SB206 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Bobby D. SingletonSenator
Democrat
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: SB206 would let Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency officers join the State Employees' Retirement System as Tier II state policemen and convert some past service time to state policeman service.
What This Bill Does
It reclassifies new ALSLEA law enforcement employees hired after 1/1/2015 to participate in the State Employees' Retirement System as Tier II state policemen. It also automatically makes employees classified as law enforcement officers beginning 1/1/2015 become Tier II state policeman participants. Additionally, these employees would be able to convert prior service credit earned as law enforcement officers to state policeman service for the period from 1/1/2015 to the act's effective date, by paying the difference in employee contributions plus interest. The changes are implemented by amending Section 41-27-7 of the Code of Alabama 1975.

Who It Affects
New hires in the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency after January 1, 2015 who are certified and perform law enforcement duties would participate in the State Employees' Retirement System as Tier II state policemen.
Employees classified as law enforcement officers beginning 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.

Key Provisions
New ALSLEA law enforcement employees hired after 1/1/2015 shall participate in the State Employees' Retirement System as Tier II state policeman members.
Employees classified as law enforcement officers on or after 1/1/2015 shall automatically become Tier II state policeman participants.
These employees may elect to convert prior service credit earned as a law enforcement officer to state policeman service for 1/1/2015 through the act's effective date by paying the difference in employee contributions plus interest.
The changes are implemented by amending Section 41-27-7, Code of Alabama 1975.

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Subjects: Retirement