SB74 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Will BarfootSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Retirement benefits, State Police Tier II Plan, to reopen to any employee of the State Law Enforcement Agency who is certified by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission and perform law enforcement duties, Secs. 36-27-1, 36-27-16, 41-27-7 am'd.

Summary

SB74 would reopen the State Police Tier II retirement plan to more ASLEA workers certified by POST and performing law enforcement duties, and add a 25-year retirement option with hazardous duty time while clarifying state policeman status for retirement purposes.

What This Bill Does

It reopens the State Police Tier II Plan to Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency employees who are POST-certified and perform law enforcement duties. It modifies Tier II benefits to allow a 25-year retirement for eligible Tier II state policemen and adds hazardous duty time credits for years served as a state policeman. It clarifies that POST-certified ASLEA employees are considered state policemen for retirement purposes and would have the same employee contribution rate and Tier II benefits as other Tier II law enforcement officers.

Who It Affects

• Group 1: Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency employees who are POST-certified and perform law enforcement duties; they would become eligible for Tier II retirement and be treated as state policemen for retirement purposes.
• Group 2: Tier II plan members who are state policemen (and related law enforcement officers) would gain a 25-year retirement option and hazardous duty time credits under Tier II, while remaining under the Tier II benefits framework with the same contribution rules.

Key Provisions

• Provision 1: Reopen the State Police Tier II Plan to any ASLEA employee who is POST-certified and performs law enforcement duties (amending sections 36-27-1, 36-27-16, and 41-27-7).
• Provision 2: Modify Tier II benefits to allow 25-year retirement for Tier II members employed as state policemen and add hazardous duty time credit (one year of hazardous duty time for every five years of service as a state policeman).
• Provision 3: Clarify that an ASLEA employee POST-certified and performing law enforcement duties is a state policeman for retirement purposes under the plan definitions.
• Provision 4: Require ASLEA employees in Tier II to pay the same employee contribution rate and to receive the same Tier II law enforcement officer benefits as defined in Section 36-27-59(a)(3).
• Provision 5: The act would become effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor's approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

CourtsAlabama State Law Enforcement Agency