Bill No.: SF0111                  Drafter:  JHR

LSO No.:  09LSO-0415              Effective Date:  3/2/2009

Enrolled Act No.:  SEA0044

Chapter No.:       109

Prime Sponsor:     Senator Schiffer

Catch Title:       First responder retirement contributions.

Subject:  Authorizes the Wyoming Adjutant General to pay employer and employee retirement contributions for employees serving in the United States military as specified.

Summary/Major Elements:

· This bill:

o Authorizes the Wyoming Adjutant General to pay employer and employee retirement contributions up to $5,000.00 per person per year to a public or private retirement system for employees who are called up to serve in the United States military as a first responder, if permitted by the Internal Revenue Code;

o Applies to persons who are serving in a Wyoming National Guard unit, or to persons who are Wyoming residents who serve in a National Guard unit in any state and who are called into federal service as a first responder, subject to application in accordance with rules and regulations the Adjutant General is required to promulgate;

o Requires the Adjutant General to report annually by October 1 to the Joint Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Interim Committee with respect to the number of persons participating in the program, their civilian classification and the total amount expended for the contributions;

o Appropriates $892,914.00 for the balance of the current biennium;

o Authorizes one FTE position to implement the program.

Comments:

· Report Required: Annually by October 1 from the Adjutant General to the Joint Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Interim Committee regarding the number of persons whose retirement contributions are paid under the bill, the amounts expended and the civilian classification of such persons