Alabama Code 36-27-7.1. Participation of employees of counties, cities, towns, public or quasi-public organizations, etc. – Certain retired employees of Cooperative Extension Service of Auburn University

(a) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, any retired employee of the Cooperative Extension Service of Auburn University who has retired under federal civil service retirement after January 1, 1972, but on or before May 1, 1976, and who would otherwise be eligible to participate in the Employees’ Retirement System of the State of Alabama under the provisions of Section 36-27-7, shall be allowed prior creditable service under the Employees’ Retirement System for time spent in the employment of the Cooperative Extension Service before retirement under federal civil service retirement and shall be allowed to participate in the Employees’ Retirement System under the same conditions and with same benefits for such past service as employees eligible to participate in the Employees’ Retirement System under the provisions of Section 36-27-7; provided, that 10 percent of the cost with respect to the claim for prior service shall be borne by the individual employee, and the remaining 90 percent shall be paid from funds made available from the Education Trust Fund. All other costs with respect to the claim of prior service for the individual employee shall be paid from funds made available from the Education Trust Fund for that particular purpose, and such claims for prior service shall be without cost or liability to Auburn University. Contributions, plus regular interest by the employee, shall be made no later than 180 days after August 8, 1978.

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 36-27-7.1

state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

(b) 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.

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