SF 2855

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to retirement; privatized public employee retirement coverage; including
certain departments of the Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar in privatization
coverage; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 353F.02,
subdivision 4.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 353F.02, subdivision 4,
is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Medical facility.

"Medical facility" means:

(1) Bridges Medical Services;

(2) the City of Cannon Falls Hospital;

(3) Clearwater County Memorial Hospital doing business as Clearwater Health
Services in Bagley;

(4) the Dassel Lakeside Community Home;

(5) the Fair Oaks Lodge, Wadena;

(6) the Glencoe Area Health Center;

(7) the Hutchinson Area Health Care;

(8) the Kanabec Hospital;

(9) the Lakefield Nursing Home;

(10) the Lakeview Nursing Home in Gaylord;

(11) the Luverne Public Hospital;

(12) the Northfield Hospital;

(13) the Oakland Park Nursing Home;

(14) the RenVilla Nursing Home;

(15) the Renville County Hospital in Olivia;

(16) new text begin the Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, with respect to the Department of
Radiology and the Department of Radiation/Oncology;
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new text begin (17) new text end the St. Peter Community Healthcare Center; and

deleted text begin (17) deleted text end new text begin (18) new text end the Waconia-Ridgeview Medical Center.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin (a) This section is effective on the latter of:
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new text begin (1) the day after the governing body of the city of Willmar and its chief clerical
officer timely comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3; or
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new text begin (2) the first day of the month next following certification to the Willmar City
Council by the executive director of the Public Employees Retirement Association that
the actuarial accrued liability of the special benefit coverage proposed for extension to
the privatized employees in the two departments of the Rice Memorial Hospital under
this section does not exceed the actuarial gain otherwise to be accrued by the Public
Employees Retirement Association, as calculated by the consulting actuary retained under
Minnesota Statutes, section 356.214.
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new text begin (b) The cost of the actuarial calculations must be borne by the current employer or
by the entity which is the employer following the privatization. The date of the actuarial
calculations must be within one year of the date the employees of the two departments no
longer qualify as public employees under Minnesota Statutes, section 353.01, subdivision
2.
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