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Senate amends public-safety retirement eligibility language; SB 212 approved
Summary
Senate Bill 212 inserts the word "employee" into public-safety retirement eligibility provisions to clarify review procedures when employees dispute creditable service; the Senate passed the bill with no recorded nay votes.
Senate Bill 212, described by floor sponsors as a technical clarification for the public-safety retirement system, was presented and approved on the Senate floor.
Sponsors said the bill adds the word "employee" to clarify eligibility and to ensure that when an employee raises a complaint about credited service, the matter is returned to a review council for fair consideration and assessment of years of service. The sponsor and other senators described the amendment as one staff recommended was necessary to proceed correctly and said no fiscal impact was estimated for the retirement fund.
Senators asked procedural questions about the effect on existing employees and implementation dates; the sponsor explained that the act takes effect on July 1, 1989, to address a six-month gap from prior legislative language. After debate the Senate recorded 23 aye votes, 0 nay votes and 6 absent; the clerk announced the bill will be referred to the House for its action.
