1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to retirement; general state employees retirement plan of the Minnesota 
1.3 	State Retirement System; providing an exception to a disability benefit 
1.4 	application deadline.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. MSRS-GENERAL; EXCEPTION TO DISABILITY BENEFIT 
1.7 	APPLICATION DEADLINE.
 1.8 	(a) Notwithstanding any provision of Minnesota Statutes, section 352.113, 
1.9 	subdivision 4, paragraph (e), to the contrary, an eligible person described in paragraph 
1.10 	(b) is entitled to file a disability benefit application with the general state employees 
1.11 	retirement plan of the Minnesota State Retirement System and, if otherwise qualified under 
1.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 352.113, receive a disability benefit from the retirement plan.
1.13 	(b) An eligible person is a person who:
1.14 	(1) was born on March 8, 1966;
1.15 	(2) was an employee of the Minnesota Veterans Home at Silver Bay, Minnesota;
1.16 	(3) terminated state employment on July 25, 2007;
1.17 	(4) attempted to apply for a disability benefit in February 2008;
1.18 	(5) had a request to apply for a disability benefit denied by the executive director of 
1.19 	the Minnesota State Retirement System on April 3, 2008;
1.20 	(6) appealed the executive director's decision to the Minnesota State Retirement 
1.21 	System board of directors on April 24, 2008; and
1.22 	(7) had the appeal to the Minnesota State Retirement System board of directors 
1.23 	denied on August 4, 2008.
1.24 	(c) This section expires on June 1, 2010.

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