{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-36-27-159","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 36-27-159","heading":"Election by Local Administrative Unit.","body":"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, 2000, may provide the cost-of-living increase pursuant to this article to any retiree or beneficiary who retired prior to July 1, 2000, if the local administrative unit elects to fund the increase.","path":["Title 36 Public Officers and Employees.","Chapter 27 State Employees’ Retirement System.","Article 8 Cost-of-Living Increase for Retirement Date Prior to October 1, 2000."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=36-27-159","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"7e7318a9d693e8501b849c9af7c36ec934f84ebaa9c0f2071f6271759d7a78b3","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-36-27-158","next":"us-al/ala.-code-36-27-160"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}