House Study Bill 535 - Introduced SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED IOWA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM BILL) A BILL FOR An Act concerning the administration of the Iowa public 1 employees’ retirement system. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5360DP (7) 83 ec/nh
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 97B.4, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 1 2009, is amended to read as follows: 2 c. In administering this chapter , the system may enter into 3 a biennial agreement with the department of administrative 4 services concerning the sharing of resources between the 5 system and department which are of benefit to each and 6 which are consistent with the mission of the system and 7 the department. The budget program for the system shall be 8 established by the chief executive officer in consultation with 9 the board and other staff of the system and shall be compiled 10 and submitted by the system pursuant to section 8.23. 11 Sec. 2. Section 97B.4, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 2009, 12 is amended to read as follows: 13 a. Annual report to governor. Not later than the 14 thirty-first day of December of each year, the system shall 15 submit to the governor a report covering the administration 16 and operation of this chapter during the preceding fiscal 17 year and shall make recommendations for amendments to this 18 chapter. The report shall include a balance sheet of the 19 moneys in the retirement fund. The report shall also include 20 information concerning the investment management expenses 21 for the retirement fund for each fiscal year expressed as a 22 percent of the market value of the retirement fund investment 23 assets , including the information described in section 97B.7, 24 subsection 3 , paragraph “d” . The information provided under 25 this paragraph shall also include information on the investment 26 policies and investment performance of the retirement fund. 27 In providing this information, to the extent possible, the 28 system shall include the total investment return for the entire 29 fund, for portions of the fund managed by investment managers, 30 and for internally managed portions of the fund, and the cost 31 of managing the fund per thousand dollars of assets. The 32 performance shall be based upon market value, and shall be 33 contrasted with relevant market indices and with performances 34 of pension funds of similar asset size. 35 -1- LSB 5360DP (7) 83 ec/nh 1/ 3
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Sec. 3. Section 97B.58, Code 2009, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 97B.58 Information furnished by employer. 3 To enable the system to administer this chapter and perform 4 its functions, the employer shall, upon the request of and 5 in the manner provided by the system, supply full provide 6 accurate, complete, and timely information to the system of 7 all matters relating to the pay of all members, date of birth, 8 their retirement, death, or other cause for termination of 9 employment, and other pertinent facts the system may require 10 in the manner provided by the system. The system shall not be 11 liable to any member, retiree, or beneficiary for any monetary 12 or other relief due to the failure of the employer to comply 13 with this section. 14 EXPLANATION 15 This bill concerns the administration of the Iowa public 16 employees’ retirement system (IPERS). 17 Code section 97B.4(2)(c) is amended by striking the 18 provision which authorized the system to enter into a biennial 19 agreement with the department of administrative services 20 concerning the sharing of resources between IPERS and the 21 department. 22 Code section 97B.4(4)(a), concerning the annual report 23 to the governor, is amended by striking the inclusion of 24 information relative to investment management expenses 25 described in Code section 97B.7(3)(d). Legislation enacted 26 in 2008 struck the requirement in Code section 97B.7(3)(d) 27 limiting investment management expenses to .4 percent of the 28 fund value. 29 Code section 97B.58, concerning information furnished by 30 employers under IPERS, is amended. The bill provides that 31 the employer shall provide accurate and complete information 32 requested by IPERS to administer the Code chapter and further 33 provides that IPERS shall not be liable to any member, retiree, 34 or beneficiary for any monetary or other relief due to the 35 -2- LSB 5360DP (7) 83 ec/nh 2/ 3
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ failure of an employer to comply with the Code section. 1 -3- LSB 5360DP (7) 83 ec/nh 3/ 3