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:
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 353E.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
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 2adeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
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(3) county probation officers as defined in subdivision 2b.
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This section is effective July 1, 2019.
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Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 353E.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to
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(a) A county probation officer for purposes of
subdivision 1 is a person whom the employer certifies:
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(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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(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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(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.
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(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.
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This section is effective July 1, 2019.
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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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This section is effective July 1, 2019.
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