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AL Code § 36-26-36.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26 - State Personnel Department and Merit System.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 36-26-36.3 - Bereavement Leave.

Section 36-26-36.3Bereavement leave. (a) All persons who are regularly employed by the state, and who are subject to the provisions of the state Merit System, and all legislative personnel, officers, and employees, including, but not limited to, Legislative Reference Service personnel, whether subject to the state Merit System or not, may be granted bereavement leave with pay for the death of a person related by blood, adoption, or marriage, or as otherwise provided for by the Alabama State Personnel Board. Bereavement leave may be granted only to an employee who does not have accrued sick leave available for such use. (b) For any one occurrence, the bereavement leave shall not exceed three days. (c) Any bereavement leave granted to an employee must be reimbursed to the state in the form of leave days, including sick leave, annual leave, and personal leave, within one calendar year of the use of the bereavement leave. (d) In the event an employee leaves state service before repaying any bereavement leave used, he or she shall have the leave deducted from his or her final pay check. (Act 2001-478, p. 644, §1.)
AL Code § 36-26-36.4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26 - State Personnel Department and Merit System.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 36-26-36.4 - Paid Leave for State Employees Subpoenaed, etc., to Attend Certain Criminal Homicide Trials.

Section 36-26-36.4Paid leave for state employees subpoenaed, etc., to attend certain criminal homicide trials. (a) In addition to any other leave for state employees provided by law, when a state employee is subpoenaed to be present, or when any state employee who is a parent of a deceased law enforcement officer is requested by the district attorney or Attorney General to be present, for the trial of a defendant charged with a criminal homicide related to the death of the law enforcement officer in the line of duty, the state employee shall be granted paid leave for any time the employee is required to attend the trial. (b) The State Personnel Department may adopt rules for the implementation and administration of this section. (Act 2019-379, §1.)
AL Code § 36-26-37 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26 - State Personnel Department and Merit System.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 36-26-37 - Design, Purchase and Awarding of Longevity Service Recognition Pins, etc., for State Departments and Agencies.

Section 36-26-37Design, purchase and awarding of longevity service recognition pins, etc., for state departments and agencies. (a) The State Personnel Department, with the advice of the Alabama State Employees' Association and approval of the Governor, shall have designed a distinctive longevity service recognition pin for each of the various state departments and state agencies and shall promulgate rules and regulations concerning the award thereof. (b) Each department and agency of state government is hereby authorized and empowered to expend state funds for the purchase and awarding of such pins, together with certificates of appreciation. (Acts 1973, No. 1278, p. 2192, §§ 1, 2.)
AL Code § 36-26-38 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26 - State Personnel Department and Merit System.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 36-26-38 - Political Activities Prohibited.

Section 36-26-38Political activities prohibited. (a) No person shall be appointed or promoted to or demoted or dismissed from any position in the classified service or in any way favored or discriminated against with respect to employment in the classified service because of his political or religious opinions or affiliations. No person shall seek or attempt to use any political endorsement in connection with any appointment to a position in the classified service. No person shall use or promise to use, directly or indirectly, any official authority or influence, whether possessed or anticipated, to secure or attempt to secure for any person an appointment or advantage in appointment to a position in the classified service or an increase in pay or other advantage in employment in any such position for the purpose of influencing the vote or political action of any person or for any consideration. No employee in the classified service and no member of the board shall, directly or indirectly, pay or promise to pay any assessment, subscription or contribution for any political organization or purpose or solicit or take any part in soliciting any such assessment, subscription or contribution under coercion; provided, however, it shall be unlawful for any officer or employee to solicit any type political campaign contributions from other employees who work for said officer or employee in a subordinate capacity. No employee in the classified service shall be a member of any national, state or local committee of a political party or an officer of a partisan political club or a candidate for nomination or election to any public office or shall take any part in the management or affairs of any political party or in any political campaign, except on his personal time and to exercise his right as a citizen privately to express his opinion and to cast his vote; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall prohibit any person in the classified service from serving out the term of a party office which he had been elected at the time this chapter goes into effect. Any employee in the classified service may engage in political action or political activities on personal time before and after work, holidays and during approved leave. (b) Any officer or employee in the classified service who violates any of the foregoing provisions of this section shall forfeit his office or position. (Acts 1939, No. 58, p. 68, §26; Code 1940, T. 55, §317; Acts 1983, No. 83-497, p. 696, §2.)
AL Code § 36-26-39 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26 - State Personnel Department and Merit System.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 36-26-39 - Offenses as to Testing, Certification, Appointment, etc., for Positions in Classified Service, Etc.

Section 36-26-39Offenses as to testing, certification, appointment, etc., for positions in classified service, etc. No person shall make any false statement, certificate, mark, rating or report with regard to any test, certification or appointment made under any provision of this chapter or in any manner commit or attempt to commit any fraud preventing the impartial execution of this chapter and the rules. No person shall, directly or indirectly, give, render, pay, offer, solicit or accept any money, service or other valuable consideration for or on account of any appointment, proposed appointment, promotion or proposed promotion to or any advantage in a position in the classified service. No employee of the department, examiner or other person shall defeat, deceive or obstruct any person in his right to examination, eligibility, certification or appointment under this chapter or furnish to any person any special or secret information for the purpose of affecting the rights or prospects of any person with respect to employment in the classified service. (Acts 1939, No. 58, p. 68, §31; Code 1940, T. 55, §326.)
AL Code § 36-26-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26 - State Personnel Department and Merit System.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 36-26-40 - Studies and Reports by Director; Investigations and Hearings as to Compliance With Provisions of Article, etc., Generally.

Section 36-26-40Studies and reports by director; investigations and hearings as to compliance with provisions of article, etc., generally. The director shall make studies and report to the board upon all matters touching the enforcement and the effect of the provisions of this article and the rules and regulations prescribed thereunder. He may visit all places of employment and services affected by this article in order to ascertain and advise with the heads of the various departments concerning their methods of handling those matters affecting employees in the service, such as hours of work, attendance, training, working conditions and morale and in order to ascertain whether the provisions of this chapter and the rules promulgated thereunder are obeyed. The director, in the course of such inquiries, shall have the power to administer oaths, subpoenas and require the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, documents and accounts pertaining to the subject under investigation. All hearings and inquiries made by the director shall be governed by this article and by rules of practice and procedure adopted by the board, and, in conducting such inquiries, he shall not be bound by the technical rules of evidence. No informality in any proceeding or in the manner of taking testimony by the director shall invalidate any order, decision, rule or regulation made by him and approved or confirmed by the board. The director shall have authority to inquire concerning the number of employees in any department or office; and, if in his judgment there is an excessive number of employees in proportion to the amount of work required in such department or office, he shall, with the approval of the board, recommend in writing to the appointing authority that the excess number of employees be laid off or transferred. He shall also study the organization and procedure of the different departments and suggest such changes in procedure as may increase efficiency or enable the organization to carry on its work more economically and with a reduced staff. (Acts 1939, No. 58, p. 68, §30; Code 1940, T. 55, §320.)
AL Code § 36-26-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26 - State Personnel Department and Merit System.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|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 36-26-41Failure 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. Any person who shall be served with a subpoena, issued in the course of an investigation or hearing conducted under any provision of this article, to appear and testify or to produce books and papers who shall, without good cause, disobey or neglect to obey any such subpoena shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The fees of witnesses for attendance and travel shall be the same as fees of witnesses before the courts of record and shall be paid from the appropriation for the expenses of the board. Any judge of a court of record, either in term time or vacation, upon application of a member of the board or the director, shall compel the attendance of witnesses, the production of books and papers and the giving of testimony before the board or an agent thereof by attachment or contempt or otherwise in the same manner as the production of evidence shall be compelled before said court. Any person who, having taken an oath or made affirmation in the course of any investigation or hearing under the provisions of this article, shall willfully and knowingly testify or declare falsely shall be guilty of perjury and, upon conviction, shall be punished accordingly. The director or the board shall require the attendance of employees who are needed as witnesses without subpoena. (Acts 1939, No. 58, p. 68, §33; Code 1940, T. 55, §321.)
AL Code § 36-26-42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26 - State Personnel Department and Merit System.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 36-26-42 - Representation of Department in Judicial Proceedings.

Section 36-26-42Representation of department in judicial proceedings. If this article or its enforcement by the director or the board shall be called into question in any judicial proceeding or if any person shall fail or refuse to comply with the lawful orders or directions of the board, such board or the director may call upon the Attorney General or may, with the advice and consent of the Governor, employ independent counsel to represent it in sustaining this article and its enforcement thereof, and such independent counsel shall be paid as other employees of the department are paid. (Acts 1939, No. 58, p. 68, §35; Code 1940, T. 55, §323.)
AL Code § 36-26-43 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26 - State Personnel Department and Merit System.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 36-26-43 - Use of State, County, etc., Buildings for Examinations and Investigations, Etc.

Section 36-26-43Use of state, county, etc., buildings for examinations and investigations, etc. It shall be the duty of all officers of the state and of the several counties and municipalities of the state to allow the reasonable use of public buildings and rooms and to heat and light the same for the holding of any examinations or investigations provided for by this article and in all proper ways to facilitate the work of the department. (Acts 1939, No. 58, p. 68, §36; Code 1940, T. 55, §324.)
AL Code § 36-26-44 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26 - State Personnel Department and Merit System.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 36-26-44 - Inspection of Records of Department.

Section 36-26-44Inspection of records of department. The records of the department, except such records as the rules may require to be held confidential by reasons of public policy, shall be public records and shall be open to public inspection, subject to regulations as to the time and manner of inspection which may be prescribed by the director. (Acts 1939, No. 58, p. 68, §37; Code 1940, T. 55, §325.)
AL Code § 36-26-45 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26 - State Personnel Department and Merit System.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 36-26-45 - Payment of Expenses of Department.

Section 36-26-45Payment of expenses of department. The salaries and all other expenses of the department arising under the provisions of this article shall be paid from the appropriations provided. Vouchers shall be signed by the director or in the absence of the director by his deputy and submitted to the Comptroller who shall draw his warrant in payment thereof. (Acts 1939, No. 58, p. 68, §34; Code 1940, T. 55, §322.)
AL Code § 36-26-46 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26 - State Personnel Department and Merit System.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 36-26-46 - State Capitol Guides Classified as "Capitol hostesses."

Section 36-26-46State Capitol guides classified as "Capitol Hostesses." All persons employed as guides in the State Capitol complex shall be classified as "Capitol Hostesses" under the provisions of the state Merit System. (Acts 1975, No. 514, p. 1160, §1.)
AL Code § 36-26-47 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26 - State Personnel Department and Merit System.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 36-26-47 - Penalties for Violations of Provisions of Article.

Section 36-26-47Penalties for violations of provisions of article. A willful violation of any provision of this article shall be deemed a misdemeanor. Any person who is convicted of a misdemeanor under this article shall, for a period of five years, be ineligible for appointment to or employment in a position in the state service and, if he is an officer or employee of the state, shall forfeit his office or position. (Acts 1939, No. 58, p. 68, §32; Code 1940, T. 55, §327.)
AL Code § 36-26-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26 - State Personnel Department and Merit System.|Article 2 - Applicability of Merit System to Certain State Institutions.|Section 36-26-60 - "State Institutions" Defined.

Section 36-26-60"State institutions" defined. As used in Sections 36-26-60 through 36-26-63, "state institutions" or "institutions" shall mean the Alabama state hospital known as the Bryce Hospital and the Partlow State School and Hospital, located in Tuscaloosa County, and Searcy Hospital and all institutions under the control of the Board of Trustees of Alabama State Hospitals. (Acts 1965, No. 697, p. 1296, §1.)
AL Code § 36-26-61 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26 - State Personnel Department and Merit System.|Article 2 - Applicability of Merit System to Certain State Institutions.|Section 36-26-61 - Employees Subject to Merit System.

Section 36-26-61Employees subject to Merit System. The employees of the state institutions enumerated in Section 36-26-60 shall be governed by personnel Merit System rules and regulations, the same as other employees in state service, as administered by the State Personnel Department. Employees of such state institutions on October 1, 1966, who have been so employed for six months immediately preceding that date shall remain in their respective employments during good behavior; but nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent or preclude the removal of an employee for cause in the manner provided by law; and such employees, except for appointment, shall be subject fully to the provisions of the state Merit System Act. (Acts 1965, No. 697, p. 1296, §2.)
AL Code § 36-26-62 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26 - State Personnel Department and Merit System.|Article 2 - Applicability of Merit System to Certain State Institutions.|Section 36-26-62 - Applicability of Sections 36-26-60 Through 36-26-63.

Section 36-26-62Applicability of Sections 36-26-60 through 36-26-63. The provisions of Sections 36-26-60 through 36-26-63 shall apply to all officers and employees in the service of the state institutions except: (1) Members of appointive boards and commissions; (2) Physicians, surgeons, dentists, psychologists, social workers, nurses and attorneys; (3) Any person whose employment is subject to the approval of the United States government, or any agency thereof; (4) Heads of departments in the state institutions; and (5) Such custodial and laboring positions as may be designated by the State Personnel Department. (Acts 1965, No. 697, p. 1296, §3.)
AL Code § 36-26-63 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26 - State Personnel Department and Merit System.|Article 2 - Applicability of Merit System to Certain State Institutions.|Section 36-26-63 - Repealer.

Section 36-26-63Repealer. The provisions of Section 36-26-10 in conflict with Sections 36-26-60 through 36-26-62 are hereby repealed. (Acts 1965, No. 697, p. 1296, §4.)
AL Code § 36-26-64 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26 - State Personnel Department and Merit System.|Article 2 - Applicability of Merit System to Certain State Institutions.|Section 36-26-64 - Employees of Hale Memorial Hospital.

Section 36-26-64Employees of Hale Memorial Hospital. The employees of the state institution located at Tuscaloosa known as Hale Memorial Hospital shall be governed by personnel Merit System rules and regulations, the same as other employees in state service, as administered by the State Personnel Department. Employees of the hospital on December 8, 1967, who have been so employed for six months immediately preceding that date shall remain in their respective employments during good behavior; but nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent or preclude the removal of an employee for cause in the manner provided by law; and such employees, except for appointment, shall be subject fully to the provisions of the state Merit System Act and rules and regulations of the State Personnel Board. The provisions of this section shall not apply, however, to the medical director or members of the medical staff of the hospital other than nurses, nor to the administrator or business manager of the hospital nor to such custodial and laboring positions as may be designated by the State Personnel Department. (Acts 1967, No. 762, p. 1618, § 1.)
AL Code § 36-26-65 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26 - State Personnel Department and Merit System.|Article 2 - Applicability of Merit System to Certain State Institutions.|Section 36-26-65 - Certain Employees of the Disability Determination Division of the State Department of Education.

Section 36-26-65Certain employees of the Disability Determination Division of the State Department of Education. On the first day of June 1980, every employee of the Disability Determination Division of the State Department of Education who: (1) Was initially employed at a time when the state Merit System employment registers from which the Disability Determination Division could select employees had been exhausted, and could not be replenished because the State Personnel Board was under order of a federal court not to give examinations to establish new registers, (2) Has been employed continuously by said Disability Determination Division for a period of four or more years, and (3) Has rendered satisfactory service in the position currently held, shall be covered under the state Merit System, without examination, and shall immediately become an employee in the classified service of the state in a position comparable to the position held by such person on May 28, 1980. Thereafter all the benefits of the state Merit System shall be extended to such employees. (Acts 1980, No. 80-699, p. 1405, §1.)
AL Code § 36-26-66 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26 - State Personnel Department and Merit System.|Article 2 - Applicability of Merit System to Certain State Institutions.|Section 36-26-66 - Capitol Security Police Officers in Department of Finance.

Section 36-26-66Capitol security police officers in Department of Finance. Repealed by Act 2003-363, §3, effective September 1, 2003. (Acts 1981, No. 81-54, p. 66, §§ 1, 2.)
AL Code § 36-26-67 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26 - State Personnel Department and Merit System.|Article 2 - Applicability of Merit System to Certain State Institutions.|Section 36-26-67 - Employees of Educational or Public Television Network.

Section 36-26-67Employees of educational or public television network. (a) All persons employed on a full-time basis by Alabama educational television or Alabama public television network, who were employed after January 1, 1981, shall be covered under the state Merit System law and shall be extended all benefits of such system. (b) The classification of personnel employed prior to January 1, 1981, shall not result in any decrease in salary or benefits already vested in said employees, nor shall said classification result in the termination of employment of any presently employed person for failure to meet any qualifications issued by the State Personnel Department, provided, however, that two years after May 17, 1981, all employees must occupy a position in the classified service under the appropriate class based on qualifications and duties for each position as established by the State Personnel Department. (Acts 1981, No. 81-624, p. 1040, §§ 1, 2.)