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AL SB283

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/23/2016

Primary Sponsor

Thomas Whatley

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Origin

Senate

Regular Session 2016

AI Summary

SB283 Summary

  • Prohibits officers and employees hired on or after January 1, 2017, from 15 specified organizations (including Alabama Education Association, high school athletic association, school boards association, vocational association, parent-teacher organization, and others) from participating in the Teachers' Retirement System and Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan.

  • Grandfathers employees hired before January 1, 2017, allowing them to continue participating in both the retirement system and health insurance plan with current benefits and employer contribution requirements.

  • Prohibits any person elected as local superintendent of education on or after January 1, 2017, from participating in the Teachers' Retirement System based on that elected position.

  • Makes the prohibition effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval, allowing existing participants to maintain their benefits while blocking new hires from these organizations from joining the systems.

Legislative Description

Teachers' Retirement System, designated non-governmental and quasi-governmental agencies and any elected local superintendent of education elected to office on or after January 1, 2017, prohibited from participation in, Secs. 16-25-1, 16-25-10.1 to 16-25-10.12, inclusive, 16-25-32, 16-25A-11, 36-29-14 am'd.

Teachers' Retirement System

Last Action

Indefinitely Postponed

4/28/2016

Committee Referrals

Finance and Taxation Education2/23/2016

Full Bill Text

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