43-8-112
Section 43-8-112 Family allowance. In addition to the right to homestead allowance and exempt property, if the decedent was domiciled in this state, the surviving spouse and minor children whom the decedent was obligated to support and children who were in fact being supported by him are entitled to a reasonable allowance in money out of the estate for their maintenance during the period of administration, which allowance may not continue for longer than one year if the estate is inadequate to discharge allowed claims. The allowance may be paid as a lump sum or in periodic installments. It is payable to the surviving spouse, if living, for the use of the surviving spouse and minor and dependent children; otherwise to the children, or persons having their care and custody; but in case any minor child or dependent child is not living with the surviving spouse, the allowance may be made partially to the child or his guardian or other person having his care and custody, and partially to...
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45-8A-22.119
Section 45-8A-22.119 Death benefits. (a) Participant Death in the Line of Duty. (1) Effective for Deaths Occurring Before October 1, 2012. a. Surviving Spouse. If a participant dies as a result of injuries received in the line of duty and leaves a surviving spouse, the retirement board shall direct the payment to the surviving spouse of a monthly pension equal to Option B-100 percent joint and survivor plan, described in Section 45-8A-22.120, based on a 30-year service retirement. b. No Surviving Spouse and Surviving Children. If a participant dies as a result of injuries received in the line of duty and leaves no surviving spouse or the surviving spouse should die, and if the participant leaves a surviving child or children under the age of 18 years, then a benefit of 50 percent of the amount the participant would have been paid under the 100 percent joint and survivor plan based on a 30-year service retirement shall be paid to the legal guardian of the child or children then under...
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25-5-1
Section 25-5-1 Definitions. Throughout this chapter, the following words and phrases as used therein shall be considered to have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context shall clearly indicate a different meaning in the connection used: (1) COMPENSATION. The money benefits to be paid on account of injury or death, as provided in Articles 3 and 4. The recovery which an employee may receive by action at law under Article 2 of this chapter is termed "recovery of civil damages," as provided for in Sections 25-5-31 and 25-5-34. "Compensation" does not include medical and surgical treatment and attention, medicine, medical and surgical supplies, and crutches and apparatus furnished an employee on account of an injury. (2) CHILD or CHILDREN. The terms include posthumous children and all other children entitled by law to inherit as children of the deceased; stepchildren who were members of the family of the deceased, at the time of the accident, and were dependent upon him or...
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45-37A-51.228
Section 45-37A-51.228 Survivor's benefits. (a) Effective July 1, 2002, in the event of the death of a retiree or participant who, on the date of his or her death was eligible for voluntary retirement under Section 45-37A-51.220, there may be payable a monthly survivor's benefit equal to 60 percent of the monthly retirement benefit which the retiree was receiving or was entitled to receive prior to his or her death or which the participant would have been entitled to receive had he or she retired under Section 45-37A-51.220 on the day preceding his or her death; notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the survivor's benefit may be increased pursuant to Section 45-37A-51.242. In the event any survivor is being paid an amount in excess of 60 percent of the retiree's monthly benefit on May 1, 2006, such survivor's benefits shall not be decreased. (b)(1) Effective July 1, 2002, upon the death of any retiree or participant who at the time of his or her death was not eligible for voluntary...
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36-27-59
Section 36-27-59 Award of hazardous duty time; purchase of credit under Employees' or Teachers' Retirement System. (a) When used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) CORRECTIONAL OFFICER. A full-time correctional officer who is certified as a correctional officer by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission. (2) FIREFIGHTER. A full-time firefighter employed with the State of Alabama, a municipal fire department, or a fire district who has a level one minimum standard certification by the Firefighters Personnel Standards and Education Commission, or a firefighter employed by the Alabama Forestry Commission who has been certified by the State Forester as having met the wild land firefighter training standard of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group. (3) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. A full-time law enforcement officer, not covered as a state policeman, employed with any state agency,...
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45-37A-52.228
Section 45-37A-52.228 Survivor's benefits. (a) Effective July 1, 2002, in the event of the death of a retiree or participant who, on the date of his or her death was eligible for voluntary retirement under Section 45-37A-51.220, there may be payable a monthly survivor's benefit equal to 60 percent of the monthly retirement benefit which the retiree was receiving or was entitled to receive prior to his or her death or which the participant would have been entitled to receive had he or she retired under Section 45-37A-51.220 on the day preceding his or her death; notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the survivor's benefit may be increased pursuant to Section 45-37A-51.242. In the event any survivor is being paid an amount in excess of 60 percent of the retiree's monthly benefit on May 1, 2006, such survivor's benefits shall not be decreased. (b)(1) Effective July 1, 2002, upon the death of any retiree or participant who at the time of his or her death was not eligible for voluntary...
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11-44B-46
Section 11-44B-46 Establishment of personnel board; composition; terms; meetings; compensation; records. (a) Upon election by ordinance of a city to participate in the personnel system provided for in this article, there shall be established a personnel board composed of five members designated, respectively, as place number 1, place number 2, place number 3, place number 4, and place number 5. Each member shall be of recognized good character and ability and a resident and qualified elector of the city. No person shall be eligible for membership on the board who holds any civil office of profit under the city, county, or state. No board member shall be a member of any local committee of a political party, or an official of a local partisan political club, or a candidate for nomination or election to any public office, nor shall he or she take any part in the management or affairs of any local political party or in any city political campaign, except to exercise his or her right as a...
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16-22-15.1
Section 16-22-15.1 Employment of relatives. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) BOARD, BOARD OF EDUCATION, or EXECUTIVE OFFICER. These terms shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 16-22-15. (2) RELATIVE. The spouse, a dependant, an adult child or his or her spouse, a parent, a spouse's parent, or a sibling or his or her spouse, of another person. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an executive officer may not recommend a relative for employment to his or her board. (c) If a board publishes a vacancy announcement pursuant to Section 16-22-15 and a relative of the executive officer submits an application or otherwise seeks the advertised position, the executive officer shall take no further direct or indirect action regarding the posted vacancy. The executive officer shall submit the application to the chair of the board of education who shall select an impartial person to conduct any interview and make a...
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26-16-4
Section 26-16-4 Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Composition; terms; officers and committees; compensation. (a) The state board shall be composed of the following 14 members: (1) The Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources, the State Mental Health Officer, the State Health Officer, the State Superintendent of Education, and the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency or designees authorized to speak on their behalf. (2) Nine public members appointed by the Governor, one from each of the seven congressional districts into which the state is divided for the purpose of electing representatives in the United States Congress, and two from the state at large. As a group, the public members shall demonstrate knowledge in the area of child abuse and neglect prevention; shall be representative of the demographic composition of this state; and, to the extent practicable, shall be representative of all of the following categories: Organized labor, the...
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45-37A-51.236
Section 45-37A-51.236 Designation of severance beneficiary. (a) The custodian shall keep a book or record in which any employee member may designate the name of a person to receive return of contributions made by him or her in the event of his or her 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...
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