1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to retirement; adding staff of the Public Employees Retirement 
1.3 	Association as eligible to participate in the postretirement option;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 43A.346, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 43A.346, subdivision 1, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "state employee" means 
1.9 	a person currently occupying a civil service position in the executive branch of state 
1.10 	government, the Minnesota State Retirement System, the Public Employees Retirement 
1.11 	Association, or the Office of the Legislative Auditor, or a person employed by the 
1.12 	Metropolitan Council.

1.13 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 1.14 	Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.