SB310 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: William “Bill” M. BeasleySenator
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Barbour Co., elected officials authorized to participate in Employees' Retirement System, supernumerary program phased out, const. amend.
Summary: A constitutional amendment for Barbour County to move certain elected officials from a supernumerary retirement program into the Employees' Retirement System.
What This Bill Does
It would phase out the Barbour County supernumerary retirement program for sheriffs and other elected or appointed officials, allowing them to participate in the Employees' Retirement System on the same terms as other ERS participants. Officials currently serving at the time the amendment takes effect can purchase ERS service credit for time served in their current office. No one may participate in both the supernumerary program and ERS for the same service, and the eligible officials are defined to include those elected or appointed county officials but exclude judges, district attorneys, constables, legislators, school board members, or officials elected from a judicial circuit.

Who It Affects
Barbour County elected or appointed officials (including the sheriff) would become eligible to participate in the Employees' Retirement System instead of the supernumerary program.
Officials currently in the Barbour County supernumerary program would be affected by its phased-out status, with those in office at ratification allowed to purchase ERS service credit and a prohibition on dual participation for the same service.

Key Provisions
Proposes a constitutional amendment to phase out the Barbour County supernumerary retirement program for certain elected county officials and allow ERS participation.
Defines who counts as an eligible county official as including elected or appointed sheriffs and other elected or appointed Barbour County officials, but excludes judges, district attorneys, constables, legislators, school board members, and officials elected from a judicial circuit.
Allows Barbour County officials holding office at the time of ratification to purchase ERS service credit for time served in the current office.
Prohibits participation in both the supernumerary program and ERS for the same service.
Requires an election to ratify the amendment under Alabama constitutional and election laws.

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Subjects: Constitutional Amendments