HB327 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Allen Farley

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Donnie ChesteenDickie DrakeMac McCutcheonDavid ColstonWayne JohnsonJoe FaustRandy WoodDavid StandridgeK.L. BrownMark TuggleAllen TreadawayApril WeaverAlan Baker

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Retirement, retirees of Employees' Retirement System limited to certain annual amount, annual compensation limitation removed for certain law enforcement officers who are retired, Sec. 36-27-8.2 am'd.

Summary

HB327 would remove the retirement earnings limit and the permanent full-time restriction for ERS retirees who are certified as law enforcement officers at retirement.

What This Bill Does

HB327 would amend Section 36-27-8.2 to exempt retirees who are certified by the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission as law enforcement officers at the time of retirement from the current limits on work and earnings while receiving retirement benefits. The existing rules cap annual earnings (starting at $17,000 in 2000 and adjusted by CPI) and prohibit permanent full-time employment for retirees; this bill would remove those limits for the qualifying officers. As a result, these retirees could work in any capacity for ERS or TRS participating employers and earn more without suspending their retirement. The act takes effect immediately after it is passed and approved by the Governor.

Who It Affects

• ERS retirees who are certified by the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission as law enforcement officers at the time of retirement would no longer be subject to the earnings limit or the non-permanent-full-time restriction when working for ERS- or TRS-participating employers.
• Employers participating in the Employees' Retirement System or Teachers' Retirement System that hire such retirees would be able to employ them in any capacity, including permanent full-time roles, without triggering retirement benefit suspensions due to earnings limits.

Key Provisions

• Exemption of POST-certified law enforcement retirees from the Section 36-27-8.2(a) earnings cap and the non-permanent-full-time restriction when employed by ERS- or TRS-participating employers.
• Immediate effectiveness: the act becomes law immediately after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Employees' Retirement System