Section 36-29-1

(1) EMPLOYEE. A person who works full time for the State of Alabama or for a county health department and who receives his full compensation on a monthly basis through means of a state warrant drawn upon the State Treasury or by check drawn by the Treasurer of the Alabama State Port Authority or by check drawn by the Treasurer of the Alabama state agency for surplus property other than those employees covered by the federal Railroad Retirement Act. Such term shall also include those persons who shall retire from the service of the State of Alabama after September 2, 1965, and who, at the time of such retirement, meet the criteria set out in this chapter and who, following such retirement, draw a monthly benefit from the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama; provided, that full-time employees of the county health department in all counties having populations of not less than 300,000 nor more than 500,000 shall also be included in the definition of employee for the purpose of this chapter, and the health department of any such county is hereby authorized to pay the employer's share of any contributions to the retirement fund; provided further, that any district attorney or full-time employees in the district attorney's office, of any judicial circuit shall be included in the definition of employee for the purpose of this chapter, and the respective judicial circuits are hereby authorized to pay the employer's share of any contribution therefor and any person employed part time by the State of Alabama on a wage and hourly basis, excluding fee compensations and other like arrangements, shall be included in the definition of employee as defined in this chapter provided such person shall agree to have deducted from his hourly wage, as stipulated, a pro rata portion of the premium cost of a full-time state employee based on the percentage of time such person is employed by the state according to rules and regulations established by the State Employees' Insurance Board. The term shall also include an employee who worked at least 10 years for the State Department of Transportation in "captive county" circumstances as defined by Section 23-1-100 and who was transferred to county employment upon the adoption of Article 3A, Chapter 1, Title 23. Provided further, however, any costs incurred as a result of including such employee in this term shall be payable from funds of the State Department of Transportation.

(2) BOARD. The State Employees' Insurance Board.

(Acts 1965, No. 833, p. 1564, §§1, 2; Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 242, p. 365, §1; Acts 1967, No. 430, p. 1099, §1; Acts 1971, No. 279, p. 586, §1; Acts 1971, No. 2392, p. 3816, §1; Acts 1982, No. 82-621, p. 1175, §1; Acts 1989, No. 89-464, p. 949, §§1, 2.)