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Committee backs bill narrowing disability-retirement eligibility for PERS members
Summary
Senate Bill 2119 would bar PERS members who have reached normal retirement from applying for a disability retirement benefit.
Senate Bill 2119 would clarify that a member of the Public Employees Retirement System cannot apply for a disability retirement benefit under the defined‑benefit plan if the member has reached normal retirement age or date.
Rebecca Fricke, executive director of the Public Employees Retirement System, told the Government and Veterans Affairs Committee the change is intended to preserve the disability benefit as a pre‑retirement protection. “The intent of the NDEPERS long term disability benefit is to provide a pre retirement benefit to…
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