HB657 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tammy Irons

Democrat

Co-Sponsor

Mike Curtis

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Lauderdale Co., circuit judges, retired or semi-retired of 11th Judicial Circuit, salary supplement further provided for, Act 800, 1975 Sp. Sess. am'd.

Summary

HB657 changes Lauderdale County's judge retirement supplements by requiring vesting in the RSA for eligibility and paying vested judges under a fixed formula from county funds.

What This Bill Does

It amends Act 800 to restrict supplements to semi-retired or retired 11th Circuit judges who have vested in the Retirement Systems of Alabama, and to pay those vested judges a supplement calculated under the Act 800 formula. For eligible judges, the supplement equals 1.5% of the state's compensation for each year served, up to a 25% maximum, paid in 12 equal monthly installments from the county general funds and in addition to the state salary. Those who have not vested receive no supplement. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects

• Semi-retired or retired circuit judges in the 11th Judicial Circuit in Lauderdale County, who must have vested in the RSA to receive the supplement; vested judges receive a formula-based payment.
• Lauderdale County (county government and treasury staff), which will pay the supplement from the county general fund in twelve monthly installments.
• Judges who have not vested in the RSA, who would not receive any supplement under this act.

Key Provisions

• Eligibility: Only semi-retired or retired circuit judges who have vested in the Retirement Systems of Alabama may receive the supplement; those who have not vested are ineligible.
• Amount and payment: For eligible judges, the supplement is 1.5% of the State of Alabama's compensation for each year served as circuit judge, up to a maximum of 25%, paid from the county's general funds in twelve equal monthly installments, and is supplementary to the state salary (per Act 800).
• Vestee formula: For judges who have vested, the supplement is paid according to the formula provided in Act 800; no vesting means no supplement.
• Effective date: The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and approval by the Governor.

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Subjects

Lauderdale County