SB134 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Steve LivingstonSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Judicial Retirement Fund, authorize D.A.'s, clerks and judges to credit service as a Tier I plan member of TRS or ERS toward retirement in Judicial Retirement Fund after 25 years total service, Secs. 12-17-227.1, 12-18-154 am'd.

Summary

SB 134 expands 25-year retirement eligibility without benefit reduction to certain district attorneys and judges/clerks who have Tier 1 credits in the Employees' Retirement System or Teachers' Retirement System.

What This Bill Does

The bill changes two sections to allow a district attorney who is in the District Attorneys' Plan and has Tier 1 credits in ERS or TRS to retire after 25 years of total service without a reduction in retirement allowance. It also allows judges and clerks who are in the Judges' and Clerks' Plan and have Tier 1 credits in ERS or TRS to retire after 25 years of total service without a reduction in retirement allowance. The changes take effect immediately after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects

• District Attorneys' Plan members who have Tier 1 credits in ERS or TRS, enabling them to retire after 25 years of total service without reducing their retirement benefits.
• Judges' and Clerks' Plan members who have Tier 1 credits in ERS or TRS, enabling them to retire after 25 years of total service without reducing their retirement benefits.

Key Provisions

• Amends Sections 12-17-227.11 and 12-18-154 to allow 25 years of total service retirement without reduction for the specified groups.
• A district attorney who is a District Attorneys' Plan member with Tier 1 credits in ERS/TRS may retire after 25 years of total service without a reduction in retirement allowance.
• A judge or clerk who is a member of the Judges' and Clerks' Plan with Tier 1 credits in ERS/TRS may retire after 25 years of total service without a reduction in retirement allowance.
• Retirement benefits for these cases are not reduced due to the 25-year eligibility.
• Effective immediately following passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Judicial Retirement Fund