SB146 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Del Marsh

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Retirement, person retired under Judicial Retirement Fund prohibited from accruing membership service in TRS, ERS, or Judicial Retirement Fund while drawing retirement allowance from Judicial Retirement Fund, Sec. 12-1-15 am'd.

Summary

SB146 would bar a person retired under Alabama's Judicial Retirement Fund from earning additional service credits in TRS, ERS, or the Judicial Retirement Fund while they are receiving a JRF retirement.

What This Bill Does

It would amend Section 12-1-15 to prohibit any individual retired under the Judicial Retirement Fund from accruing membership service in the Teachers' Retirement System, Employees' Retirement System, or the Judicial Retirement Fund while drawing a Judicial Retirement Fund retirement allowance. This prohibition applies to retirees in the Judges' and Clerks' Plan and the District Attorneys' Plan. In practical terms, a retiree could not increase their service time credit in those systems during their JRF retirement. The act would take effect on the first day of the third month after it becomes law.

Who It Affects

• Retired members of the Judicial Retirement Fund (including those in the Judges' and Clerks' Plan and the District Attorneys' Plan) who are drawing a JRF retirement allowance.
• Administrators and record-keepers of the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) and Employees' Retirement System (ERS), who would be responsible for applying and enforcing the new rule on service credits.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 12-1-15 to add a prohibition: any individual retired under the Judicial Retirement Fund may not accrue membership service in TRS, ERS, or the Judicial Retirement Fund while drawing a JRF retirement allowance.
• Specifies that the prohibition covers the Judges' and Clerks' Plan and the District Attorneys' Plan.
• Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or otherwise becoming law.

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Subjects

Judicial Retirement Fund