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AL Code § 36-21-102 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 5 - Police Officer's and Firefighter's Survivors Educational Assistance.|Section 36-21-102 - Tuition Benefits; Eligibility.

Section 36-21-102Tuition benefits; eligibility. When a full-time law enforcement officer or full-time firefighter employed by the state, by any county, or by any municipality, a volunteer firefighter, or a rescue squad member is or was killed or becomes totally disabled in the line of duty, free tuition for undergraduate study at any state college, state community college, state junior college, state technical college, in the State of Alabama, and other costs officially prescribed for the classes in the course of study, shall be paid for the following: (1)a. Any dependent child, natural or adopted, under 21 years of age at the time of death or total disability; any dependent natural child under the age of 21 born after the death of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, or rescue squad member; or any dependant child, natural or adopted, under 21 years of age who is born or adopted after the total disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, or rescue squad member. b. Notwithstanding paragraph a., to receive benefits under this section an adopted dependent shall have been adopted, and resided in the household of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, or rescue squad member, for at least five years prior to enrollment in undergraduate study. (2) A spouse who has not remarried, provided initial enrollment is within five years of the death or total disability of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, volunteer firefighter, or rescue squad member. (Acts 1987, No. 87-609, p. 1058, §3; Act 99-448, p. 1039, §1; Act 2000-808, p. 1920, §1; Act 2009-631, p. 1935, §1; Act 2016-385, p. 1026, §1; Act 2021-425, §1.)
AL Code § 36-21-103 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 5 - Police Officer's and Firefighter's Survivors Educational Assistance.|Section 36-21-103 - Forms and Applications for Implementation.

Section 36-21-103Forms and applications for implementation. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education shall provide the necessary forms and applications for the implementation of this article, and shall supervise said implementation with the state college, state community college, state junior college, state technical college, or state university concerned. (Acts 1987, No. 87-609, p. 1058, §4.)
AL Code § 36-21-104 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 5 - Police Officer's and Firefighter's Survivors Educational Assistance.|Section 36-21-104 - Tuition Eligibility Board.

Section 36-21-104Tuition Eligibility Board. There is created the Tuition Eligibility Board, which shall determine the eligibility of any persons applying under the provisions of this article. The Tuition Eligibility Board shall certify to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education the eligible persons to receive tuition assistance under the provisions of Section 36-21-102. The Tuition Eligibility Board shall consist of two members appointed by the Governor, one member appointed by the Executive Board of the Alabama Education Association, one member appointed by the Board of Directors of the Alabama State Policemen's Association, Inc., one member appointed by the Professional Firefighter's Association of Alabama, one member appointed by the Alabama Firefighter's Association, one member appointed by the Alabama State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, one member appointed by the Alabama State Troopers Association, and one member appointed by the Board of Directors of the Alabama Peace Officers' Association. Each member shall serve four years from the date of appointment and shall have the right of succession. The board shall elect a chairperson from among the members and shall coordinate the implementation of this article with the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. The chairperson shall call meetings of the board to determine eligibility of applicants. Each board member shall receive reimbursement of expenses for duties performed in accordance with the provisions of this article. A majority of the members appointed shall constitute a quorum. (Acts 1987, No. 87-609, p. 1058, § 5; Act 99-448, p. 1039, § 1.)
AL Code § 36-21-105 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 5 - Police Officer's and Firefighter's Survivors Educational Assistance.|Section 36-21-105 - Appropriation of Funds.

Section 36-21-105Appropriation of funds. There is hereby appropriated annually from the Education Trust Fund of the State Treasury the amount sufficient to carry out the provisions of this article and the administrative expenses incident thereto. (Acts 1987, No. 87-609, p. 1058, §6; Acts 1990, No. 90-239, p. 297, §1.)
AL Code § 36-21-120 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 6 - Police Officers of Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians.|Section 36-21-120 - Definitions.

Section 36-21-120Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) POLICE OFFICER. A law enforcement officer appointed by a tribe pursuant to Section 36-21-122 who meets all of the requirements of the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission for certified law enforcement officers. (2) RESERVATION. The Mowa Choctaw Indian Reservation or Poarch Creek Indian Reservation, including any and all tribal properties or property owned in trust for the tribe by the United States government. (3) TRIBE. The tribe of Indians known as the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians organized as a nonprofit corporation and recognized as a tribal government and law enforcement agency by the State of Alabama and the tribe of Indians recognized as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians by the federal government and by the State of Alabama as a tribal government and as a law enforcement agency. (Act 99-527, p. 1152, §1; Act 2018-393, §1.)
AL Code § 36-21-121 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 6 - Police Officers of Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians.|Section 36-21-121 - Legislative Intent.

Section 36-21-121Legislative intent.  It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for the employment of police officers by a reservation in order to protect reservation boundaries from intruders and trespassers, to prevent damage to the properties and grounds of the reservation, and to provide for the safety of residents and employees of the reservation. The police officers shall be vested with powers similar to the powers vested in university police. (Act 99-527, p. 1152, §2; Act 2018-393, §1.)
AL Code § 36-21-122 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 6 - Police Officers of Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians.|Section 36-21-122 - Employment of Police Officers.

Section 36-21-122Employment of police officers.  The tribal council of a tribe may appoint and employ one or more suitable persons to act as police officers to protect the reservation of the tribe from intruders and trespassers, to prevent damage to the properties and grounds of the reservation of the tribe, and to provide for the safety of residents and employees of the reservation of the tribe. No state or local funds allocated for law enforcement purposes shall be used to provide financial support for the law enforcement officers hired by a tribe. The authority of any person appointed as a police officer shall immediately cease when the person ceases to be an agent, servant, or employee of a reservation. (Act 99-527, p. 1152, §3; Act 2018-393, §1.)
AL Code § 36-21-123 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 6 - Police Officers of Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians.|Section 36-21-123 - Powers Generally.

Section 36-21-123Powers generally. Any police officer appointed by a tribe pursuant to Section 36-21-122 shall be charged with all the powers of state police officers including, but not limited to, the right to bear firearms. The police officers of a tribe may do any of the following: (1) Eject trespassers from the buildings and grounds of the reservation. (2) Without a warrant, arrest a person who is engaging in disorderly conduct, trespassing upon the property of the reservation, or committing any public offense in the presence of the police officer on the reservation property, carry the person before the proper court, and, upon proper affidavit, charge the person with committing the offense. The person so arrested may be tried and convicted as in cases of persons brought before a court on the warrant of the court. (3) Arrest any person pursuant to a warrant who is on the premises of the reservation and is charged with any public offense and take the person before the proper office. (Act 99-527, p. 1152, §4; Act 2018-393, §1.)
AL Code § 36-21-124 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 6 - Police Officers of Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians.|Section 36-21-124 - Limitation of Powers.

Section 36-21-124Limitation of powers.  The powers of police officers appointed by a tribe pursuant to this article may be exercised only upon the premises of the reservation of the tribe, and a police officer may not otherwise act as a police officer while off the premises of his or her reservation, except under either of the following conditions: (1) When in appropriate pursuit off the reservation of any offender or suspected offender who is charged with the commission of a crime while on the premises of the reservation. (2) To make lawful arrests for a felony committed, or for which there is probable cause to believe has been committed, in the presence of the police officer or within the boundaries of the property owned or operated by the tribe. (Act 99-527, p. 1152, §5; Act 2018-393, §1.)
AL Code § 36-21-140 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 7|Section 36-21-140 - Committee Created; Membership; Operation; Compensation.

Section 36-21-140Committee created; membership; operation; compensation. REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (Act 2000-719, p. 1542, §1.)
AL Code § 36-21-141 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 7|Section 36-21-141 - Nomination and Award.

Section 36-21-141Nomination and award. REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (Act 2000-719, p. 1542, § 2.)
AL Code § 36-21-142 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 7|Section 36-21-142 - Relation to Legislative Medal of Honor.

Section 36-21-142Relation to Legislative Medal of Honor.  REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (Act 2000-719, p. 1542, § 3.)
AL Code § 36-21-180 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 9 - Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund.|Section 36-21-180 - Definitions.

Section 36-21-180Definitions. When used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BOARD. The board of commissioners of the fund and any successors thereto. (2) ERS. The Employees' Retirement System of Alabama. (3) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. The executive director of the board. (4) FIREFIGHTER. Any firefighter as certified by the Alabama Firefighters Personnel Standards and Education Commission. The term also includes any volunteer firefighter who is a member of a certified volunteer fire department under Section 9-3-17. (5) FUND. The Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund created in this article. (6) MEMBER. Any firefighter who is a member of the fund and who is in good standing by virtue of having paid all sums required by this article. (7) MEMBERSHIP SERVICE. The period of employment of a member as a firefighter from the date he or she becomes a member. (8) MONTH. A period of 30 days. (9) PRIOR SERVICE. The period of employment of a member as a firefighter from the time of initial employment as a firefighter to October 1, 2010. (10) QUALIFIED SERVICE. The prior service plus membership service of a member. (11) YEAR. A period of 365 days. The last year of employment as a firefighter when over six months of membership service shall constitute a year toward service retirement. (Act 2010-726, p. 1818, §1.)
AL Code § 36-21-181 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 9 - Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund.|Section 36-21-181 - Board of Commissioners of the Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund - Creation; Composition.

Section 36-21-181Board of Commissioners of the Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund - Creation; composition. (a) There is created a board to be known as the Board of Commissioners of the Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund. The board shall be composed of the following members: (1) A consumer member appointed by the Governor for an initial term of two years. (2) A volunteer firefighter appointed by the Alabama Association of Volunteer Fire Departments for an initial term of two years. (3) A volunteer firefighter appointed by the Alabama Firefighters Association for an initial term of four years. (4) A paid firefighter appointed by the Professional Firefighters Association of Alabama for an initial term of four years. (5) A paid firefighter appointed by the Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs for an initial term of four years. (b) Thereafter, each member of the board shall serve for a period of four years. Any member of the board shall be eligible to succeed himself or herself. The term of each person appointed or elected to the board shall begin on the date of appointment or election, and any person so appointed or elected whose successor has not been appointed or elected shall continue to serve until the appointment or election of a successor. Any member of the board who shall cease to be a member during his or her incumbency shall be replaced as a member of the board by the appointing authority for the remainder of the unexpired term. (Act 2010-726, p. 1818, §2.)
AL Code § 36-21-182 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 9 - Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund.|Section 36-21-182 - Board of Commissioners of the Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund - Compensation.

Section 36-21-182Board of Commissioners of the Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund - Compensation. All board members shall be paid thirty dollars ($30) per day and mileage and per diem for attendance of board meetings. When a board member is traveling on fund business, he or she shall receive the same mileage and per diem as allowed for state employees while attending state business. (Act 2010-726, p. 1818, §3.)
AL Code § 36-21-183 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 9 - Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund.|Section 36-21-183 - Board of Commissioners of the Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund - Powers and Duties.

Section 36-21-183Board of Commissioners of the Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund - Powers and duties. The board shall have the following powers in carrying out its responsibilities: (1) To collect all moneys provided in this article to be collected by it. (2) To provide for and maintain all necessary administrative facilities and personnel. (3) To provide for payment of all administrative salaries, fees, and expenses. (4) To cause its moneys to be invested in a manner consistent with the ERS investment policies and practices. (5) To pass upon all applications for annuities and benefits provided for in this article. (6) To adopt such rules as may be necessary or desirable to expedite the administration of the affairs of the board pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. (7) To provide upon request descriptive literature regarding the fund. (8) To pay all benefits and annuities that may be determined to be due under this article and under the rules of the board. (9) To make refunds and repayments to which members may be entitled under this article. (10) To employ such agents, attorneys, actuaries, and other specialized personnel as shall be necessary or desirable to enable the board to carry on its functions in a proper and actuarially sound manner. (11) To receive by gift, grant, devise, or bequest any moneys or properties of any nature or description. (12) To carry out any powers expressly granted to the board elsewhere in this article. (13) All other powers necessary for the proper administration of this article. (Act 2010-726, p. 1818, §4.)
AL Code § 36-21-184 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 9 - Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund.|Section 36-21-184 - Board of Commissioners of the Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund - Maintenance of Records.

Section 36-21-184Board of Commissioners of the Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund - Maintenance of records. The board shall keep permanent records of its membership, receipts, disbursements, and all of its other affairs under this article. Such records of the members shall show, with respect to each member, his or her name, age, date of beginning of prior service, date of beginning of membership service, the amount of all payments made by him or her to the fund, the date of any incapacity and the nature thereof and reason therefor, the amount of all annuities or benefits, if any, paid to him or her under this article, and such other information with respect to each member as shall be deemed necessary by the board for the proper determination of eligibility for annuities and benefits under this article and the amount of potential liability of the fund for the same. All records, papers, documents, and other data of the board shall be carefully preserved in a safe, secure, and permanent manner. (Act 2010-726, p. 1818, §5.)
AL Code § 36-21-185 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 9 - Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund.|Section 36-21-185 - Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund.

Section 36-21-185Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund. (a) A special fund is established for the purpose of providing retirement allowances and other benefits for members of the fund. The fund shall be known as the Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund. All amounts received by the board shall be paid into the fund. (b) The board shall deliver all moneys not currently needed for the functioning of the board to the ERS for investment and reinvestment as determined by ERS administrative policies and practices. The ERS shall charge a reasonable fee for providing investment services to the board. The board shall comply with all administrative policies and requests of the ERS regarding investment services provided by the ERS. The board shall have such control of the fund as is consistent with this article and with the laws of the state. (c) All moneys of the board not currently invested by the ERS shall be held in a special trust account or accounts in any bank or banks in the state and may be withdrawn therefrom by voucher, check, or electronic debit by the executive director pursuant to authorization given by the board. The board may expend moneys in the fund in accordance with this article. (Act 2010-726, p. 1818, §6.)
AL Code § 36-21-186 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 9 - Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund.|Section 36-21-186 - Funding.

Section 36-21-186Funding. (a) In order to fund this article, a minimum annual fee of two dollars ($2) may be voluntarily contributed from either or both the income tax return of the contributor and the annual ad valorem statement of the contributor by indicating on a check-off box which shall be provided. The checkoff shall be described as the Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund. If a taxpayer voluntarily indicates, two dollars ($2) or more shall be added to his or her income tax amount due or his or her property tax due, or both, respectively, and shall be paid to the appropriate person or authority administering the program. The voluntary contribution or contributions made by the taxpayer shall be distributed by the appropriate person or authority administering the program to the fund created by this article. (b) The net amount of all such fees shall be remitted by the person or authority collecting the same to the executive director on the tenth day of each month next succeeding that in which the fee is paid. (Act 2010-726, p. 1818, §7; Act 2011-312, §1.)
AL Code § 36-21-187 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 9 - Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund.|Section 36-21-187 - Participation in Fund; Fees.

Section 36-21-187Participation in fund; fees. (a) Participation in the fund established by this article is entirely elective on the part of a firefighter, and the benefits provided herein are in addition to any other benefits provided by law for firefighters. (b) Each firefighter who becomes a member shall pay to the fund a regular fee of twenty dollars ($20) per calendar month, to be paid on or before the tenth calendar day of each month so long as he or she is a member or until he or she becomes entitled to benefits under this article. A member who has 25 years of qualified service in the fund and having met all other requirements of the law and thereby having earned maximum benefits provided will no longer be required to make monthly contributions for his or her membership and will retain all of the rights and privileges as provided any other member. (c) Six months from April 30, 2010, all applicants for membership who join the fund shall pay an initial fee of twenty dollars ($20) and twenty dollars ($20) per month as long as they maintain their membership, with no regard given for firefighter service prior to the date of application. (d) If any member does not pay the monthly fee for 60 days after its due date, the board shall give him or her notice of termination of his or her membership in the fund and of his or her right to a refund and, unless he or she makes application for a refund within 60 days after the mailing of the notice, all amounts heretofore paid by him or her to the fund shall be returned to him or her. Any member so terminated who later applies for membership in the fund shall lose credit for all of his or her prior qualified service up to the time of such termination and, upon approval of his or her new application, shall become a new member in the fund. (Act 2010-726, p. 1818, §8.)