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AL Code § 16-24-63 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 24 - Tenure of Employment of Teachers.|Article 3 - Part-Time Employment of Teachers.|Section 16-24-63 - Posting of Positions.

Section 16-24-63Posting of positions. The local board of education shall post all part-time positions in accordance with Section 16-22-15.  (Act 2004-300, p. 425, §4.)
AL Code § 16-24-64 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 24 - Tenure of Employment of Teachers.|Article 3 - Part-Time Employment of Teachers.|Section 16-24-64 - Full-Time Teachers to Be Employed for Positions of at Least 20 Class Hours per Week.

Section 16-24-64Full-time teachers to be employed for positions of at least 20 class hours per week. Part-time employment shall not be used in such manner as to replace full-time personnel or teaching positions. At any time should the number of class hours of part-time personnel in any grade or subject in school equal or exceed 20 hours per week, a full-time teacher shall be employed. The superintendent shall diligently attempt to fill the position as soon as practicable and in accordance with Section 16-22-15. The local superintendent shall keep a record of efforts made to find a qualified teacher, and that record shall be open for public inspection. In the event no qualified applicant is found to fill the vacancy, the superintendent shall immediately re-post the position and notify the State Department of Education and the professional organization, as defined in Section 16-1-30 of the vacancy so that each may publicize the opening. The part-time teacher or teachers may remain in the position for the duration of the school year in which the hiring of a full-time teacher becomes necessary, or until the board approves the hiring of a full-time replacement, whichever comes first. No part-time teacher may be hired to teach in a position from which a full-time teacher resigned or was terminated, unless the teaching unit was subject to reduction-in-force based upon declining enrollment in the grade or subject taught by the full-time teacher.  (Act 2004-300, p. 425, §5.)
AL Code § 16-24-65 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 24 - Tenure of Employment of Teachers.|Article 3 - Part-Time Employment of Teachers.|Section 16-24-65 - Validity of Prior Contracts.

Section 16-24-65Validity of prior contracts. Any contract entered into between a public school teacher and a local board of education prior to April 27, 2004, meeting the aforementioned criteria, shall be deemed valid ab initio.  (Act 2004-300, p. 425, §6.)
AL Code § 16-24-66 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 24 - Tenure of Employment of Teachers.|Article 3 - Part-Time Employment of Teachers.|Section 16-24-66 - Continuing Service Status Requirements.

Section 16-24-66Continuing service status requirements.  Any teacher employed in the public schools under this article shall meet the same requirements for attaining continuing service status as defined in Section 16-24-2.  (Act 2004-300, p. 425, §7.)
AL Code § 16-24-67 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 24 - Tenure of Employment of Teachers.|Article 3 - Part-Time Employment of Teachers.|Section 16-24-67 - Annual Report.

Section 16-24-67Annual report. Annually, each local board of education shall report to the State Department of Education the number of part-time teachers employed on a regular basis, by school and by subjects taught.  (Act 2004-300, p. 425, §8.)
AL Code § 16-24-68 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 24 - Tenure of Employment of Teachers.|Article 3 - Part-Time Employment of Teachers.|Section 16-24-68 - Written Education Policies, Rules, and Regulations.

Section 16-24-68Written education policies, rules, and regulations. The local board of education shall comply with Section 16-1-30.  (Act 2004-300, p. 425, §9.)
AL Code § 16-25-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-25-2 - Name and Date of Establishment; Powers, Duties, etc., of Boards of Control; Immunity of Officers, Employees, Etc.

Section 16-25-2Name and date of establishment; powers, duties, etc., of Boards of Control; immunity of officers, employees, etc. (a) There shall be a retirement system which shall constitute a body corporate and shall be under the management of the Board of Control for the purpose of providing retirement allowances and other benefits under the provisions of this chapter for teachers of the State of Alabama. The retirement system shall be established as of October 1, 1940, or as soon thereafter as the Governor by proclamation declares the funds accruing to the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama are sufficient to meet the obligations of the "normal contribution" on October 1, of a year following 1940. It shall have the power and privileges of a corporation and shall be known as the "Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama," and by such name all of its business shall be transacted, all of its funds invested and all of its cash and securities and other property held in trust for the purpose for which received. (b) Any provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Boards of Control of the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama and the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama shall have vested in them all powers necessary to fulfill their fiduciary duty as trustees to members of each respective system including the power to sue and be sued, complain and defend in their own names; provided, however, that as instrumentalities of the state funded by the state, the retirement systems, their officers, and employees shall be immune from suit to the same extent as the state, its agencies, officers, and employees. (Acts 1939, No. 419, p. 559, § 2; Code 1940, T. 52, §363; Code 1975, §36-27B-6; Acts 1983, No. 83-616, p. 953, §§6, 7; Acts 1984, No. 84-259, p. 431, §1.)
AL Code § 16-25-3.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-25-3.1 - Purchase of Credit for Service by Members Age 61 or Older at Time of Employment.

Section 16-25-3.1Purchase of credit for service by members age 61 or older at time of employment. Any member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama who was prohibited from participating in the Teachers' Retirement System because such member was age 61 or older at the time of his employment may purchase credit for any such service including service subsequent to July 1, 1988, for which the member would have been eligible for coverage except for his age, provided that such member shall pay to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Teachers' Retirement System within one year after October 1, 1989, a sum equal to the total contributions which he would have made as a member during the period of such employment plus eight percent interest on such total contributions compounded annually from the date of such service. (Acts 1989, No. 89-695, p. 1370, §3.)
AL Code § 16-25-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-25-6 - Employees of Agricultural Experiment Station of Auburn University.

Section 16-25-6Employees of Agricultural Experiment Station of Auburn University. (a) All persons now employed in an administrative or research capacity by the Agricultural Experiment Station of Auburn University may become members of the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama; provided, that such person elects to accept the benefits of this chapter within six months after October 1, 1951. Such persons may signify their desire to become members of the Teachers' Retirement System by filing written notice with the Secretary-Treasurer of the Teachers' Retirement System within said six months' period. Any person hereafter employed in such capacity shall be deemed to be a teacher within the meaning of this chapter and shall be entitled to the benefits thereof. (b) Any person employed in the capacity as set out in subsection (a) of this section shall be entitled to receive credit for all service as a teacher rendered by him prior to the date of establishment of the retirement system; provided further, that said person may elect to pay to the treasurer of the said retirement system within six months from October 1, 1951, a sum equal to the total contributions which he would have made as a member during the period of his employment by the Agricultural Experiment Station from September 1, 1941, to October 1, 1951. (Acts 1951, No. 857, p. 1492, §§ 1, 2.)
AL Code § 16-25-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-25-7 - Certain Persons Employed by Alabama High School Athletic Association.

Section 16-25-7Certain persons employed by Alabama High School Athletic Association. (a) All persons now employed on a full-time basis in an administrative or clerical capacity by the Alabama High School Athletic Association may become members of the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama within 90 days after October 1, 1967, subject to such rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the Board of Control of the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama. Any person hereafter employed in an administrative or clerical capacity by the Alabama High School Athletic Association shall be deemed to be a "teacher" as defined in Section 16-25-1 and shall be entitled to the benefits thereof. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section and other sections of the Teachers' Retirement System law, it is provided that the Alabama High School Athletic Association shall pay to the retirement system the employer cost for coverage of its employees, such cost to be determined by an actuary employed by the Board of Control and under rules and regulations established by said board. (b) Any person now employed as set out in subsection (a) of this section shall be entitled to receive credit for all service as a "teacher" or as an employee of the Alabama High School Athletic Association rendered by him prior to October 1, 1967; provided, that a sum equal to the total contributions which he would have made as a member during the period of such employment plus regular interest at four percent is paid within 90 days after October 1, 1967. (Acts 1967, Ex. Sess., No. 215, p. 257, §§ 1, 2.)
AL Code § 16-25-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-25-8 - School Lunchroom Managers and Assistants.

Section 16-25-8School lunchroom managers and assistants. (a) All school lunchroom managers and all assistants to such managers who are employed by any county or city board of education in the operation or management of a lunchroom in any public school in Alabama, regardless of the source from which and the manner in which their salaries are paid, may become members of the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama; provided, that such persons elect within six months after October 1, 1969, to accept the benefits of this chapter. Such persons may signify their desire to become members of the Teachers' Retirement System by filing written notice with the Secretary-Treasurer of such system within said six months' period. Any person hereafter employed by a county or city board of education as a manager of or as an assistant to a manager of a lunchroom in a public school shall be deemed to be a teacher within the meaning of such word in the Teachers' Retirement System law and shall be entitled to the benefits thereof. (b) Any person employed in the capacity as set out in subsection (a) of this section shall be entitled to receive credit for all service in such capacity rendered by him prior to October 1, 1969; provided, that such person pays to the treasurer of the Teachers' Retirement System, within six months from October 1, 1969, a sum equal to the total contributions which he would have made as a member during the period of such employment by a county or city board of education from September 1, 1941 to October 1, 1969. (c) Appropriations out of the Education Trust Fund for the purpose of carrying out this section shall be included in the regular appropriations to the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama. (d) The several county and city boards of education employing lunchroom managers and assistant lunchroom managers in the public schools under their separate jurisdictions are hereby authorized and directed to provide for the deductions from the salaries of such persons or for the collection in some other manner of each of such employees' contributions to the Teachers' Retirement System and shall remit such collections to the Teachers' Retirement System as prescribed by law or regulations of the Board of Control of the Teachers' Retirement System. (Acts 1969, No. 1134, p. 2099, §§ 1-4.)
AL Code § 16-25-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-25-9 - Certain School Bus Drivers, Mechanics and Maintenance Workers - Generally.

Section 16-25-9Certain school bus drivers, mechanics and maintenance workers - Generally. (a) All fully budgeted school bus drivers (excluding students), mechanics and maintenance workers not now covered by the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama or Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, who are employed by any county or city board of education or the governing board of any public school in Alabama regardless of the source from which and the manner in which their salaries are paid, may become members of the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama; provided, that such persons elect within six months after October 2, 1971, to accept the benefits of this chapter. Such persons may signify their desire to become members of the Teachers' Retirement System by enrolling through their employer and the Secretary-Treasurer of the Teachers' Retirement System within said six months' period. Any person hereafter employed in these positions shall be deemed to be a "teacher" within the meaning of such word in the Teachers' Retirement System law and shall be entitled to the benefits thereof; except, that those employees who become members under this section shall not be entitled to $72.00 multiplied by the number of years of creditable service for service retirement nor $54.00 multiplied by the number of years for disability retirement. (b) Any person presently employed in the capacity as set out in subsection (a) of this section shall be entitled to receive credit for all service in such capacity rendered by him prior to October 2, 1971; provided, that such person pays to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Teachers' Retirement System within six months from October 2, 1971, a sum equal to the total contributions which he would have made as a member during the period of such employment from September 1, 1941 to October 2, 1971. (c) The several county and city boards of education and other governing bodies of any public schools employing school bus drivers, mechanics, and maintenance workers in the public schools under their separate jurisdiction are hereby authorized and directed to provide for the deductions from the salaries of such persons or for the collection in some other manner of each of such employee contributions to the Teachers' Retirement System as prescribed by law or regulations of the Board of Control of the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama. (Acts 1971, No. 2307, p. 3728, §§1-3; Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 73, p. 4282, §1; Acts 1995, No. 95-538, p. 1100, §1.)
AL Code § 16-25-10.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-25-10.1 - Executive Officers and Employees of Alabama Association of School Boards.

Section 16-25-10.1Executive officers and employees of Alabama Association of School Boards. (a) The governing body of the Alabama Association of School Boards may, by resolution legally adopted to conform to the rules prescribed by the Board of Control of the Teachers' Retirement System, elect to have its executive officers and employees, from whatever source and in whatever manner paid, become eligible to participate in the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama, subject to all rules, regulations and conditions thereof. (b) The governing body of the Alabama Association of School Boards having made an election through a resolution as provided in subsection (a) of this section, its employees and executive officers may participate in and be entitled to all benefits of the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama; provided, that where member contributions are made from salaries paid by the Alabama Association of School Boards, the Alabama Association of School Boards shall pay the employer costs calculated as a percentage of the salaries of those employees to be contributed as employer in accordance with subdivisions (3) and (5) of Section 16-25-21. Such amounts shall be paid monthly and at the same time as the member contributions are made to the Teachers' Retirement System. (c) The governing body of the Alabama Association of School Boards may provide in its resolution to the Teachers' Retirement System's Board of Control that all service rendered by an eligible employee or executive officer to said association previous to the effective date of said association's election to come under the Teachers' Retirement System shall be creditable service to such employee or executive officer; provided, that any such provision shall apply only to those employees and officers who were in the active service of the association on the effective date of said association's election to be covered under the Teachers' Retirement System; provided further, that the said resolution shall also state that the Alabama Association of School Boards shall assume and pay, as required, all costs necessary to fund the crediting of such previous service, such costs to be determined by the actuary employed by the Teachers' Retirement System's Board of Control. (Acts 1976, No. 608, p. 824, §§ 1-3.)
AL Code § 16-25-10.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-25-10.2 - Executive Officers and Employees of Alabama Council for School Administration and Supervision.

Section 16-25-10.2Executive officers and employees of Alabama Council for School Administration and Supervision. (a) The governing body of the Alabama Council for School Administration and Supervision may, by resolution legally adopted to conform to the rules prescribed by the Board of Control of the Teachers' Retirement System, elect to have its executive officers and employees, from whatever source and in whatever manner paid, become eligible to participate in the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama, subject to all rules, regulations and conditions thereof. (b) The governing body of the Alabama Council for School Administration and Supervision having made an election through a resolution as provided in subsection (a) of this section, its employees and executive officers may participate in and be entitled to all benefits of the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama; provided, that where contributions are made from salaries paid by the Alabama Council for School Administration and Supervision, the Council for School Administration and Supervision shall pay the employer costs, calculated as a percentage of the salaries of those employees, to be contributed as employer in accordance with Section 16-25-21. Such amounts shall be paid monthly and at the same time as the members' contributions are made to the Teachers' Retirement System. (c) The governing body of the Alabama Council for School Administration and Supervision may provide in its resolution to the Teachers' Retirement System's Board of Control that all service rendered, by an eligible employee or executive officer, to said council, previous to the effective date of said council's election to come under the Teachers' Retirement System, shall be creditable service to such employee or executive officer; provided, that any such provision shall apply only to those employees and officers who were in the active service of the council on the effective date of said council's election to be covered under the Teachers' Retirement System; and provided further, that the said resolution also states that the Alabama Council for School Administration and Supervision shall assume and pay, as required, all costs necessary to fund the crediting of such previous service, such costs to be determined by the actuary employed by the Teachers' Retirement System's Board of Control. All benefits that accrue and are payable to any beneficiary hereunder shall be limited to and shall not exceed the amount paid in by the beneficiary and the employer plus his portion of the interest earned and the enhancement of his moneys by investing them, less the cost of administration, at no cost to the State of Alabama. (Acts 1980, No. 80-226, p. 307, §§ 1-3.)
AL Code § 16-25-10.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-25-10.3 - Executive Officers and Employees of Alabama Vocational Association.

Section 16-25-10.3Executive officers and employees of Alabama Vocational Association. (a) The governing body of the Alabama Vocational Association may, by resolution legally adopted to conform to the rules prescribed by the Board of Control of the Teachers' Retirement System, elect to have its executive officers and employees, from whatever source and in whatever manner paid, become eligible to participate in the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama, subject to all rules, regulations and conditions thereof. (b) The governing body of the Alabama Vocational Association having made an election through a resolution as provided in subsection (a) of this section, its employees and executive officers may participate in and be entitled to all benefits of the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama, provided that where contributions are made from salaries paid by the Alabama Vocational Association, the Alabama Vocational Association shall pay the employer costs, calculated as a percentage of the salaries of those employees, to be contributed as employer in accordance with Section 16-25-21. Such amounts shall be paid monthly and at the same time as the members' contributions are made to the Teachers' Retirement System. (c) The governing body of the Alabama Vocational Association may provide in its resolution to the Teachers' Retirement System's Board of Control that all service rendered, by an eligible employee or executive officer, to said association, previous to the effective date of said association's election to come under the Teachers' Retirement System, shall be creditable service to such employee or executive officer; provided that any such provision shall apply only to those employees and officers who were in the active service of the association on the effective date of said association's election to be covered under the Teachers' Retirement System; and provided further that the said resolution also states that the Alabama Vocational Association shall assume and pay, as required, all costs necessary to fund the crediting of such previous service, such costs to be determined by the actuary employed by the Teachers' Retirement System's Board of Control. (Acts 1982, No. 82-623, p. 1178, §§1-3.)