(a) Any county engineer participating in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama under the provisions of Section 36-27-9 whose county is now covering its employees in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama may receive full credit for prior service and membership service in that county, provided, that he shall pay to the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama the contributions he would have made plus regular interest from the date of participation by the county had he been allowed to do so; provided further, that the employing county shall agree to pay the employer's normal and accrued liability costs for such prior service and membership service which it allows to such county engineers. Such additional accrued liability for such service allowed by the county shall be determined by the actuary of the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama and shall be included in the next valuation of the retirement system liabilities and shall be a charge to the county allowing service under this section. Contributions plus regular interest by the employee shall be made no later than March 31, 1972.
(b) After October 1, 1971, any person employed as a county engineer whose county covers its employees in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama shall be covered in the same manner as other employees of the county, and to this extent the provisions of Section 36-27-9 shall not apply.
(c) The Board of Control of the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama shall administer the provisions of this section and shall make such rules and regulations as necessary in carrying out its provisions.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.
Chapter 27 - State Employees' Retirement System.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 36-27-1 - Definitions.
Section 36-27-3 - Corporate Powers Generally.
Section 36-27-3.1 - Offset of Rate Increases.
Section 36-27-5.1 - Participation of Employees of Regional or Local Legislative Delegation Office.
Section 36-27-6.3 - Purchase of Credit for Prior Service as Firefighter.
Section 36-27-8.1 - Optional Retirement for Previously Retired State Employees.
Section 36-27-8.2 - Performance of Duties by Retired Persons; Service in Elected Public Office.
Section 36-27-12 - Transfer of Service Credits, etc., From Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama.
Section 36-27-12.1 - Transfer of Service Credits, etc., From Judicial Retirement Fund.
Section 36-27-16 - Retirement, etc., of Employees; Retirement Allowances.
Section 36-27-16.1 - Cancellation of Survivor Allowance.
Section 36-27-17 - Redetermination of Allowances Due on or After October 1, 1975.
Section 36-27-18 - Retirement With Not Less Than 30 Years' Creditable Service.
Section 36-27-21.3 - Cost-of-Living Increases; Funding.
Section 36-27-23 - Board of Control; Medical Board, Actuary.
Section 36-27-25 - Funds for Assets of Retirement System - Management.
Section 36-27-28 - Exemption From Execution; Recovery Actions.
Section 36-27-31 - Compliance With Qualifications Standards.