Minnesota Session Laws - 1991, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1991 

                         CHAPTER 29-S.F.No. 567 
           An act relating to retirement; authorizing appointed 
          public officers to purchase public employees 
          retirement association service credit for previous 
          service as an elected official; amending Laws 1990, 
          chapter 570, article 8, section 14, subdivision 1. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Laws 1990, chapter 570, article 8, section 14, 
subdivision 1, is amended to read:  
    Subdivision 1.  [ENTITLEMENT.] An individual who became an 
appointed public officer prior to May 9, 1990, or an elected 
public officer who participates in the public employees 
retirement association defined benefit plan under Minnesota 
Statutes, chapter 353, may purchase service credit from the 
association for all or any portion of prior uncredited service 
as an elected public officer when the officer could have been, 
but was not, a member of the association on account of failure 
to exercise the membership option under Minnesota Statutes, 
section 353.01, subdivision 7. 
    Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment. 
    Presented to the governor April 15, 1991 
    Signed by the governor April 17, 1991, 2:57 p.m.