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House Journal: Page 746: Tuesday, March 17, 1998

Martin of Scott offered the following amendment H-8344 filed by
her and moved its adoption:

H-8344

 1     Amend House File 2496 as follows:
 2     1.  Page 1, by inserting after line 23 the
 3   following:
 4     "Sec. 101.  Section 97A.6, subsection 4, Code 1997,
 5   is amended to read as follows:
 6     4.  ALLOWANCE ON ORDINARY DISABILITY RETIREMENT.
 7     a.  Upon retirement for ordinary disability prior
 8   to July 1, 1998, a member shall receive an ordinary
 9   disability retirement allowance which shall consist of
10   a pension which shall equal fifty percent of the
11   member's average final compensation unless either of
12   the following conditions exist:
13     a. (1)  If the member has not had five or more
14   years of membership service, the member shall receive
15   a disability pension equal to one-fourth of the
16   member's average final compensation.
17     b. (2)  If the member has had twenty-two or more
18   years of membership service, the member shall receive
19   a disability retirement allowance that is equal to the
20   greater of the benefit that the member would receive
21   under subsection 2 if the member were fifty-five years
22   of age or the disability pension otherwise calculated
23   under this subsection.
24     b.  Upon retirement for ordinary disability on or
25   after July 1, 1998, a member who has five or more
26   years of membership service shall receive a disability
27   retirement allowance in an amount equal to the greater
28   of fifty percent of the member's average final
29   compensation or the retirement allowance that the
30   member would receive under subsection 2 if the member
31   had attained fifty-five years of age.  A member who
32   has less than five years of membership service shall
33   receive a pension equal to one-fourth of the member's
34   average final compensation.
35     Sec. 102.  Section 97A.6, subsection 6, paragraph
36   b, Code 1997, is amended to read as follows:
37     b.  Upon retirement for accidental disability on or
38   after July 1, 1990, but before July 1, 1998, a member
39   shall receive an accidental disability retirement
40   allowance which shall consist of a pension equal to
41   sixty percent of the member's average final
42   compensation.  However, if the member has had twenty-
43   two or more years of membership service, the member
44   shall receive a disability retirement allowance that
45   is equal to the greater of the retirement allowance
46   that the member would receive under subsection 2 if
47   the member were fifty-five years of age or the

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