SB295ENROLLED Page 0 GPIB6C-2 By Senator Chesteen (Constitutional Amendment) RFD: Local Legislation First Read: 04-May-23 2023 Regular Session 1 2 3 4 5 SB295 EnrolledSB295 Enrolled Page 1 Enrolled, An Act, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, relating to Geneva County, to allow mayors of municipalities in the county to participate in the Employees' Retirement System under certain conditions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, is proposed and shall become valid as a part of the constitution when all requirements of this act are fulfilled: PROPOSED AMENDMENT In Geneva County, mayors of municipalities that participate in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama may participate in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama upon the same terms and conditions as may be specified by law for any other employee in the same retirement system. A mayor holding office at the time of the ratification of this amendment shall be eligible to purchase service credit in the Employees' Retirement System for the time the official has served in the current office. No individual may participate in both a supernumerary program and the Employees' Retirement System based on the same service. Upon ratification of this constitutional amendment, the Code Commissioner shall number and place this amendment as appropriate in the constitution omitting this instructional paragraph and may make the following nonsubstantive revisions: change capitalization, spelling, and punctuation for purposes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SB295 EnrolledSB295 Enrolled Page 2 of style and uniformity; correct manifest grammatical, clerical, and typographical errors; and correct incorrect cross-references. Section 2. An election upon the proposed amendment shall be held in accordance with Sections 284 and 284.01 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, and the election laws of this state. Section 3. The appropriate election official shall assign a ballot number for the proposed constitutional amendment on the election ballot and shall set forth the following description of the substance or subject matter of the proposed constitutional amendment: "Relating to Geneva County, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to allow mayors to participate in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama under certain conditions. Proposed by Act ____." This description shall be followed by the following language: "Yes( ) No( )." 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 SB295 EnrolledSB295 Enrolled Page 3 ________________________________________________ President and Presiding Officer of the Senate ________________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives SB295 Senate 17-May-23 I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed the Senate. Patrick Harris, Secretary. House of Representatives Passed: 23-May-23 By: Senator Chesteen 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77