1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to retirement; permitting a certain Hennepin County employee to apply 
1.3 	for disability by waiving minimum service requirements.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. HENNEPIN COUNTY EMPLOYEE WAIVER OF SERVICE 
1.6 	REQUIREMENT TO APPLY FOR DISABILITY.
 1.7 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 353.33, subdivision 1, an eligible 
1.8 	person specified in paragraph (b) is authorized to submit an application for disability 
1.9 	benefits from the general employees retirement plan of the Public Employees Retirement 
1.10 	Association.
1.11 	(b) An eligible person is a person who:
1.12 	(1) was born May 6, 1972;
1.13 	(2) was employed by Independent School District No. 11, Anoka-Hennepin, from 
1.14 	September 11, 1995, to August 6, 1996;
1.15 	(3) was employed by Hennepin County from July 31, 2000, to December 30, 2004;
1.16 	(4) was again employed by Hennepin County starting April 2, 2007, with the most 
1.17 	recent employment position being a principal child support officer;
1.18 	(5) has service credit with the Public Employees Retirement Association due to the 
1.19 	employment under clauses (2), (3), and (4); and
1.20 	(6) has had several leaves from Hennepin County employment of a medical-related 
1.21 	nature.
1.22 	(c) If an eligible person under paragraph (b) files a valid application, the executive 
1.23 	director of the Public Employees Retirement Association shall determine whether that 
1.24 	eligible person qualifies to receive a disability benefit under the laws and procedures 
2.1 	applicable to the general employees retirement plan of the Public Employees Retirement 
2.2 	Association.
2.3 	(d) This section expires one year after the effective date of this section.

2.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.