Senate File 109 SENATE FILE BY CONNOLLY (COMPANION TO LSB 1858HH BY MURPHY) Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the retirement allowance for an accidental 2 disability under the statewide fire and police retirement 3 system. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1858SS 80 6 ec/pj/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 411.6, subsection 6, paragraph c, Code 1 2 2003, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 c. Upon retirement for accidental disability on or after 1 4 July 1, 1998, but before July 1, 2003, a member shall receive 1 5 an accidental disability retirement allowance which shall 1 6 consist of a pension in an amount equal to the greater of 1 7 sixty percent of the member's average final compensation or 1 8 the retirement allowance that the member would receive under 1 9 subsection 2 if the member had attained fifty=five years of 1 10 age. 1 11 Sec. 2. Section 411.6, subsection 6, Code 2003, is amended 1 12 by adding the following new paragraph: 1 13 NEW PARAGRAPH. d. Upon retirement for accidental 1 14 disability on or after July 1, 2003, a member shall receive an 1 15 accidental disability retirement allowance which shall consist 1 16 of a pension equal to eighty=two percent of the member's 1 17 average final compensation. 1 18 EXPLANATION 1 19 This bill changes the retirement allowance a member under 1 20 the statewide fire and police retirement system (Code chapter 1 21 411) receives upon an accidental disability. Under current 1 22 law, for an accidental disability retirement, the member 1 23 receives a retirement allowance equal to the greater of 60 1 24 percent of average final compensation or the benefit amount 1 25 calculated under a service retirement if the member were 55 1 26 years of age. The maximum service retirement for a normal 1 27 retirement can be 82 percent if the member has served 30 years 1 28 of service. Under the bill, the member would receive 82 1 29 percent for an accidental disability retirement regardless of 1 30 the years of service the member had at the time of the 1 31 disability retirement. 1 32 LSB 1858SS 80 1 33 ec/pj/5 1 34 1 35