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2023 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 16-25-9
Certain 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.)
2023 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 16-25-10.1
Executive 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.)
2023 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 16-25-10.2
Executive 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.)
2023 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 16-25-10.3
Executive 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.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-25-10.4 - Executive Officers and Employees of Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers; Contributions; Creditable Service.

Section 16-25-10.4
Executive officers and employees of Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers; contributions; creditable service.
(a) The governing board of the Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers 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 Congress of Parents and Teachers, having made an election through a resolution as provided in subsection (a), 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 Congress of Parents and Teachers, the association shall pay the employer costs calculated as a percentage of the salaries of those employees, to be contributed as employer costs 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 members' contributions are made to the Teachers' Retirement System.
(c) The governing body of the Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers 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 Congress of Parents and Teachers, 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 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-913, p. 193.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-25-10.5 - Executive Officers and Employees of Alabama Opportunities Industrialization Center; Contributions; Creditable Service.

Section 16-25-10.5
Executive officers and employees of Alabama Opportunities Industrialization Center; contributions; creditable service.
(a) The governing board of the Alabama Opportunities Industrialization Center 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 Opportunities Industrialization Center, having made an election through a resolution as provided in subsection (a), 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 Opportunities Industrialization Center, the center shall pay the employer costs calculated as a percentage of the salaries of those employees, to be contributed as employer costs 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 members' contributions are made to the Teachers' Retirement System.
(c) The governing body of the Alabama Opportunities Industrialization Center 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 center, previous to the effective date of said center'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 center 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 Opportunities Industrialization Center, 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 1986, No. 86-529, p. 1025, §§ 1-3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-25-10.6 - Elected Superintendent of Education; Cost of Coverage; Purchase of Prior Service Credit.

Section 16-25-10.6
Elected superintendent of education; cost of coverage; purchase of prior service credit.
Any person now serving as an elected superintendent of education in this state may become a member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama within 90 days after the ratification of an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama 1901 allowing elected superintendents of education to participate in the Teachers' Retirement System, subject to such rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the Board of Control of said system. Any person hereafter elected to serve as superintendent of education shall be deemed to be a "teacher" as defined in Section 16-25-1 and shall be entitled to the benefits thereof. The employer cost for coverage of such elected superintendents shall be paid as for other school employees. Provided further, that such elected superintendents shall be entitled to purchase prior service credit as a teacher or superintendent in such system under such rules, regulations and provisions of law that govern the purchase of such prior service credit, from time to time, by teachers.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-867, p. 1742, § 1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-25-10.7 - Officers and Employees of Community Action Agencies; Contributions; Creditable Service.

Section 16-25-10.7
Officers and employees of community action agencies; contributions; creditable service.
(a) Any governing body of any community action agency organized pursuant to Sections 11-80-4.1, 11-96-3 or 11-96-6 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 any community action agency eligible under subsection (a) of this section and having made an election by resolution as provided therein, 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 a community action agency the agency shall pay the employer cost calculated as a percentage of the salaries of those employees to be contributed as employer cost 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's contributions are made to the Teachers' Retirement System.
(c) The governing body of a community action agency eligible under subsection (a) of this section 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 agency previous to the effective date of said agency'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 agency on the effective date of said agency's election to be covered under the Teachers' Retirement System, and provided further that the said resolution also states that the agency 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 1990, No. 90-292, p. 394, §§1-3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-25-10.8 - Officers and Employees of Developing Alabama Youth Foundation; Contributions; Creditable Service.

Section 16-25-10.8
Officers and employees of Developing Alabama Youth Foundation; contributions; creditable service.
(a) The governing body of the Developing Alabama Youth Foundation 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 full-time 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 Developing Alabama Youth Foundation, having made an election through a resolution as provided in subsection (a), 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 Developing Alabama Youth Foundation, the Developing Alabama Youth Foundation shall pay the employer cost, calculated as a percentage of the salaries of those employees, to be contributed as employer contributions in accordance with Section 16-25-21. Such amount 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 Developing Alabama Youth Foundation 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 foundation, previous to the effective date of said foundation'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 foundation on the effective date of said foundation's election to be covered under the Teachers' Retirement System; and provided further, that the said resolution also states that the Developing Alabama Youth Foundation 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 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 cost of administration, at no cost to the State of Alabama.
(Acts 1991, No. 91-443, p. 813, §§1-3; Acts 1993, No. 93-614, p. 1006, §§1(8), 1(9).)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-25-10.9 - Officers and Employees of Tennessee Valley Rehabilitation Center, inc.; Contributions; Creditable Service.

Section 16-25-10.9
Officers and employees of Tennessee Valley Rehabilitation Center, Inc.; contributions; creditable service.
(a) This section shall apply only to the employees and executive staff members of the Tennessee Valley Rehabilitation Center, Inc., who were active and contributing members of the Teachers' Retirement System on August 1, 1994 through John C. Calhoun Community College.
(b) The Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Rehabilitation Center, Inc., may, by resolution legally adopted to conform to the rules prescribed by the Board of Control of the Teachers' Retirement System, elect to have the full-time employees and executive staff members as defined in subsection (a), from whatever source and in whatever manner paid, become eligible to participate in the Teachers' Retirement System, subject to all rules, regulations, and conditions of the system.
(c) When an election is made to join the Teachers' Retirement System pursuant to subsection (b), the full-time employees and executive staff members of the Tennessee Valley Rehabilitation Center, Inc., as defined in subsection (a) may participate in and be entitled to all benefits of the Teachers' Retirement System, provided that where contributions are made from salaries paid to the employees and staff members by the Tennessee Valley Rehabilitation Center, Inc., the employer costs as a percentage of the aforementioned salaries are contributed by the center as the employer to the Teachers' Retirement System in accordance with Section 16-25-21. The employer contributions shall be paid monthly to the system at the same time as the contributions of the members are made to the system.
(d) The resolution for membership in the Teachers' Retirement System adopted pursuant to subsection (b) may also include a provision for all service rendered by an eligible employee or executive staff member from September 1, 1994, to the effective date of the election of the Tennessee Valley Rehabilitation Center, Inc., to participate in the system to be creditable service for the full-time employee or executive staff member in the system. Such a provision shall apply only to the full-time employees and executive staff members of the center who are in the active service of the center on the effective date of the election of the group to be covered under the system, and the resolution shall also state that the center, as the employer, shall assume and pay all costs required to fund the credit for the prior service in the amount for the costs as determined by the actuary employed by the board of control of the system.
(Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 96-48, p. 65, §§1–3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-25-10.10 - Officers and Employees of the American Federation of Teachers in Alabama; Contributions; Creditable Service.

Section 16-25-10.10
Officers and employees of the American Federation of Teachers in Alabama; contributions; creditable service.
(a) The governing body of any local union or state organization of the American Federation of Teachers 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 officers and employees, from whatever source and in whatever manner paid, become eligible to participate in the Teachers' Retirement System subject to all rules, regulations, and conditions thereof.
(b) The governing body of any local union or state organization of the American Federation of Teachers eligible under subsection (a) to participate in the system, and having made an election by resolution to participate, may have its employees and officers participate in, and be entitled to, all benefits of the Teachers' Retirement System, provided that where contributions are made from salaries paid by a local union or state organization of the American Federation of Teachers, the local union or state organization shall pay the employer cost in accordance with Section 16-25-21, at the same time as the member's contributions are paid to the Teachers' Retirement System.
(c) The governing body of any local union or state organization of the American Federation of Teachers eligible under subsection (a) to participate in the system, may provide in its resolution to the Board of Control of the Teachers' Retirement System that all service rendered by an eligible employee or officer to the local union or state organization of the American Federation of Teachers prior to the effective date of the election of the local union or state organization to come under the Teachers' Retirement System shall be creditable service to the employee or officer, provided that such a provision in the resolution shall apply only to the local union or state organization of the American Federation of Teachers on the effective date of the election of the local union or state organization to be covered under the Teachers' Retirement System. The resolution also shall state that the local union or state organization of the American Federation of Teachers shall assume, and pay as required, all costs necessary to fund the crediting of the prior service, with the costs to be determined by the actuary employed by the Board of Control of the Teachers' Retirement System.
(d) The provisions of this section may not apply to any person who is not a teacher.
(Acts 1997, No. 97-918, p. 309, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-25-10.11 - Officers and Employees of School Superintendents of Alabama.

Section 16-25-10.11
Officers and employees of School Superintendents of Alabama.
(a) The governing body of the School Superintendents of Alabama, by resolution legally adopted to conform to the rules prescribed by the Board of Control of the Teachers' Retirement System, may elect to have its executive officers and employees, from whatever source and in whatever manner paid, continue eligibility to participate in the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama, subject to all rules, regulations, and conditions thereof.
(b) The governing body of the School Superintendents of Alabama having made an election through a resolution as provided in subsection (a), its employees and executive officers may continue to participate in and be entitled to all benefits of the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama. Where contributions are made from salaries paid by the School Superintendents of Alabama, the School Superintendents of Alabama 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) All benefits that accrue and are payable to any beneficiary under this section shall be limited to and shall not exceed the amount paid in by the beneficiary and the employer plus his or her portion of the interest earned and the enhancement of his or her moneys by investing them, less the cost of administration, at no cost to the State of Alabama.
(d) All executive officers and employees of the School Superintendents of Alabama now covered in the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama under Section 16-25-10.2, pursuant to affiliation with the Alabama Council for School Administration or its successor organization, the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools, may continue to be enrolled in the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama by their employer, the School Superintendents of Alabama, with all credits as have been established in the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama.
(Act 2010-256, p. 447, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-25-10.12 - Officers and Employees of Alabama Higher Education Partnership, inc.; Contributions; Creditable Service.

Section 16-25-10.12
Officers and employees of Alabama Higher Education Partnership, Inc.; contributions; creditable service.
(a) The governing body of the Alabama Higher Education Partnership, Inc., by resolution legally adopted to conform to the rules prescribed by the Board of Control of the Teachers' Retirement System, may elect to have its officers and employees, from whatever source and in whatever manner paid, become eligible to participate in the Teachers' Retirement System subject to all rules, regulations, and conditions thereof.
(b) The governing body of the Alabama Higher Education Partnership, Inc., having made an election by resolution pursuant to subsection (a), may have its employees and officers participate in, and be entitled to, all benefits of the Teachers' Retirement System. Where contributions are made from salaries paid by the Alabama Higher Education Partnership, Inc., the Alabama Higher Education Partnership, Inc., shall pay the employer cost, calculated as a percentage of the salaries of those employees, to be contributed as employer contributions in accordance with Section 16-25-21. Such amount shall be paid monthly and at the same time as the member's contributions are paid to the Teachers' Retirement System.
(c) The governing body of the Alabama Higher Education Partnership, Inc., eligible under subsection (a) to participate in the system, may provide in its resolution to the Board of Control of the Teachers' Retirement System that all service rendered by an eligible employee or officer to the organization before the effective date of the election of the organization to come under the Teachers' Retirement System shall be creditable service to the employee or officer. Such a provision in the resolution shall apply only to those employees and officers who were in the active service of the organization on the effective date of the election of the organization to be covered under the Teachers' Retirement System. The resolution shall also state that the organization shall assume and pay, as required, all costs necessary to fund the crediting of such prior service, with the costs to be determined by the actuary employed by the Board of Control of the Teachers' Retirement System.
(Act 2010-750, p. 1901, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-25-11.1 - Conversion of Unused Sick Leave Into Creditable Service in Retirement System.

Section 16-25-11.1
Conversion of unused sick leave into creditable service in retirement system.
Teachers, as defined in subdivision (3) of Section 16-25-1 or subsection (d) of Section 16-25-5, as amended may use their accrued sick leave, up to a maximum number of accrued sick leave days allowed by law, to be included as membership service in determining the total years of creditable service in the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama; provided, any teacher not authorized by law to receive sick leave may use any accrued sick leave provided by his or her employer, provided, that employer is lawfully empowered to grant such leave, which cannot be without pay; and provided further that the amount of such accrued leave shall not exceed the maximum number of accrued sick leave days allowed by law for a classroom teacher employed by a city or county board of education. Unused sick leave may be converted to membership service only for the purpose of applying for service retirement. The conversion shall not apply to eligibility for deferred retirement; provided that a person eligible for service retirement, if also eligible for disability retirement, may elect disability retirement and also receive credit for accumulated sick leave pursuant to this section. This section shall not be applicable to any person who is eligible to receive partial payment for accrued sick leave pursuant to Section 36-26-36.
(Acts 1984, No. 84-251, p. 403, §2; Act 2012-377, p. 944, §1; Act 2021-537, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-25-11.2 - Purchase of Credit for Legislative Service; Option to Be Exercised and Paid for by October 1, 1988.

Section 16-25-11.2
Purchase of credit for legislative service; option to be exercised and paid for by October 1, 1988.
(a) Whenever used in this section, all words and phrases defined in Section 36-27-1, shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in such section, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended.
(b) Any active and contributing member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama who has been credited with at least 10 years of contributing membership service and, who has rendered full-time service as a legislative employee may hereby claim and purchase credit for any such prior full-time legislative service for which credit has not been granted in either the Teachers' or Employees' Retirement System.
(c) Any member eligible to claim and purchase credit for service under subsection (b) hereof, shall be awarded such credit under the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama provided he shall pay to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Teachers' Retirement System prior to said member's date of retirement a sum equal to the contributions he would have made for such prior service plus eight percent interest compounded annually.
(d) The provisions granted under this section to reopen the Teachers' Retirement System shall terminate October 1, 1988, and no one shall be eligible to utilize any of the options granted herein if not fully exercised and paid prior to October 1, 1988.
(Acts 1987, No. 87-640, §§1-4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-25-11.3 - Purchase of Credit by Employees of Junior Colleges and Technical Colleges for Leave of Absence.

Section 16-25-11.3
Purchase of credit by employees of junior colleges and technical colleges for leave of absence.
(a) All employees of state junior colleges and state technical colleges who have been in such service for five years or more and who are participating in the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama on May 4, 1989, may elect to purchase credit for any time they were on leave of absence from such service between the dates of March 30, 1984, and July 1, 1986.
(b) Any employee electing to purchase credit pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall pay to the Secretary-Treasurer within one year after May 4, 1989, a lump sum payment equal to a percentage of the current annual salary of such person; the applicable percentage shall be the sum of the prevailing percentage rates of employer and member contributions as required by the most recent actuarial valuation.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-538, p. 1126, §§1, 2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-25-11.4 - Purchase of Credit for Prior Service Rendered as Full-Time Employee in Office of Clerk of Circuit Court or With Alabama State Employees Association.

Section 16-25-11.4
Purchase of credit for prior service rendered as full-time employee in office of clerk of circuit court or with Alabama State Employees Association.
(a) Any acting and contributing member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama may elect to purchase credit for prior service rendered as a full-time employee in the office of a clerk of the circuit court in the State of Alabama or as a full-time employee with the Alabama State Employees Association provided the member complies with the following conditions prescribed in this section.
(b) Any employee electing to purchase credit under subsection (a) of this section shall pay to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Teachers' Retirement System within one year after October 1, 1995, a lump sum payment equal to a percentage of the current annual salary or final average compensation, whichever is greater, of the member. The applicable percentage shall be the sum of the prevailing percentage rates of employer and member contributions as required by the most recent actuarial valuation.
(c) Anything in this section to the contrary notwithstanding, a member of the Teachers' Retirement System shall not receive credit for the service where at the time of retirement he or she has credit or is entitled to receive any benefits whatsoever for the same service under any other retirement or pension plan which is wholly or partly funded from public funds; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to apply to participation in the federal Social Security program. In the event of disqualification of the service credit, contributions made under this section by the member shall be refunded to him or her.
(Acts 1989, No. 89-746, p. 1512, §§1-3; Acts 1995, No. 95-508, p. 1017, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-25-11.5 - Purchase of Credit for Employment in Support Personnel Position.

Section 16-25-11.5
Purchase of credit for employment in support personnel position.
(a) Any active and contributing member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama shall be eligible to receive up to five years of creditable service for employment in a support personnel position in the State of Alabama, if the member claiming the credit has not less than 10 years of contributing membership service exclusive of military service credit under the Teachers' Retirement System, and the member performs and complies with the conditions prescribed in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) A member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama eligible under subsection (a) of this section may receive credit as provided in subsection (a) if as a condition precedent to the receipt of the credit: (i) the member contributes prior to his or her date of retirement, to the Teachers' Retirement System for each year of claimed service credit the full actuarially determined cost for each year of service credit as determined by the system's actuary; (ii) the member shall claim, purchase and receive credit for support personnel service in increments of not less than one year unless the member's total or balance of claimed service is less than one year in which event he or she shall claim and purchase credit for the entire period.
(c) Anything in this section to the contrary notwithstanding, a member shall not be eligible to purchase credit under this section for service for which he or she already has credit under the Teachers' Retirement System or any other retirement or pension plan which is wholly or partly funded from public funds or other moneys of public institutions of this or any other state, provided that nothing herein shall be construed to apply to participation in the federal Social Security program. In the event of disqualification of service purchased under this section, contributions made on account of the disqualified service shall be refunded to the member.
(Acts 1990, No. 90-549, p. 855, §§1-3; Acts 1993, No. 93-644, p. 1109, §6; Act 98-385, p. 732, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-25-11.7 - Purchase of Credit by Certain Members Employed as Teachers in State Public Schools Regardless of Manner in Which Salary Was Paid or Source Thereof.

Section 16-25-11.7
Purchase of credit by certain members employed as teachers in state public schools regardless of manner in which salary was paid or source thereof.
(a) Any person who on October 1, 1990 was a member of the Teachers' Retirement System who was employed in a public school in Alabama shall be entitled to receive credit for all service rendered in such public school regardless of the manner in which the member's salary was paid or the source of funds for such salary; provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to any person who at the time of such service with a public school was also a student at the institution by which he was employed.
(b) Any person employed in the capacity set out in subsection (a) of this section shall be entitled to receive credit for all service as a teacher rendered by him provided that said person pays to the Secretary-Treasurer within one year from October 1, 1990 for each year of claimed service, a sum equal to a percentage of his average final compensation or current annual earnable compensation, whichever is greater; the applicable percentage shall be the sum of the prevailing percentage rates of employer and member contributions, as required by the most recent actuarial valuations, for each year of service purchased. In the event the employer is unable to verify the salary or employment of any person covered in subsection (a) of this section, upon certification of such employer that records are not available, the member may submit affidavits from two disinterested parties with personal knowledge attesting to the salary and employment of said member.
(Acts 1990, No. 90-633, p. 1160, §§ 1, 2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-25-11.8 - Purchase of Credit for Time on Leave From Service Without Pay Due to Adoption Requirements.

Section 16-25-11.8
Purchase of credit for time on leave from service without pay due to adoption requirements.
(a) Any provisions of Chapter 25 of this title, to the contrary notwithstanding, active and contributing members of the Teachers' Retirement System may purchase service credit in the system not to exceed one year for any period of time that they were required to be on leave from service without pay to comply with any state adoption law or regulation requiring a prospective adopting parent to stay home from work until the adoption process was finalized. The Board of Control of the Teachers' Retirement System shall adopt rules and regulations for the administration of this section including verification of the service that the member desires to purchase credit for in the system. The member shall receive credit for the service when he or she remits to the system the contributions required by subsection (b). Notwithstanding the foregoing language, no member of the Teachers' Retirement System shall be eligible to receive credit for any service that the member is already credited with in the system or in any other public retirement plan, with the exception of the federal Social Security program.
(b) Any member who is eligible to purchase service credit in the Teachers' Retirement System under subsection (a) shall pay to the Secretary-Treasurer of the system, within one year from October 1, 1993, for the claimed service, a sum equal to a percentage of his or her current annual earnable compensation or the average of his or her annual compensation for the two scholastic years immediately prior to the purchase, whichever is greater. The applicable percentage shall be the sum of the prevailing percentage rates of employer and member contributions, as required by the most recent actuarial valuations, for each year of service credit purchased.
(Acts 1993, No. 93-629, p. 1075, §§1, 2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 16 - Education. › Chapter 25 - Teachers' Retirement System. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 16-25-11.10 - Purchase of Credit for Prior Service Rendered to Employer Who May Join System Pursuant to Section 16-25-10.7 but Has Not Elected to Participate.

Section 16-25-11.10
Purchase of credit for prior service rendered to employer who may join system pursuant to Section 16-25-10.7 but has not elected to participate.
(a) Active and contributing members of the Teachers' Retirement System may claim and purchase service credit in the system not to exceed eight years for any period of prior service while they were full-time employees of an employer who is authorized to join the system pursuant to Section 16-25-10.7, but has not elected to participate. The certification of any prior service claimed by the members under this section shall conform to applicable administrative rules and procedures of the Teachers' Retirement System. Members shall receive credit for the prior service when they remit to the system the contributions required by subsection (b). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no member of the system shall receive credit for any service that the member is already credited with in the system or any other public retirement plan, with the exception of the federal Social Security program.
(b) Any member who is eligible to purchase service credit in the Teachers' Retirement System under subsection (a) shall pay to the Secretary-Treasurer of the system, within one year from July 31, 1995, for the claimed service, a sum equal to a percentage of his or her current annual earnable compensation or average final compensation, whichever is greater. The applicable percentage shall be the sum of the prevailing percentage rates of employer and member contributions, as required by the most recent actuarial valuations, for each year of service credit purchased.
(Acts 1995, No. 95-640, p. 1347, §§1, 2.)