16-33C-3
Section 16-33C-3 Definitions. The following terms as used in this chapter shall have the meanings ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ABLE PROGRAM. The Achieving a Better Life Experience Program established pursuant to this chapter and defined in Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or other applicable federal law, to assist individuals and families to save private funds to support individuals with disabilities to maintain health, independence, and quality of life. (2) ABLE SAVINGS ACCOUNT. An individual ABLE trust fund account established by a contributor pursuant to this chapter to apply distributions from the account toward qualified disability expenses for an eligible designated beneficiary, both terms as defined in Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or other applicable federal law. (3) ABLE TRUST FUND. The fiduciary trust fund established pursuant to this chapter comprised of separate and...
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45-37A-51.242
Section 45-37A-51.242 Cost of living increases; future benefits (a) Upon approval of the governing body of the municipality primarily served by the system and upon approval of the board of managers, an increase in the amount of benefits, including improvements in the terms of benefits: (1) for future retirees, benefits or improvements such as earlier vesting, decreased retirement age, increase in multiplier used in calculating monthly benefit, or other like improvements may be granted; and (2) for current retirees cost of living increases may be granted, subject to the requirements of the United States Internal Revenue Code and regulations therewith. Such increases shall apply to participants or retirees of the board of health. (b) Prior to approving an increase in the above described benefits, the board shall obtain the actuarial evaluation of the fund. Such evaluation shall project the actuarial cost of benefits for the succeeding plan year and shall combine therewith the applicable...
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45-8A-22.122
Section 45-8A-22.122 Proof of marriage and parentage. (a) When the spouse or children of an active or retired participant shall be entitled to benefits under the plan, such spouse or children shall make, or cause to be made, an application to the retirement board through the secretary-treasurer which shall demonstrate (1) proof of the marriage of such participant to the spouse or (2) the ages of the participant's children by birth certificate or other competent evidence, as the case may be. All such applications and evidence of marriage and parental relationships shall be kept and retained in the custody of the retirement board. (b) The retirement board shall have the right to require such proper proof of parentage or marriage and such other evidence as the retirement board deems desirable to determine eligibility for or to deny a benefit. Such documentation may include, but not be limited to, a birth certificate, a marriage certificate, and affidavits of relatives, participants, or...
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12-18-152
Section 12-18-152 (Effective November 8, 2016, subject to contingencies) Scope and application of plan; contributions. (a) Every judge or clerk first elected or appointed to his or her position on or after November 8, 2016 who is not a member of the Judicial Retirement Fund or Clerks' and Registers' Supernumerary Fund on November 7, 2016 shall come under this article by operation of law. The plan shall not include any judge or clerk who is a member of the Judicial Retirement Fund or Clerks' and Registers' Supernumerary Fund prior to November 8, 2016, regardless of the type of judgeship position held. Each judge or clerk shall contribute to the fund eight and one-half percent (8.5%) of his or her annual salary or base sum as provided in Section 12-18-82. The percentages shall be deducted by the employer from each judge's or clerk's salary and paid into the fund in the State Treasury and credited to the individual account of the judge or clerk from whose salary it was deducted. (b) On...
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16-25A-1
Section 16-25A-1 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) EMPLOYEE. Any person covered by the Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan pursuant to Section 16-25A-11 or person who is employed full-time in any public institution of education within the State of Alabama which provides instruction at any combination of grades K through 14, exclusively, under the auspices of the State Board of Education or the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind; provided, any person employed part-time by any public institution of education within the State of Alabama which provides instruction at any combination of grades K through 14, exclusively, under the auspices of the State Board of Education or the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, shall be included in the definition of employee if such person shall agree to have deducted from his or her compensation a pro rata...
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36-1-4.2
Section 36-1-4.2 Deductions from salaries of firefighters; procedure. All laws to the contrary notwithstanding, every political subdivision of this state which employs full-time firefighters shall adopt policies or regulations which will provide for deductions from the salaries of its firefighters or groups of firefighters whenever a written request for such deductions is submitted to the governing body of the (employer) political subdivision. Such deductions shall be made on a monthly basis and shall be remitted to the appropriate company, association or organization as specified by the employees within 10 days following each deduction. Such deductions may be made for, but not limited to, tax sheltered annuities, membership dues, the Public Employees' Individual Retirement Account Fund, voluntary contributions and group insurance premiums. Deductions for membership dues shall be made based upon membership lists and forms provided by the employees' organization. Such lists are to be...
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45-37-123.22
Section 45-37-123.22 Powers and duties of the pension board. (a) The pension board shall be responsible for the general administration and proper operation of the plan, and shall administer the plan for the exclusive benefit of the members and their beneficiaries, subject to the specific terms of the plan. The pension board shall administer the plan in accordance with its terms and shall have the power and discretion to construe the terms of the plan and the act and to determine all questions arising in connection with the administration, interpretation, and application of the plan. Any such determination by the pension board shall be conclusive and binding upon all persons. The pension board may establish procedures, correct any defect, supply any information, or reconcile any inconsistency in such manner and to such extent as shall be deemed necessary or advisable to carry out the purpose of the plan; provided, however, that any procedure, discretionary act, interpretation, or...
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45-37A-51.227
Section 45-37A-51.227 Determination of disability. (a) In order for disability allowances to be awarded under Section 45-37A-51.225 or Section 45-37A-51.226, the board shall first have satisfactory proof thereof by certification of such disability of the participant applying for disability allowance, the certification being made by a licensed and practicing physician or surgeon. Additionally, the board shall have the power to require further certifications of such disability by other practicing physicians and surgeons and shall have the power to require such additional proof of total disability as in its judgment it may deem necessary. (b) During the continuation of disability, the board may from time to time require further certification of disability by one or more licensed and practicing physicians or surgeons selected by the board and may require such additional proof of the continuation of the disability as it deems appropriate. (c) Should a former participant who has been awarded...
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11-91A-2
Section 11-91A-2 Local Government Health Insurance Board; governance and administration of program. (a) The Local Government Health Insurance Board shall govern and administer the Local Government Health Insurance Program currently governed and administered by the State Employees' Insurance Board (SEIB) pursuant to Chapter 29 of Title 36. The transfer of the governance and administration to the board shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2015, and thereafter the board shall take all control and responsibility for the program under procedures and authority set out in this chapter. (b) The program governed and administered by the board shall provide a reasonable relationship between the health care benefits to be included and the expected health care expenses to be incurred by affected employees, retirees, and their dependents. The board may establish a fully insured or self-insured health care plan for employees and retirees as defined in this chapter and may adopt rules for the...
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45-37A-51.246
Section 45-37A-51.246 Board of health department retirees' supplemental benefit. (a) Effective July 1, 2006, in addition to the benefits described herein for normal retirement, ordinary disability, and extraordinary disability, every participant retired from the health department who has retired under the pension system herein, immediately following having been in the board of health service, or who did not otherwise become eligible for a benefit calculated at 2.5 percent per year after July 1, 2006, any such retiree of the board of health shall receive an increase in the amount of seventy-five dollars ($75) per month; and any survivor of such retiree or participant shall receive an increased monthly benefit based upon the applicable percentage rate of benefit to which the survivor was otherwise entitled determined as of the date of death of such retiree or participant. (b) No benefit shall be granted under this section until an actuarial determination has been made that there are...
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