Date: 09/19/2012

Final
Consideration of Proposed Legislation

POLICE OFFICERS' AND FIREFIGHTERS' PENSION REFORM COMMISSION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Move that Bill 1 (Attachment C) be included as onePASS




09:53 AM -- Consideration of Proposed Legislation

Mr. Lindahl addressed the committee to discuss Draft Bill 1 (Attachment C) that was recommend by the FPPA board. Mr. Lindahl explained that the bill clarifies that the FPPA will have no obligation or liability for employers who fail to properly enroll their employees into a FPPA plan. According to provisions in the bill, neither the FPPA or the Defined Benefit System Trust Fund would be obligated or liable in these circumstances.


10:00 AM

Mr. Lindhal responded to questions concerning Draft Bill 1 and provided examples where fire districts did not enter their members into FPPA plans but requested disability coverage when an employee was injured. He continued by discussing some of the larger municipalities and fire districts that do not offer their members FPPA plans. Committee discussion ensued concerning the liability of FPPA and governmental immunity for local employers against disability claims of police or firefighters. Mr. Lindhal explained that the bill would prevent members covered under the FPPA disability plan from being responsible for paying out disability claims for those police or firefighters who are not covered under FPPA plans. The commission members concluded the discussion by talking about the need to ensure that police and firefighters have disability coverage through either a FPPA plan or a local employer's plan.
BILL:Consideration of Proposed Legislation
TIME: 10:15:12 AM
MOVED:Tochtrop
MOTION:Move Bill 1 (Attachment C) be forwarded by the commission to the Legislative Council. The motion passed on a 10-0 vote, with 5 members excused.

12FPPA0919AttachC.pdf
SECONDED:
VOTE
Barker
Yes
Carroll
Excused
Duran
Yes
Gardner B.
Excused
King S.
Yes
Labuda
Yes
Liston
Yes
Peniston
Yes
Ramirez
Yes
Schafer S.
Excused
Scott
Excused
Tochtrop
Yes
White
Excused
Morse
Yes
Waller
Yes
Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 5 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


10:18 AM

The commission adjourned.