Alabama Code 16-25D-9. Construction of article
Terms Used In Alabama Code 16-25D-9
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to define or otherwise grant any right or privilege to periodic bonus checks or other pension benefits to any person other than those periodic bonus checks, rights, and privileges previously or already granted to employees and retired employees and their beneficiaries by the Teachers’ Retirement System pension plan. The rights and privileges, if any, shall be governed by the terms of the pension plan, if any. This chapter is not intended to assure or deny any existing or future employee or retired employee, or any of their beneficiaries or any other person of any right of employment or entitlement to any periodic bonus check or to otherwise restrict the ability of the state to modify or eliminate any existing or future increase benefit.