General Provisions | Midpage16-25-1Definitions.16-25-2Name and Date of Establishment; Powers, Duties, Etc., of Boards of Control; Immunity of Officers, Employees, Etc.16-25-3Membership; Membership Credit for Service in Armed Forces of United States; Deferred Benefits.16-25-3.1Purchase of Credit for Service by Members Age 61 or Older at Time of Employment.16-25-4Transfer of Membership from the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama Generally.16-25-5Transfer of Membership in Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama, Etc., of Janitors, Maids, Cafeteria Workers and Other Full-Time Employees in Public Education.16-25-6Employees of Agricultural Experiment Station of Auburn University.16-25-7Certain Persons Employed by Alabama High School Athletic Association.16-25-8School Lunchroom Managers and Assistants.16-25-9Certain School Bus Drivers, Mechanics and Maintenance Workers - Generally.16-25-10Certain School Bus Drivers, Mechanics and Maintenance Workers - Persons Previously Under Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama.16-25-10.1Executive Officers and Employees of Alabama Association of School Boards.16-25-10.2Executive Officers and Employees of Alabama Council for School Administration and Supervision.16-25-10.3Executive Officers and Employees of Alabama Vocational Association.16-25-10.4Executive Officers and Employees of Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers; Contributions; Creditable Service.16-25-10.5Executive Officers and Employees of Alabama Opportunities Industrialization Center; Contributions; Creditable Service.16-25-10.6Elected Superintendent of Education; Cost of Coverage; Purchase of Prior Service Credit.16-25-10.7Officers and Employees of Community Action Agencies; Contributions; Creditable Service.16-25-10.8Officers and Employees of Developing Alabama Youth Foundation; Contributions; Creditable Service.16-25-10.9Officers and Employees of Tennessee Valley Rehabilitation Center, Inc.; Contributions; Creditable Service.16-25-10.10Officers and Employees of the American Federation of Teachers in Alabama; Contributions; Creditable Service.16-25-10.11Officers and Employees of School Superintendents of Alabama.16-25-10.12Officers and Employees of Alabama Higher Education Partnership, Inc.; Contributions; Creditable Service.16-25-11Creditable Service.16-25-11.1Conversion of Unused Sick Leave into Creditable Service in Retirement System.16-25-11.2Purchase of Credit for Legislative Service; Option to Be Exercised and Paid for by October 1, 1988.16-25-11.3Purchase of Credit by Employees of Junior Colleges and Technical Colleges for Leave of Absence.16-25-11.4Purchase of Credit for Prior Service Rendered as Full-Time Employee in Office of Clerk of Circuit Court or with Alabama State Employees Association.16-25-11.5Purchase of Credit for Employment in Support Personnel Position.16-25-11.6Purchase of Credit for Employment with School Operated by Department of Defense.16-25-11.7Purchase of Credit by Certain Members Employed as Teachers in State Public Schools Regardless of Manner in Which Salary Was Paid or Source Thereof.16-25-11.8Purchase of Credit for Time on Leave from Service Without Pay Due to Adoption Requirements.16-25-11.9Purchase of Credit for Employment as Court Reporters, School Support Personnel, or Local Mental Health Authority Workers.16-25-11.10Purchase of Credit for Prior Service Rendered to Employer Who May Join System Pursuant to Section 16-25-10.7 but Has Not Elected to Participate.16-25-11.11Purchase of Credit for Prior Service with Alabama State Council on the Arts.16-25-11.12Purchase of Service Credit for Time on Maternity Leave.16-25-11.13Purchase of Credit for Prior Service with the Cooperative Extension Service at Auburn University.16-25-11.14Purchase of Credit for Service Rendered to Authorized Employer.16-25-11.15Purchase of Credit for Prior Service with Eligible Employer Under Employees’ Retirement System.16-25-11.16Purchase of Credit for Prior Service to Southeastern Educational Laboratory Program.16-25-11.17Purchase of Credit for Prior Service with Department of Industrial Relations.16-25-11.18Purchase of Credit for Prior Service with United States Civil Service.16-25-11.19Purchase of Credit for Prior Service with Federal Bureau of Mines.16-25-11.20Purchase of Credit for Time on Medical Leave or Full-Time Employment with Legislature, Etc.16-25-11.21Purchase of Credit for Prior Service to Certain Institutions of Higher Education.16-25-12Prior Service Credit for Military Service During World War I.16-25-13Credit for Service as Elected Official of State or Department Head; Payment of Employee’s Contribution; Applicability of Provisions of Section.16-25-13.1Purchase of Credit for Service at Athens State University and State Junior Colleges; Procedure.16-25-13.2Purchase of Credit for Prior Service at Walker College.16-25-13.3Purchase of Credit for Prior Service in Particular Nursing Program at Walker College.16-25-14Retirement of Members; Benefits Generally.16-25-15Increase in Benefits - Ten Percent.16-25-16Increase in Benefits - Additional Five Percent.16-25-17Increase in Benefits - Cost-of- Living Increase for Certain Persons.16-25-18Redetermination of Allowances of Certain Retired Members.16-25-19Administration.16-25-20Management of Funds.16-25-21Method of Financing.16-25-22Purchase, Sale, Etc., of Interests or Estates in Real Property; Establishment of Facilities and Procedures for Purchase of and Payment for Equipment, Etc.16-25-23Exemptions from Execution; Recovery Actions.16-25-24False Statements; Correction of Errors.16-25-25Limitation on Membership.16-25-26Performance of Duties by Retired Persons; Service in Elected Public Office.16-25-26.1Election by University President to Resume Participation.16-25-27Admissibility in Evidence of Photo-Reproduced Copies of Records or Documents Maintained by System.16-25-28Proposed Legislation Affecting System to Be Accompanied by Actuarial Estimate of Cost.16-25-29For Prior Service for Employment While Student at Public Institution of Higher Learning.16-25-30Students in Primary or Secondary School and Persons Whose Employment Is Incidental to Status as Student at Public Institution of Higher Learning Ineligible to Participate.16-25-31Effective Date of Benefits; Additional Costs of Benefits; Employer Agreeing to Come Under Provisions.16-25-32Admission of Employees and Members of State Employees’ Association, the Alabama Retired State Employees’ Association and the State Credit Union into Teachers’ Retirement System.16-25-33Term Life Insurance Fund; Payment of Benefits; Funding.16-25-34Compliance with Qualification Standards.