2000 Minnesota Statutes

     423.372 Police officer, defined; rights. 

    A police officer under Laws 1947, chapter 625, is a duly 
 appointed police officer, who is regularly entered on the 
 payroll of the police department of such city, serving on active 
 duty therein, after having completed any probationary period 
 required under the laws or ordinances of such city.  
 Probationers in the police department, substitutes and persons 
 employed irregularly from time to time, and elective officials 
 of such department, shall not be deemed to be included under 
 Laws 1947, chapter 625.  All persons who are members of the 
 police officers' relief associations of such cities, on April 
 29, 1947, whether their status is embraced within the definition 
 of a police officer herein contained or otherwise, shall have 
 the right to continue as members of their respective 
 associations and be entitled to all benefits pertaining thereto, 
 and any member included under the definition of police officer 
 herein provided shall have the right to retain membership on 
 promotion or appointment to other positions to which such police 
 officer herein may be subject.  Laws 1947, chapter 625, shall 
 not affect any pensions or other benefits which have been 
 allowed or which are being paid by any such relief association 
 under or in accordance with any prior act or acts, on April 29, 
 1947.  Payment of such pensions and benefits shall be continued 
 by the respective associations in accordance with their articles 
 of incorporation and bylaws, and shall be subject to all of the 
 provisions thereof, existing on April 29, 1947, or as thereafter 
 duly repealed or amended. 

    Any person who is employed in subsidized on-the-job 
 training, work experience or public service employment as an 
 enrollee under the federal comprehensive employment and training 
 act shall not be included as a member of the relief association 
 from and after March 30, 1978 unless the person has as of the 
 later of March 30, 1978 or the date of employment sufficient 
 service credit in the relief association to meet the minimum 
 vesting requirements for a deferred service pension, or the city 
 agrees in writing to make the total required employer 
 contributions on account of that individual from revenue sources 
 other than funds provided under the federal comprehensive 
 employment and training act, or the person agrees in writing to 
 make the required employer contributions in addition to the 
 member contribution. 

    HIST: 1943 c 521 s 3; 1947 c 625 s 3; 1978 c 720 s 14; 1986 c 
 444