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AL Code § 36-25-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 25 - Code of Ethics for Public Officials, Employees, Etc.|Section 36-25-24 - Supervisor Prohibited From Discharging or Discriminating Against Employee Where Employee Reports Violation.

Section 36-25-24Supervisor prohibited from discharging or discriminating against employee where employee reports violation. (a) A supervisor shall not discharge, demote, transfer, or otherwise discriminate against a public employee regarding such employee's compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment based on the employee's reporting a violation, or what he or she believes in good faith to be a violation, of this chapter or giving truthful statements or truthful testimony concerning an alleged ethics violation. (b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed in any manner to prevent or prohibit or otherwise limit a supervisor from disciplining, discharging, transferring, or otherwise affecting the terms and conditions of a public employee's employment so long as the disciplinary action does not result from or is in no other manner connected with the public employee's filing a complaint with the commission, giving truthful statements, and truthfully testifying. (c) No public employee shall file a complaint or otherwise initiate action against a public official or other public employee without a good faith basis for believing the complaint to be true and accurate. (d) A supervisor who is alleged to have violated this section shall be subject to civil action in the circuit courts of this state pursuant to the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure as promulgated by the Alabama Supreme Court. (e) A public employee who without a good faith belief in the truthfulness and accuracy of a complaint filed against a supervisor, shall be subject to a civil action in the circuit courts in the State of Alabama pursuant to the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure as promulgated by the Supreme Court. Additionally, a public employee who without a good faith belief in the truthfulness and accuracy of a complaint as filed against a supervisor shall be subject to appropriate and applicable personnel action. (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow a public employee to file a complaint to prevent, mitigate, lessen, or otherwise to extinguish existing or anticipated personnel action by a supervisor. A public employee who willfully files such a complaint against a supervisor shall, upon conviction, be guilty of the crime of false reporting. (Acts 1973, No. 1056, p. 1699, §30; Acts 1975, No. 130, p. 603, §1; Acts 1995, No. 95-194, p. 269, §1.)
AL Code § 36-25-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 25 - Code of Ethics for Public Officials, Employees, Etc.|Section 36-25-26 - False Reporting for Purpose of Influencing Legislation.

Section 36-25-26False reporting for purpose of influencing legislation. No person, for the purpose of influencing legislation, may do either of the following: (1) Knowingly or willfully make any false statement or misrepresentation of the facts to a member of the Legislative or Executive Branch. (2) Knowing a document to contain a false statement, cause a copy of the document to be received by a member of the Legislative or Executive Branch without notifying the member in writing of the truth. (Acts 1973, No. 1056, p. 1699, §23; Acts 1975, No. 130, p. 603, §1; Acts 1995, No. 95-194, p. 269, §1.)
AL Code § 36-25-28 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 25 - Code of Ethics for Public Officials, Employees, Etc.|Section 36-25-28 - Chapter Not to Deprive Citizens of Constitutional Right to Communicate With Members of Legislature.

Section 36-25-28Chapter not to deprive citizens of constitutional right to communicate with members of Legislature. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as to deprive any citizen, not lobbying, of the citizen's constitutional right to communicate with members of the Legislature. (Acts 1973, No. 1056, p. 1699, §25; Acts 1975, No. 130, p. 603, §1; Acts 1995, No. 95-194, p. 269, §1.)
AL Code § 36-25-29 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 25 - Code of Ethics for Public Officials, Employees, Etc.|Section 36-25-29 - Appropriations.

Section 36-25-29Appropriations. (a) The Legislature shall appropriate such sums as it deems necessary to implement the provisions of and administer this chapter. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, the annual appropriation to the State Ethics Commission in the State General Fund Appropriations Act shall not be less than one tenth of one percent of the total State General Fund amount appropriated in the State General Fund Appropriations Act unless a lower appropriation amount is expressly approved by two-thirds of the membership of the House of Representatives and two-thirds of the membership of the Senate. (Acts 1973, No. 1056, p. 1699, §29; Acts 1975, No. 130, p. 603, §1; Acts 1995, No. 95-194, p. 269, §1; Act 2011-259, p. 473, §1.)
AL Code § 36-25-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 25 - Code of Ethics for Public Officials, Employees, Etc.|Section 36-25-30 - Construction of Chapter.

Section 36-25-30Construction of chapter. This chapter shall be construed in pari materia with other laws dealing with the subject of ethics. (Acts 1973, No. 1056, p. 1699, §32; Acts 1975, No. 130, p. 603, §1; Acts 1995, No. 95-194, p. 269, §1.)
AL Code § 36-25A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 25A - Alabama Open Meetings Act.|Section 36-25A-1 - Purpose; Open Meetings Requirement; Short Title.

Section 36-25A-1Purpose; open meetings requirement; short title. (a) It is the policy of this state that the deliberative process of governmental bodies shall be open to the public during meetings as defined in Section 36-25A-2(6). Except for executive sessions permitted in Section 36-25A-7(a) or as otherwise expressly provided by other federal or state laws or statutes, all meetings of a governmental body shall be open to the public and no meetings of a governmental body may be held without providing notice pursuant to the requirements of Section 36-25A-3. No executive sessions are required by this chapter to be held under any circumstances. Serial meetings or electronic communications shall not be utilized to circumvent any of the provisions of this chapter. (b) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Alabama Open Meetings Act." (Act 2005-40, p. 55, §1; Act 2015-340, §1.)
AL Code § 36-25A-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 25A - Alabama Open Meetings Act.|Section 36-25A-4 - Maintenance of Records.

Section 36-25A-4Maintenance of records. A governmental body shall maintain accurate records of its meetings, excluding executive sessions, setting forth the date, time, place, members present or absent, and action taken at each meeting. Except as otherwise provided by law, the records of each meeting shall become a public record and be made available to the public as soon as practicable after approval. (Act 2005-40, p. 55, §4.)
AL Code § 36-25A-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 25A - Alabama Open Meetings Act.|Section 36-25A-5 - Rules of Parliamentary Procedure; Voting.

Section 36-25A-5Rules of parliamentary procedure; voting.  (a) Unless otherwise provided by law, meetings shall be conducted pursuant to the governing body's adopted rules of parliamentary procedure not in conflict with laws applicable to the governmental body. (b) Unless otherwise permitted by this chapter or directed by provisions in the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, or other existing state law applicable to the governmental body, all votes on matters before a governmental body, including, but not limited to, votes to appropriate or to authorize a governmental body's designated employee, within limits prescribed by the governmental body without further authorization of the governmental body, to spend public funds, to levy taxes or fees, to forgive debts to the governmental body, or to grant tax abatements, shall be made during the open or public portion of a meeting for which notice has been provided pursuant to this chapter. Voice votes may be allowed. Unless permitted by this chapter, existing statute, or constitutional amendment, no votes shall be taken in executive sessions. Unless otherwise directed by provisions in the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, or other existing state law applicable to a governmental body, a governmental body may not vote by secret ballot. (Act 2005-40, p. 55, §5.)
AL Code § 36-25A-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 25A - Alabama Open Meetings Act.|Section 36-25A-6 - Recording of Meeting.

Section 36-25A-6Recording of meeting. A meeting of a governmental body, except while in executive session, may be openly recorded by any person in attendance by means of a tape recorder or any other means of sonic, photographic, or video reproduction provided the recording does not disrupt the conduct of the meeting. The governmental body may adopt reasonable rules for the implementation of this section. (Act 2005-40, p. 55, §6.)
AL Code § 36-25A-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 25A - Alabama Open Meetings Act.|Section 36-25A-8 - Immunity From Suit.

Section 36-25A-8Immunity from suit. In addition to any existing applicable immunity, members of a governmental body and any of its employees participating in a meeting conducted in conformance with this chapter shall have an absolute privilege and immunity from suit for any statement made during the meeting which relates to an action pending before the governmental body. (Act 2005-40, p. 55, §8.)
AL Code § 36-25A-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 25A - Alabama Open Meetings Act.|Section 36-25A-10 - Limitation Period.

Section 36-25A-10Limitation period. An action under this chapter must be brought within 60 days of the date that the plaintiff knew or should have known of the alleged act which brings rise to the cause of action; provided, however, that any action under this chapter must be brought within two years of the alleged act which brings rise to the cause of action. (Act 2005-40, p. 55, §11.)
AL Code § 36-25A-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 25A - Alabama Open Meetings Act.|Section 36-25A-11 - Repealer and Construction.

Section 36-25A-11Repealer and construction. Section 13A-14-2, is repealed. All specific references in the Code of Alabama 1975 to Section 13A-14-2 shall be considered a reference to this chapter and where expressly excluded or included from application of Section 13A-14-2, the exclusion or inclusion from application shall remain as it applies to these new sections. The Code Commissioner, when appropriate, shall implement these changes in the Code of Alabama 1975. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to repeal or amend any portion of the Code of Alabama 1975, in effect on October 1, 2005, except as expressly provided herein. (Act 2005-40, p. 55, §10.)
AL Code § 36-26A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26A - State Employees Protection.|Section 36-26A-1 - Short Title.

Section 36-26A-1Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "The State Employees Protection Act." (Acts 1994, No. 94-244, p. 341, §1.)
AL Code § 36-26A-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26A - State Employees Protection.|Section 36-26A-2 - Definitions.

Section 36-26A-2Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases have the following meanings: (1) PUBLIC BODY. All of the following: a. A state officer, employee, agency, department, division, bureau, board, commission, council, authority, or other body in the Executive Branch of state government. b. An agency, board, commission, council, member, or employee of the Legislative Branch of state government. c. A law enforcement agency, including the offices of the Attorney General and district attorneys, or any member or employee of a law enforcement agency. d. The Judicial Branch of state government and any member or employee of that branch. (2) STATE EMPLOYEE. A person defined as a classified employee under Section 36-26-2. (3) SUPERVISOR. Any individual having authority, in the interest of the employer, to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, regard, or discipline other employees, or responsibly to direct them, or to adjust their grievances, or effectively to recommend such action, if, in connection with the foregoing, the exercise of the authority is not of a merely routine or clerical nature but requires the use of independent judgment. (Acts 1994, No. 94-244, p. 341, §2.)
AL Code § 36-26A-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26A - State Employees Protection.|Section 36-26A-3 - Discharge for Reporting Violation of Law Prohibited.

Section 36-26A-3Discharge for reporting violation of law prohibited. A supervisor shall not discharge, demote, transfer, or otherwise discriminate against a state employee regarding the state employee's compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment if the state employee, reports, under oath or in the form of an affidavit, a violation of a law, a regulation, or a rule, promulgated pursuant to the laws of this state, or a political subdivision of this state, to a public body. (Acts 1994, No. 94-244, p. 341, §3.)
AL Code § 36-26A-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26A - State Employees Protection.|Section 36-26A-4 - Limitations; Venue.

Section 36-26A-4Limitations; venue. (a) A state employee shall bring a civil action within two years after the occurrence of the alleged violation of this chapter. (b) A civil action may be brought in Montgomery County, or in the county in which the supervisor against whom the civil complaint is filed resides. (Acts 1994, No. 94-244, p. 341, §4.)
AL Code § 36-26A-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26A - State Employees Protection.|Section 36-26A-5 - Remedies.

Section 36-26A-5Remedies. A court, in rendering a judgment in an action brought pursuant to this chapter, may order, where appropriate, payment of back wages, front wages, and compensatory damages, or any combination of these remedies. (Acts 1994, No. 94-244, p. 341, §5.)
AL Code § 36-26A-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26A - State Employees Protection.|Section 36-26A-6 - Sovereign Immunity.

Section 36-26A-6Sovereign immunity. This chapter does not create a new cause of action against the State of Alabama or its agencies. (Acts 1994, No. 94-244, p. 341, §6.)
AL Code § 36-26A-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 26A - State Employees Protection.|Section 36-26A-7 - Conduct Not Protected.

Section 36-26A-7Conduct not protected. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent or prohibit a supervisor from disciplining, discharging, transferring, or otherwise affecting the terms and conditions of a state employee's employment not connected with the conduct protected by this chapter. (Acts 1994, No. 94-244, p. 341, §7.)
AL Code § 36-27A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 27A - Public Employees Individual Retirement Account Fund.|Section 36-27A-1 - Legislative Intent.

Section 36-27A-1Legislative intent. It is the intent of the Legislature to make available to the public employees and officials of the State of Alabama, or any political subdivision thereof, a public employees' individual retirement account plan and/or any other tax avoidance or deferral plan permitted by federal law, so as to enable said persons to conveniently and economically receive the fullest benefits offered by federal tax law as it relates to tax deferred savings plans for public employees covered by a mandatory public retirement plan. (Acts 1982, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 82-776, p. 278, §1; Acts 1986, Ex. Sess., No. 86-685, p. 80, §1; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-925, p. 535, §1.)
AL Code § 36-27A-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 27A - Public Employees Individual Retirement Account Fund.|Section 36-27A-2 - Creation; Administered by Board of Control, etc.; Composition of Board.

Section 36-27A-2Creation; administered by board of control, etc.; composition of board. There is hereby created a fund or funds which shall be known collectively as the Public Employees' Individual Retirement Account Fund (PEIRAF). The PEIRAF shall be administered by the Secretary-Treasurer of the Employees' Retirement System under the supervision and direction of a board of control which shall be composed of members of the investment committees of the Teachers' and Employees' Retirement Systems of Alabama. (Acts 1982, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 82-776, p. 278, §2; Acts 1986, Ex. Sess., No. 86-685, p. 80, §2.)
AL Code § 36-27A-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 27A - Public Employees Individual Retirement Account Fund.|Section 36-27A-3 - Authority of Board to Promulgate Rules and Regulations.

Section 36-27A-3Authority of board to promulgate rules and regulations. The board of control is hereby empowered and authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter, and to define terms, words and/or phrases incident thereto, provided such rules shall conform to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. The board of control may in its discretion adopt one or more tax deferred savings plans authorized by the federal government if it finds that doing so will offer substantial tax benefits to any segment of the public employees covered under the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1982, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 82-776, p. 278, §3; Acts 1986, Ex. Sess., No. 86-685, p. 80, §3.)
AL Code § 36-27A-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 27A - Public Employees Individual Retirement Account Fund.|Section 36-27A-4 - Investments.

Section 36-27A-4Investments. All investments shall be made pursuant to the same authority and restrictions that govern the investment of funds of the retirement systems of Alabama. (Acts 1982, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 82-776, p. 278, §4; Acts 1991, No. 91-664, §1.)
AL Code § 36-27A-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 27A - Public Employees Individual Retirement Account Fund.|Section 36-27A-5 - Eligibility.

Section 36-27A-5Eligibility. The PEIRAF shall be available to all public employees in the State of Alabama who are members of the Teachers' Retirement System, the Employees' Retirement System or the Judicial Retirement Fund. In addition, any employee of an employer eligible to participate in the Employees' Retirement System pursuant to the provisions of Section 36-27-6, or any public official or employee of the State of Alabama or any political subdivision thereof, shall be eligible to participate under the provisions of this chapter. Participation in this fund shall be on a strictly voluntary basis under such rules and regulations as shall be adopted by the board of control and in accordance with the provisions contained in the Internal Revenue Code as it relates to individual retirement accounts for public employees. Any person who shall become ineligible for participation in the PEIRAF due to the termination of his employment with an eligible employer may leave his contributions on account with the PEIRAF; however, no further contributions may be accepted on his account unless such person shall become reemployed by an eligible employer. (Acts 1982, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 82-776, p. 278, §5; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-925, p. 535, §2.)
AL Code § 36-27A-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 27A - Public Employees Individual Retirement Account Fund.|Section 36-27A-6 - Contributions.

Section 36-27A-6Contributions. Contributions to the PEIRAF may be deducted from each participating employee's compensation or retirement allowance and transmitted to the PEIRAF in accordance with any limitations imposed by federal tax law for any tax deferred savings plan offered pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and pursuant to such rules and regulations as shall be promulgated by the board. (Acts 1982, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 82-776, p. 278, §6; Acts 1986, Ex. Sess., No. 86-685, p. 80, §4.)
AL Code § 36-27A-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 27A - Public Employees Individual Retirement Account Fund.|Section 36-27A-7 - Administrative Cost.

Section 36-27A-7Administrative cost. The administrative cost for the operation of the PEIRAF shall be provided from the expenses funds of the Employees' Retirement System and the Teachers' Retirement System. No additional state funds shall be used to administer the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1982, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 82-776, p. 278, §7; Act 2001-1061, 4th Sp. Sess., p. 1058, §1.)
AL Code § 36-27B-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 27B - Preretirement Death Benefit Program.|Section 36-27B-1 - (Effective November 8, 2016, Subject to Contingencies) Creation and Effective Date of Program.

Section 36-27B-1(Effective November 8, 2016, subject to contingencies) Creation and effective date of program. There shall be created the Preretirement Death Benefit Program effective October 1, 1985, which shall be effective as of that date to all employees covered under the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama and the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama. Beginning November 8, 2016, the Preretirement Death Benefit Program shall be effective to all members of the Judges' and Clerks' Plan and the District Attorneys' Plan provided for in Section 12-18-151 and Section 12-17-227.1. In the event the conditions prescribed in Section 36-27B-5 shall occur prior to October 1, 1985, the death benefit plan established herein shall become effective upon certification and adoption by a joint resolution of the Teachers' and Employees' Retirement Systems' Boards of Control. (Acts 1983, No. 83-616, p. 953, §1.)
AL Code § 36-27B-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 27B - Preretirement Death Benefit Program.|Section 36-27B-2 - Fund Established; Moneys Paid In, Out, etc.; Transfer of Funds.

Section 36-27B-2Fund established; moneys paid in, out, etc.; transfer of funds. A separate fund to be known as the Preretirement Death Benefit Fund is hereby established within the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama and the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama to be held in trust by the respective Boards of Control. Such fund shall consist of all moneys paid by the employers for preretirement death benefit purposes, and of the investment earnings upon such moneys, and shall be used only to pay the preretirement death benefits prescribed by Section 36-27B-3. Concurrent with the determination of the initial liability of this program for the fiscal year on and after the effective date of the program, there shall be transferred from the pension accumulation fund of each system to the fund created by this section such amounts, as shall be determined by the actuary, necessary to pay anticipated death benefit claims. Subsequent transfers shall be made if necessary to pay the benefits prescribed in Section 36-27B-3. (Acts 1983, No. 83-616, p. 953, §2.)