HB282 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Dimitri Polizos

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Montgomery Co., co. commission, participation in Employees' Retirement System, const. amend.

Summary

HB282 would allow Montgomery County Commissioners to join Alabama's Employees' Retirement System on the same terms as other employees, via a constitutional change that would need voter approval.

What This Bill Does

The bill proposes a constitutional amendment to let Montgomery County Commissioners participate in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama under the same terms as other employees. It would allow commissioners who are in office at ratification to purchase service credit for the time they've served. It also prohibits any commissioner from taking a supernumerary (additional) office after the amendment takes effect.

Who It Affects

• Montgomery County Commissioners: would become eligible to participate in the Employees' Retirement System on the same terms as other employees, and those serving now could purchase service credit for their time in office; also, they could not hold an additional (supernumerary) office after the amendment.
• Employees' Retirement System of Alabama (ERS) and Montgomery County government: would implement the same retirement rules for commissioners as for other ERS members; ERS would process service-credit purchases if applicable.

Key Provisions

• Montgomery County Commissioners would be eligible to participate in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama on the same terms as other employees.
• A commissioner serving at ratification may purchase service credit for the time served in office, and no commissioner may assume a supernumerary office after the amendment takes effect.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments