HB714 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Pebblin W. WarrenRepresentative
Democrat
Co-Sponsor: Berry Forte
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Bullock County, sheriff, authorized to participate in Employees' Retirement System, Repeal Amendment 676 (Section 4, Local Amendments, Bullock County, Recompiled Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended), am'd, const. amend.
Summary: HB714 would move Bullock County officials, including the sheriff, from the local supernumerary program to the Employees' Retirement System and repeal the local Amendment 676.
What This Bill Does
If enacted, Bullock County officials, including the sheriff, could join the Employees' Retirement System on the same terms as other county employees. They could purchase service credit for time served in their current office. No new supernumerary offices could be created after the amendment's effective date, and the local supernumerary program would be repealed for new cases; those already in the program may continue under existing rules. The amendment would apply retroactively to March 1, 2003.

Who It Affects
Bullock County elected or appointed officials (including the sheriff) who would switch from the supernumerary program to participation in the Employees' Retirement System on the same terms as other county employees.
Officials who were entitled to participate in Bullock County's supernumerary program as of the amendment's effective date may continue to participate in that program under its existing terms.

Key Provisions
Prohibits new supernumerary offices in Bullock County after the amendment’s effective date.
Allows Bullock County officials, including the sheriff, to participate in the Employees' Retirement System on the same terms as other county employees and to be treated as county employees.
Authorizes eligible officials to purchase service credit in the ERS for time served in their current office.
Bars participation in both the ERS and the supernumerary program for the same service.
Defines which officials are included as 'elected or appointed Bullock County official' and lists exclusions (e.g., judges, DAs, constables, school board members, legislators, or officials elected from judicial circuits).
Repeals Amendment No. 676 (local Bullock County amendment).
Retroactive effective date of March 1, 2003.

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Subjects: Bullock County