Terms Used In Alabama Code 36-27-137

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • 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

Any county board, department, or agency responsible for the local administration of a program for a state board, department, or agency affiliated with the Employees’ Retirement System on October 1, 1996, may provide the cost-of-living increase pursuant to this article to any retiree or beneficiary who retired prior to such entities participation in the Employees’ Retirement System if the local administrative unit elects to fund the increase.