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HF 2808

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 02/26/2018 03:55pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
relating to public pensions; expanding coverage for certain paramedics and
emergency medical technicians employed by Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc.;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 353.64, subdivision 10.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 353.64, subdivision 10, is amended to read:


Subd. 10.

Pension coverage for Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc.; paramedics and
emergency medical technicians.

An employee of Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc. is a
member of the public employees police and fire retirement plan under sections 353.63 to
353.68 if the person is:

(1) certified as a paramedic or emergency medical technician by the state under section
144E.28, subdivision 4;

(2) employed deleted text begin fulldeleted text end new text begin at least halfnew text end time as a paramedic or emergency medical technician by
Hennepin deleted text begin Countydeleted text end new text begin Healthcare System, Inc.new text end ; and

(3) not eligible for coverage under the agreement signed between the state and the
secretary of the federal Department of Health and Human Services making the provisions
of the federal Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Act applicable to paramedics
and emergency medical technicians because the person's position is excluded after that date
from application under United States Code, title 42, sections 418(d)(5)(A) and 418(d)(8)(D),
and section 355.07.

Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc. shall deduct the employee contribution from the salary
of each deleted text begin full-timedeleted text end new text begin suchnew text end paramedic and emergency medical technician it employs as required
by section 353.65, subdivision 2, shall make the employer contribution for each deleted text begin full-timedeleted text end new text begin
such
new text end paramedic and emergency medical technician it employs as required by section 353.65,
subdivision 3
, and shall meet the employer recording and reporting requirements in section
353.65, subdivision 4.