Tier 1 State and Local Active Members
Tier 1 State and Local Active Members
A Tier 1 plan member is any member of the Retirement Systems who had service for which he or she received credit in the Employees' Retirement System or in the Teachers' Retirement System prior to January 1, 2013.
Benefits While Working
- My ERS Membership and what it means.
- Register for Member Online Services to view your ERS account statement, estimate your retirement benefit, view and/or change your beneficiary, view your RSA-1 statement, and change your address.
- Your options when Terminating Employment Prior to Retirement eligibility.
- Active members are allowed to Purchase Additional Service Credit for certain types of past employment.
- If a member Dies Prior to Retirement, the beneficiary(ies) is entitled to a death benefit.
- What does it mean to be Vested?
- Elected Officials must meet certain requirements to participate.
- Firefighters, Correctional Officers, & Law Enforcement Officers may obtain additional service credit.
Tier 1 State Police Active Members
State Police is an employee in the classified service under the Merit System Act approved by the Personnel Board to perform the duties of highway patrol or a beverage control agency or crime investigator. The term shall not include a member employed as a policeman participating under Section 36-27-6 of the Code of Alabama 1975. A Tier 1 plan member is any member of the Retirement Systems who had service for which he or she received credit in the Employees' Retirement System or in the Teachers' Retirement System prior to January 1, 2013.
Benefits While Working
- My ERS State Police Membership and what it means.
- Register for Member Online Services to view your ERS State Police account statement, estimate your retirement benefit, view and/or change your beneficiary, view your RSA-1 statement, and change your address.
- Your options when Terminating Employment Prior to Retirement Eligibility.
- Active members are allowed to Purchase Additional Service Credit for certain types of past employment.
- If a member Dies Prior to Retirement Eligibility, the beneficiary(ies) is entitled to a death benefit.
- What does it mean to be Vested?