HB281 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Randy WoodRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Employees' Retirement System, State Policeman, definition to include capitol police officers, Sec. 36-27-1 am'd.

Summary

The bill makes capital police officers part of the Employees' Retirement System by expanding the State Policeman definition to include them and certain Department of Public Safety staff.

What This Bill Does

It amends Section 36-27-1 to redefine State Policeman to include capital police officers and certain DPS employees (e.g., investigators, beverage control agents, crime investigators). This change would place those workers under the Employees' Retirement System for retirement benefits, aligning their status with other State Policemen. It explicitly excludes any member who is already employed as a policeman under Section 36-27-6. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.

Who It Affects

• Capital police officers would be included as State Policemen and become eligible for Employees' Retirement System retirement benefits.
• Certain Department of Public Safety employees (investigators, beverage control agents, crime investigators) would be included as State Policemen and become ERS members.

Key Provisions

• Amend Section 36-27-1 to redefine 'State Policeman' to include capital police officers.
• Include specified Department of Public Safety employees (investigators, beverage control agents, crime investigators) within the State Policeman definition.
• Maintain an exclusion for members employed as policemen under Section 36-27-6.
• Set the act's effective date as the first day of the third month after passage and governor's approval.

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Subjects

Employees' Retirement System