HB367 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Allen TreadawayRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Employees' Retirement System, employment of retired law enforcement officers as correctional officers permitted without suspension of retirement allowance, Sec. 36-27-8.2 am'd.

Summary

HB367 lets ERS retirees who were law enforcement officers work as correctional officers without losing retirement benefits and without any annual earnings limit.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends Section 36-27-8.2 to allow a retiree classified as a law enforcement officer to perform duties as a correctional officer without suspension of their retirement. For other post-retirement work, the bill preserves the existing earning limit and CPI-based increases, but the no-limit provision applies specifically to the law enforcement retiree working as a correctional officer. It also maintains compliance and reporting requirements, and the act becomes effective immediately after the Governor signs it.

Who It Affects

• Retired law enforcement officers under the Employees' Retirement System (ERS) who would work as correctional officers, with no suspension of benefits and no earnings limit.
• Employing authorities (such as correctional facilities) and other ERS retirees who are not covered by the new no-limit provision; these groups remain subject to existing post-retirement work rules, including earning limits and reporting requirements.

Key Provisions

• Adds new subsection (d) to Section 36-27-8.2: a retiree who was classified as a law enforcement officer may perform duties as a correctional officer in any capacity without suspension of retirement benefits and with no annual earning limit.
• Maintains existing post-retirement work rules for other retirees: may work in any capacity (including as an independent contractor) but must not be in permanent full-time employment and must not exceed earnings limits (initially $30,000 in 2016; increases annually with CPI and rounded down to the nearest $1,000).
• Elected officials who have retired may work without suspension if earnings stay within the same limits and they do not accrue additional retirement benefits; certain conditions regarding participation in other retirement systems remain in place.
• Employing authorities and retirees must comply with the section’s requirements, including notifying the ERS and employer within 30 days of knowing they will work in full-time/permanent roles or exceed the earnings limit.
• Effective date: the act takes effect immediately following its passage and approval by the Governor.

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Subjects

Employees' Retirement System