Section 36-27-5.1

Participation of employees of regional or local legislative delegation office.

(a) Any person who is employed full-time by a regional or local legislative delegation office shall be deemed to be an "employee" of the State of Alabama, as defined in Section 36-27-1. From the date he assumes his duties, any such person shall be deemed to be a "member" of the state Employees' Retirement System, as defined in Section 36-27-4; provided, that the required contributions are made to the system.

(b) Any person serving as of October 1, 1991, shall be entitled to receive credit toward his retirement allowance for any service previously rendered as an employee of a regional or local legislative delegation office, and any person employed by such offices thereafter shall become a member of the Employees' Retirement System as a condition of employment. If he elects to do so, he may notify the Board of Control of the Employees' Retirement System of his intention to claim such credit within six months from October 1, 1991, and shall make any and all contributions, plus eight percent interest, compounded annually, required by the regulations of the board within six months after such notification is made. From the time he so elects, regular deductions shall be made from the salary of each member in the manner prescribed by law.

(c) The regional or local legislative delegation office or entity that funds said office shall contribute on account of the participation of its employees the employer's contribution rate as established by the actuary for regular employees of the state.

The contribution rate so computed, based upon the payroll of the employees, shall be certified by the Board of Control to the fiscal officer of each regional or local delegation office. The fiscal officer of each such office shall pay to the State Treasurer the amount certified by the board as payable under the provisions of this section and the State Treasurer shall credit such amounts to the appropriate funds of the retirement system.

(Acts 1991, No. 91-587, p. 1080, §1.)