Alabama SB 56: Teachers and school employees, state retirement benefits terminated upon conviction of certain sex crimes involving minor.

Bill Text

SB56 ENROLLED
ACT #2024 - 3^^
S3561
PFU5RGG-32
3y Senator Orr
RFD: Finance and Taxation Education4
First Read: 06-reb-245
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Enrolled,1 An Ago,
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6 right to state retirement benefits for teachers and school
7 employees convicted of certain sex offenses involving a
9 process.
10 3E IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
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Ӥ36-270-113
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who is an active or inactive member of the Employees15
15 Retirement System, or rhe
Judicial Retirement Fund who has an accrued benefit shall17
18 forfeit retirement benefits upon a guilty plea, a plea of no
19 or a final •ee—judgment by rhe trial court ofcontest,
20 a felony offense if that offense is related to or arises out
21 of, or in connection with, his or her service in that public
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25 individual shall be entitled to a refund of his or her
retirement contributions and applicable interest.25
27 (b) On and after July 1, 2024, any individual who is an
Retirement System,active or inactive member of the'Employees
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Section 1. Section 36-27D-i, Code of Alabama 1975,
student or minor; and to provide further for the forfeiture
Retirement System, the Teachers'
Relating to crimes committed by school employees; to
amend Section 36-27D-1, Code of Alabama 1975, to term.inate the
(a) On and after May 15, 2012, any psrscn individual

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Retirement System,29 or the Judicial Retirement
30 rund who has an accrued benefit shall forfeit retirement
31 benefits upon a guilty plea, a plea of no contest. or a final
32 judgment by the trial court of any offense set forth in
33 Article 4A of Chapter 6 or Division 4 of Article 4 of Chapter
34 12 of Title 13A, and the individual shall be entitled to a
35 refund of his or her retirement contributions and applicable
35 interest.
37 <b-)-(c) A retired member receiving benefits, upon
plea or ee-nvictionjudgment set forth in subsection (a) or (b) ,38
39 shall have his or her retirement benefit suspended. In the
event a retired member receiving benefits has not received40
41 retirement benefits exceeding the amount of his or her
42 contributions and interest, he or she shall receive a refund
43 of his or her remaining contributions and interest.
(d) Upon conviction of a crime as described in44
45 subsection (a) or (b), the trial court shall promptly provide
46 written notice of the conviction to the Board of Control of
47 the Employees
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49 or any combination thereof. as applicable. Any failure by the
50 convicting court to provide notice pursuant to chis subsection
51 shall not affect or delay any forfeiture provision set forth
52 in this section.
Officers and employees of the Employees53
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54 Retirement System, the Teachers
t Retirement System, and the
Judicial Retirement Fund are immune from any civil or criminal55
56 liability for any action taken pursuant to this section."
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Teachers'
Retirement System, the Board of Control of the
the Teachers'
Retirement System, or the Judicial Retirement Fund,

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Section 2. This act shall become effective on July 1,57
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
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APPROVED
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governor
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Patrick Harris,
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SB56
Senate 19-Mar-24
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed
the Senate, as amended.
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niabaoa Secretary Of State
ftet Nun....: 2024-289
Bill Num...: S-56
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