Article1. General Provisions.  


§ 16-25-1. Definitions.
§ 16-25-2. Name and date of establishment; powers, duties, etc., of Boards of Control; immunity of officers, employees, etc.
§ 16-25-3. Membership; membership credit for service in armed forces of United States; deferred benefits.
§ 16-25-3.1. Purchase of credit for service by members age 61 or older at time of employment.
§ 16-25-4. Transfer of membership from the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama generally.
§ 16-25-5. Transfer of membership in Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, etc., of janitors, maids, cafeteria workers and other full-time employees in public education.
§ 16-25-6. Employees of Agricultural Experiment Station of Auburn University.
§ 16-25-7. Certain persons employed by Alabama High School Athletic Association.
§ 16-25-8. School lunchroom managers and assistants.
§ 16-25-9. Certain school bus drivers, mechanics and maintenance workers — Generally.
§ 16-25-10. Certain school bus drivers, mechanics and maintenance workers - Persons previously under Employees' Retirement System of Alabama.
§ 16-25-10.1. Executive officers and employees of Alabama Association of School Boards.
§ 16-25-10.2. Executive officers and employees of Alabama Council for School Administration and Supervision.
§ 16-25-10.3. Executive officers and employees of Alabama Vocational Association.
§ 16-25-10.4. Executive officers and employees of Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers; contributions; creditable service.
§ 16-25-10.5. Executive officers and employees of Alabama Opportunities Industrialization Center; contributions; creditable service.
§ 16-25-10.6. Elected superintendent of education; cost of coverage; purchase of prior service credit.
§ 16-25-10.7. Officers and employees of community action agencies; contributions; creditable service.
§ 16-25-10.8. Officers and employees of Developing Alabama Youth Foundation; contributions; creditable service.
§ 16-25-10.9. Officers and employees of Tennessee Valley Rehabilitation Center, Inc.; contributions; creditable service.
§ 16-25-10.10. Officers and employees of the American Federation of Teachers in Alabama; contributions; creditable service.
§ 16-25-10.11. Officers and employees of School Superintendents of Alabama.
§ 16-25-10.12. Officers and employees of Alabama Higher Education Partnership, Inc.; contributions; creditable service.
§ 16-25-11. Creditable service.
§ 16-25-11.1. Use of accrued sick leave in determining creditable service in retirement system; conversion of unused sick leave.
§ 16-25-11.2. Purchase of credit for legislative service; option to be exercised and paid for by October 1, 1988.
§ 16-25-11.3. Purchase of credit by employees of junior colleges and technical colleges for leave of absence.
§ 16-25-11.4. Purchase of credit for prior service rendered as full-time employee in office of clerk of circuit court or with Alabama State Employees Association.
§ 16-25-11.5. Purchase of credit for employment in support personnel position.
§ 16-25-11.6. Purchase of credit for employment with school operated by Department of Defense.
§ 16-25-11.7. Purchase of credit by certain members employed as teachers in state public schools regardless of manner in which salary was paid or source thereof.
§ 16-25-11.8. Purchase of credit for time on leave from service without pay due to adoption requirements.
§ 16-25-11.9. Purchase of credit for employment as court reporters, school support personnel, or local mental health authority workers.
§ 16-25-11.10. Purchase 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.
§ 16-25-11.11. Purchase of credit for prior service with Alabama State Council on the Arts.
§ 16-25-11.12. Purchase of service credit for time on maternity leave.
§ 16-25-11.13. Purchase of credit for prior service with the Cooperative Extension Service at Auburn University.
§ 16-25-11.14. Purchase of credit for service rendered to authorized employer.
§ 16-25-11.15. Purchase of credit for prior service with eligible employer under Employees' Retirement System.
§ 16-25-11.16. Purchase of credit for prior service to Southeastern Educational Laboratory Program.
§ 16-25-11.17. Purchase of credit for prior service with Department of Industrial Relations.
§ 16-25-11.18. Purchase of credit for prior service with United States Civil Service.
§ 16-25-11.19. Purchase of credit for prior service with Federal Bureau of Mines.
§ 16-25-11.20. Purchase of credit for time on medical leave or full-time employment with Legislature, etc.
§ 16-25-11.21. Purchase of credit for prior service to certain institutions of higher education.
§ 16-25-12. Prior service credit for military service during World War I.
§ 16-25-13. Credit for service as elected official of state or department head; payment of employee's contribution; applicability of provisions of section.
§ 16-25-13.1. Purchase of credit for service at Athens State University and state junior colleges; procedure.
§ 16-25-13.2. Purchase of credit for prior service at Walker College.
§ 16-25-13.3. Purchase of credit for prior service in particular nursing program at Walker College.
§ 16-25-14. Retirement of members; benefits generally.
§ 16-25-15. Increase in benefits - Ten percent.
§ 16-25-16. Increase in benefits - Additional five percent.
§ 16-25-17. Increase in benefits - Cost-of- living increase for certain persons.
§ 16-25-18. Redetermination of allowances of certain retired members.
§ 16-25-19. Administration.
§ 16-25-20. Management of funds.
§ 16-25-21. Method of financing.
§ 16-25-22. Purchase, sale, etc., of interests or estates in real property; establishment of facilities and procedures for purchase of and payment for equipment, etc.
§ 16-25-23. Exemptions from execution.
§ 16-25-24. False statements; correction of errors.
§ 16-25-25. Limitation on membership.
§ 16-25-26. Performance of duties by retired persons; service in elected public office.
§ 16-25-26.1. Election by university president to resume participation.
§ 16-25-27. Admissibility in evidence of photo-reproduced copies of records or documents maintained by system.
§ 16-25-28. Proposed legislation affecting system to be accompanied by actuarial estimate of cost.
§ 16-25-29. for prior service for employment while student at public institution of higher learning.
§ 16-25-30. Students in primary or secondary school and persons whose employment is incidental to status as student at public institution of higher learning ineligible to participate.
§ 16-25-31. Effective date of benefits; additional costs of benefits; employer agreeing to come under provisions.
§ 16-25-32. Admission of employees and members of State Employees' Association, the Alabama Retired State Employees' Association and the State Credit Union into Teachers' Retirement System.
§ 16-25-33. Term Life Insurance Fund; payment of benefits; funding.
§ 16-25-34. Compliance with qualification standards.