Article

General Provisions

Ala. Code § 36-26-1— Short Title.
Ala. Code § 36-26-2— Definitions.
Ala. Code § 36-26-3— Purposes of Article.
Ala. Code § 36-26-4— State Personnel Department Created; Composition; Executive Head; Offices.
Ala. Code § 36-26-5— State Personnel Board - Composition; Appointment, Qualifications, Terms of Office, Removal and Compensation of Members; Procedure for Electing Classified Employee Member.
Ala. Code § 36-26-6— State Personnel Board - Meetings; Powers and Duties Generally.
Ala. Code § 36-26-7— Director of Personnel - Appointment; Qualifications; Salary; Removal.
Ala. Code § 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.
Ala. Code § 36-26-9— Promulgation, Etc., of Rules for Implementation of Provisions of Article.
Ala. Code § 36-26-10— Exempt, Unclassified, and Classified Service Defined; Applicability of Certain Provisions.
Ala. Code § 36-26-11— Classification of Positions, Etc., in State Service.
Ala. Code § 36-26-11.1— Assessment and Adjustment of Requirements for Classification of Positions in State Service.
Ala. Code § 36-26-12— Preparation, Etc., of Pay Plan for Employees in State Service.
Ala. Code § 36-26-13— Certification of Payrolls, Etc., for Payment of State Employees; Actions to Recover Moneys Improperly Paid, Restrain Improper Payments, Etc.
Ala. Code § 36-26-14— Deferred Compensation Plans for Certain Employees.
Ala. Code § 36-26-15— (Amended by Act 2026-574) 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.
Ala. Code § 36-26-15.1— Proof of Registration Required for Employment or School Enrollment.
Ala. Code § 36-26-16— Certification for Employment of Handicapped Persons.
Ala. Code § 36-26-17— Manner of Filling of Vacancies in Classified Service Generally; Appointments in Classified Service Generally.
Ala. Code § 36-26-18— Extraordinary Appointments.
Ala. Code § 36-26-19— Adoption, Etc., of Procedures for Filling of Unskilled, Semiskilled, Domestic, Etc., Positions.
Ala. Code § 36-26-20— Employee Training Programs.
Ala. Code § 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.
Ala. Code § 36-26-22— Establishment, Etc., of Standards of Performance and Output and Service Ratings for Employees; Reporting and Inspection of Service Ratings of Employees.
Ala. Code § 36-26-23— Promotions.
Ala. Code § 36-26-24— Transfers.
Ala. Code § 36-26-25— Demotions.
Ala. Code § 36-26-26— Layoffs; Furloughs.
Ala. Code § 36-26-27— Dismissals and Disciplining of Employees Generally.
Ala. Code § 36-26-27.1— Placement of Disciplinary Documents in the Personnel File of a State Employee.
Ala. Code § 36-26-28— Suspensions.
Ala. Code § 36-26-29— Limitation Period for Charges for Dismissal or Disciplinary Action.
Ala. Code § 36-26-30— Effect of Entry, Etc., into Active Service of United States Armed Forces Upon Status of Classified Employees.
Ala. Code § 36-26-31— Granting of Leave of Absence for Service in Armed Forces of United States.
Ala. Code § 36-26-32— Restoration of Employee to Former Position After Service in Armed Forces.
Ala. Code § 36-26-32.1— Restoration to Merit or Civil Service Classification After Acceptance of Nonmerit Appointment; Conditions; Effect on Other Employees.
Ala. Code § 36-26-33— Rights and Privileges Upon Entry, Etc., into Military Service of Employees Not in Classified Service.
Ala. Code § 36-26-34— Granting, Etc., of Time Off to Comply with Religious Obligations.
Ala. Code § 36-26-35— Annual Leave.
Ala. Code § 36-26-35.1— Annual Leave Carry Over Limit Increased for Certain Personnel.
Ala. Code § 36-26-35.2— Donation of Leave for Catastrophic Illness, Etc.
Ala. Code § 36-26-36— Partial Payment of Accrued Sick Leave at Time of Retirement or Death; Calculation, Accumulation, and Use of Sick Leave.
Ala. Code § 36-26-36.1— Conversion of Unused Sick Leave into Membership Service for Retirement Purposes.
Ala. Code § 36-26-36.2— Donation of Leave; Implementation.
Ala. Code § 36-26-36.3— Bereavement Leave.
Ala. Code § 36-26-36.4— Paid Leave for State Employees Subpoenaed, Etc., to Attend Certain Criminal Homicide Trials.
Ala. Code § 36-26-37— Design, Purchase and Awarding of Longevity Service Recognition Pins, Etc., for State Departments and Agencies.
Ala. Code § 36-26-38— Political Activities Prohibited.
Ala. Code § 36-26-39— Offenses as to Testing, Certification, Appointment, Etc., for Positions in Classified Service, Etc.
Ala. Code § 36-26-40— Studies and Reports by Director; Investigations and Hearings as to Compliance with Provisions of Article, Etc., Generally.
Ala. Code § 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.
Ala. Code § 36-26-42— Representation of Department in Judicial Proceedings.
Ala. Code § 36-26-43— Use of State, County, Etc., Buildings for Examinations and Investigations, Etc.
Ala. Code § 36-26-44— Inspection of Records of Department.
Ala. Code § 36-26-45— Payment of Expenses of Department.
Ala. Code § 36-26-46— State Capitol Guides Classified as “Capitol Hostesses.”
Ala. Code § 36-26-47— Penalties for Violations of Provisions of Article.
Ala. Code § 36-26-48— Lump-Sum Merit Reward Payments for Certain Full-Time State Employees.