HB496 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim Patterson

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Judges of Probate, judicial retirement, contributions by counties for the employer's share, Secs. 12-18-1, 12-18-3, 12-18-82, 12-18-133 am'd.

Description

This bill amends current law regarding employer contributions for judicial retirement for probate judges and places the responsibility for such contributions on the several counties.

This bill would allow judges to purchase additional retirement credits in the Judicial Retirement Fund of Alabama if they have the requisite years of creditable service.

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriations funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose. The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.

If this bill is not enacted by a two-thirds vote, it will not become effective with regard to a local entity or until, and only as long as, the Legislature appropriates funds or provides for a local source of revenue.

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Subjects

Judge, Probate