(a) Whenever used in this section, all words and phrases defined in Section 36-27-1 and Section 16-25-1 and Title 12, Chapter 18, shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in such sections and chapter, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended.
(b) Any active and contributing member of the Employees' or Teachers' Retirement System or any appellate judge in the Judicial Retirement Fund who has met the minimum vesting requirements under said systems and who has honorable duty consisting of active full-time military service in the Armed Forces of the United States, exclusive of any summer or weekend service in a reserve or national guard component of any branch of the armed forces, and who has not received credit for such service toward retirement status in the Employees' or Teachers' Retirement System or any appellate judge in the Judicial Retirement Fund or any other public pension fund including the U.S. Armed Forces, but excluding the federal Social Security program, may be granted by the Board of Control, membership service for up to four years of such service in the armed forces, provided the member received an honorable discharge on account of such service and provided further said member complies with the provisions set forth in subsection (d) of this section.
(c) For a period of six months only following April 21, 1992, any active and contributing member of the Employees' or Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama who has been such a member for six consecutive years or more and who has honorable duty consisting of active full-time military service in the Armed Forces of the United States, exclusive of any summer or weekend service in a reserve or National Guard component of any branch of the armed forces, and who has not received credit for such service toward retirement status in the Employees' or Teachers' Retirement System or any other public pension fund including the U.S. Armed Forces, but excluding the federal Social Security program, may be granted by the Board of Control, membership service for up to four years of such service in the armed forces, provided the member received an honorable discharge on account of such service and provided further said member complies with the provisions set forth in subsection (d) of this section.
(d) Any member eligible to claim and purchase such credit for service under subsection (b) or (c) of this section shall be awarded creditable service under the Employees' or Teachers' Retirement System or any appellate judge in the Judicial Retirement Fund of Alabama provided he or she, or his or her spouse pursuant to subsection (c) only, shall pay into said retirement system or fund, prior to said member's date of retirement, a sum equal to the full actuarially determined cost for each year of service credit, as determined by the system's actuary.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.
Chapter 27 - State Employees' Retirement System.
Article 2 - Reopening of System for Certain Employees.
Division 1 - General Provisions.
Section 36-27-40 - Definitions.
Section 36-27-41 - Employees for Whom System Reopened; Payment of Contributions.
Section 36-27-42 - Credit for Prior Service - Generally.
Section 36-27-43 - Credit for Prior Service - School Bus Driver, Mechanic or Maintenance Worker.
Section 36-27-44 - Interest on Contributions.
Section 36-27-45 - Redetermination of Allowance Payments Due on or After October 1, 1975.
Section 36-27-46 - Employer Cost Continuing Liability.
Section 36-27-47 - Appropriations.
Section 36-27-48 - Purchase of Prior Service Credits by Certain Active Members; Termination Date.
Section 36-27-48.1 - Credit in System for Period of Service for Which Position Excluded.
Section 36-27-49 - Purchase of Credit for Active Military Service; Limitations; Termination Date.
Section 36-27-51 - Credit to Officer or Employee for Prior Service With Another Eligible Employer.
Section 36-27-51.1 - Purchase of Credit for Prior Service by Member of City Retirement System.
Section 36-27-52 - Coverage for Official Court Reporters.
Section 36-27-54.1 - Purchase of Credit for Prior Service With Alabama State Docks.
Section 36-27-55.1 - Purchase of Credit for Prior Service With Alabama State Council on the Arts.
Section 36-27-55.2 - Purchase of Credit for Prior Service With State Economic Opportunity Office.
Section 36-27-55.3 - Purchase of Credit for Prior Service as a Welcome Center Employee.
Section 36-27-55.6 - Participation of Directors and Employees of Alabama State Council on the Arts.
Section 36-27-56.1 - Purchase of Credit for Prior Service as County Solicitor.
Section 36-27-57 - Purchase of Credit for Prior Service With District Attorney.
Section 36-27-58 - Purchase of Credit for Time on Maternity Leave.