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AL SB312

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/12/2020

Primary Sponsor

Greg Albritton

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Origin

Senate

Regular Session 2020

AI Summary

SB312 Summary

  • Allows Tier II plan members to retire with 30 years of creditable service without reduction in retirement allowance, compared to the current requirement for Tier I members of 25 years.

  • Permits Tier II plan members to convert up to 180 accrued sick leave days into creditable service for purposes of service retirement eligibility and calculation.

  • Provides firefighters, law enforcement officers, and correctional officers with one year of hazardous duty time credit for every five years of service, with proportional credit for partial service periods.

  • Increases Tier II plan member contribution rates to 6.75% of earnable compensation effective October 1, 2020 (8% for correctional officers, firefighters, and law enforcement officers).

  • Prohibits future increases to Tier II retirement age above 62 unless approved by a two-thirds vote of both houses of the Legislature.

Legislative Description

Employees' Retirement System, retirement benefits for Tier II plan members modified to provide 30-year service retirement, conversion of sick leave, and hazardous duty time for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers, contribution rate increased, Secs. 36-26-36.1, 36-27-16, 36-27-24, 36-27-59 am'd.

Employees' Retirement System

Last Action

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund

3/12/2020

Committee Referrals

Finance and Taxation General Fund3/12/2020

Full Bill Text

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