SB436 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tom Whatley

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Retirement Systems, Teachers' Retirement System, Employees' Retirement System, benefits, not affected if a person is employed as school resource officer

Summary

This bill protects retirement benefits for teachers' and employees' retirement system retirees who work as school resource officers from being reduced or affected.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, the bill says that retirement benefits for someone who has retired from the Teachers' Retirement System or the Employees' Retirement System cannot be affected by their employment as a school resource officer. This means that earning as an SRO would not trigger benefit reductions or limits under the existing earnings cap. The change applies specifically to retirees who take on the SRO role, regardless of other rules about earnings.

Who It Affects

• Retired members of the Teachers' Retirement System or Employees' Retirement System who serve as school resource officers, who would keep their retirement benefits intact while working as an SRO.
• School districts or other employers that hire retirees as school resource officers, as such hires would not affect retirees' benefits and would not trigger any benefit reductions.

Key Provisions

• Section 1: Retirement benefits for TRS/ERS retirees may not be affected by employment as a school resource officer.
• Section 2: The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and approval (or signing into law).

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Retirement