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Committee advances PSPRS administrative and return‑to‑work clarifications in omnibus bill
Summary
House Bill 20 80, a PSPRS administrative omnibus measure covering defined‑contribution disability eligibility, commingled fund investment language, return‑to‑work clarifications and supplemental plan eligibility, was returned with a due‑pass recommendation after PSPRS testimony described the changes as compliance and cleanup items.
The House Ways and Means Committee returned House Bill 20 80 with a due‑pass recommendation after PSPRS representatives described the measure as an administrative omnibus cleanup bill covering several technical fixes.
Diane McAllister, representing the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS), told the committee the package includes clarifications required for Internal Revenue Service compliance and housekeeping changes. McAllister said the bill clarifies when a retiree who later returns to public employment is considered to have returned to work versus taken a new job, clarifies overpayment language, expands eligible groups for defined‑contribution plans and allows PSPRS to invest in commingled funds without listing specific fund names.
She also said the bill clarifies that a member who is actively receiving a defined benefit from legacy EORP cannot simultaneously draw the same plan's pension and be eligible for the defined‑contribution disability program under IRS rules; the statute needs updating to reflect current PSPRS practice and federal rules. McAllister described a small closed plan created in 1999 that still has 59 members and would be included among eligible groups for supplemental participation under the bill.
The bill was characterized in testimony as noncontroversial administrative work to maintain IRS compliance and to remove outdated specificity that requires frequent statute updates. The committee returned the bill with a due‑pass recommendation on an 8–0 roll call with one member absent.
