Engineer Trainees.

Ala. Code tit. 11, tit. 1, ch. 6, art. 2

in effect

Ala. Code § 11-6-20 Appointment; Full-Time Office.

11-6-20. Appointment; Full-Time Office. The county commission or like governing body of each of the several counties shall be authorized to appoint an engineer trainee as assistant to the county engineer who shall devote his full time to the duties of his office. (Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 98, §1.)

Ala. Code § 11-6-21 Qualifications.

11-6-21. Qualifications. Any person appointed to the position of engineer trainee under the provisions of this article shall be a graduate engineer and a certified engineer intern as provided in Chapter 11 of Title 34, in the State of Alabama and in good standing; provided, that should an acceptable candidate possessing these qualifications not be available, such county may appoint as engineer trainee within the terms of this article a nongraduate certified engineer intern in good standing. (Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 98, §2; Acts 1997, No. 97-683, p. 1332, §1.)

Ala. Code § 11-6-22 Duties.

11-6-22. Duties. It shall be the duty of the engineer trainee, appointed under provisions of this article, subject to approval and direction of the county commission or like governing body, to assist the county engineer or chief engineer of the division of public roads of said county in all duties of said engineer as prescribed by law or as directed by the county commission and to perform such other duties as necessary and incident to the operation of the county highway system. (Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 98, §3.)

Ala. Code § 11-6-23 State Participation in Salary.

11-6-23. State Participation in Salary. (a) Upon application of the county commission or like governing body of the several counties of the state, the Department of Transportation shall participate in the salary of the engineer trainee in the county in an amount equal to 50 percent of the annual salary of the engineer trainee. The amount is to be paid to the county in equal monthly installments to reimburse the fund of the county from which the salary of the engineer trainee is paid. (b) The amount contributed or paid by the Department of Transportation to any county under this article shall not include retirement contributions, Social Security, unemployment compensation, or other employee benefits, nor shall the amount contributed or paid exceed 50 percent of the annual salary schedule of the Department of Transportation under the Professional Civil Engineer I classification, step 18, or the top step, whichever is greater, as established by the Department of Transportation for the year in which applied. (Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 98, §4; Acts 1993, No. 93-371, p. 633, §1; Act 2019-2, 1st Sp. Sess., §3.)

Ala. Code § 11-6-24 Considered County Employee.

11-6-24. Considered County Employee. Engineer trainees appointed under provisions of this article shall in all respects be considered as employees of the counties by which employed. (Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 98, §5.)

Ala. Code § 11-6-25 Provisions of Article Cumulative.

11-6-25. Provisions of Article Cumulative. The provisions of this article are cumulative and in addition to all other statutes providing for assistance to the several counties for the maintenance and betterment of public roads. (Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 98, §6.)

Source: Alabama Legislature (alison.legislature.state.al.us)URL: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabamaFetched: 10/20/2026