H.B. No. 0173

Community college police officer retirement.

Sponsored By:        Representative(s) Kasperik, Barlow, Blikre, Freeman and McKim and Senator(s) Von Flatern

AN ACT relating to public employee benefits; providing for community college police officer participation in the law enforcement plan under the Wyoming Retirement Act; authorizing election by currently employed community college police officers; specifying implementation; and providing for an effective date.

1/14/2013   Bill Number Assigned

1/15/2013   H Received for Introduction

1/16/2013   H Introduced and Referred to H02

1/24/2013   H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Burkhart, Esquibel, K., Moniz, Stubson and Wallis

Nays:  Representative(s) Harshman and Nicholas, B.

Ayes 5 Nays 2 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/24/2013   H Placed on General File

HB0173HS001/ADOPTED     (CORRECTED COPY)

Page 2-line 21          After "rescinded." insert "Service credit in any other retirement plan administered by the Wyoming retirement board, other than previous credit as a law enforcement member under W.S. 9‑3‑432, shall not be included as service credit as a law enforcement member under this act.".  HARSHMAN, CHAIRMAN

HB0173HW001/FAILED

Delete the Standing Committee amendment (HB0173HS001/AC). Further amend as follows:

Page 1-line 5           After "specifying" insert "conditions and".

Page 2-line 13          After "2." insert "(a)".

Page 2-After line 21    Insert:

"(b)  A person who meets the following qualifications may have previous service credit as a general member while employed as a community college police officer counted as service credit as a law enforcement member.  The person shall:

(i)  Be employed as a community college police officer and a participating general member as of the effective date of this act;

(ii)  Meet the qualifications as law enforcement member under the provisions of this act;

(iii)  Not have received a refund of contributions made as a law enforcement member or, if having received a refund of contributions, have repaid the refund plus interest as provided under W.S. 9‑3‑402(a)(xii);

(iv)  Elect to have his previous service credit as a general member while employed as a community college police officer counted as service credit as a law enforcement member by providing notice to the Wyoming retirement board not later than April 30, 2013;

(v)  Pay to the board the difference between the employee and employer contribution amounts which would have been paid as a law enforcement member under W.S. 9‑3‑432 and the employee and employer contribution amounts contributed as a general member under W.S. 9‑3‑412 and 9‑3‑413 for each month of service credit as a general member while employed as a community college police officer.  A community college employer may contribute to the difference in employer amounts required to be paid under this paragraph.  Full payment under this paragraph shall be made not later than June 30, 2013.

(c)  For each person meeting the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, the board shall transfer funds from the member's account accumulated as a general member while employed as a community college police officer to the law enforcement retirement plan.

(d)  Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, service credit in any other retirement plan administered by the Wyoming retirement board, other than previous credit as a law enforcement member under W.S. 9‑3‑432, shall not be included as service credit as a law enforcement member.".  KASPERIK

1/28/2013   H Failed CoW; Indef Postponed

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barlow, Esquibel, K., Freeman, Kasperik, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, Petroff, Stubson and Wallis

Nays:  Representative(s) Baker, Berger, Blake, Blevins, Brown, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Connolly, Davison, Eklund, Filer, Gay, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Halverson, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek, Sommers, Teeters, Throne, Walters, Watt, Wilson, Winters, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Blikre

Ayes 10 Nays 49 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0