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U.S. State Codes
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Alabama
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Title 36 - Public Officers ...
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Chapter 26 - State Personne...
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Article 1 - General Provisions.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 36-26-1 - Short title.
Section 36-26-2 - Definitions.
Section 36-26-3 - Purposes of article.
Section 36-26-4 - State Personnel Department created; composition; executive head; offices.
Section 36-26-5 - State Personnel Board - Composition; appointment, qualifications, terms of office, removal and compensation of members; procedure for electing classified employee member.
Section 36-26-6 - State Personnel Board - Meetings; powers and duties generally.
Section 36-26-7 - Director of personnel - Appointment; qualifications; salary; removal.
Section 36-26-8 - Director of personnel - Executive head of department; powers and duties generally; agreements with political subdivisions of state; cooperation with other governmental agencies.
Section 36-26-9 - Promulgation, etc., of rules for implementation of provisions of article.
Section 36-26-10 - Exempt, unclassified and classified service defined; extension of provisions of article to additional positions, etc.; applicability of rules and regulations of employment to employees in classified and unclassified service.
Section 36-26-11 - Classification of positions, etc., in state service.
Section 36-26-12 - Preparation, etc., of pay plan for employees in state service.
Section 36-26-13 - Certification of payrolls, etc., for payment of state employees; actions to recover moneys improperly paid, restrain improper payments, etc.
Section 36-26-14 - Deferred compensation plans for certain employees.
Section 36-26-15 - Tests for establishment of employment registers for positions in classified service; preferences for veterans, etc.; cooperation of board with federal government, etc., in establishing and administering standards of personnel qualifications, pay plans, etc.
Section 36-26-15.1 - Proof of registration required for employment or school enrollment.
Section 36-26-16 - Certification for employment of handicapped persons.
Section 36-26-17 - Manner of filling of vacancies in classified service generally; appointments in classified service generally.
Section 36-26-18 - Extraordinary appointments.
Section 36-26-19 - Adoption, etc., of procedures for filling of unskilled, semiskilled, domestic, etc., positions.
Section 36-26-20 - Employee training programs.
Section 36-26-21 - Working test period for employees; removal during test period; notification as to continuation of employee in position prior to expiration of test period; restoration to eligibility, etc., list of employees removed during or at expiration of test period.
Section 36-26-22 - Establishment, etc., of standards of performance and output and service ratings for employees; reporting and inspection of service ratings of employees.
Section 36-26-23 - Promotions.
Section 36-26-24 - Transfers.
Section 36-26-25 - Demotions.
Section 36-26-26 - Layoffs; furloughs.
Section 36-26-27 - Dismissals and disciplining of employees generally.
Section 36-26-27.1 - Placement of disciplinary documents in the personnel file of a state employee.
Section 36-26-28 - Suspensions.
Section 36-26-29 - Limitation period for charges for dismissal or disciplinary action.
Section 36-26-30 - Effect of entry, etc., into active service of United States Armed Forces upon status of classified employees.
Section 36-26-31 - Granting of leave of absence for service in Armed Forces of United States.
Section 36-26-32 - Restoration of employee to former position after service in armed forces.
Section 36-26-32.1 - Restoration to merit or civil service classification after acceptance of nonmerit appointment; conditions; effect on other employees.
Section 36-26-33 - Rights and privileges upon entry, etc., into military service of employees not in classified service.
Section 36-26-34 - Granting, etc., of time off to comply with religious obligations.
Section 36-26-35 - Annual leave.
Section 36-26-35.1 - Annual leave carry over limit increased for certain personnel.
Section 36-26-35.2 - Annual leave.
Section 36-26-36 - Partial payment of accrued sick leave at time of retirement or death; calculation, accumulation, and use of sick leave.
Section 36-26-36.1 - Conversion of unused sick leave into membership service for retirement purposes.
Section 36-26-36.2 - Donation of leave; implementation.
Section 36-26-36.3 - Bereavement leave.
Section 36-26-37 - Design, purchase and awarding of longevity service recognition pins, etc., for state departments and agencies.
Section 36-26-38 - Political activities prohibited.
Section 36-26-39 - Offenses as to testing, certification, appointment, etc., for positions in classified service, etc.
Section 36-26-40 - Studies and reports by director; investigations and hearings as to compliance with provisions of article, etc., generally.
Section 36-26-41 - Failure of witnesses to appear and testify, etc., at investigations or hearings; fees of witnesses; requirement of appearance, etc., of witnesses, etc., before board; giving of false testimony under oath.
Section 36-26-42 - Representation of department in judicial proceedings.
Section 36-26-43 - Use of state, county, etc., buildings for examinations and investigations, etc.
Section 36-26-44 - Inspection of records of department.
Section 36-26-45 - Payment of expenses of department.
Section 36-26-46 - State Capitol guides classified as "Capitol Hostesses."
Section 36-26-47 - Penalties for violations of provisions of article.