1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to retirement; providing survivor benefits to
1.3 	spouse of St. Louis Park police officer killed while
1.4 	on active duty in Iraq.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. SURVIVOR BENEFIT FOR ST. LOUIS PARK POLICE
1.7 	OFFICER KILLED IN IRAQ CONFLICT.
 1.8 		Subdivision 1.Eligibility. (a) Notwithstanding any
1.9 	provision of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 353 and section 645.26,
1.10 	subdivision 3, to the contrary, an eligible person described in
1.11 	paragraph (b) is authorized to apply for and is eligible for a
1.12 	surviving spouse annuity from the public employees police and
1.13 	fire retirement plan under subdivision 2.
1.14 	(b) An eligible person for purposes of paragraph (a) is the
1.15 	surviving spouse of a deceased public employees police and fire
1.16 	retirement plan member who:
1.17 	(1) was on active duty in the National Guard as defined in
1.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 190.05, subdivision 4, in a
1.19 	federally recognized combat zone;
1.20 	(2) was born on October 29, 1979;
1.21 	(3) was a member of the public employees police and fire
1.22 	retirement plan commencing on January 24, 2004, due to
1.23 	employment as a police officer by the city of St. Louis Park;
1.24 	and 
1.25 	(4) died on February 21, 2005, while on active military
2.1 	service as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 190.05,
2.2 	subdivision 5, in the National Guard in Iraq.
2.3 		Subd. 2.Benefit amount. For an eligible person under
2.4 	this section, the monthly annuity payments commence retroactive
2.5 	to February 21, 2005, and continue in the amount of $800, plus
2.6 	any adjustment payable under Minnesota Statutes, section 356.41,
2.7 	to June 30, 2020.  For the period July 1, 2020, and thereafter,
2.8 	the amount of the monthly surviving spouse annuity is $1746.62,
2.9 	plus any adjustments that would otherwise be payable under
2.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 356.41, since January 1, 2006, and
2.11 	is subject to postretirement adjustments under Minnesota
2.12 	Statutes, section 356.41, on and after January 1, 2021.  The
2.13 	monthly surviving spouse annuity is payable for the life of the
2.14 	eligible person and nothing in this section authorizes a payment
2.15 	to an estate.
2.16 		Subd. 3.Refund repayment required. An annuity under
2.17 	this section is in lieu of any death refund to which an eligible
2.18 	person would otherwise be entitled.  If an eligible person has
2.19 	received a death refund, that person shall repay that refund,
2.20 	under the terms specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 353.35,
2.21 	notwithstanding any law to the contrary.
2.22 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
2.23 	following final enactment.