SB108 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur OrrSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Employees' Retirement System, Teachers' Retirement System, or Judicial Retirement Fund, certain active or retired members, forfeiture of employer-paid portion and interest thereon of retirement benefits upon conviction of certain felony offenses, immunity from civil or criminal liability for retirement systems officers and employees for certain actions taken

Summary

SB108 would strip the employer-paid portion and its gains from retirement benefits for members who are convicted of felonies related to their official duties.

What This Bill Does

It would require forfeiture of the employer-paid portion and any interest or gains on that portion of retirement benefits for members who plead guilty, plead no contest, or are finally convicted of a felony related to performing their official duties in Alabama or in any other state or federal court. The rule applies to active, inactive, and retired members of the Employees' Retirement System, Teachers' Retirement System, and Judicial Retirement Fund. It also provides immunity from civil or criminal liability for officers and employees of these retirement systems for actions taken under the act.

Who It Affects

• Active, inactive, and retired members of the Employees' Retirement System, Teachers' Retirement System, or Judicial Retirement Fund who have an accrued retirement benefit or are currently receiving benefits, and who are convicted of a felony related to the performance of their duties.
• Officers and employees of the Employees' Retirement System, the Teachers' Retirement System, and the Judicial Retirement Fund who act under this act (immunity from civil or criminal liability).

Key Provisions

• Forfeiture of the employer-paid portion and any interest or gains earned on that portion of retirement benefits upon guilty plea, plea of no contest, or final conviction of a felony offense related to performance of official duties.
• Applicable to active or inactive members with accrued benefits or retired members of the ERS, TRS, or JRF.
• Officers and employees of these retirement systems are immune from civil or criminal liability for actions taken pursuant to this act.
• The act takes effect immediately after passage and approval by the Governor.
• Severability clause: if part of the act is invalid or unconstitutional, the rest remains in effect.

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Subjects

Employees' Retirement System