HB240 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Allen TreadawayRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Employees' Retirement System, certain law enforcement officers of ALEA reclassified as Tier II state policeman, Sec. 41-27-7 am'd.

Summary

HB240 would allow ALEA officers to join the State Employees' Retirement System as Tier II state policemen, with new hires after 1/1/2015 automatically enrolled and existing officers from 1/1/2015 able to convert their prior service.

What This Bill Does

The bill changes retirement eligibility for ALEA law enforcement by letting them participate in SERS as Tier II state policemen. New ALEA hires after 1/1/2015 would enroll in SERS as Tier II state policemen, and those already classified as law enforcement officers starting 1/1/2015 would automatically become Tier II participants and may convert prior service credit earned as ALEA officers to state policeman service by paying the difference in contributions plus interest. It also preserves certain benefits for legacy-agency employees under transfer and clarifies related classifications; the changes take effect immediately upon passage.

Who It Affects

• New Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency employees hired after January 1, 2015, who perform law enforcement duties would be enrolled in the State Employees' Retirement System as Tier II state policemen.
• Employees classified as law enforcement officers starting January 1, 2015 would automatically become Tier II state policeman participants and may elect to convert prior service credit earned as a law enforcement officer to state policeman service for the period from January 1, 2015 to the act's effective date by paying the difference in contributions plus interest.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 41-27-7 to reclassify certain ALEA employees so they can participate in the State Employees' Retirement System as Tier II state policemen.
• New ALEA hires after January 1, 2015 will be considered state policemen and enroll in SERS as Tier II state policeman members.
• Employees who were law enforcement officers beginning January 1, 2015 will automatically become Tier II state policeman participants and may convert prior ALEA law enforcement service to state policeman service by paying the contribution difference plus interest, for the period from January 1, 2015 to the act's effective date.
• The act becomes effective immediately after passage and Governor approval.

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Subjects

Retirement