HB21 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Apr 26, 2021

House Bill

Enacted

Current Status

Regular Session 2019

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Alan Baker Representative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Retirement of members of the Teachers' Retirement System and the Employees' Retirement System who elect to receive a reduced retirement allowance, additional option of electing to receive a partial lump-sum distribution as a single payment, provided for under certain conditions, Secs. 16-25-14 & 36-27-16 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, a member of the Teachers' Retirement System or the Employees' Retirement System may elect, prior to retirement, to receive, in lieu of his or her retirement allowance payable throughout life, the actuarial equivalent, at that time, of his or her retirement allowance in a reduced retirement allowance payable throughout life, with certain options available to the member for the disbursement of the reduced retirement allowance.
This bill would give certain retirees of the Teachers' Retirement System and the Employees' Retirement System an additional option of electing to receive a partial lump-sum distribution as a single payment, not to exceed the sum of 24 months of the maximum monthly retirement allowance of the member, and the option may be elected in addition to the other options available to the member for the disbursement of the reduced retirement allowance, under certain conditions.
Subjects: Retirement Systems