HB399 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Terri CollinsRepresentative

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Allen FarleyAllen Treadaway

Session

Regular Session 2014

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

HB399 would remove the earnings and full-time work limits for ERS retirees who are certified law enforcement officers at retirement.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends Section 36-27-8.2 to exempt retirees who are Alabama POST-certified law enforcement officers at the time of retirement from the existing earning limits and prohibition on permanent full-time employment. As a result, these retirees could work in permanent full-time roles and earn compensation without suspending their retirement allowances. The change would take effect immediately after the bill is enacted, and other retirees not meeting the law enforcement certification would remain subject to the current rules.

Who It Affects

• Retired Employees' Retirement System members who are certified as law enforcement officers by the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission at the time of retirement, who would no longer be bound by the previous earnings limit or full-time employment restriction.
• Employers (local or state) that hire such retired law enforcement officers, who may employ them in permanent roles without triggering suspension of the retirees' ERS retirement benefits.

Key Provisions

• Remove the annual earning limit and non-permanent full-time work restriction for ERS retirees who are certified by the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission as law enforcement officers at the time of retirement.
• Effective immediately following passage and governor's approval.

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Subjects

Employees' Retirement System