hf3127 FIFTH ENGROSSMENT Pensions; police, firefighter, teacher, and other public pension plan and retirement provisions modified and clarified. ARTICLE 1 LOCAL POLICE AND PAID FIRE RELIEF ASSOCIATION GOVERNING LAW CLARIFICATION Section 1: Police and firefighters' relief association guidelines act modified. Sec. 2: Language updated. Sec. 3: Language updated. Sec. 4: Statutory references removed. Sec. 5: Statutory references removed. Sec. 6: Technical language modified. Sec. 7: Application to Bloomington firefighters relief association provided. Sec. 8: Revisor instructions provided. Sec. 9: Repealer. Sec. 10: Effective date. ARTICLE 2 RETIREMENT PLAN ALLOWABLE SERVICE CREDIT FOR STRIKE PERIODS Section 1: "Allowable service" definition modified. Sec. : Conforming change to section 1. Sec. 3: Conforming change to section 1. Sec. 4: Effective date. ARTICLE 3 PERA MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY AND SERVICE CREDIT PRORATION Section 1: Included public employees specified. Sec. 2: Excluded employees clarified. Sec. 3: "Termination of membership" definition modified. Sec. 4: "Allowable service" definition modified. Sec. 5: Reduced salary during period of workers' compensation provided. Sec. 6: Employer reporting requirements reduced. Sec. 7: Employer reporting requirements reduced. Sec. 8: Pension coverage not only limited to full time officers. Sec. 9: Repealer. Sec. 10: Application specified. Sec. 11: Effective date. ARTICLE 4 PERA LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORRECTIONAL RETIREMENT PLAN MODIFICATIONS Section 1: Retirement coverage specified. Sec. 2: Medical center protection officer defined. Sec. 3: Correctional service plan contributions specified. Sec. 4: Effective date modified. Sec. 5: Repealer. Sec. 6: Effective date.ARTICLE 5 PENSION COVERAGE FOR PRIVATIZED PUBLIC HOSPITALSSection 1: "Medical facility" definition modified. Sec. 2: Effective date.ARTICLE 6 CLOSED CHARTER SCHOOL UNPAID RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONSSection 1: "Teacher" definition modified. Sec. 2: Conforming changes. Sec. 3: Supplemental administrative expenses scope expanded. Sec. 4: State payment of certain unpaid charter school retirement contributions provided. Sec. 5: Continuing recovery authority detailed. Sec. 6: Effective date.ARTICLE 7 TEACHER RETIERMENT PLANS SERVICE CREDIT PURCHASE DEADLINE EXTENSIONSection 1: Repealer modified. Sec. 2: Effective date modified. Sec. 3: Expiration date extended. Sec. 4: Effective date.ARTICLE 8 RECODIFICATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY COVERAGE PROVISIONSSection 1: Language updated. Sec. 2: Constitutional officer defined. Sec. 3: Director defined. Sec. 4: Duluth teacher defined. Sec. 5: Educational employee defined. Sec. 6: Employee defined. Sec. 7: Employee tax defined. Sec. 8: Employment definition modified. Sec. 9: Federal Insurance Contributions Act definition modified. Sec. 10: Governmental employer defined. Sec. 11: Higher education employees defined. Sec. 12: Hospital employee defined. Sec. 13: Judge defined. Sec. 14: Legislator defined. Sec. 15: Local governmental subdivision defined. Sec. 16: Minneapolis teacher defined. Sec. 17: Political subdivision defined. Sec. 18: Public employee defined. Sec. 19: Public hospital defined. Sec. 20: St. Paul teacher defined. Sec. 21: Secretary of health and human services definition modified. Sec. 22: Social security act definition modified. Sec. 23: Special authority or district defined. Sec. 24: Special authority or district employee defined. Sec. 25: State employee defined. Sec. 26: Wages defined. Sec. 27: Agreements modified. Sec. 28: Employer and employee contribution regulations clarified. Sec. 29: Reimbursement by employing units required. Sec. 30: Reports required. Sec. 31: Proceeds of special benefit taxes uses specified. Sec. 32: Rules modified. Sec. 33: Policy declaration modified. Sec. 34: Social Security Act application modified. Sec. 35: Division of retirement plans provided. Sec. 36: Repealer. Sec. 37: Effective date.ARTICLE 9 PUBLIC PENSION PLAN ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTION REVISIONSSection 1: Technical details provided. Sec. 2: Effective date.ARTICLE 10 AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLANSSection 1: Plumbers and pipefitters pension fund exemption provided. Sec. 2: Local governmental pension fund prohibitions and exclusions modified. Sec. 3: Ratification and validation of certain past actions provided. Sec. 4: Effective date.ARTICLE 11 GENERAL RETIREMENT LAW REORGANIZATION AND RECODIFICATION PUBLIC RETIREMENT PLAN PURPOSESection 1: Language updated. Sec. 2: Language updated. Sec. 3: Covered public pension plans and funds provided.Secs. 4-6: "Shall" changed to "must." Sec. 7: "Current assets" definition modified, plan detailed. Sec. 8: "Shall" changed to "must." Sec. 9: Other language updated. Sec. 10: Language clarified. Sec. 11: Technical statutory references updated. Sec. 12: "Shall" changed to "must." Sec. 13: Conforming changes, language modernized. Sec. 14: Vendor restrictions modified.Secs. 15-21: Technical language modifications. Sec. 22: Retirement benefit formula percentages provided. Sec. 23: Covered retirement plans provided. Sec. 24: Date for payment of annuities and benefits modified. Sec. 25: Intent provided. Sec. 26: Combined payment of retirement annuities provided. Sec. 27: Loss of entitlement to benefits for survivor causing death of pension plan member regulations established. Sec. 28: Restoration regulations upon termination of remarriage established. Sec. 29: Language updated. Sec. 30: Post retirement adjustment detailed and lump sum payments provided. Sec. 31: Lump-sum payments provided. Sec. 32: Lump-sum postretirement and supplemental payments converted to an increased monthly annuity. Sec. 33: Partial payment of pension plan refund allowed. Sec. 34: Repayment of refunds regulated. Sec. 35: Application for retirement annuity and procedure for electing annuity form established. Sec. 36: Supplemental needs trust as optional annuity form recipient regulations provided. Sec. 37: Disposition of amount in excess of reemployed annuitant earnings limitations regulations established. Sec. 38: Provision of information in the event of marriage dissolution required. Sec. 39: Language updated.Secs. 40-44: Conforming changes, language updated, and statutory references modified. Sec. 45: Limitation on use of public pension plan assets provided. Sec. 46: Real estate investment regulations provided. Sec. 47: Technical. Sec. 48: Technical. Sec. 49: Technical. Sec. 50: Public pension administration legislation established. Sec. 51: Public pension facilities provided. Sec. 52: Cross reference changes provided. Sec. 53: Repealer. Sec. 54: Effective date.ARTICLE 12 JOINT RETIREMENT PLAN BUILDING LEASE AUTHORITYSection 1: Leasing to private company allowed. Sec. 2: Effective date.ARTICLE 13 VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER RELIEF ASSOCIATIONS SERVICE PENSION ELIGIBILITYSection 1: Authorization exceptions provided.ARTICLE 14 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONSSection 1: Voluntary unpaid leave of absence required. Sec. 2: Clarification of appropriation provided. Sec. 3: Public employees police and fire plan recision of annuity application regulations established. Sec. 4: MSRS-general accelerated optional annuity form provided. Sec. 5: Prior out-of-state teaching service credit purchase by public employee retirement association member eligibility provided. Sec. 6: Conversion of monthly annuity to lump-sum payment authorized and eligibility requirements provided. Sec. 7: PERA and MSRS service credit purchase authorized. Sec. 8: Prior service credit purchase refund authorized. Sec. 9: PERA-P F exception to disability application deadline provided. Sec. 10: Effective date.ARTICLE 15 COORDINATED PROGRAM OF LEGISLATORS RETIREMENT PLAN; SOCIAL SECURITY REFERENDUMSection 1: Coordinated program of legislators retirement plan established. Sec. 2: Second social security referendum provided.ARTICLE 16 MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OPTIONAL ANNUITIESSection 1: Optional annuities modified. Sec. 2: Effective date.AE