36-27-1
Section 36-27-1 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) RETIREMENT SYSTEM. The Employees' Retirement System of Alabama as defined in Section 36-27-2. (2) EMPLOYEE. Any regular employee of the State of Alabama whose salary is paid by state warrant by the state, except a member of the Legislature of the state, a person who is covered or eligible to be covered under the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama or any other retirement system to which contributions are made by the state, an elective official of the state government, and a temporary employee or person engaged under retainer or special agreement. In all cases of doubt the Board of Control shall determine who is an employee within the meaning of this article. The term shall include any regular employee of the Alabama state hospitals and Partlow State School and Hospital and the Alabama State Port Authority,...
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16-25-1
Section 16-25-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter the following terms, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall have the following respective meanings: (1) RETIREMENT SYSTEM. The Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama as defined in Section 16-25-2. (2) PUBLIC SCHOOL. Any day school conducted within the state under the authority and supervision of a duly elected or appointed county or city board of education and any educational institution supported by and under the control of the state or any private nondenominational school operated nonprofit for the education of children of school age residing within a district where no public school is available for the children. (3) TEACHER. Any teacher, principal, superintendent, supervisor, college professor, administrative officer, or clerk employed in any public school or public college within the state or employed in any private nondenominational school operated nonprofit for the education of children of...
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40-18-25.1
Section 40-18-25.1 Estates and trusts - Exemptions. (a) Trusts shall be exempt from the tax imposed by this chapter if they are exempt from federal income tax under 26 U.S.C. § 501 (relating to exempt organizations), § 401 (relating to pension and profit sharing trusts), § 408 and § 408A (relating to individual retirement accounts and individual retirement annuities), § 530 (relating to Coverdell education savings accounts), or § 664 (relating to charitable remainder trusts). The foregoing exemption shall not apply, however, to any entity that is not exempt from federal income tax by reason of 26 U.S.C. §§ 502 or 503, nor to any income of an otherwise exempt organization to the extent that such income constitutes "unrelated business taxable income," as defined in 26 U.S.C. § 512. (b) The taxation of distributions from a trust described in 26 U.S.C. § 401 that constitutes a "defined contribution plan" as defined in 26 U.S.C. § 414(i) shall be determined in accordance with 26...
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16-25-14
Section 16-25-14 Retirement of members; benefits generally. (a)(1) Any Tier I plan member who withdraws from service upon or after attainment of age 60 and any Tier II plan member who withdraws from service upon or after attainment of age 62, or in the case of a Tier II plan member who is a correctional officer, firefighter, or law enforcement officer as defined in Section 36-27-59, who withdraws from service upon or after attainment of age 56 with at least ten years of creditable service as a correctional officer, firefighter, or law enforcement officer may retire upon written application to the Board of Control setting forth at what time, not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days subsequent to the execution and filing thereof, he or she desires to be retired; provided, that any such member who became a member on or after October 1, 1963, shall have completed 10 or more years of creditable service. (2) Any Tier I plan member who has attained age 60 and any Tier II plan member who...
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40-9-19
Section 40-9-19 Homesteads. (a)(1) Homesteads, as defined by the Constitution and laws of Alabama, are exempt from all state ad valorem taxes. In no case shall the exemption apply to more than one person or head of the family, nor shall the exemption exceed $4,000 in assessed value or 160 acres in area for any resident of this state who is not over 65 years of age. (2) The homesteads of residents of this state, over 65 years of age, or who are retired due to permanent and total disability, regardless of age, or who are blind as defined in Section 1-1-3, regardless of age or whether such person is retired, shall be exempt from all state ad valorem taxes. (3) The state Commissioner of Revenue may define and specify the condition or state of health that makes a person "permanently and totally disabled" and may issue certificates of disability to the person as he or she may find meets such specifications. Any person who is drawing any pension or annuity from the armed services or a company...
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36-26-121
Section 36-26-121 Annual itemized statement of employee and retirement benefits, and total employer contributions to retirement systems and health insurance plans. (a) As used in this article, the following words have the following meanings: (1) EMPLOYEE BENEFIT. Any benefit a public employee received or accrued from his or her employer, including, but not limited to, salary or wages; insurance; allowance for days off such as vacation, holidays, sick leave, or personal days; and contributions toward retirement or pension benefits. (2) HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN. Either of the following health insurance plans as it applies to an individual public employee or retiree: a. The State Employees' Health Insurance Plan. b. The Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan. (3) RETIREE. A retiree or a beneficiary of a deceased retiree who receives an employee benefit or pension benefit from a retirement system, as defined in this section. (4) RETIREMENT SYSTEM. One of the following as it applies...
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45-37A-51.236
death prior to commencement of accrual of a retirement allowance in his or her favor. Any such designation may be changed from time to time by an employee member. Each such designation shall be signed and dated by the employee member, and the last signed and dated designation shall prevail over any former designation. The rights of the last designated severance beneficiary shall be governed by Section 45-37A-51.235. (b) If a firefighter or police officer has executed an instrument providing for the board of managers of the supplemental pension system established by Subpart 1 to receive return of contributions made by him or her in the event of his or her death, then the right of the board of managers to receive the return of the contributions shall prevail over the claim of the severance beneficiary, or spouse, or children, or father, or mother, or sisters, or brothers, or personal representative of such deceased firefighter or police officer. (Act 2006-339, p. 851, Art. VI, §18.)...
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12-17-227.6
Section 12-17-227.6 (Effective November 8, 2016, subject to contingencies) Payments from plan; optional allowances; replacement beneficiaries. (a) Should a member cease to be a district attorney except by death or by retirement under the provisions of this division, the contributions standing to the credit of his or her individual account in the fund shall be paid to him or her upon demand and, in addition to such payment, there shall be paid five-tenths of the interest accumulations standing to the credit of his or her individual account if he or she shall have not less than three but less than 16 years of membership service, six-tenths of such interest accumulations if he or she shall have not less than 16 but less than 21 years of membership service, seven-tenths of such interest accumulations if he or she shall have not less than 21 but less than 26 years of membership service and eight-tenths of such interest accumulations if he or she shall have not less than 26 years of...
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40-9-21
Section 40-9-21 Principal residences and 160 acres adjacent thereto of permanently and totally disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older having net annual federally taxable income of $12,000 or less. (a) In addition to the persons and property exempt from ad valorem taxation as prescribed in Section 40-9-1, the following shall also be exempt from ad valorem taxation: The principal residence and 160 acres adjacent thereto of any person who is permanently and totally disabled or who is 65 years of age or older having a net annual taxable income of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) or less, as shown on such person's and spouse's latest United States income tax return or some other appropriate evidence acceptable to the department. In the event that such person and spouse are not required to file a United States income tax return, then an affidavit indicating that the net taxable income of such person and spouse for the preceding taxable year was twelve thousand dollars...
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45-37-123.103
Section 45-37-123.103 Death benefits. (a) Preretirement death benefits. A vested member's beneficiary is entitled to a preretirement joint survivorship pension, as described below. (1) MARRIED MEMBER. If a married, active member dies, then the beneficiary may elect, on a form provided by the pension board, to be paid in one of the following forms: a. One Hundred Percent Preretirement Joint Survivorship Pension. If such member was eligible for a deferred retirement benefit at the time of the member's death, then the beneficiary may elect to be paid in the form of a 100 percent preretirement joint survivorship pension, which is a monthly annuity paid during the beneficiary's lifetime which is equal to the actuarial equivalent of the benefits that would have been paid to the member if, instead of dying, the member had terminated employment; or b. Refund. The beneficiary may elect a refund of the member's employee contributions in accordance with Section 45-37-123.104(4)b. (2) UNMARRIED...
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