Date: 11/10/2015

Final
Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Approve Bills A and B recommended by Police OfficePass Without Objection



09:14 AM -- Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission

Representative Ginal, Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission chair, came to the table to present Bills A and B recommended by the committee. The summary report prepared for the Legislative Council Committee, copies of the bills, and the committee's charge can be found in Attachment D.

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The bills are as follows:

Bill A - County Sheriff Optional Affiliation with the Firefighter and Police Pension Association. This bill allows counties that do not cover, under the federal Social Security Act, salaried employees whose duties are directly involved with the provision of law enforcement or fire protection to elect coverage under the Firefighter and Police Pension Association (FPPA). In order to affiliate, the county must file a resolution with the FPPA board, and election of coverage under the plan is irrevocable.

Bill B - Firefighter and Police Pension Association Statewide Death and Disability Plan Modification. This bill changes the calculation of a transfer from the Statewide Death and Disability Plan of the FPPA to the normal retirement plan of an FPPA member who has incurred a temporary disability. When a temporarily disabled FPPA member is restored to active service or satisfies the age and service requirements for a normal retirement, a transfer is made from the Statewide Death and Disability Plan to the member's normal retirement plan. Under current law, the amount of the transfer is equal to 16 percent of the member's monthly salary, multiplied by the number of months for which the member received temporary occupational disability benefits. Under Bill B, in cases where the member and employer were contributing less than 16 percent of the member's salary to the member's retirement plan at the time of disability, the amount of the transfer will be reduced to reflect the actual percentage contribution at that time.

The bill also changes the deadline for completion of a newly hired member's statewide standard health history form. Under current law, the form must be completed prior to the member's employment. Bill B allows the form to be completed within 30 days of the member's first date of employment.
BILL:Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission
TIME: 09:16:06 AM
MOVED:Melton
MOTION:Approve Bills A and B recommended by Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission as fitting under the committee's charge. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Buck
Court
DelGrosso
Donovan
Duran
Grantham
Guzman
Jones
Landgraf
Lawrence
Lundberg
Melton
Roberts
Scheffel
Ulibarri
Williams
Cadman
Excused
Hullinghorst
Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection