Alabama Code 16-25-10.6. Elected superintendent of education; cost of coverage; purchase of prior service credit
Terms Used In Alabama Code 16-25-10.6
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- 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
Any person now serving as an elected superintendent of education in this state may become a member of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama within 90 days after the ratification of an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama 1901 allowing elected superintendents of education to participate in the Teachers’ Retirement System, subject to such rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the Board of Control of said system. Any person hereafter elected to serve as superintendent of education shall be deemed to be a “teacher” as defined in Section 16-25-1 and shall be entitled to the benefits thereof. The employer cost for coverage of such elected superintendents shall be paid as for other school employees. Provided further, that such elected superintendents shall be entitled to purchase prior service credit as a teacher or superintendent in such system under such rules, regulations and provisions of law that govern the purchase of such prior service credit, from time to time, by teachers.