HB351 Summary

• Amends Section 36-29-2 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to change how state employee members of the State Employees' Insurance Board are elected.

• Eliminates election through the Alabama State Employees' Association and replaces it with a statewide majority vote of all full-time state employees covered under the State Employees' Health Insurance Plan.

• Requires elections to be conducted by a third party entity independent of the board following accepted fair election practices, with the third party responsible for ballot distribution, collection, and result tabulation.

• Establishes four-year terms for the two state employee board members, with the State Personnel Board Chair serving as Chair of the State Employees' Insurance Board.

• Takes effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.