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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45-37A-51.09
Section 45-37A-51.09 Compensation limits; forfeitures; required minimum. (a) Compensation in excess of one hundred sixty thousand dollars ($160,000), or such other amount provided in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, shall be disregarded. Such amount shall be adjusted for increases in the cost-of-living in accordance with Section 401(a)(17)(B), except that the dollar increase in effect on January 1 of any calendar year shall be effective for the fiscal years beginning with or within such calendar year. If compensation for any prior determination period is taken into account in determining a participant member's benefits for the current fiscal year, the compensation for such prior determination period is subject to the applicable annual compensation limit in effect for that prior period. (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing and to the extent applicable to governmental plans as such are defined in Section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, in no event may...
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36-27-24
Section 36-27-24 Funds for assets of retirement system - Creation; composition; disposition of funds; appropriations. (a) Effective October 1, 1997, all the assets of the retirement system shall be credited according to the purpose for which they are held among three funds, namely, the Annuity Savings Fund, the Pension Accumulation Fund, and the Expense Fund. The operation of the former Pension Reserve Fund and the Annuity Reserve Fund shall be discontinued as of such date and the balance of the former Pension Reserve Fund shall be transferred to the Pension Accumulation Fund, and the balance of the former Annuity Reserve Fund shall be transferred to the Pension Accumulation Fund. (b) Annuity Savings Fund. The Annuity Savings Fund shall be a fund in which shall be accumulated contributions from the compensation of members to provide for their annuities. Contributions to and payments from the Annuity Savings Fund shall be made as follows: Effective October 1, 1971, each employer shall...
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16-25-200
Section 16-25-200 Increase in benefits to members and beneficiaries. (a) Commencing October 1, 2006, there is provided a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in the amount of seven percent of the current gross benefit, but not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) per month to each person currently receiving benefits whose effective date of retirement was prior to October 1, 2005, for purposes of receiving benefits, and to certain beneficiaries of deceased members and deceased retirees currently receiving survivor benefits, if the effective date of retirement or death for the deceased retiree or deceased member was prior to October 1, 2005, for purposes of receiving benefits from the Teachers' Retirement System. (b) Any future survivor allowance shall be adjusted as provided in the members' original option selection for those eligible retirees who have selected a monthly survivor allowance payable to a designated beneficiary upon the death of the retiree, or otherwise provided by law in the...
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16-25-190
Section 16-25-190 Increase in benefits to members and beneficiaries. (a) Commencing October 1, 2005, there is provided an increase in benefits to each person currently receiving benefits whose effective date of retirement was prior to October 1, 2004, for purposes of receiving benefits, and to certain beneficiaries of deceased members and deceased retirees currently receiving survivor benefits, if the effective date of retirement or death for the deceased retiree or deceased member was prior to October 1, 2004, for purposes of receiving benefits from the Teachers' Retirement System, a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of four percent of the current gross benefit, but not less than fifteen dollars ($15) per month. (b) Any future survivor allowance shall be adjusted as provided in the members' original option selection for those eligible retirees who have selected a monthly survivor allowance payable to a designated beneficiary upon the death of the retiree, or otherwise provided by law...
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36-1-5
Section 36-1-5 Right to decline portion of benefit payable under retirement or pension and relief system; disposition of amounts declined. Any person who is entitled to receive any retirement pay or allowance, pension, survivor's benefit, disability benefit or other benefit under any retirement system or pension and relief system established for the benefit of employees either of the State of Alabama or any department, agency or institution thereof or of any municipality, county or other subdivision of the state may, at such person's discretion, decline to accept any portion of the retirement pay or allowance, pension, survivor's benefit, disability benefit or other benefit which such person is entitled to receive. Each person wishing to exercise the right granted in this section to decline any portion of any such payment, allowance, pension or benefit shall file written notice thereof with the governing authority of the retirement system or pension and relief system in such manner as...
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16-25-170
Section 16-25-170 Increase in benefits to members and beneficiaries. (a) Commencing October 1, 2002, there is provided an increase in benefits to each person currently receiving benefits whose effective date of retirement was prior to October 1, 2001, for purposes of receiving benefits, and to certain beneficiaries of deceased members and deceased retirees currently receiving survivor benefits, if the effective date of retirement or death for the deceased retiree or deceased member was prior to October 1, 2001, for purposes of receiving benefits from the Teachers' Retirement System, a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of three percent of the current gross benefit, but not less than fifteen dollars ($15) per month. (b) Commencing October 1, 2002, there is provided an increase in benefits to certain persons identified in this subsection who are currently receiving benefits whose effective date of retirement was prior to October 1, 2001, for purposes of receiving benefits from the...
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16-25-140
Section 16-25-140 Increase in benefits to members and beneficiaries. (a) Commencing October 1, 2000, there is provided an increase in benefits to each person currently receiving benefits whose effective date of retirement was prior to October 1, 2000, for purposes of receiving benefits, and to certain beneficiaries of deceased members and deceased retirees currently receiving survivor benefits, if the effective date of retirement or death for the deceased retiree or deceased member was prior to October 1, 2000, for purposes of receiving benefits from the Teachers' Retirement System, a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of four percent of the current gross benefit. In no case shall the COLA be less than fifteen dollars ($15) per month. (b) Commencing October 1, 2000, there is provided an increase in benefits to certain persons identified in this subsection who are currently receiving benefits whose effective date of retirement was prior to October 1, 2000, for purposes of receiving...
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45-37-123.106
Section 45-37-123.106 Minimum distribution requirements. (a) General rules. (1) EFFECTIVE DATE. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this section shall apply for purposes of determining required minimum distributions for calendar years beginning on and after January 1, 1987. (2) REQUIREMENTS OF TREASURY REGULATIONS INCORPORATED. All distributions required under this section shall be determined and made in accordance with § 401(a)(9), Internal Revenue Code, including the incidental death benefit requirement in § 401(a)(9)(G), and the regulations thereunder. (3) PRECEDENCE. Subject to the joint and survivor annuity requirements of the plan, the requirements of this section shall take precedence over any inconsistent provisions of the plan. (b) Time and manner of distribution. (1) REQUIRED BEGINNING DATE. The member's entire interest shall be distributed, or begin to be distributed, to the member no later than the member's required beginning date. (2) DEATH OF MEMBER...
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45-49A-63.80
Section 45-49A-63.80 Benefit payments. (a) Benefits payable to a member under Section 45-49A-63.60, Section 45-49A-63.61, or subsection (a) of Section 45-49A-63.62 shall be payable in monthly installments beginning on the first day after the latest of (1) the day the member retires or terminates his or her employment, (2) the board approves the member's benefit, or (3) the member has elected an optional form of benefit in accordance with Section 45-49-63.82; however, if a member's benefit had not commenced by the later of the first day following his or her termination of employment as a uniformed officer or the April 1 following the calendar year in which he or she attains age 70 1/2, he or she shall begin to receive his or her benefit on such date in accordance with Option 1 in Section 45-49A-63.81 if he or she is not married on such date or in accordance with the 50 percent survivor benefit in Option 2 of Section 45-49A-63.81 with his or her spouse as his or her beneficiary if he or...
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