-644, p. 1004, §6; Act 2004-567, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Acts 1983, No. 83-644, p. 1004, §7; Act 2004-567, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Acts 1983, No. 83-644, p. 1004, §8; Act 2004-567, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Acts 1983, No. 83-644, p. 1004, §9; Act 2004-567, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Act 2004-567, p. 1340, §2.)

The director shall, as soon as practicable after this article takes effect, ascertain and record the duties of each position in the state service and, after consultation with appointing authorities and principal supervising officials, recommend to the board a classification plan,…

The State Director of Personnel shall: (1) Regularly assess the educational, experiential, and training requirements necessary for each classification of positions in the state service. (2) Identify classifications of positions in the state service for which the educational, expe…

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Act 2004-567, p. 1340, §2.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Act 2004-567, p. 1340, §2.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Act 2004-567, p. 1340, §2.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Act 2004-567, p. 1340, §2.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Act 2004-567, p. 1340, §2.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Act 2004-567, p. 1340, §2.)

Repealed by Act 2011-270, p. 494, §14, effective July 1, 2011. History: (Act 2004-567, p. 1340, §§5, 3.)

After consultation with appointing authorities and the state fiscal officers, the director shall prepare and recommend to the board a pay plan for all employees in the state service. Such pay plan shall include for each class of positions a minimum and a maximum rate and such int…

This article shall be known as and may be cited as the “Truth in Salary Act.” History: (Act 2015-82, §1.)

Systems and Health Insurance Plans. (a) As used in this article, the following words have the following meanings: (1) EMPLOYEE BENEFIT. Any benefit a public employee received or accrued from his or her employer, including, but not limited to, salary or wages; insurance; allowance…

Improper Payments, Etc. It shall be unlawful for the Comptroller, any county official, officer or employee or any other fiscal officer to draw or issue any warrant on the State Treasury, county treasurer or county depository for the payment of any salary or compensation to any pe…

(a) The personnel board may adopt, establish, and maintain a deferred compensation plan or plans, except under Internal Revenue Code Section 403 (b), for the employees of the State of Alabama or any city, town, county, or public entity or corporation organized pursuant to the law…

Preferences for Veterans, Etc.; Cooperation of Board with Federal Government, Etc., in Establishing and Administering Standards of Personnel Qualifications, Pay Plans, Etc. [Effective until January 1, 2027.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-574, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027. SEE ACT FOR REVISED …

(a) No person who is required to register with the Selective Service System under the United States Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 453) shall: (1) Be offered employment by the State of Alabama without proof of such registration; nor (2) Be eligible to initially en…

The State Director of Personnel shall, upon the request of an appointing authority, add to any certification of three eligible for employment the name of any handicapped person on the eligible list who is certified by the Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Services, as …

Vacancies in the classified service shall be filled either by transfer, promotion, appointment, reappointment or demotion. Whenever a vacancy is to be filled by appointment, the appointing authority shall submit to the director a statement of the title of the position and, if req…

(a) Extraordinary appointments include temporary appointments, emergency appointments, exceptional appointments and provisional appointments. (b) Whenever the services to be rendered by an appointee are for a temporary period not to exceed 104 workdays and the need for such servi…

For positions involving unskilled or semiskilled labor or domestic attendants or custodial work, when the character or place of the work makes it impracticable to supply the needs of the service by appointments made in accordance with the procedure prescribed by this article, the…

The following terms wherever used in this article shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, unless the context plainly indicates a contrary meaning: (1) APPOINTING AUTHORITY. The officer, board, commission, person or group of persons having the power …

The director shall devise plans for and cooperate with appointing authorities and other supervising officials in the conduct of employee training programs to the end that the quality of service rendered by persons in the classified service may be continually improved. History: (A…

Prior to Expiration of Test Period; Restoration to Eligibility, Etc., List of Employees Removed During or at Expiration of Test Period. (a) Every person appointed to a position in the classified service after certification of his name from a promotion list or an employment list s…

Inspection of Service Ratings of Employees. (a) In cooperation with appointing authorities, the director shall establish and may from time to time amend standards of performance and output for employees in each class of positions in the classified service or for groups of classes…

Within the discretion of the director, vacancies in positions shall be filled, insofar as practicable, by promotion from among regular employees holding positions in the classified service. Promotion shall be based upon merit and competition. History: (Acts 1939, No. 58, p. 68, §…

An appointing authority may, at any time, assign a classified employee under his jurisdiction from one position to another in the same class. Any classified employee may be transferred from one department to another in the same class; provided, that the director shall have author…

An appointing authority may, upon giving written notice and stating reasons to and with the approval of the director, demote a classified employee under his jurisdiction from a position in one class to a position in a lower class. History: (Acts 1939, No. 58, p. 68, §22; Code 194…

(a) In accordance with the rules, an appointing authority may lay off an employee in the classified service whenever he or she deems it necessary by reason of shortage of work or funds or the abolition of a position or other material change in duties or organization. The seniorit…

(a) An appointing authority may dismiss a classified employee whenever he considers the good of the service will be served thereby, for reasons which shall be stated in writing, served on the affected employee and a copy furnished to the director, which action shall become a publ…

Notwithstanding any other laws, rules, or regulations to the contrary, when a document pertaining to disciplinary action, including, but not limited to, written reprimands, suspensions, notes pertaining to oral reprimands or counselings regarding a state employee, or notes pertai…

(a) An appointing authority may peremptorily suspend any employee without pay or other compensation as punishment for improper behavior, but the suspension or total suspension by the appointing authority of the person shall not exceed 30 business days in any year of service. The …

No charges for dismissal or disciplinary action shall be preferred against any employee in the classified service of the state after the expiration of three years from the date such cause became known to the authority having the power to dismiss or discipline such employee. Histo…

The purposes of this article are to assure to all citizens of demonstrated capacity, ability and training an equal opportunity to compete for service with the State of Alabama, to establish conditions in the state service which will attract officers and employees of character and…

Any person who, at the time he is called into active service in any of the Armed Forces of the United States or at the time when he enters into the active service in any of the Armed Forces of the United States, has any status whatsoever under this article in the classified servi…

Upon the application in writing of any such person, which application shall be directed to and filed with the State Director of Personnel, the State Personnel Board shall enter upon its minutes an order or memorandum granting to such applicant an indefinite leave of absence for s…

At any time before the expiration of 12 months after the termination of the period of honorable service of such applicant in any of the Armed Forces of the United States, he may apply in writing, which application shall be directed to and filed with the State Director of Personne…

Employees. (a) Any person who has held a classified position in any merit or civil service system within the State of Alabama or within any political subdivision thereof and relinquished that position to accept an appointment to an unclassified position shall be returned to perma…