1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to retirement; providing for alternative allocation of fire state aid for the 
1.3 	city of Plymouth; lowering the vesting requirement for the Plymouth Firefighters 
1.4 	Relief Association.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. CITY OF PLYMOUTH; ALLOCATION OF FIRE STATE AID FOR 
1.7 	FIREFIGHTERS.
 1.8 	(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the city of Plymouth must annually:
1.9 	(1) transmit to the Plymouth Firefighters Relief Association an amount of fire state aid 
1.10 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 69.011 to 69.051, equal to the full fire state aid amount 
1.11 	less any dollars agreed upon between the city of Plymouth and the Plymouth Firefighters 
1.12 	Relief Association for that year;
1.13 	(2) transmit the remaining balance of fire state aid as payment of employer contributions 
1.14 	required by Minnesota Statutes, section 353.65, subdivision 3, for its employees who are 
1.15 	members of the public employees police and fire retirement plan; and
1.16 	(3) transmit to the Plymouth Firefighters Relief Association any supplemental state aid 
1.17 	received under Minnesota Statutes, section 423A.022.
1.18 	(b) This section expires on the effective date of general legislation permitting the 
1.19 	allocation of fire state aid between volunteer firefighter relief associations and the affiliated 
1.20 	municipality, independent nonprofit firefighting corporation, or joint powers entity.

2.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL. This section is effective the day after 
2.2 	the governing body of the city of Plymouth and its chief clerical officer timely complete 
2.3 	compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

2.4 	Sec. 2. PLYMOUTH FIREFIGHTERS RELIEF ASSOCIATION; VESTING.
 2.5 	The articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Plymouth Firefighters Relief Association 
2.6 	may provide that a member will vest in the member's accrued service pension in accordance 
2.7 	with the following vesting schedule:

2.8		Completed Years of Service
	Vested Percentage
	
2.9		5
		40 percent
	
2.10		6
		52 percent
	
2.11		7
		64 percent
	
2.12		8
		76 percent
	
2.13		9
		88 percent
	
2.14		10
	or more
	100 percent
	
2.15 	Except for the vesting schedule in Minnesota Statutes, section 424A.02, subdivision 2, 
2.16 	paragraph (c), all other requirements of section 424A.02 apply to the Plymouth Firefighters 
2.17 	Relief Association.

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