(a) Any active, vested, and contributing member of the Teachers’ Retirement System may claim and purchase service credit in the system not to exceed 8 years for prior service as a full-time employee of the Federal Bureau of Mines. The certification of prior service claimed under this section shall conform to applicable administrative rules and procedures of the Teachers’ Retirement System. Members shall receive credit for the prior service when they remit to the system the contributions required by subsection (b). No member shall receive credit for any service that the member is already credited with in the system or any other public retirement plan, with the exception of the federal Social Security program.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 16-25-11.19

  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) Any member who is eligible to purchase service credit pursuant to subsection (a) shall pay to the Secretary-Treasurer of the system, within one year from August 1, 2000, for the claimed service, the full actuarially determined cost for each year of claimed service as determined by the system’s actuary.
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