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AL SB163
Bill
Status
5/16/2023
Primary Sponsor
Jack Williams
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AI Summary
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Allows counties, municipalities, and governmental entities to opt out of countywide civil service systems for recruitment and hiring through majority vote of their governing body.
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Requires entities electing to opt out to adopt a human resources policy and procedures manual covering personnel guidelines, operational standards, recruitment, hiring, termination, equal employment opportunity, and workplace harassment policies before implementing the withdrawal.
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Mandates written notice to the countywide civil service system director when an entity chooses to conduct independent recruitment and hiring.
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New employees hired by opting-out entities are subject to a 12-month probationary period as at-will employees with no property rights, then become subject to all civil service system rights and protections upon satisfactory completion.
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Requires entities to enact anti-discrimination policies explicitly prohibiting employment decisions based on political or religious opinions, race, gender, or any other state or federally prohibited reason.
Legislative Description
To authorize any county, municipality, or governmental entity subject to a countywide civil service system established by a local law to elect by a majority vote of the governing body of the county, municipality, or governmental entity to be exempt from the countywide civil service system for the recruitment and hiring of all employees; to require the county, municipality, or governmental entity to adopt a human resources policy and procedures manual and to notify the director of the countywide civil service system of its decision to withdraw from the system for the recruitment and hiring of employees; and to provide that employees, after a probationary period, would be merit system employees subject to all rights and protections under the countywide civil service system.
Last Action
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
5/23/2023