SB271 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

George M. “Marc” Keahey

Democrat

Co-Sponsor

Bobby D. Singleton

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Retirement, elected co. official may receive both supernumerary and Teachers' Retirement System or Employees' Retirement System benefits, Sec. 40-6-4.1 am'd.

Summary

SB271 would let elected county officials receive both supernumerary retirement benefits and Teachers' Retirement System or State Employees' Retirement System benefits at the same time if the benefits come from different and separate periods of service.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends Section 40-6-4.1 to allow concurrent receipt of supernumerary benefits and TRS/SERS benefits, provided the service periods are different and separate. It retains the existing framework that an official elects to participate in the supernumerary program and withdraws from other retirement programs, and it requires crediting prior years of service when switching. The change primarily affects elected county officials with multiple periods of employment who would otherwise have to choose between programs.

Who It Affects

• Elected county officials who participate in or are eligible for the supernumerary program, enabling them to collect both supernumerary benefits and TRS/SERS benefits if their service periods are separate.
• The Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) and State Employees' Retirement System (SERS), which would coordinate and administer concurrent benefit payments for eligible officials under the new separate-time-period rule.

Key Provisions

• Adds a provision allowing elected county officials to simultaneously receive supernumerary retirement benefits and TRS or SERS retirement benefits, as long as the benefits are tied to different and separate periods of employment or service.
• Maintains the election process to participate in the supernumerary program and the requirement to withdraw from other retirement programs when applicable, including crediting prior years of service for years not in the supernumerary program.
• States the bill becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Retirement