SB114 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Shay ShelnuttSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Jefferson Co., retirement system for county employees, reemployment with county, benefits not reduced if reemployed two years after retirement or after two years of reemployment, certain provisions for reduction amended and repealed, Sec. 45-37-123.54 am'd; Sec. 45-37-123.105 repealed

Summary

SB114 would stop reducing the pension of Jefferson County retirees who are rehired by the county after leaving, if the rehiring occurs two or more years after severance, and it would repeal the offset for rehired retirees, applying prospectively.

What This Bill Does

It amends the retirement rules so that a retiree reemployed two or more years after leaving the county will not have their pension reduced. If rehired within two years, the existing reduction rules still apply. It repeals the offset provision that previously reduced retirement or disability benefits (including workers' compensation) for rehired retirees. The changes apply prospectively to retirees rehired on or after the act’s effective date and the act becomes effective immediately after passage.

Who It Affects

• Retired Jefferson County General Retirement System members who are rehired by Jefferson County, specifically when the rehiring happens two or more years after severance.
• Jefferson County government and the General Retirement System as the administering body for retirement benefits.

Key Provisions

• Amends 45-37-123.54 to prohibit reduction of a pension when a retiree is rehired two or more years after severing employment; the pension returns to its pre-rehire amount after the two-year period or when the member ends reemployment, but no new pension accrual occurs during reemployment under this scenario.
• Repeals 45-37-123.105, removing the offset of retirement or disability benefits (including workers' compensation) for a retired member who is rehired by the county.
• Provides prospective application: the act applies only to retired members who are rehired on or after the act’s effective date.
• Effective date: the act becomes effective immediately following its passage and approval (or otherwise becoming law).

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Subjects

Jefferson County