Ala. Code § 41-29-284
All individuals serving as employees of AIDT immediately prior to the date determined pursuant to Section 41-29-6, shall remain employees of AIDT. The salary and benefits of such AIDT employees shall not be changed solely as a result of this division. All AIDT employees shall receive compensation determined by the director and approved by the Secretary of Commerce and shall continue to be exempt from the provisions of the state Merit System Law and tenure laws with respect to the method of selection, classification, compensation, and termination of state employees. All AIDT employees shall remain subject to the AIDT policies and procedures existing immediately prior to the date determined pursuant to Section 41-29-6, unless and until such policies are modified or amended by written amendment approved by the Secretary of Commerce.
Ala. Code § 41-29-284 (1975)