Pensioners who retired prior to membership of employer in system.

(a) Commencing October 1, 2000, any retired employee who retired from a city, town, county, or public or quasi-public organization of the state before the city, town, county, or public or quasi-public organization of the state became a member of the Employees' Retirement System, and who is receiving a monthly benefit prior to October 1, 2000, administered by the Employees' Retirement System, and whose years of creditable service has not been made known to the Employees' Retirement System, may receive an increase in benefits of four percent, except that no pensioner shall receive an increase of less than twenty-five dollars ($25) per month, provided the retired employee retired prior to October 1, 2000, and the employer decides to come under the provisions of this article.

(b) Retired local public agency employees who retired prior to membership of the employer in the Employees' Retirement System and whose creditable service records have been received by the Employees' Retirement System shall receive an increase as provided for in Section 36-27-150 if the employer elects to fund the increase.

(Act 2000-809, p. 1921, § 6.)