Section 36-27-1 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) RETIREMENT SYSTEM. The Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama as defined in Section 36-27-2. (2) EMPLOYEE. Any regular employee of the State of Alabama whose salary is paid by state warrant by […]
Section 36-27-10 Procedure for receipt of full credits for prior service and membership service in county by county engineers; procedure as to future service; administration of provisions. (a) Any county engineer participating in the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama under the provisions of Section 36-27-9 whose county is now covering its employees in the Employees’ […]
Section 36-27-11 Determination of prior creditable service; computation of creditable service at retirement; procedure for restoration of creditable service to certain persons; payment of makeup contributions by certain persons. (a) Under such rules and regulations as the Board of Control shall adopt, each member who was an employee prior to October 1, 1945, and who […]
Section 36-27-12 Transfer of service credits, etc., from Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama. (a) Any member of the Employees’ Retirement System who, not more than one year prior to becoming a member of the employees’ retirement system, was a member of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama may elect to transfer to the Employees’ Retirement […]
Section 36-27-12.1 Transfer of service credits, etc., from Judicial Retirement Fund. (a) Any member of the Employees’ or Teachers’ Retirement System, who, not more than one year prior to becoming a member of the Employees’ or Teachers’ Retirement System, was a member of the Judicial Retirement Fund, may elect to transfer to the Employees’ or […]
Section 36-27-13 Granting of credit for years served as member of Legislature; maximum credit; payment of employee’s contribution; applicability of provisions of section. (a) Any person who, as of September 20, 1971, is a regular employee of the State of Alabama and is covered or eligible to be covered under the state Employees’ Retirement System […]
Section 36-27-14 Granting of credit for service as officer or subordinate officer of Legislature; maximum credit; payment of employee’s contribution; applicability of provisions of section. (a) Any person who, as of September 18, 1973, is a regular employee of the State of Alabama and is covered or eligible to be covered under the state Employees’ […]
Section 36-27-15 Granting of credit for service as elected official of state or department head; maximum credit; payment of employee’s contribution; applicability of provisions of section. (a) Any person who, as of September 5, 1973, is covered or is eligible to be covered under the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama and who, prior to such […]
Section 36-27-15.1 Granting of credit for service with National Youth Administration; payment of employee’s contribution. (a) Any person who served two or more years with the National Youth Administration, hereinafter referred to as N.Y.A., during the time period from December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946, and who is otherwise eligible for participation within the […]
Section 36-27-15.2 Granting of credit for out-of-state service, service as support employee or teachers’ aide, Teachers’ Corps service, and Job Corps service. (a)(1) Any member of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama or any member of the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama shall be eligible to receive up to 10 years of creditable service for […]
Section 36-27-16 Retirement, etc., of employees; retirement allowances. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-351 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE APRIL 13, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a)(1) RETIREMENT, ETC., OF EMPLOYEES GENERALLY; ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFITS. a. Any Tier I plan member who withdraws from service upon or […]
Section 36-27-16.1 Cancellation of survivor allowance. (a) Any member of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama or the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama who is retired and who has selected a survivor option may cancel the survivor allowance payable to his designated beneficiary. Such election shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed […]
Section 36-27-16.2 Nomination of recipient of surviving spouse benefits prior to date of retirement. (a) Any provision to the contrary, notwithstanding, any member of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama or the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama who shall have attained the service requirements for surviving spouse benefits may nominate such person as he may […]
Section 36-27-16.3 Effective date of benefits; additional costs of benefits; employers agreeing to come under provisions. The benefits provided by Sections 16-25-14(a), 16-25-14(g), 36-27-16(a), 36-27-16(c) and 36-27B-3, as amended by amendment of May 5, 1988, shall become effective to the Teachers’ and Employees’ Retirement System the first day of the month next following certification by […]
Section 36-27-17 Redetermination of allowances due on or after October 1, 1975. (a) All retirement allowance payments due on or after October 1, 1975, to members who retired prior to said date shall be redetermined as if the provisions of Acts 1975, No. 1103, amending Section 36-27-1, were in effect at the time the member […]
Section 36-27-18 Retirement with not less than 30 years’ creditable service. (a) In addition to any law or part of any law relating to service retirement under the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama, any member of the Employees’ Retirement System who withdraws from service after the completion of not less than 30 years of creditable […]
Section 36-27-19 Increase in maximum retirement allowance of certain state, etc., employees – 1969 10 percent increase. (a) On or after October 1, 1969, there is hereby provided to any state employee who is receiving a retirement allowance from the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama and who was retired prior to October 1, 1969, an […]
Section 36-27-2 Creation; designation; purpose, powers, privileges, management, etc., thereof generally; powers, duties, etc., of Board of Control; immunity of state officers, etc. (a) A retirement system is hereby established as a body corporate and placed under the management of the Board of Control for the purpose of providing retirement allowances and other benefits under […]
Section 36-27-20 Increase in maximum retirement allowance of certain state, etc., employees – 1971 five percent increase. (a) On or after October 1, 1971, there is hereby provided to any state employee who retired prior to October 1, 1971, an increase in his maximum retirement allowance by an amount of up to five percent, excluding […]
Section 36-27-21 Increase in maximum retirement allowance of certain state, etc., employees – 1975 15 percent increase. (a) Any pensioner and any retired member and any member who retires after June 1, 1975, under the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama whose maximum retirement allowance is based on the minimum guarantee and whose maximum retirement allowance, […]
