Alabama § 16-25-80 - Cost-of-Living Increase Provided for Certain Retirees and Beneficiaries Retiring Before October 1, 1992.
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§ 16-25-80. Cost-of-Living Increase Provided for Certain Retirees and Beneficiaries Retiring Before October 1, 1992.
There is provided to each person currently receiving benefits whose effective date of retirement was prior to October 1, 1992, for purposes of receiving benefits from the Teachers’ Retirement System, and to certain beneficiaries of deceased members and deceased retirees currently receiving survivor benefits, if the effective date of retirement or death for the deceased retirees or deceased member was prior to October 1, 1992, for purposes of receiving benefits from the Teachers’ Retirement System, a cost-of-living increase as follows:
(1) 1.28 percent of the current gross benefit paid to the retiree and to certain beneficiaries of deceased members and deceased retirees.
(2) One dollar and twenty-eight cents ($1.28) per month for each year of service attained by the retiree for each retiree selecting the maximum retirement allowance or option one.
(3) One dollar and twenty-eight cents ($1.28) per month for each year of service attained by the retiree reduced by the retiree’s option election factor for each retiree selecting options two, three, or four.
(4) One dollar and twenty-eight cents ($1.28) per month for each year of service attained by the deceased member or deceased retiree reduced by the survivor’s option factor for each beneficiary receiving monthly benefits from the Teachers’ Retirement System.
(5) One dollar and twenty-eight cents ($1.28) per month for each year of retirement attained by the retiree for each retiree selecting the maximum retirement allowance or option one.
(6) One dollar and twenty-eight cents ($1.28) per month for each year of retirement attained by the retiree reduced by the retiree’s option election factor for each retiree selecting options two, three, or four.
(7) One dollar and twenty-eight cents ($1.28) per month for each year of retirement attained by the deceased member or deceased retiree reduced by the survivor’s option factor for each beneficiary receiving monthly benefits from the Teachers’ Retirement System.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-25-80 ("Cost-of-Living Increase Provided for Certain Retirees and Beneficiaries Retiring Before October 1, 1992.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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