Alabama 2024 Regular Session

Alabama House Bill HB177 Compare Versions

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3	3	HB177
4	4	7PA8V2V-1
5	5	By Representative Sells
6	6	RFD: State Government
7	7	First Read: 15-Feb-24
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12	12	5 7PA8V2V-1 02/13/2024 PMG (L)tgw 2024-615
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15	15	SYNOPSIS:
16	16	Under existing law, the salary of the Secretary
17	17	of Commerce and the salaries of the deputy secretaries
18	18	of the Department of Commerce may not exceed a specific
19	19	dollar amount above the highest paid non-merit position
20	20	in the department.
21	21	This bill would provide that the salary of the
22	22	Secretary of Commerce would be set by the Governor in
23	23	the same manner as other department heads are set.
24	24	This bill would provide that the salary of the
25	25	deputy secretaries would be set by the secretary and
26	26	approved by the Governor.
27	27	This bill would also make nonsubstantive,
28	28	technical revisions to update the existing code
29	29	language to current style.
30	30	A BILL
31	31	TO BE ENTITLED
32	32	AN ACT
33	33	Relating to the Department of Commerce; to amend
34	34	Section 41-29-1, Code of Alabama 1975; to revise the process
35	35	for setting the salaries of the secretary and the deputy
36	36	secretaries; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions
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66	66	secretaries; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions
67	67	to update the existing code language to current style.
68	68	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
69	69	Section 1. Section 41-29-1, Code of Alabama 1975, is
70	70	amended to read as follows:
71	71	"§41-29-1
72	72	(a)(1) There is hereby created the Department of
73	73	Commerce within the office of the Governor and directly under
74	74	his or her supervision and control. The Department of Commerce
75	75	shall be headed by the Secretary of Commerce, who shall be a
76	76	person possessed with extensive responsible an individual with
77	77	extensive experience in development of economic, human, and
78	78	physical resources and promotion of industrial and commercial
79	79	development. The secretary shall be appointed by the Governor
80	80	and serve at his or her pleasure at a salary of any reasonable
81	81	amount not to exceed by forty thousand dollars ($40,000) the
82	82	highest authorized salary for employees of the Department of
83	83	Commerce who are subject to the Merit System law set in the
84	84	same manner as other appointed department heads under Section
85	85	36-6-6. In fixing such the secretary's salary, the Governor
86	86	shall give due consideration of the salaries of comparable
87	87	positions in other states and in private industry. All other
88	88	employees necessary to carry out the duties and functions of
89	89	the Department of Commerce shall be employed subject to the
90	90	state Merit System law. In addition to any other employees,
91	91	there may be employed a total of eight assistant secretaries
92	92	for the office, who shall not be subject to the state Merit
93	93	System law and whose compensation shall be determined by the
94	94	secretary.
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124	124	secretary.
125	125	(2) The eight additional assistant secretaries shall be
126	126	persons individuals experienced in industrial and commercial
127	127	development for at least the two years prior to their
128	128	employment. Compensation for the eight additional assistant
129	129	secretaries shall not exceed the amount of compensation paid
130	130	for the highest classification of state Merit System employees
131	131	employed by the Department of Commerce.
132	132	(3) The makeup of the assistant secretaries shall be
133	133	inclusive and should reflect the racial, gender, geographic,
134	134	urban,/rural, and economic diversity of the state.
135	135	(b) On the date determined pursuant to Section 41-29-6,
136	136	the Department of Commerce shall be comprised of the following
137	137	divisions: The Business Development Division and the Workforce
138	138	Development Division. Each division shall be headed by a
139	139	deputy secretary who shall be appointed by the Secretary of
140	140	Commerce outside of the classified service and who shall serve
141	141	at the pleasure of the secretary at a salary of any reasonable
142	142	amount not to exceed by ten thousand dollars ($10,000) the
143	143	highest authorized salary for employees of the Department of
144	144	Commerce who are subject to the Merit System law set by the
145	145	secretary and approved by the Governor . The deputy secretary
146	146	of each division shall report to the Secretary of
147	147	Commercesecretary.
148	148	(c)(1) The Governor, through the Department of
149	149	Commerce, shall encourage comprehensive and coordinated
150	150	planning and programming of the affairs of state government.
151	151	(2) All economic development functions as defined in
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182	182	subdivision (12) of Section 36-25-1 or otherwise engaged in by
183	183	any employee, department, agency, or body corporate in the
184	184	executive branch of the state shall be pre-approved by the
185	185	Secretary of Commerce or the Governor.
186	186	(d) The Governor may direct any state department or
187	187	other agency of state government directly under his or her
188	188	control and supervision to furnish the Department of Commerce
189	189	with such personnel, equipment, and services as are necessary
190	190	to enable it the Department of Commerce to carry out its
191	191	responsibilities and duties and may prescribe the terms
192	192	thereof, including reimbursement of costs thereof.
193	193	(e)(1) The Legislature finds and declares that the
194	194	Alabama Community College System consists of comprehensive
195	195	community and technical colleges and the Alabama Technology
196	196	Network, an effective workforce development initiative. The
197	197	Alabama Community College System provides a unified system of
198	198	institutions delivering excellence in academic education,
199	199	adult education, and workforce development initiatives that
200	200	are responsive to industry needs for highly specialized
201	201	training programs that help prepare entry level employees to
202	202	meet growing demands.
203	203	(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
204	204	chapter, the Alabama Community College System shall continue
205	205	to provide a wide range of career-technical courses and
206	206	short-term training for job-specific certifications."
207	207	Section 2. This act shall become effective on June 1,
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