The bill proposes the dissolution of the Civil Service Board of the City of Jacksonville in Calhoun County, Alabama, effective July 1, 2024. It mandates that the city's governing body protect the vested rights of current appointees of the Civil Service Board and ensure that employees subject to the board's rules as of the dissolution date remain employed during good behavior. The governing body is also required to adopt a human resources policy and procedures manual that complies with federal and state laws, and to maintain the existing rules and regulations of the Civil Service Board until new ones are adopted.

Additionally, the bill repeals Part 2 of Article 7 of Chapter 8A of Title 45, consisting of Sections 45-8A-71 through 45-8A-71.16, of the Code of Alabama 1975, which pertains to the civil service rules and regulations and the Civil Service Board of the City of Jacksonville. The act is set to become effective on June 1, 2024, and was passed by the House on April 11, 2024, and by the Senate on May 2, 2024.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 45-8A-71, 45-8A-71
Enrolled: 45-8A-71, 45-8A-71