SF 2513

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/15/2019 09:46am

A bill for an act
relating to retirement; Public Employees Retirement Association local government
correctional service retirement plan; providing coverage for probation officers;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 353E.02, subdivision 1, by adding a
subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 353E.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Retirement coverage.

The members of the local government correctional
service retirement plan established by this chapter are:

(1) local government correctional service employees as defined in subdivision 2; deleted text begin and
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(2) medical center protection officers as defined in subdivision 2a deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; and
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new text begin (3) county probation officers as defined in subdivision 2b.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2019.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 353E.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 2b. new text end

new text begin County probation officers. new text end

new text begin (a) A county probation officer for purposes of
subdivision 1 is a person whom the employer certifies:
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new text begin (1) is an appointed probation officer under section 244.19, subdivision 1, except is not
an employee of the Department of Corrections;
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new text begin (2) spends at least 75 percent of the employee's working time in direct contact with
persons who are in probation or parole status; and
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new text begin (3) is a public employee as defined in section 353.01, but is not a member of the public
employees police and fire retirement plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) The certification required under paragraph (a) must be in writing on a form prescribed
by the executive director of the Public Employees Retirement Association.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2019.
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Sec. 3. new text begin PAST SERVICE NOT ELIGIBLE.
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new text begin Employment as a county probation officer under Minnesota Statutes, section 353E.02,
subdivision 2b, that occurred before the effective date is not allowable service in the local
government correctional service retirement plan.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2019.
new text end