HB376 Alabama 2022 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Rex ReynoldsRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2022
Title: Teachers' Retirement System and Employees' Retirement System, to revise temporarily the eligibility and compensation of retirees for participating in either system after retirement, Secs. 16-25-25.2, 36-27-8.3 added; Secs. 16-25-26, 36-27-8.2 am'd.
Summary: This bill temporarily changes how retirees from Alabama's Teachers' Retirement System and Employees' Retirement System can work after retirement, including new earnings limits and a 90-day break, with automatic cost-of-living adjustments through 2026.
What This Bill Does
It lets retirees work for employers participating in TRS or ERS without losing their pension if they are not in a permanent full-time job and stay under set earnings. It creates new post-retirement earning rules, starting with a $52,000 cap for 2022 (with a 90-day break in service) and CPI-based increases from 2024 onward, with all provisions repealed on December 31, 2026 unless extended. It also requires the retiree and employer to report post-retirement work and to certify compliance, and it clarifies that elected officials can hold certain public offices without suspension of benefits under the same earning limits.

Who It Affects
Retired teachers or public employees from TRS or ERS who want to work part-time after retirement and must avoid permanent full-time status, monitor earnings, and notify the retirement systems.
Employers participating in TRS or ERS who must verify earnings, ensure compliance, and report to the retirement systems.

Key Provisions
New sections 16-25-25.2 and 36-27-8.3 establish post-retirement work rules, including a 90-day break in service and a $52,000 earnings limit for 2022, with CPI-based increases beginning in 2024.
Amendments to sections 16-25-26 and 36-27-8.2 reflect these temporary rules and require retirees to certify information and notify the systems within 30 days of postretirement employment or changes in earnings.
Elected officials who are retired may serve in elected public offices without suspending benefits, but cannot accrue additional pension benefits while earning salary, and must comply with the same limits and reporting requirements.
The provisions are temporary and will expire on December 31, 2026 unless the Legislature extends them.

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Subjects: Teachers' Retirement System