SB265 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tammy Irons

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Jerry L. FieldingGerald O. DialPhillip W. WilliamsDick BrewbakerGreg J. ReedGeorge M. “Marc” KeaheyRusty GloverDel MarshJ.T. WaggonerCam WardMark Slade Blackwell

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Retirement, benefits for state law enforcement officers (state police), overtime pay and subsistance allowance included in earnable compensation for retirement purposes, Secs. 36-21-4, 36-27-1 am'd.

Summary

SB265 would treat state police overtime as part of earnable compensation for retirement benefits and make retroactive changes to catch-up contributions.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends Sections 36-21-4 and 36-27-1 to include overtime payments to state policemen as earnable compensation for retirement calculations. It declares the change to be declaratory of existing law and retroactive to September 1, 2011. It allows state policemen to make employee contributions based on overtime earnings to the State Police Retirement Fund for any amounts not contributed after September 1, 2011, during the period from September 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012. The retroactive timing means benefits and contributions can be adjusted accordingly once the law takes effect.

Who It Affects

• State policemen who contribute to the State Police Retirement Fund: overtime payments will be counted toward retirement earnable compensation, potentially affecting benefit calculations and enabling catch-up contributions.
• State Police Retirement Fund and retirement system administrators: must apply the overtime-as-earnable-compensation rule retroactively and process any eligible catch-up contributions for the 2011-2012 period.

Key Provisions

• Overtime payments to state policemen shall be considered earnable compensation for retirement purposes.
• The amendments are declaratory of existing law and apply retroactively to September 1, 2011.
• For September 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012, state policemen may make employee contributions based on overtime earnings to the State Police Retirement Fund for amounts not contributed after September 1, 2011.
• The act becomes effective retroactively to September 1, 2011, upon approval.

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Subjects

Retirement