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House Journal: Page 1821: Monday, April 22, 1996

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 1   covered by one eligible retirement system and, within
 2   sixty days, commences employment covered by the other
 3   eligible retirement system may elect to transfer the
 4   average accrued benefit earned from the former system
 5   to the current system.  The member shall file an
 6   application with the current system for transfer of
 7   the average accrued benefit within ninety days of the
 8   commencement of employment with the current system.
 9     3.  Notwithstanding subsection 2, a vested member
10   whose employment with the current system commenced
11   prior to July 1, 1996, may elect to transfer the
12   average accrued benefit earned under the former system
13   to the current system by filing an application with
14   the current system for transfer of the average accrued
15   benefit on or before July 1, 1997.
16     4.  Upon receipt of an application for transfer of
17   the average accrued benefit, the current system shall
18   calculate the average accrued benefit and the former
19   system shall transfer to the current system assets in
20   an amount equal to the average accrued benefit.  Once
21   the transfer of the average accrued benefit is
22   completed, the member's service under the former
23   system shall be treated as membership service under
24   the current system for purposes of this chapter and
25   chapter 411.
26                                 DIVISION IV
27     STATEWIDE FIRE AND POLICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
28     Sec. 90.  Section 400.8, subsection 1, Code 1995,
29   is amended to read as follows:
30     1.  The commission, when necessary under the rules,
31   including minimum and maximum age limits, which shall
32   be prescribed and published in advance by the
33   commission and posted in the city hall, shall hold
34   examinations for the purpose of determining the
35   qualifications of applicants for positions under civil
36   service, other than promotions, which examinations
37   shall be practical in character and shall relate to
38   matters which will fairly test the mental and physical
39   ability of the applicant to discharge the duties of
40   the position to which the applicant seeks appointment.
41   The physical examination of applicants for appointment
42   to the positions of police officer, police matron, or
43   fire fighter shall be held in accordance with medical
44   protocols established by the board of trustees of the
45   fire and police retirement system established by
46   section 411.5.  The board of trustees may change the
47   medical protocols at any time the board so determines.
48   The commission shall conduct a medical examination of
49   an applicant for the position of police officer,
50   police matron, or fire fighter after a conditional

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