Code of Alabama - Title 29: Legislature - Chapter 4 - Subordinate Officers and Employees

• Article 1 General Provisions.
• Section 29-4-1 Compensation shall be certified
  Except as otherwise expressly provided, the compensation due to officers and employees subject to this chapter shall be certified by the Secretary of the Senate...
• Section 29-4-2 Salary increase; schedule of rates revision; employees of the state
  (a) Any salary increase provided for state employees who are listed in the classified and unclassified service of the State of Alabama as defined in...
• Section 29-4-3 No discrimination in selection of employees
  In the selection of the employees of the Legislature, there shall be no discrimination on account of sex, race, creed, or color.
• Section 29-4-4 Security personnel - Responsibilities; powers
  (a) Security personnel employed by the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be responsible for the security of the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and...
• Section 29-4-5 Retirement
  (a) Any Alabama state trooper who retires, and who has not reached the age of 65, may be employed or reemployed as a guard, marshal,...
• Section 29-4-6 Rights of retired employees
  (a) It is lawful and permissible for any public employee who has retired under the Employees' Retirement System or the Judicial Retirement Fund to be...
• Article 2 Officers and Employees of the Senate.
• Section 29-4-20 Subordinate officers - Secretary of the Senate; Assistant Secretary of the Senate
  (a) The subordinate officers of the Senate consist of the Secretary of the Senate and an Assistant Secretary of the Senate. The Secretary of the...
• Section 29-4-21 Oaths
  The President of the Senate shall administer the oaths required to the subordinate officers of the Senate.
• Section 29-4-22 Compensation
  (a) The Secretary of the Senate shall be elected at the beginning of the quadrennium, and receive an annual salary of such amount as provided...
• Section 29-4-23 Secretary of the Senate - Cannot retain fees; disclosure of personal income
  (a) The Secretary of the Senate shall not retain any of the fees charged for the sale of copies of bills introduced in the Legislature....
• Section 29-4-24 Secretary of the Senate - Duties
  In addition to the duties otherwise imposed upon or required of the Secretary of the Senate, he or she shall have all of the following...
• Section 29-4-25 Powers of elected members of the Legislative Council
  (a) The Senate Legislative Council, after considering in a timely manner persons recommended by the Secretary of the Senate, shall hire the employees of the...
• Section 29-4-26 Senate pages
  Senate pages shall be selected or appointed as provided by resolution of the Senate.
• Article 3 Officers and Employees of the House of Representatives.
• Section 29-4-30 Subordinate officers - Clerk of the House of Representatives and Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives
  (a) The subordinate officers of the House of Representatives consist of the Clerk of the House of Representatives and an Assistant Clerk of the House...
• Section 29-4-31 Oaths
  The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall administer the oaths required to the subordinate officers of the House of Representatives.
• Section 29-4-32 Compensation
  (a) The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall be elected at the beginning of the quadrennium, and shall receive an annual salary of such...
• Section 29-4-33 Clerk - Cannot retain fees; disclosure of personal income
  (a) The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall not retain any of the fees charged for the sale of copies of bills introduced in...
• Section 29-4-34 Clerk - Duties
  In addition to the duties otherwise imposed upon or required of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, he or she shall have all of...
• Section 29-4-35 Powers of members of the Legislative Council
  (a) The House Legislative Council, after considering in a timely manner persons recommended by the Clerk of the House, shall hire the employees of the...
• Section 29-4-36 House pages
  House pages shall be appointed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
• Article 4 Joint Operations.
• Section 29-4-40 Staff assistance
  (a) The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall furnish to each joint committee for which staff assistance is...
• Section 29-4-41 Additional employees
  Repealed by Act 2015-408 effective June 10, 2015.
• Section 29-4-42 Majority vote required
  Actions under this article requiring the approval of the Senate Legislative Council and the House Legislative Council may be taken only if approved by a...
• Article 5 Lieutenant Governor.
• Section 29-4-50 Office of Lieutenant Governor; compensation; business travel
  The Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall be separate and distinct from the Legislature, any state agency, entity, or official. The Lieutenant Governor may appoint,...
• Article 6 Speaker of the House of Representatives.
• Section 29-4-60 Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives; compensation; business travel
  The Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be separate and distinct from the Legislature, any state agency, entity, or official. The...
• Section 29-4-61 Designation of persons to serve on certain multi-member bodies in place of Speaker of the House
  (a) Whenever any act of the Legislature provides that the Speaker of the House of Representatives is designated a member of a multi-member body, the...
• Article 7 Senate President Pro Tempore.
• Section 29-4-70 President Pro Tempore of the Senate
  (a) If the senator who is serving as the President Pro Tempore of the Senate on the date of the general election at which members...
• Section 29-4-71 Designation of persons to serve on certain multi-member bodies in place of President Pro Tempore of the Senate

Last modified: May 3, 2021