Ala. Code § 36-31-3
This chapter shall apply to each and every retirement and pension plan enacted by the Legislature of the State of Alabama which does not specifically designate a trustee, board of trustees, committee or other person or persons to administer, invest, reinvest, hold or dispense funds of the retirement and pension plan; and this chapter shall apply to each and every retirement and pension plan enacted by the Legislature of the State of Alabama which designates a pension board or other person or persons whose powers and duties with respect to the retirement and pension plan are limited to dispensing benefits and to handling administrative duties which exclude investing, reinvesting and holding funds of the retirement and pension plan.
Ala. Code § 36-31-3 (1975)