Section 45-37-123.50 - Conditions of eligibilityAny eligible employee may become a member of the system as described below. Notwithstanding the following, any individual who was a member of the system prior to the effective date of the amendment and restatement of the plan shall continue to be a member of the system.
(1) MANDATORY MEMBERSHIP. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2), every eligible employee who occupies a full-time position subject to the Personnel Board of Jefferson County shall become a member of the system and shall make employee contributions to the system in accordance with Section 45-37-123.82. If an employee subsequently occupies a position not subject to the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, the employee shall remain a mandatory and contributing member of the system, except as otherwise provided herein.
(2) OPTIONAL MEMBERSHIP. The following eligible employees may exercise the option to become a member of the system by filing with the executive director an executed declaration stating that he or she elects to become a member of the system, subject to all of the rights and liabilities of members of the system. The declaration shall be in such form and time as the pension board may prescribe. Once the declaration is accepted by the pension board or a representative of the pension board, such eligible employee then shall become a member of the system and shall begin to make employee contributions to the system in accordance with Section 45-37-123.82. The election to become or not become a member, once exercised, shall be irrevocable. a. Eligible Employees Not Subject to the Personnel Board of Jefferson County. Any eligible employee who occupies a full-time or part-time position not subject to the Personnel Board of Jefferson County shall not become a member of the system unless he or she exercises the written option to become a member. b. Eligible County Office Employees and Eligible Part-Time Employees. Notwithstanding the mandatory membership provisions in subdivision (1), any eligible county office employee, as defined in Section 45-37-123.01, and any part-time employee who occupies a position subject to the Personnel Board of Jefferson County shall not become a member of the system unless he or she exercises the written option to become a member.Ala. Code § 45-37-123.50 (1975)
Amended by Act 2024-260,§ 1, eff. 6/1/2024.Amended by Act 2017-266,§ 2, eff. 5/11/2017. Act 2013-415, p. 1586, § 2 :3.1.