(a) There is hereby provided, commencing October 1, 1990, to certain persons identified in subsection (b) herein, whose effective date of retirement for purposes of receiving benefits from the Employees’ Retirement System is prior to October 1, 1989, a cost-of-living increase of $1.00 per month for each year of service attained by said retiree plus $3.00 per month for each year of retirement attained by said retiree.

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 16-25-61

  • month: means a calendar month. 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
  • 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) The benefits provided in this section are limited to those retirees whose participation in the Employees’ Retirement System was based on Section 36-27-6, and whose employer at the time of retirement was a local board of education or a state supported institution of higher education. The benefits granted herein shall not apply to any other participants in the Employees’ Retirement System.