§8-22A-34. Return to Covered Employment by Retirant
The annuity of any member who retires under the provisions of this article and who resumes service in covered employment shall be suspended while the member continues in covered employment. The monthly annuity payment for the month in which the service resumes shall be pro rated to the date of commencement of service, and the […]
§8-22A-35. Severability
If any part of this article is declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this article, or the article in its entirety.
§8-22A-27. Credit Toward Retirement for Member's Military Service; Qualified Military Service
(a) Each member shall receive months of credited service for months served in active military duty not to exceed twenty-four months: Provided, That any employee may purchase as much as an additional twelve months of service for time served in active military duty that otherwise has not been credited, by paying the actuarial reserve lump […]
§8-22A-28. How a Municipality or Municipal Subdivision Becomes a Participating Public Employer; Duty to Request Referendum on Social Security Coverage
(a) Subject to 8-22-16 of this code, any municipality or municipal subdivision employing municipal police officers or firefighters may by a majority of the members of its governing body eligible to vote, elect to become a participating public employer and thereby include its police officers and firefighters in the membership of the plan. The clerk […]
§8-22A-29. Effective Date; Special Starting Date for Benefits; Provisions Governing Health Care Benefits for Retirees Age Fifty to Fifty-Five
(a) The effective date of this article is January 1, 2010. No payout of any benefits may be made by the retirement system to any person prior to January 1, 2013, except as provided in subsection (a), section nine of this article. (b) The Director of the Public Employees Insurance Agency shall include in the […]
§8-22A-30. Limitation of Employer Liability
No municipality or municipal subdivision which has timely met all of its obligations under this article is liable for any payments or contributions to the retirement plan which are owed to the plan by another participating employer.
§8-22A-31. Benefits Not Forfeited if System Terminates
If the retirement system is terminated or contributions are completely discontinued, the rights of all members to benefits accrued or contributions made to the date of the termination or discontinuance, to the extent then funded, are not forfeited.
§8-22A-32. Membership Retroactive in Certain Circumstances
(a) Notwithstanding all other provisions relating to this article and article twenty-two of this chapter, any police officer or firefighter hired by a participating public employer on or after June 1, 2009, and before January 1, 2010, who received notice at the time of employment that he or she may be placed in a new […]
§8-22A-33. Special Authorization for Municipal Police or Firefighters Hired After July 1, 2015
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, any municipality or municipal subdivision that employs individuals as members of paid police departments or paid fire departments, but did not establish either a municipal policemen’s pension and relief fund or a municipal firemen’s pension and relief fund as provided in section sixteen, article twenty-two […]
§8-22A-22. Additional Death Benefits and Scholarships – Dependent Children
(a) Except as provided in 8-22A-9(a) of this code, in addition to the spouse death benefits in this article, the surviving spouse is entitled to receive and there shall be paid to the spouse $100 monthly for each dependent child. (b) If the surviving spouse dies while receiving death benefits provided in 8-22A-20 or 8-22A-21 […]