HB449 Alabama 2016 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Kyle South
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2016
Title: Fayette Co., elected officials authorized to participate in Employees' Retirement System, supernumerary program phased out, const. amend.
Summary: This constitutional amendment would phase out Fayette County's supernumerary retirement program and allow Fayette County officials to join the Employees' Retirement System.
What This Bill Does
It would let elected or appointed Fayette County officials participate in the Employees' Retirement System on the same terms as other state employees. It would stop creating new supernumerary offices after the amendment’s effective date, while existing supernumerary participants may continue under current rules. Officials in office at ratification could purchase service credit for time served. It also defines who counts as a Fayette County official covered by the change and explicitly excludes certain roles like judges and district attorneys from the amendment.

Who It Affects
Fayette County elected or appointed officials (including sheriffs) who would be eligible to participate in the Employees' Retirement System on the same terms as other employees, and who may stop using the supernumerary program after the amendment.
Officials not covered by the amendment (judges, district attorneys, constables, legislators, school board members, and officials elected from a judicial circuit), who would remain under current retirement rules and not be eligible under this change.

Key Provisions
No new Fayette County supernumerary offices may be created after the amendment's effective date; existing entitlements may continue under current law for those already eligible.
Fayette County elected or appointed officials may participate in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama on the same terms as other state employees.
Officials in office at the time of ratification may purchase service credit in the ERS for time served in the current office.
"Elected or appointed Fayette County official" includes those in supernumerary status and those appointed to finish a term, but excludes judges, district attorneys, constables, legislators, school board members, and officials elected from a judicial circuit.

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Subjects: Fayette County