March 5, 2022
On the 13th legislative session day, February 22, the Senate passed the retiree bonus check bill, SB30 sponsored by Senator Bobby Singleton. This bill would provide public education retirees a longevity bonus check using the following formula: ($2) per month multiplied by each year of service attained by the retiree. Beneficiaries will be included using […]
July 5, 2021
Legislature Establishes Education Retirees’ Trust Fund Governor Kay Ivey has signed the Education Retirees’ Trust Fund (SB61) into law. The fund was established by the state legislature with the exclusive purpose of providing periodic bonus checks to public education retirees. While the bill providing funding for the trust fund was not passed this session, establishing […]
May 10, 2021
PRESIDENT’S REPORT Barry Mason, TUARA President The year 2020 was challenging but also provided unique opportunities for creativity and innovation that resulted in an increase in our membership and in extensive use of Zoom technology to share information with our members. We continue to need your support in reaching out to prospective members and making […]
March 5, 2020
May 16, 2020, Legislative Update AERA promoted two bills – Education Retirees’ Trust Fund and a Retiree Bonus Check – for its members during the 2020 Alabama Legislative Session. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Alabama Legislature decided to pass only the Education Trust Fund budget, the General Fund budget and local legislation. Even with a […]
