HB647 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Barry Mask

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Teachers' Retirement System, membership and retirement credit for administrators, teachers, and support personnel whose place of work is outside the State of Alabama, prohibited, retirement contributions not authorized on salary earned for certain correspondence courses and on-line courses under certain conditions

Summary

HB647 would bar Teachers' Retirement System membership and retirement credits for staff working outside Alabama and block retirement contributions for distance-learning courses taught outside Alabama.

What This Bill Does

The bill prevents administrators, teachers, and support personnel whose work location is outside Alabama from earning TRS membership or retirement credit. It also blocks retirement contributions for salary earned from correspondence or online courses taught outside Alabama by in-state instructors. It applies to new employees at Distance Learning Centers located outside Alabama after October 1, 2010, and sets an effective date for the act after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects

• Administrators, teachers, and support personnel whose place of work is outside Alabama, who would lose TRS membership and retirement credit.
• In-state instructors who teach correspondence or online courses to students outside Alabama, whose salary for such services would not qualify for TRS retirement contributions.

Key Provisions

• Prohibits membership in the Teachers' Retirement System and retirement credit for employees working outside Alabama for a TRS-member institution.
• Prohibits retirement contributions for salary earned on correspondence and online courses delivered outside Alabama by in-state instructors.
• Applies to new employees at Distance Learning Centers located outside Alabama after October 1, 2010.
• Sets the act's effective date as the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 25, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Teachers' Retirement System