(a) Notwithstanding any other laws, any active and contributing member of the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama may purchase up to two years of service credit for the time he or she was receiving benefits pursuant to the Alabama Workers' Compensation Act, commencing with Section 25-5-1, and was absent from work due to a work related and compensable injury; provided that the member returned to work with his or her covered employer within one year following cessation of workers' compensation benefits. The Board of Control of the Employees' Retirement System shall adopt rules and regulations for the administration of this section including verification of the service that the member desires to purchase credit for in the system. The member shall receive credit for the service when he or she remits to the system the contributions required by subsection (b). Notwithstanding the foregoing language, no member of the Employees' Retirement System shall be eligible to receive credit for any period of time that the member is already credited with in the system or in any other retirement plan, with the exception of the federal Social Security program.
(b) Any member who is eligible to purchase service credit in the Employees' Retirement System under subsection (a) shall pay to the Secretary-Treasurer of the system within two years from the end of the disability period for which credit is sought for the claimed service, a lump sum equal to the full actuarially required cost for each year of service credit purchased as determined by the actuary for the system.
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.