SB158 Summary

• Amends Sections 31-12-5 and 31-12-6 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to extend salary differential compensation to state employees, public education employees, and local government employees called into active service in any branch of the Armed Forces.

• Removes the requirement that active duty service be limited to the "war on terrorism which commenced in September 2001," making the benefit available for all active military service.

• Requires employers to pay the difference between active duty military pay and the employee's regular public salary for the duration of active service, determined by the Adjutant General of the Alabama National Guard.

• Local government entities retain discretion to provide this compensation for their employees, subject to rules and regulations established by the local governing body.

• Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.