Design, purchase and awarding of longevity service recognition pins, etc., for state departments and agencies.

(a) The State Personnel Department, with the advice of the Alabama State Employees' Association and approval of the Governor, shall have designed a distinctive longevity service recognition pin for each of the various state departments and state agencies and shall promulgate rules and regulations concerning the award thereof.

(b) Each department and agency of state government is hereby authorized and empowered to expend state funds for the purchase and awarding of such pins, together with certificates of appreciation.

(Acts 1973, No. 1278, p. 2192, §§ 1, 2.)