(a) Commencing October 1, 2000, each person whose employer participated in the Employees’ Retirement System pursuant to Section 36-27-6, whose effective date of retirement for purposes of receiving benefits from the Employees’ Retirement System is prior to July 1, 2000, and who is receiving or is entitled to receive a monthly allowance from the Employees’ Retirement System, may receive a cost-of-living increase determined by the provisions used in Section 36-27-150, if the employer elects to come under this article. Any employer making the election to come under this article shall bear the cost of the cost-of-living increases paid to its employees pursuant to this section. Any employer participating under Section 36-27-6, may elect to come under the article at anytime and have this article become effective on October 1, 2000, or on October 1 of any subsequent fiscal year and the employer shall not be required to pay this cost-of-living increase retroactively unless the employer elects to fund the increase.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 36-27-151

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • month: means a calendar month. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) If the employer elects to come under this article, beneficiaries of deceased members or deceased retirees retired from an employer participating in the Employees’ Retirement System pursuant to Section 36-27-6, shall receive the same cost-of-living increase provided in Section 36-27-150, but the increase shall not be less than twenty-five dollars ($25) per month.
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