HF 2109

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to retirement; providing exceptions to a
state salary limitation for pension purposes; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 356.611, subdivision
1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 356.611,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

State salary limitations.

(a)
Notwithstanding any provision of law, bylaws, articles of
incorporation, retirement and disability allowance plan
agreements, or retirement plan contracts to the contrary, the
covered salary for pension purposes for a plan participant of a
covered retirement fund enumerated in section 356.30,
subdivision 3, may not exceed 95 percent of the salary
established for the governor under section 15A.082 at the time
the person received the salary.

(b) This section does not apply to a salary paid:

(1) to the governor or to a judge;

(2) new text begin to another constitutional officer;
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new text begin (3) to an elected county attorney in the counties of Anoka,
Dakota, Ramsey, and St. Louis;
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new text begin (4) new text end to an employee of a political subdivision in a position
that is excluded from the limit as specified under section
43A.17, subdivision 9;

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end to a state employee as defined under section
43A.02, subdivision 21;

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end to an employee of Gillette Hospital who is covered
by the general state employees retirement plan of the Minnesota
State Retirement System;

deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (7) new text end to an employee of the Minnesota Crop Improvement
Council; deleted text begin or
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deleted text begin (6) deleted text end new text begin (8) new text end to an employee of the Minnesota Historical Society deleted text begin .
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new text begin (9) to the executive director and chief executive officer,
the director of operations, and the director of corporate
development and agency relations of the Southern Minnesota
Municipal Power Agency;
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new text begin (10) to the executive director and the insurance trust
administrator of the League of Minnesota Cities; or
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new text begin (11) to the manager of Utilities Plus.
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(c) The limited covered salary determined under this
section must be used in determining employee and employer
contributions and in determining retirement annuities and other
benefits under the respective covered retirement fund and under
this chapter.