(a) Any person serving as an official court reporter on August 13, 1987, shall have one year from such date to elect to be covered by the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama in lieu of eligibility to become a supernumerary court reporter. All elections under this provision shall be in writing and filed with the Administrative Office of Courts and with the Board of Control of the state Employees' Retirement System within the election period heretofore set forth. Provided, however, that the failure of any person to elect coverage under the Employees' Retirement System shall not affect their eligibility to qualify for supernumerary status and any official circuit court reporter who was employed on August 13, 1987, and did not elect to be covered by the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama may, upon reemployment as an official court reporter after a lapse in service, continue to accumulate creditable service towards eligibility for supernumerary status. Any official court reporter employed prior to August 13, 1987, and who subsequently earned creditable years of service in the Employees' Retirement System while serving as an official court reporter may have those creditable years of service transferred to the court reporters' supernumerary program. Any official court reporter employed or appointed on or after August 13, 1987, shall automatically be covered under the Employees' Retirement System.
(b) Official court reporters electing to be covered under the Employees' Retirement System may elect no later than September 30, 2000, to purchase creditable service in the Employees' Retirement System of up to five years for prior service as an official court reporter; provided that any court reporter so electing shall pay to the state Employees' Retirement System a sum equal to the full actuarially determined cost for each year of service credit purchased 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.