HB435 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Steve HurstRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2017
Title: Clay Co., sheriff, participation in Employees' Retirement System, prohibited from participating in supernumerary program, const. amend.
Summary: HB435 would amend Clay County's local constitution to bar the sheriff from the county's supernumerary program and allow the sheriff to elect to participate in the Employees' Retirement System.
What This Bill Does
It changes Amendment 671 to stop new supernumerary offices for Clay County officials after December 13, 2000, while letting existing participants continue. It allows Clay County officials to participate in the Employees' Retirement System on the same terms as other county employees and to purchase service credits, with no one allowed to participate in both programs for the same service. It creates a sheriff-specific rule: a sheriff elected after the amendment's effective date may join ERS, while a sheriff serving at ratification can purchase service credit and must choose to forego the supernumerary option within one year. It also clarifies who is considered a Clay County official for this amendment (excluding judges, district attorneys, constables, school board members, and officials elected from a judicial circuit).

Who It Affects
Clay County officials (including the sheriff) whose retirement options would shift to ERS on the same terms as other county employees, with the option to purchase service credits and a prohibition on dual participation for the same service.
Participants in or potential participants of the county's supernumerary program, including current program participants and sheriffs, who must adhere to the new rules (existing participants may continue, new sheriffs may join ERS, and some may need to forego supernumerary).

Key Provisions
Prohibits elected or appointed Clay County officials from assuming a supernumerary office after December 13, 2000; existing participants may continue under the current terms.
Allows Clay County officials to participate in the Employees' Retirement System on the same terms as other county employees, and to purchase service credit for time served; no one may participate in both the supernumerary program and ERS for the same service; defines eligible officials and exclusions.
Sheriff-specific: a Sheriff elected after the amendment's effective date may participate in ERS; current sheriffs may purchase service credit; the sheriff must forego the supernumerary option and elect within one year after ratification.
Requires an election to ratify the amendment; if approved, the amendment becomes part of the Alabama Constitution and applies as described.

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Subjects: Constitutional Amendments