Alabama § 41-27-7 - Legacy Agencies; Classification of Employees.
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§ 41-27-7. Legacy Agencies; Classification of Employees.
(a) For the purposes of this article, the term “legacy agency” means an existing agency, department, or division that is being reorganized or abolished under this article.
(b) Unless otherwise provided in this article, all positions created by this article shall be in the classified service of the state Merit System.
(c) All persons employed on January 1, 2015, with a legacy agency and transferred to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, Department of Public Safety, or State Bureau of Investigations shall maintain his or her classification and benefits under the legacy agency. A person employed by a legacy agency on January 1, 2015, shall not receive a decrease in salary, benefits, or seniority or otherwise receive a decrease in classification as a result of the transfer to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, Department of Public Safety, or State Bureau of Investigations.
(d) Any future change in classification shall not result in any change in benefits an employee previously had at a legacy agency.
(e) An employee of a legacy agency transferred to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, Department of Public Safety, or State Bureau of Investigations under this article shall remain in his or her current classification unless appointed to the appropriate classification within the newly created department according to state Merit System procedures.
(f) Any employee hired or transferred into the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency after January 1, 2015, who is certified by the Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission and is a state policeman is not eligible for the benefits specified in Section 36-26-35(d).
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 41-27-7 ("Legacy Agencies; Classification of Employees.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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