This bill proposes a cost-of-living salary increase of two percent for state employees in Alabama, effective from the first pay day on or after October 1, 2024. It applies to employees in both classified and unclassified service as defined in Section 36-26-10, Code of Alabama 1975, including judicial and legislative personnel, officers, and employees, as well as employees of county health departments whose compensation is paid out of a budget provided by the state, county, or other contributing agency. The bill specifies that this increase does not apply to local supplements provided to judges or other local employees whose salaries are tied to that of state employees, nor does it apply to Merit System employees or hourly employees covered by labor agreements or contracts.

The bill outlines the administrative process for implementing the salary increase, requiring the Director of the State Personnel Department, the Administrative Director of Courts, the Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and the Director of the Legislative Services Agency to revise the pay plan schedules and certify them to the State Comptroller for issuing warrants accordingly. The bill clarifies that it does not intend to make appropriations itself, but that the necessary appropriations should be made in the annual budget act for the affected entities. The act is set to become effective immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor, or upon its otherwise becoming law.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 36-26-10
Enrolled: 36-26-10