Alabama Chapter 26 — STATE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT AND MERIT SYSTEM.
Article 1 General Provisions.
- Section 36-26-1 — Short title.
- Section 36-26-2 — Definitions.
- Section 36-26-3 — Purposes of article.
- Section 36-26-4 — State Personnel Department created; composition; executive head; offices.
- Section 36-26-5 — State Personnel Board — Composition; appointment, qualifications, terms of office, removal and compensation of members; procedure for electing classified employee member.
- Section 36-26-6 — State Personnel Board - Meetings; powers and duties generally.
- Section 36-26-7 — Director of personnel — Appointment; qualifications; salary; removal.
- Section 36-26-8 — Director of personnel - Executive head of department; powers and duties generally; agreements with political subdivisions of state; cooperation with other governmental agencies.
- Section 36-26-9 — Promulgation, etc., of rules for implementation of provisions of article.
- Section 36-26-10 — Exempt, unclassified and classified service defined; extension of provisions of article to additional positions, etc.; applicability of rules and regulations of employment to employees in classified and unclassified service.
- Section 36-26-11 — Classification of positions, etc., in state service.
- Section 36-26-12 — Preparation, etc., of pay plan for employees in state service.
- Section 36-26-13 — Certification of payrolls, etc., for payment of state employees; actions to recover moneys improperly paid, restrain improper payments, etc.
- Section 36-26-14 — Tax-deferred annuity and deferred compensation programs for salaried state employees.
- Section 36-26-15 — Tests for establishment of employment registers for positions in classified service; preferences for veterans, etc.; cooperation of board with federal government, etc., in establishing and administering standards of personnel qualifications, pay plans, etc.
- Section 36-26-15.1 — Proof of registration required for employment or school enrollment.
- Section 36-26-16 — Certification for employment of handicapped persons.
- Section 36-26-17 — Manner of filling of vacancies in classified service generally; appointments in classified service generally.
- Section 36-26-18 — Extraordinary appointments.
- Section 36-26-19 — Adoption, etc., of procedures for filling of unskilled, semiskilled, domestic, etc., positions.
- Section 36-26-20 — Employee training programs.
- Section 36-26-21 — Working test period for employees; removal during test period; notification as to continuation of employee in position prior to expiration of test period; restoration to eligibility, etc., list of employees removed during or at expiration of test period.
- Section 36-26-22 — Establishment, etc., of standards of performance and output and service ratings for employees; reporting and inspection of service ratings of employees.
- Section 36-26-23 — Promotions.
- Section 36-26-24 — Transfers.
- Section 36-26-25 — Demotions.
- Section 36-26-26 — Layoffs.
- Section 36-26-27 — Dismissals and disciplining of employees generally.
- Section 36-26-27.1 — Placement of disciplinary documents in the personnel file of a state employee.
- Section 36-26-28 — Suspensions.
- Section 36-26-29 — Limitation period for charges for dismissal or disciplinary action.
- Section 36-26-30 — Effect of entry, etc., into active service of United States armed forces upon status of classified employees.
- Section 36-26-31 — Granting of leave of absence for service in armed forces of United States.
- Section 36-26-32 — Restoration of employee to former position after service in armed forces.
- Section 36-26-32.1 — Restoration to merit or civil service classification after acceptance of nonmerit appointment; conditions; effect on other employees.
- Section 36-26-33 — Rights and privileges upon entry, etc., into military service of employees not in classified service.
- Section 36-26-34 — Granting, etc., of time off to comply with religious obligations.
- Section 36-26-35 — Annual leave.
- Section 36-26-35.1 — Annual leave carry over limit increased for certain personnel.
- Section 36-26-35.2 — Donation of annual leave for catastrophic illnesses.
- Section 36-26-36 — Partial payment of accrued sick leave at time of retirement or death; calculation, accumulation, and use of sick leave.
- Section 36-26-36.1 — Conversion of unused sick leave into membership service for retirement purposes.
- Section 36-26-36.2 — Donation of leave; implementation.
- Section 36-26-36.3 — Bereavement leave.
- Section 36-26-37 — Design, purchase and awarding of longevity service recognition pins, etc., for state departments and agencies.
- Section 36-26-38 — Political activities prohibited.
- Section 36-26-39 — Offenses as to testing, certification, appointment, etc., for positions in classified service, etc.
- Section 36-26-40 — Studies and reports by director; investigations and hearings as to compliance with provisions of article, etc., generally.
- Section 36-26-41 — Failure of witnesses to appear and testify, etc., at investigations or hearings; fees of witnesses; requirement of appearance, etc., of witnesses, etc., before board; giving of false testimony under oath.
- Section 36-26-42 — Representation of department in judicial proceedings.
- Section 36-26-43 — Use of state, county, etc., buildings for examinations and investigations, etc.
- Section 36-26-44 — Inspection of records of department.
- Section 36-26-45 — Payment of expenses of department.
- Section 36-26-46 — State Capitol guides classified as "Capitol Hostesses."
- Section 36-26-47 — Penalties for violations of provisions of article.
Article 2 Applicability of Merit System to Certain State Institutions.
- Section 36-26-60 — "State institutions" defined.
- Section 36-26-61 — Employees subject to Merit System.
- Section 36-26-62 — Applicability of Sections 36-26-60 through 36-26-63.
- Section 36-26-63 — Repealer.
- Section 36-26-64 — Employees of Hale Memorial Hospital.
- Section 36-26-65 — Certain employees of the Disability Determination Division of the State Department of Education.
- Section 36-26-66 — Capitol security police officers in Department of Finance.
- Section 36-26-67 — Employees of educational or public television network.
Article 3 County and District Health Departments.
- Section 36-26-80 — Definitions.
- Section 36-26-81 — Appointment of public health service personnel.
- Section 36-26-82 — Coverage of employees by state Merit System.
- Section 36-26-83 — Exceptions to applicability of article.
Article 4 Dismissal Procedures for Nonteacher, Nonclassified, etc., Employees in Certain School Systems, Institutions, etc.
- Section 36-26-100 — Definition of employees.
- Section 36-26-101 — Probationary period; notice of termination.
- Section 36-26-102 — Nonprobationary status; causes for termination.
- Section 36-26-103 — Termination of employment - Procedure; notice.
- Section 36-26-104 — Termination of employment - Hearing officer; hearing; appeal.
- Section 36-26-105 — Transfer of employee - Authorized.
- Section 36-26-106 — Transfer of employee - Notice of action.
- Section 36-26-107 — Transfer of employee - Finality of decision; contest; hearing.
- Section 36-26-108 — Suspension of employee.
- Section 36-26-109 — Major suspensions of employees - Procedure; hearings.
- Section 36-26-110 — Major suspensions of employees - Contests.
- Section 36-26-111 — Other disciplinary action - Authorized; notice; conditions.
- Section 36-26-112 — Other disciplinary action - Authorized; notice; conditions.
- Section 36-26-113 — Other disciplinary action against employees - Contest.
- Section 36-26-114 — Procedures applicable to nonprobationary status disputes in general.
- Section 36-26-115 — Direct appeal by certain employees denied hearing before local board of education.
- Section 36-26-116 — Applicability to cases prior to July 1, 2004; appropriations.