HB93 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Steve ClouseRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, relating to Dale County, to allow mayors in municipalities in the county to participate in the Employees' Retirement System under certain conditions.

Summary

A constitutional amendment for Dale County would let mayors of its municipalities join the Employees' Retirement System on the same terms as other municipal workers, with potential service credit for time served.

What This Bill Does

If ratified, the amendment would let mayors of municipalities in Dale County who participate in ERS participate in ERS on the same terms and conditions as other municipal employees, as determined by law. A mayor in office when the amendment is ratified could purchase service credit for the time served in that office. No person may participate in both the ERS and a supernumerary program for the same service. The amendment would go into the Constitution after ratification, and the election to ratify it would be held at the 2024 Presidential Preference Primary.

Who It Affects

• Mayors of municipalities located in Dale County would be eligible to participate in the Employees' Retirement System on the same terms as other municipal employees.
• Municipal employees in Dale County (and others covered by the same retirement system) would be governed by the same terms; they would also be subject to the rule prohibiting dual participation in ERS and a supernumerary program for the same service.

Key Provisions

• Mayors of Dale County municipalities that participate in ERS may participate in ERS on the same terms and conditions as other municipal employees, as determined by law.
• A mayor in office at the time of ratification may purchase service credit for the time served in that office.
• No person may participate in both ERS and a supernumerary program for the same service.
• The Code Commissioner shall number and place the amendment in the constitution and may make nonsubstantive revisions (capitalization, spelling, punctuation, cross-references).
• An election to ratify the amendment shall be held at the 2024 Presidential Preference Primary, with ballot language describing the amendment.

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Subjects

Dale County, municipalities, mayors, authorized to participate in Employees' Retirement System under certain conditions.