| 28 | | - | is amended to read as follows: |
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| 29 | | - | "§36-27-8.2 |
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| 30 | | - | (a) Any individual who is retired under the Employees' |
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| 31 | | - | Retirement System may perform duties in any capacity, |
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| 32 | | - | including as an independent contractor, with any employer |
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| 33 | | - | participating in the Employees' Retirement System or the |
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| 34 | | - | Teachers' Retirement System without suspension of his or her |
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| 35 | | - | retirement allowance provided that: (i) the individual is not |
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| 36 | | - | employed in a permanent full-time capacity; and (ii) the |
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| 37 | | - | individual's compensation from the employer in calendar year |
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| 66 | + | 1975, as last amended by Act 2024-279, 2024 Regular Session, |
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| 67 | + | is amended to read as follows: |
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| 68 | + | "§36-27-8.2 |
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| 69 | + | (a) Any individual who is retired under the Employees' |
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| 70 | + | Retirement System may perform duties in any capacity, |
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| 71 | + | including as an independent contractor, with any employer |
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| 72 | + | participating in the Employees' Retirement System or the |
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| 73 | + | Teachers' Retirement System without suspension of his or her |
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| 74 | + | retirement allowance provided that: (i) the individual is not |
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| 75 | + | employed in a permanent full-time capacity; and (ii) the |
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| 67 | 76 | | individual's compensation from the employer in calendar year |
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| 68 | 77 | | 2016 does not exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000). |
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| 69 | 78 | | Beginning in calendar year 2017, and each calendar year |
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| 70 | 79 | | thereafter, the annual earning limit shall be increased by the |
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| 71 | 80 | | same percentage increase as the increase in the Consumer Price |
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| 72 | 81 | | Index for all urban consumers as published by the U.S. |
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| 73 | 82 | | Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Any increase |
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| 74 | 83 | | in the annual earning limit shall be rounded to the next |
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| 75 | 84 | | lowest multiple of one thousand dollars ($1,000) with any |
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| 76 | 85 | | amount in excess of the one thousand dollar ($1,000) multiple |
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| 77 | 86 | | considered in determining the increase for the following year. |
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| 78 | 87 | | Each adjustment shall be based on the increase in the index |
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| 79 | 88 | | for the preceding 12-month period ending on September 30 and |
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| 80 | 89 | | the increase shall be effective for the following calendar |
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| 81 | 90 | | year. |
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| 82 | 91 | | (b) Any individual serving as an elected official who |
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| 83 | 92 | | has retired from the Employees' Retirement System may serve |
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| 84 | 93 | | for his or her full compensation in an elected public office |
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| 85 | 94 | | with the state, a county, or an incorporated municipality |
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| 86 | | - | without suspension of retirement benefits; provided , that |
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| 87 | | - | under no circumstances shall such an individual participate in |
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| 88 | | - | or accrue additional benefits under the Teachers' Retirement |
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| 89 | | - | System or the Employees' Retirement System for that service, |
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| 90 | | - | and provided that under no circumstances shall an individual |
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| 91 | | - | whose retirement is based upon service as an elected official |
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| 92 | | - | continue in or return to the office and receive both pension |
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| 93 | | - | benefits and salary. Any provision of this subsection to the |
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| 94 | | - | contrary notwithstanding, a retiree serving as a local elected |
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| 95 | | - | superintendent of education shall not receive both pension |
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| 124 | + | with the state, a county, or an incorporated municipality |
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| 125 | + | without suspension of retirement benefits; provided , that |
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| 126 | + | under no circumstances shall such an individual participate in |
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| 127 | + | or accrue additional benefits under the Teachers' Retirement |
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| 128 | + | System or the Employees' Retirement System for that service, |
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| 129 | + | and provided that under no circumstances shall an individual |
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| 130 | + | whose retirement is based upon service as an elected official |
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| 131 | + | continue in or return to the office and receive both pension |
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| 132 | + | benefits and salary. Any provision of this subsection to the |
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| 133 | + | contrary notwithstanding, a retiree serving as a local elected |
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| 125 | 134 | | superintendent of education shall not receive both pension |
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| 126 | 135 | | benefits and salary unless his or her compensation as a local |
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| 127 | 136 | | elected superintendent of education does not exceed the annual |
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| 128 | 137 | | earning limits provided in subsection (a). |
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| 129 | 138 | | (c) The responsibility for compliance with this section |
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| 130 | 139 | | is placed upon the employing authority, and each retiree |
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| 131 | 140 | | performing duties under this section shall certify to the |
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| 132 | 141 | | employer any information required in order to carry out this |
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| 133 | 142 | | section. The retiree shall provide written notice of the |
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| 134 | 143 | | postretirement employment under this section to the Employees' |
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| 135 | 144 | | Retirement System and employing authority within 30 days after |
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| 136 | 145 | | the date the retiree knows or should know that he or she will |
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| 137 | 146 | | be performing duties on a full-time or permanent basis or will |
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| 138 | 147 | | earn an amount in excess of the annual earning limit under |
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| 139 | 148 | | this section. |
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| 140 | 149 | | (d)(1) Any individual who is retired under the |
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| 141 | 150 | | Employees' Retirement System, has the applicable Alabama Peace |
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| 142 | 151 | | Officers' Standards and Training certification, and was |
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| 143 | 152 | | classified as either a law enforcement officer, as defined in |
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| 144 | | - | Section 36-27-59, or a state policeman, as defined in Section |
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| 145 | | - | 36-27-1, prior to retirement, may perform duties as either a |
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| 146 | | - | school resource officer, as defined in Section 16-1-44.1, or a |
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| 147 | | - | correctional officer with the Department of Corrections |
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| 148 | | - | without suspension of his or her retirement allowance, |
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| 149 | | - | provided that the compensation earned does not exceed |
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| 150 | | - | fifty-two thousand dollars ($52,000) per year. |
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| 151 | | - | (2) Any individual who is retired under the Employees' |
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| 152 | | - | Retirement System, has the applicable Alabama Peace Officers' |
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| 153 | | - | Standards and Training certification, and meets any of the |
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| 182 | + | classified as either a law enforcement officer, as defined in |
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| 183 | + | Section 36-27-59, or a state policeman, as defined in Section |
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| 184 | + | 36-27-1, prior to retirement, may perform duties as either a |
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| 185 | + | school resource officer, as defined in Section 16-1-44.1, or a |
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| 186 | + | correctional officer with the Department of Corrections |
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| 187 | + | without suspension of his or her retirement allowance, |
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| 188 | + | provided that the compensation earned does not exceed |
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| 189 | + | fifty-two thousand dollars ($52,000) per year. |
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| 190 | + | (2) Any individual who is retired under the Employees' |
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| 191 | + | Retirement System, has the applicable Alabama Peace Officers' |
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| 183 | 192 | | Standards and Training certification, and meets any of the |
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| 184 | 193 | | following criteria, may perform duties as a correctional |
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| 185 | 194 | | officer with the Department of Corrections without suspension |
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| 186 | 195 | | of his or her retirement allowance, provided that the |
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| 187 | 196 | | compensation earned does not exceed fifty-two thousand dollars |
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| 188 | 197 | | ($52,000) per year: |
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| 189 | 198 | | a. Was classified as a law enforcement officer, as |
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| 190 | 199 | | defined in Section 36-27-59, prior to retirement. |
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| 191 | 200 | | b. Was classified as a state policeman, as defined in |
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| 192 | 201 | | Section 36-27-1, prior to retirement. |
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| 193 | 202 | | c. Was classified as a correctional officer, as defined |
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| 194 | 203 | | in Section 36-27-59, prior to retirement, and retired pursuant |
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| 195 | 204 | | to Section 36-27-16(a)(1)c. |
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| 196 | 205 | | (3) Any individual who is retired under the Employees' |
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| 197 | 206 | | Retirement System, who has both the applicable Alabama |
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| 198 | 207 | | Firefighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission |
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| 199 | 208 | | certification and the applicable State Board of Health |
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| 200 | 209 | | certification as a firefighter and an emergency medical |
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| 201 | 210 | | services personnel, as defined in Section 36-27-59, would have |
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| 202 | | - | prior to retirement, may perform duties as a firemedic without |
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| 203 | | - | suspension of his or her retirement allowance provided that |
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| 204 | | - | the compensation earned does not exceed fifty-two thousand |
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| 205 | | - | dollars ($52,000) per year, commensurate with the work |
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| 206 | | - | actually performed. |
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| 207 | | - | (3)(4) No individual may be employed pursuant to this |
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| 208 | | - | subsection after December 31, 2026 2030." |
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| 209 | | - | Section 2. This act shall become effective on June 1, |
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| 210 | | - | 2025. |
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| 240 | + | services personnel, as defined in Section 36-27-59, would have |
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| 241 | + | prior to retirement, may perform duties as a firemedic without |
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| 242 | + | suspension of his or her retirement allowance provided that |
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| 243 | + | the compensation earned does not exceed fifty-two thousand |
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| 244 | + | dollars ($52,000) per year. |
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| 245 | + | (3)(4) No individual may be employed pursuant to this |
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| 246 | + | subsection after December 31, 2026 2030." |
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| 247 | + | Section 2. This act shall become effective on June 1, |
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