36-27-170
Section 36-27-170 Participation in plan. (a) As governed by this subsection, there exists as
a part of this retirement system, an optional account known as the Deferred Retirement Option
Plan, which may be cited as "DROP." The purpose of DROP is to allow, contractually,
in lieu of immediate withdrawal from service and receipt of a retirement allowance, continued
employment for a specific period of time, coupled with the deferral of receipt of a retirement
allowance until the end of such period of participation, at which time the member shall withdraw
from service. (b) Participation in DROP is an option available to any member of this retirement
system who meets all of the following: (1) Has at least 25 years of creditable service exclusive
of sick leave. (2) Is at least 55 years of age, or in the case of a state police member, is
at least 52 years of age. (3) Is eligible for service retirement. (c) An election to participate
in DROP may be made in one year increments not to exceed five...
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36-27-49.1
Section 36-27-49.1 Credit for military service; option must be exercised and paid before October
1, 1986. (a) Any active and contributing member of any one of the State of Alabama retirement
systems who has been such a member for six consecutive years or more or any former such member
who has vested retirement benefits may hereby claim and purchase credit in his or her respective
retirement system for up to four years' time which such member has served in the military
service of the Armed Forces of the United States exclusive of any weekend or state active
military service in any reserve or National Guard component of any branch of the armed forces,
provided said member or former member has not received credit toward retirement status in
such retirement system for said military service, and further provided that such member or
former member shall receive no credit for military service if such member or former member
is receiving military service retirement benefits other than...
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36-27-49.2
Section 36-27-49.2 Claiming and purchasing credit for retirement system service and military
service; option must be exercised and paid before October 1, 1988. (a) Whenever used in this
section, all words and phrases defined in Section 36-27-1 shall have the same meanings ascribed
to them in such section, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is
intended. (b) Any active and contributing member of the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama
or the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama, who is an active member of either system, and
who has rendered service to any employer covered under such system, may hereby claim and purchase
credit for any such service as an employee and may purchase credit for prior military service
of any such employer. (c) Any member eligible to claim and purchase credit for service under
subsection (b) hereof, shall be awarded such credit under the Employees' Retirement System
of Alabama or the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama...
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36-27-56
Section 36-27-56 Granting of credit for service as county solicitor - Sum to be paid into retirement
system to purchase credit for service. (a) Any active and contributing member of any member
unit of the State of Alabama retirement systems who has been such a member for at least one
year may hereby claim and purchase credit in his or her respective member unit of the State
of Alabama retirement systems for service rendered to any county government as a county solicitor.
Such retirement systems member shall be allowed to purchase such prior service for a period
of prior service time not to exceed eight years' total service as county solicitor. (b) Any
member eligible to claim and purchase credit for such county service under subsection (a)
shall be awarded such credit under such member unit of the Retirement Systems of Alabama provided
he or she shall pay into his or her respective retirement system fund prior to said member's
date of retirement and not later than October 1, 1993, a...
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36-27-71
Section 36-27-71 Conditions precedent to receipt of credit. (a) A member of the Employees'
Retirement System of Alabama who becomes eligible under Section 36-27-70 on or after December
28, 2001, may receive credit for employment rendered to a city, county, or a political subdivision
thereof of the State of Alabama as provided in Section 36-27-70 provided that as conditions
precedent to the receipt of such credit: (1) Such member shall contribute, prior to the date
of his or her retirement to the Employees' Retirement System for each year of employment with
a city, county, or a political subdivision thereof of the State of Alabama, the full actuarially
determined cost for each year of service purchased as determined by the system's actuary.
(2) The city, county, or the political subdivision thereof of the State of Alabama for which
such member was employed shall certify in writing to the Employees' Retirement System the
dates of the member's employment together with a statement...
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45-37A-51.163
Section 45-37A-51.163 Purchase of credit for certain prior unclassified service. Payment for
such time under 10 years earned prior to January 1, 1989, has been made in full. If such service
totals were more than 10 years, selection of option (2) provided the participant with credit
for one-half of each year completed in the unclassified service of the city prior to becoming
a participant or employee member and required the payment only of any refund of contributions
from any unclassified service pension directly to this system. The option herein provided
shall have been exercised not later than May 15, 1989. In the event an individual did not
exercise this option in writing, that individual was continued in any unclassified service
pension plan under option (1). (Act 2006-339, p. 851, Art. IV, §4.)...
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12-17-231
Section 12-17-231 Executive director and staff not subject to merit system but eligible for
state retirement benefits. There shall be an executive director of the Office of Prosecution
Services and whatever staff is necessary to carry out the purpose of this office. Such director
and employees shall not be subject to the provisions of the State Merit System Act but shall
be eligible to participate in the State Employees' Retirement System and shall be credited
for retirement purposes by the Alabama State Retirement System for all time employed by the
office prior to May 17, 1984, provided that the director and each employee shall pay to the
secretary-treasurer within two years from May 17, 1984 the amount he would have been required
to contribute to the Employees' Retirement System for each year of prior service had he been
a member, together with eight percent compounded interest. Past employees may obtain credit
for past service in the same manner as present employees. (Acts 1975,...
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16-25-6
Section 16-25-6 Employees of Agricultural Experiment Station of Auburn University. (a) All
persons now employed in an administrative or research capacity by the Agricultural Experiment
Station of Auburn University may become members of the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama;
provided, that such person elects to accept the benefits of this chapter within six months
after October 1, 1951. Such persons may signify their desire to become members of the Teachers'
Retirement System by filing written notice with the Secretary-Treasurer of the Teachers' Retirement
System within said six months' period. Any person hereafter employed in such capacity shall
be deemed to be a teacher within the meaning of this chapter and shall be entitled to the
benefits thereof. (b) Any person employed in the capacity as set out in subsection (a) of
this section shall be entitled to receive credit for all service as a teacher rendered by
him prior to the date of establishment of the retirement system;...
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36-27-21.1
Section 36-27-21.1 Increase in maximum retirement allowance of certain state, etc., employees
- 1978 cost-of-living increase and cost-of-living increases thereafter. (a) Except as hereinafter
provided, each person having retired under the provision of statutes governing the Teachers'
Retirement System or the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama prior to October 1, 1977,
shall be entitled to receive, in addition to present benefits, a supplemental benefit in an
amount based upon his present benefits, according to the following schedule: Present Benefits
Supplemental Benefit ($ per month) ($ per month) Less than 200.00 60.00 200.00 - 299.00 40.00
300.00 - or over 30.00 (b) There is hereby appropriated from the Education Trust Fund to the
Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama the sum of $6,424,920.00 (estimated), or as much as
is necessary to carry out the provisions of this section as they relate to the Teachers' Retirement
System of Alabama, for the fiscal year beginning October 1,...
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36-27-53
Section 36-27-53 Election by certain active members who had employment with Legislature prior
to 1979. Any active and contributing member of the Employees' Retirement System who has vested
retirement benefits may hereby claim and purchase credit in the Employees' Retirement System
for up to four years' time for employment by the Alabama Legislature prior to 1979, provided,
that such member shall pay into the Employees' Retirement System the total amount he would
have contributed had he been allowed to contribute at the position and salary level, together
with interest not to exceed eight percent compounded annually from the date of service to
the date of payment, and provided that he shall make such payment within one year from May
19, 1989. (Acts 1989, No. 89-915, p. 1810, §1.)...
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