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AL SB129
Bill
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SB129 Summary
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Amends Alabama Code Section 36-27-59 to include the Commissioner of Corrections and deputy commissioners of corrections in the definition of "correctional officer" if they have earned and maintain Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission (APOSTC) certification as a correctional officer or law enforcement officer.
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Allows these designated corrections officials to earn one year of hazardous duty time for every five years of service in the Employees' Retirement System or Teachers' Retirement System (Tier I members only).
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Requires these officials to contribute the same percentages as other correctional officers and law enforcement officers: 6% of earnable compensation (through 2011), 8.25% (October 1, 2011 onward), or 8.5% (October 1, 2012 onward for Tier I members).
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Applies the designation retroactively to March 1, 2022, allowing eligible officials to claim prior service credit dating back to that date.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Relating to the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama; to amend Section 36-27-59, Code of Alabama 1975, to designate the Commissioner of Corrections and deputy commissioners of corrections who have earned and maintain APOSTC certification as correctional officers or law enforcement officers for state retirement purposes; and to provide that the designation is retroactive.
Last Action
Enacted
6/1/2023