36-27-4
Section 36-27-4 Membership - Generally; denial of membership; absence from service; military
service. (a) The membership of the retirement system shall be composed as follows: (1) All
persons who shall become employees after October 1, 1945, shall become members of the retirement
system as a condition of their employment. (2) Any person who is an employee on October 1,
1945, shall become a member as of that date unless, within a period of 90 days next following,
such employee shall file with the Board of Control on a form prescribed by the board a notice
of his or her election not to be covered in the membership of the system and a duly executed
waiver of all present and prospective benefits which would otherwise inure to him or her on
account of his or her membership in the retirement system. (3) An employee whose membership
in the retirement system is contingent on his or her own election and who elects not to become
a member may thereafter apply for and be admitted to membership...
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36-27-6.1
Section 36-27-6.1 Participation of employees of counties, towns, public or quasi-public organizations,
etc. - Purchase of service credit. Any public official authorized by local constitutional
amendment to participate in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama and to purchase service
credit in the retirement system for the time the official has served in the office he or she
is holding at the time of ratification of the amendment may purchase the service credit provided
such official has not previously received credit for the requested service in any other public
pension fund by paying to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Employees' Retirement System a sum
equal to the total contributions which he or she would have made had he or she been authorized
to participate during his or her tenure in office plus eight percent interest on such total
contributions compounded annually from the date of the service. This section shall apply to
local constitutional amendments ratified prior to and...
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36-27-81
Section 36-27-81 Amount of increase - Persons whose employer elects to come under provisions.
There is hereby provided to each person whose employer elects to come under the provisions
of this article and whose retirement is based on 51 or more percent service to an employer
participating under Section 36-27-6, and whose effective date of retirement for purposes of
receiving benefits from the Employees' Retirement System is prior to October 1, 1987, and
to certain beneficiaries of deceased members and deceased retirees of such employers, provided
the effective date of death or retirement for such deceased retiree or deceased member for
purposes of receiving benefits from the Employees' Retirement System was prior to October
1, 1987, and who is receiving a monthly allowance from the Employees' Retirement System a
cost-of-living increase as follows: (1) One dollar per month for each year of service attained
by said retiree plus $3.50 per month for each year of retirement attained by said...
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36-27-21.7
Section 36-27-21.7 Cost-of-living increases to certain retirees whose retirement is based on
employer participation under Section 36-27-6; amounts; election by employer; construction
of section. (a) There is hereby provided, to each pensioner, annuitant and retiree of any
retirement plan other than the Employees' Retirement System whose retirement is based upon
service to an employer participating in the Employees' Retirement System under Section 36-27-6,
and whose effective date of retirement is prior to October 1, 1989, a cost-of-living increase
of ten percent of his current monthly benefit; provided, however, such increase shall not
be less than $20.00 nor more than $50.00 per month. (b) There is hereby provided, to each
pensioner whose retirement is based upon service to an employer participating in the Employees'
Retirement System under Section 36-27-6, but who retired prior to such employer's participation
in the said Employees' Retirement System and who receives a monthly...
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36-22-40
Section 36-22-40 Eligibility. Any sheriff or former sheriff of any county of this state who
has had 20 years of service as a law-enforcement officer, 16 of which have been as a sheriff,
and who has reached the age of 55 years shall be eligible to participate and receive benefits
under the Sheriffs' Retirement System as provided in this article. (Acts 1975, No. 1231, p.
2591, §1.)...
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36-26-36.1
Section 36-26-36.1 Conversion of unused sick leave into membership service for retirement purposes.
(a) Any Tier I plan member of the Teachers' or Employees' Retirement System of Alabama not
otherwise covered by a provision to convert unused sick leave into membership service for
purposes of service retirement may, at their option and in lieu of receiving payment for 50
percent of their accrued and unused sick leave at the time of their retirement as provided
in Section 36-26-36, or any other payment that may be provided for such unused sick leave,
use their accrued sick leave, up to a maximum number of 180 accrued sick leave days or as
otherwise allowed by law, whichever is greater, to be included as membership service in determining
the total years of creditable service in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama or the
Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama; provided that no employee of an employer participating
in the Employees' Retirement System pursuant to Section 36-27-6...
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16-25-10.7
Section 16-25-10.7 Officers and employees of community action agencies; contributions; creditable
service. (a) Any governing body of any community action agency organized pursuant to Sections
11-80-4.1, 11-96-3 or 11-96-6 may by resolution legally adopted to conform to the rules prescribed
by the Board of Control of the Teachers' Retirement System elect to have its executive officers
and employees from whatever source and in whatever manner paid become eligible to participate
in the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama subject to all rules, regulations and conditions
thereof. (b) The governing body of any community action agency eligible under subsection (a)
of this section and having made an election by resolution as provided therein, its employees
and executive officers may participate in and be entitled to all benefits of the Teachers'
Retirement System of Alabama, provided that where contributions are made from salaries paid
by a community action agency the agency shall pay the...
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36-27-16
Section 36-27-16 Retirement, etc., of employees; retirement allowances. (a)(1) RETIREMENT,
ETC., OF EMPLOYEES GENERALLY; ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFITS. a. 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 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; provided further, that a Tier I plan
member employed as a state policeman shall be eligible to file application for service retirement
upon attaining age 52 and a Tier II plan member employed as a state policeman or employed
as a correctional officer, firefighter, or law enforcement officer as defined...
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16-25-10.10
Section 16-25-10.10 Officers and employees of the American Federation of Teachers in Alabama;
contributions; creditable service. (a) The governing body of any local union or state organization
of the American Federation of Teachers may, by resolution legally adopted to conform to the
rules prescribed by the Board of Control of the Teachers' Retirement System, elect to have
its officers and employees, from whatever source and in whatever manner paid, become eligible
to participate in the Teachers' Retirement System subject to all rules, regulations, and conditions
thereof. (b) The governing body of any local union or state organization of the American Federation
of Teachers eligible under subsection (a) to participate in the system, and having made an
election by resolution to participate, may have its employees and officers participate in,
and be entitled to, all benefits of the Teachers' Retirement System, provided that where contributions
are made from salaries paid by a local union...
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16-25-13
Section 16-25-13 Credit for service as elected official of state or department head; payment
of employee's contribution; applicability of provisions of section. (a) Any person who, as
of September 5, 1973, is presently covered or is eligible to be covered under the Teachers'
Retirement System of Alabama and who, prior to such coverage or eligibility for coverage,
served as an elective official of the state government or a department head authorized to
exercise sovereign power of the state shall have credited to him one year of creditable service
for each year served as such elected official or department head, not to exceed eight years;
provided, that such person shall pay into the retirement system the employee's part of the
cost or contribution based on the salary paid to such person during the time of his service
as an elected official or department head, with such cost or contribution to be calculated
at the percent or rate in effect on September 5, 1973. (b) This section shall...
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