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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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45-37-123.01
Section 45-37-123.01 Definitions. For the purposes of this part, the following terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) ACT. The act adding this part, to be called the General Retirement
System for Employees of Jefferson County Act. (2) ACTIVE MEMBER. An individual who currently
is employed by the county or other entities set forth in subdivision (20) and is making employee
contributions to the system. (3) ACTUARIAL EQUIVALENT. Effective July 30, 1984, or such other
dates as set forth in Exhibit A, which is maintained in the office of the pension board, a
form of benefit differing in time, period, or manner of payment from a specific benefit provided
under the plan but having the same value when computed using the mortality tables, the interest
rate, and any other assumptions last adopted by the pension board, which assumptions shall
clearly preclude any discretion in the determination of the amount of a member's benefit.
(4) ACTUARIAL GAIN. As defined in Section...
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45-37-123.104
Section 45-37-123.104 Withdrawal and refund of employee contributions. The following provisions
generally govern a member's withdrawal and refund of employee contributions under the plan.
Any member who fails to make application for the amount of his or her employee contributions
pursuant to this section within five years after his or her separation from the service of
the county, except as otherwise provided herein or otherwise determined by the pension board,
shall be deemed to have forfeited and donated such employee contributions to the trust fund
pursuant to Section 45-37-123.83. The foregoing five year rule only applies to a member; in
the case of a beneficiary, the pension board may only forfeit employee contributions after
it has exhausted reasonable efforts to locate the beneficiary. (1) WITHDRAWAL OF EMPLOYEE
CONTRIBUTIONS BY MEMBERS NOT ENTITLED TO A DEFERRED RETIREMENT BENEFIT. In the event that
a member ceases to be an employee of the county for reasons other than...
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16-25-150
Section 16-25-150 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 the 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 requirements: (1) Has at least 25 years of creditable
service exclusive of sick leave. (2) Is at least 55 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 years, nor to be less than three years. A member may...
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36-21-189
Section 36-21-189 Retirement annuity. (a) Any member, at any time after reaching the age of
62 and completion of at least 25 years' qualified service, shall be entitled to an annuity
benefit. (b) The amount of the monthly benefit shall be determined by the board in an amount
recommended by the actuary for the fund. The benefit shall begin upon approval by the board
on the date of the member's application for the benefits on forms provided by the board, but
in no event shall the benefit begin prior to his or her termination of service as a firefighter.
The benefits shall be paid for the life of the member, except as otherwise provided in this
section. (c) Any application made pursuant to this section shall contain evidence satisfactory
to the board of the date of birth of the member. If any member receiving retirement benefits
reenters employment as a firefighter, the payment of retirement benefits shall be terminated
as long as he or she is so employed. Upon termination of his or her...
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36-27-49.3
Section 36-27-49.3 Purchase of credit for up to four years of active full-time military service;
limitations. (a) Whenever used in this section, all words and phrases defined in Section 36-27-1
and Section 16-25-1 and Title 12, Chapter 18, shall have the same meanings ascribed to them
in such sections and chapter, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning
is intended. (b) Any active and contributing member of the Employees' or Teachers' Retirement
System or any appellate judge in the Judicial Retirement Fund who has met the minimum vesting
requirements under said systems and who has honorable duty consisting of active full-time
military service in the Armed Forces of the United States, exclusive of any summer or weekend
service in a reserve or national guard component of any branch of the armed forces, and who
has not received credit for such service toward retirement status in the Employees' or Teachers'
Retirement System or any appellate judge in the Judicial...
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36-21-70
Section 36-21-70 Retirement annuity. Any member shall, at any time after reaching the age of
52 and completion of at least 15 years' qualified service or the completion of 25 years of
qualified service, regardless of age, be entitled to an annuity benefit. The amount of the
monthly benefit shall be determined by the board of commissioners in an amount recommended
by the actuary for the fund. The benefit shall begin upon approval by the board on the date
of the member's application for the benefits on forms provided by the board, but in no event
shall the benefit begin prior to his or her termination of service as a peace officer. The
benefits shall be paid for the life of the member, except as otherwise provided in this section.
There shall accompany any application made pursuant to this section evidence satisfactory
to the board of the date of birth of the member. If any member receiving retirement benefits
reenters employment as a peace officer, as defined in Section 36-21-60, then...
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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, ยง4.)...
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16-25-121
Section 16-25-121 Cost-of-living increase to members and beneficiaries of Employees' Retirement
System. (a) Commencing October 1, 1998, there is provided to certain persons identified in
subsection (b) who are currently receiving benefits, whose effective date of retirement was
prior to October 1, 1998, for purposes of receiving benefits from the Employees' Retirement
System, and to certain beneficiaries of deceased members and deceased retirees who are currently
receiving survivor benefits if the effective date of retirement or death for the deceased
member or retiree was prior to October 1, 1998, for purposes of receiving benefits from the
Employees' Retirement System shall receive a cost-of-living increase of not less than thirty
dollars ($30) per month and the increase shall be more if determined as follows: (1) Four
percent of the current gross benefit paid to the retirees and to certain beneficiaries of
deceased members and deceased retirees. (2) Two dollars ($2) per month for...
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36-27-52
Section 36-27-52 Coverage for official court reporters. (a) Any person serving as an official
court reporter on August 13, 1987, shall have one year from such date to elect to be covered
by the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama in lieu of eligibility to become a supernumerary
court reporter. All elections under this provision shall be in writing and filed with the
Administrative Office of Courts and with the Board of Control of the state Employees' Retirement
System within the election period heretofore set forth. Provided, however, that the failure
of any person to elect coverage under the Employees' Retirement System shall not affect their
eligibility to qualify for supernumerary status and any official circuit court reporter who
was employed on August 13, 1987, and did not elect to be covered by the Employees' Retirement
System of Alabama may, upon reemployment as an official court reporter after a lapse in service,
continue to accumulate creditable service towards eligibility...
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