Senate
File
2233
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2233
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3159)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
concerning
public
retirement
systems,
including
the
1
public
safety
peace
officers’
retirement,
accident,
and
2
disability
system,
the
Iowa
public
employees’
retirement
3
system,
the
statewide
fire
and
police
retirement
system,
4
the
judicial
retirement
system,
making
appropriations,
and
5
including
effective
date
and
retroactive
applicability
6
provisions.
7
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
PUBLIC
SAFETY
PEACE
OFFICERS’
RETIREMENT,
ACCIDENT,
AND
2
DISABILITY
SYSTEM
3
Section
1.
Section
97A.1,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
4
the
following
new
subsections:
5
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5A.
“Cancer”
means
prostate
cancer,
primary
6
brain
cancer,
breast
cancer,
ovarian
cancer,
cervical
cancer,
7
uterine
cancer,
malignant
melanoma,
leukemia,
non-Hodgkin’s
8
lymphoma,
bladder
cancer,
colorectal
cancer,
multiple
myeloma,
9
testicular
cancer,
and
kidney
cancer.
10
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9A.
“Infectious
disease”
means
HIV
or
11
AIDS
as
defined
in
section
141A.1,
all
strains
of
hepatitis,
12
meningococcal
meningitis,
and
mycobacterium
tuberculosis.
13
Sec.
2.
Section
97A.6,
subsection
5,
paragraph
b,
Code
2014,
14
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15
b.
(1)
Disease
under
this
section
subsection
shall
mean
16
heart
disease
or
any
disease
of
the
lungs
or
respiratory
tract
17
and
shall
be
presumed
to
have
been
contracted
while
on
active
18
duty
as
a
result
of
strain,
exposure,
or
the
inhalation
of
19
noxious
fumes,
poison,
or
gases.
20
(2)
Disease
under
this
subsection
shall
also
mean
cancer
21
or
infectious
disease
and
shall
be
presumed
to
have
been
22
contracted
while
on
active
duty
as
a
result
of
that
duty.
23
(3)
However,
if
a
person’s
membership
in
the
system
first
24
commenced
on
or
after
July
1,
1992,
and
the
heart
disease
25
or
disease
of
the
lungs
or
respiratory
tract
,
cancer,
or
26
infectious
disease
would
not
exist,
but
for
a
medical
condition
27
that
was
known
to
exist
on
the
date
that
membership
commenced,
28
the
presumption
established
in
this
paragraph
“b”
shall
not
29
apply.
30
Sec.
3.
Section
97A.8,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
31
subparagraph
(8),
subparagraph
division
(a),
subparagraph
32
subdivision
(v),
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
33
(v)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
and
each
34
fiscal
year
thereafter,
eleven
and
thirty-five
hundredths
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four-tenths
percent.
1
Sec.
4.
PUBLIC
SAFETY
PEACE
OFFICERS’
RETIREMENT,
ACCIDENT,
2
AND
DISABILITY
SYSTEM
——
REPORT.
The
public
safety
peace
3
officers’
retirement,
accident,
and
disability
system,
as
4
established
pursuant
to
chapter
97A,
shall
collect
data
related
5
to
the
implementation,
utilization,
and
costs
associated
with
6
the
requirements
of
this
division
of
this
Act
providing
that
7
cancer
and
infectious
disease
are
presumed
to
be
a
disease
8
contracted
while
a
member
of
the
retirement
system
is
on
active
9
duty
as
provided
in
section
97A.6,
subsection
5.
In
collecting
10
and
reporting
data,
the
system
shall
provide
information
as
11
to
the
actuarial
cost
to
the
system
of
the
requirements
of
12
this
division
of
this
Act
and
shall
collect
data
relative
to
13
any
associated
medical,
insurance,
or
other
costs
incurred
14
as
a
result
of
this
division
of
this
Act.
The
retirement
15
system
shall
submit
a
written
report
to
the
general
assembly
by
16
October
1,
2019,
concerning
the
data
collected
and
including
17
the
system’s
findings
and
recommendations.
18
DIVISION
II
19
IOWA
PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES’
RETIREMENT
SYSTEM
20
Sec.
5.
Section
97B.1A,
subsection
5,
Code
2014,
is
amended
21
to
read
as
follows:
22
5.
“Beneficiary”
means
the
person
or
persons
who
are
23
entitled
to
receive
any
benefits
payable
under
this
chapter
24
at
the
death
of
a
member,
if
the
person
or
persons
have
been
25
designated
on
a
form
provided
by
the
system
and
filed
with
the
26
system
or
designated
pursuant
to
a
qualified
domestic
relations
27
order
on
file
with
the
system
.
If
no
such
designation
is
in
28
effect
at
the
time
of
death
of
the
member
or
if
no
person
so
29
designated
is
living
at
that
time,
then
the
beneficiary
is
the
30
estate
of
the
member.
31
Sec.
6.
Section
97B.1A,
subsection
8,
paragraph
b,
32
subparagraph
(7),
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
33
(7)
Employees
of
an
area
agency
on
aging
,
if
as
of
July
34
1,
1994,
the
agency
provides
for
participation
by
all
of
its
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employees
who
were
participating
in
an
alternative
qualified
1
plan
pursuant
to
the
requirements
of
the
federal
Internal
2
Revenue
Code
on
June
30,
2012,
and
who
by
September
1,
2013,
3
filed
with
the
system
a
valid
decision
to
elect
out
of
coverage
4
under
this
chapter
.
5
Sec.
7.
Section
97B.1A,
subsection
14A,
Code
2014,
is
6
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
14A.
“Member
account”
means
the
account
established
for
each
8
member
and
includes
the
member’s
accumulated
contributions
and
9
the
member’s
share
of
the
accumulated
employer
contributions
as
10
provided
in
section
97B.53
.
“Member
account”
does
not
mean
the
11
supplemental
account
for
active
members.
12
Sec.
8.
Section
97B.1A,
subsection
22A,
Code
2014,
is
13
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
14
Sec.
9.
Section
97B.7A,
subsection
5,
Code
2014,
is
amended
15
to
read
as
follows:
16
5.
Travel.
In
the
administration
of
the
investment
of
17
moneys
in
the
retirement
fund,
employees
of
the
system
and
18
members
of
the
board
may
travel
outside
the
state
for
the
19
purpose
of
meeting
with
investment
firms
and
consultants
and
20
attending
conferences
and
meetings
to
fulfill
their
fiduciary
21
responsibilities.
This
travel
is
not
subject
to
section
22
8A.512,
subsection
2
.
23
Sec.
10.
Section
97B.44,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
24
follows:
25
97B.44
Beneficiary.
26
1.
Each
member
shall
designate
,
on
a
form
to
be
furnished
27
by
the
system
or
through
a
qualified
domestic
relations
order
28
on
file
with
the
system,
designate
a
beneficiary
for
death
29
benefits
payable
under
this
chapter
on
the
death
of
the
member.
30
The
designation
may
be
changed
from
time
to
time
by
the
member
31
by
filing
a
new
designation
with
the
system.
A
designation
32
or
change
in
designation
made
by
a
member
on
or
after
July
33
1,
2000,
shall
contain
the
written
consent
of
the
member’s
34
spouse,
if
applicable.
The
designation
of
a
beneficiary
is
not
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applicable
if
the
member
receives
a
refund
of
all
contributions
1
of
the
member.
If
a
member
who
has
received
a
refund
of
2
contributions
returns
to
employment,
the
member
shall
file
a
3
new
designation
with
the
system.
4
2.
If
a
member
has
not
designated
a
beneficiary
on
a
form
5
furnished
by
the
system
as
provided
by
this
section
,
or
if
6
there
are
no
surviving
designated
beneficiaries
of
a
member,
7
death
benefits
payable
under
this
chapter
shall
be
paid
to
the
8
member’s
estate.
9
3.
However,
the
The
system
may
accept
a
married
member’s
10
designation
or
change
in
designation
under
this
section
without
11
the
written
consent
of
the
member’s
spouse
if
the
member
12
submits
a
notarized
statement
indicating
that
the
member
has
13
been
unable
to
locate
the
member’s
spouse
to
obtain
the
written
14
consent
of
the
spouse
after
reasonable
diligent
efforts.
The
15
member’s
designation
or
change
in
designation
shall
become
16
effective
upon
filing
the
necessary
forms,
including
the
17
notarized
statement,
or
orders,
with
the
system.
The
system
18
shall
not
be
liable
to
the
member,
the
member’s
spouse,
or
19
to
any
other
person
affected
by
the
member’s
designation
or
20
change
of
designation,
based
upon
a
designation
or
change
of
21
designation
accomplished
without
the
written
consent
of
the
22
member’s
spouse.
23
Sec.
11.
Section
97B.46,
subsection
2,
Code
2014,
is
amended
24
to
read
as
follows:
25
2.
A
member
remaining
in
service
after
attaining
the
age
26
of
seventy
years
is
entitled
to
receive
a
retirement
allowance
27
under
sections
97B.49A
through
97B.49H
97B.49G
,
as
applicable,
28
without
terminating
employment.
29
Sec.
12.
Section
97B.48,
subsection
4,
Code
2014,
is
amended
30
to
read
as
follows:
31
4.
Payment
of
a
member’s
retirement
allowance
pursuant
to
32
sections
97B.49A
through
97B.49H
97B.49G
shall
commence
no
33
later
than
the
required
beginning
date
specified
under
section
34
401(a)(9)
of
the
federal
Internal
Revenue
Code
regardless
of
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whether
the
member
has
submitted
the
appropriate
notice
to
1
receive
an
allowance.
If
the
lump
sum
actuarial
equivalent
2
under
subsection
1
could
have
been
selected
by
the
member,
3
payments
shall
be
made
in
a
lump
sum
rather
than
as
a
monthly
4
allowance.
5
Sec.
13.
Section
97B.49B,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
Code
6
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
7
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(13)
An
employee
of
a
judicial
district
8
department
of
correctional
services
whose
condition
of
9
employment
requires
the
employee
to
be
certified
by
the
Iowa
10
law
enforcement
academy
and
who
is
required
to
perform
the
11
duties
of
a
parole
officer
as
provided
in
section
906.2.
12
Sec.
14.
Section
97B.49F,
subsection
2,
Code
2014,
is
13
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
14
Sec.
15.
Section
97B.50A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
15
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
b.
“Net
disability
retirement
allowance”
means
the
amount
17
determined
by
subtracting
the
amount
paid
during
the
previous
18
calendar
year
by
the
member
for
health
insurance
or
similar
19
health
care
coverage
for
the
member
and
the
member’s
dependents
20
from
the
amount
of
the
member’s
disability
retirement
21
allowance,
including
any
dividends
and
distributions
from
22
supplemental
accounts,
paid
for
that
year
pursuant
to
this
23
section
.
24
Sec.
16.
Section
97B.50A,
subsection
9,
Code
2014,
is
25
amended
to
read
as
follows:
26
9.
Medical
board.
The
system
shall
designate
a
medical
27
board
to
be
composed
of
three
a
physician
or
physicians
from
28
the
university
of
Iowa
hospitals
and
clinics
who
shall
arrange
29
for
and
pass
upon
the
medical
examinations
required
under
30
this
section
and
shall
report
in
writing
to
the
system
the
31
conclusions
and
recommendations
upon
all
matters
duly
referred
32
to
the
medical
board.
Each
report
of
a
medical
examination
33
under
this
section
shall
include
the
medical
board’s
findings
34
as
to
the
extent
of
the
member’s
physical
or
mental
impairment.
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Except
as
required
by
this
section
,
each
report
shall
be
1
confidential
and
shall
be
maintained
in
accordance
with
the
2
federal
Americans
With
Disabilities
Act,
and
any
other
state
3
or
federal
law
containing
requirements
for
confidentiality
of
4
medical
records.
5
Sec.
17.
Section
97B.52A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
6
subparagraph
(2),
subparagraph
division
(b),
Code
2014,
is
7
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
(b)
For
a
member
whose
first
month
of
entitlement
is
9
July
2004
or
later,
but
before
July
2014
2016
,
covered
10
employment
does
not
include
employment
as
a
licensed
health
11
care
professional
by
a
public
hospital.
For
the
purposes
of
12
this
subparagraph,
“public
hospital”
means
a
hospital
licensed
13
pursuant
to
chapter
135B
and
governed
pursuant
to
chapter
145A
,
14
347
,
347A
,
or
392
.
15
Sec.
18.
Section
97B.53,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
16
following
new
subsection:
17
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11.
A
request
for
a
refund
under
this
18
section
made
by
a
member
who
is
married
requires
the
written
19
acknowledgment
of
the
member’s
spouse.
However,
the
system
20
may
accept
a
married
member’s
request
for
a
refund
under
this
21
section
without
the
written
acknowledgment
of
the
member’s
22
spouse
if
the
member
submits
a
statement
affirming
that
after
23
reasonable
diligent
efforts
the
member
has
been
unable
to
24
locate
the
member’s
spouse
to
obtain
the
written
acknowledgment
25
of
the
spouse.
A
married
member’s
request
for
a
refund
under
26
this
section
shall
become
effective
upon
filing
the
necessary
27
forms,
or
including
the
affirmation
if
applicable,
with
the
28
system.
The
system
shall
not
be
liable
to
the
member,
the
29
member’s
spouse,
nor
to
any
other
person
affected
by
the
30
member’s
request
for
a
refund
based
upon
a
request
for
a
refund
31
accomplished
without
the
written
acknowledgment
of
the
member’s
32
spouse.
33
Sec.
19.
Section
97B.53A,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
34
follows:
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97B.53A
Duty
of
system.
1
Upon
a
member’s
termination
of
covered
employment
prior
to
2
the
member’s
retirement,
the
system
shall
send
the
member
by
3
first
class
mail,
to
the
member’s
last
known
mailing
address,
4
a
notice
setting
forth
the
balance
and
status
of
the
member’s
5
account
and
supplemental
account
and
an
explanation
of
the
6
courses
of
action
available
to
the
member
under
this
chapter
.
7
Sec.
20.
Section
97B.53B,
subsection
1,
paragraph
d,
8
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
division
(a),
Code
2014,
is
9
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
(a)
All
or
any
portion
of
a
member’s
account
and
11
supplemental
account
.
12
Sec.
21.
Section
97B.70,
subsection
3,
Code
2014,
is
amended
13
to
read
as
follows:
14
3.
Interest
shall
be
credited
to
the
accumulated
15
contributions
and
accumulated
employer
contributions
accounts
,
16
and
supplemental
accounts
of
active
members,
inactive
vested
17
members,
and,
effective
January
1,
1999,
to
inactive
nonvested
18
members,
until
the
quarter
prior
to
the
quarter
in
which
the
19
member’s
first
retirement
allowance
is
paid
or
in
which
the
20
member
is
issued
a
refund
under
section
97B.53
,
or
in
which
a
21
death
benefit
is
issued.
22
Sec.
22.
Section
97B.80,
subsection
1,
Code
2014,
is
amended
23
to
read
as
follows:
24
1.
a.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“eligible
member”
25
means
as
follows:
26
(1)
For
the
period
beginning
July
1,
1992,
and
ending
June
27
30,
2014,
a
vested
or
retired
member
who
has
one
or
more
full
28
calendar
years
of
covered
wages.
29
(2)
Beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2014,
a
member
vested
by
30
service
or
a
retired
member
who
is
vested
by
service
and
who
31
is
within
six
months
of
the
retired
member’s
first
month
of
32
entitlement.
33
b.
Effective
July
1,
1992,
a
vested
or
retired
An
eligible
34
member
who
has
one
or
more
full
calendar
years
of
covered
wages
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and
who
at
any
time
served
on
active
duty
in
the
armed
forces
of
1
the
United
States,
upon
submitting
verification
of
the
dates
2
of
the
active
duty
service,
may
make
contributions
to
the
3
retirement
system
for
all
or
a
portion
of
the
period
of
time
of
4
the
active
duty
service,
in
increments
of
one
or
more
calendar
5
quarters,
and
receive
credit
for
membership
service
and
prior
6
service
for
the
period
of
time
for
which
the
contributions
are
7
made.
8
Sec.
23.
Section
97B.80C,
subsection
1,
Code
2014,
is
9
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
10
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0a.
“Eligible
member”
means
as
follows:
11
(1)
Prior
to
July
1,
2014,
a
vested
or
retired
member.
12
(2)
Beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2014,
a
member
vested
by
13
service
or
a
retired
member
who
is
vested
by
service
and
who
14
is
within
six
months
of
the
retired
member’s
first
month
of
15
entitlement.
16
Sec.
24.
Section
97B.80C,
subsection
2,
paragraphs
a,
b,
and
17
c,
Code
2014,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
18
a.
A
vested
or
retired
An
eligible
member
may
make
19
contributions
to
the
retirement
system
to
purchase
up
to
the
20
maximum
amount
of
permissive
service
credit
for
qualified
21
service
as
determined
by
the
system,
pursuant
to
Internal
22
Revenue
Code
section
415(n),
the
requirements
of
this
section
,
23
and
the
system’s
administrative
rules.
24
b.
A
vested
or
retired
An
eligible
member
of
the
retirement
25
system
may
make
contributions
to
the
retirement
system
to
26
purchase
up
to
a
maximum
of
twenty
quarters
of
permissive
27
service
credit
for
nonqualified
service
as
determined
by
the
28
system,
pursuant
to
Internal
Revenue
Code
section
415(n),
the
29
requirements
of
this
section
,
and
the
system’s
administrative
30
rules.
A
vested
or
retired
An
eligible
member
must
have
at
31
least
twenty
quarters
of
covered
wages
in
order
to
purchase
32
permissive
service
credit
for
nonqualified
service.
33
c.
A
vested
or
retired
An
eligible
member
may
convert
34
regular
member
service
credit
to
special
service
credit
by
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payment
of
the
amount
actuarially
determined
as
necessary
to
1
fund
the
resulting
increase
in
the
member’s
accrued
benefit.
2
The
conversion
shall
be
treated
as
a
purchase
of
qualified
3
service
credit
subject
to
the
requirements
of
paragraph
“a”
4
if
the
service
credit
to
be
converted
was
or
would
have
been
5
for
qualified
service.
The
conversion
shall
be
treated
as
6
a
purchase
of
nonqualified
service
credit
subject
to
the
7
requirements
of
paragraph
“b”
if
the
service
credit
to
be
8
converted
was
purchased
as
nonqualified
service
credit.
9
Sec.
25.
Section
231.33,
subsection
21,
Code
2014,
is
10
amended
to
read
as
follows:
11
21.
Comply
with
all
applicable
requirements
of
the
Iowa
12
public
employees’
retirement
system
established
pursuant
to
13
chapter
97B
.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
to
the
contrary,
14
an
employee
of
an
area
agency
on
aging
that
was
enrolled
in
15
an
alternative
qualified
plan
prior
to
July
1,
2012,
may
16
continue
participation
in
that
alternative
qualified
plan
in
17
lieu
of
mandatory
participation
in
the
Iowa
public
employees’
18
retirement
system.
19
Sec.
26.
Section
602.11115,
subsection
2,
Code
2014,
is
20
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
2.
To
commence
coverage
under
the
judicial
retirement
22
system
pursuant
to
article
9
,
part
1,
effective
July
1,
1984,
23
but
to
become
an
inactive
member
of
the
Iowa
public
employees’
24
retirement
system
pursuant
to
chapter
97B
and
remain
eligible
25
for
benefits
under
sections
97B.49A
through
97B.49H
97B.49G
for
26
the
period
of
membership
service
under
chapter
97B
.
27
Sec.
27.
Section
602.11116,
subsection
2,
Code
2014,
is
28
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
2.
To
commence
membership
under
the
judicial
retirement
30
system
pursuant
to
article
9
,
part
1,
effective
July
1,
1998,
31
but
to
become
an
inactive
member
of
the
Iowa
public
employees’
32
retirement
system
pursuant
to
chapter
97B
and
remain
eligible
33
for
benefits
under
sections
97B.49A
through
97B.49H
97B.49G
,
as
34
applicable,
for
the
period
of
membership
service
under
chapter
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97B
.
1
Sec.
28.
REPEAL.
Sections
97B.49H
and
97B.49I,
Code
2014,
2
are
repealed.
3
Sec.
29.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
The
following
provision
4
or
provisions
of
this
division
of
this
Act,
being
deemed
of
5
immediate
importance,
take
effect
upon
enactment:
6
1.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
7
97B.1A,
subsection
8,
paragraph
b,
subparagraph
(7).
8
Sec.
30.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
9
provision
or
provisions
of
this
division
of
this
Act
apply
10
retroactively
to
June
30,
2012:
11
1.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
12
97B.1A,
subsection
8,
paragraph
b,
subparagraph
(7).
13
2.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
14
231.33,
subsection
21.
15
DIVISION
III
16
STATEWIDE
FIRE
AND
POLICE
RETIREMENT
SYSTEM
17
Sec.
31.
NEW
SECTION
.
411.19
State
appropriation.
18
1.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
19
for
each
fiscal
year
an
amount
equal
to
three
and
seventy-nine
20
hundredths
percent
of
the
covered
earnable
compensation
to
be
21
distributed
to
the
statewide
fire
and
police
retirement
system,
22
or
to
the
cities
participating
in
the
system,
to
finance
the
23
cost
of
benefits
provided
in
this
chapter
by
amendments
of
the
24
Acts
of
the
Sixty-sixth
General
Assembly,
chapter
1089.
The
25
method
of
distribution
shall
be
determined
by
the
board
of
26
trustees
based
on
information
provided
by
the
actuary
of
the
27
statewide
retirement
system.
28
2.
Moneys
appropriated
by
the
state
shall
not
be
used
29
to
reduce
the
normal
rate
of
contribution
of
any
city
below
30
seventeen
percent.
31
DIVISION
IV
32
JUDICIAL
RETIREMENT
SYSTEM
33
Sec.
32.
JUDICIAL
RETIREMENT
FUND.
There
is
transferred
34
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
judicial
retirement
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fund
described
in
section
602.9104,
for
the
fiscal
year
1
beginning
July
1,
2013,
and
ending
June
30,
2014,
an
amount
2
equal
to
$18,900,000.
3
Sec.
33.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
division
of
this
4
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
5
enactment.
6
EXPLANATION
7
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
8
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
9
This
bill
makes
numerous
changes
to
public
retirement
10
systems,
including
the
public
safety
peace
officers’
11
retirement,
accident,
and
disability
system,
the
Iowa
public
12
employees’
retirement
system,
the
statewide
fire
and
police
13
retirement
system,
and
the
judicial
retirement
system.
The
14
changes
to
each
applicable
public
retirement
system
are
as
15
follows:
16
PEACE
OFFICERS’
RETIREMENT,
ACCIDENT,
AND
DISABILITY
SYSTEM
17
(PORS).
18
This
division
of
the
bill
provides
that
certain
cancers
and
19
infectious
diseases
contracted
by
peace
officer
members
of
20
PORS
are
presumed
to
be
a
disease
contracted
while
on
active
21
duty
due
to
the
job
for
purposes
of
establishing
an
accidental
22
disability
pension.
“Cancer”
and
“infectious
disease”
are
23
defined
the
same
as
those
terms
are
defined
for
the
statewide
24
fire
and
police
retirement
system
established
in
Code
chapter
25
411.
The
bill
also
provides
that
the
presumption
will
not
26
apply
to
peace
officer
members
who
joined
the
retirement
system
27
after
July
1,
1992,
in
which
the
cancer
or
infectious
disease
28
would
not
have
existed
but
for
a
medical
condition
that
was
29
known
on
the
date
the
member
joined.
The
bill
also
increases
30
the
minimum
contribution
rate
for
peace
officer
members
of
the
31
pension
system
beginning
July
1,
2014,
from
11.35
percent
to
32
11.4
percent
of
earnable
compensation.
The
PORS
is
directed
to
33
conduct
a
study
and
collect
data
related
to
the
implementation,
34
utilization,
and
costs
associated
with
the
requirements
related
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to
cancers
and
infectious
diseases
and
to
submit
a
written
1
report
to
the
general
assembly
by
October
1,
2019,
concerning
2
the
data
collected
and
including
the
system’s
findings
and
3
recommendations.
4
IOWA
PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES’
RETIREMENT
SYSTEM
(IPERS).
5
Code
sections
97B.1A(5)
and
97B.44,
concerning
beneficiaries
6
under
IPERS,
are
amended
to
provide
that
beneficiaries
can
be
7
designated
through
a
qualified
domestic
relations
order.
8
Code
section
97B.1A(8)(b),
defining
employees
who
are
not
9
covered
under
IPERS,
is
amended
to
provide
that
employees
of
an
10
area
agency
on
aging
who
were
participating
in
an
alternative
11
retirement
plan
on
June
30,
2012,
and
who
elected
out
of
IPERS
12
coverage
by
September
1,
2013,
are
excluded
from
coverage
under
13
IPERS.
A
corresponding
amendment
is
made
to
Code
section
14
231.33,
concerning
area
agencies
on
aging.
These
provisions
15
take
effect
upon
enactment
and
apply
retroactively
to
June
30,
16
2012.
17
Code
section
97B.49B,
concerning
members
in
a
protection
18
occupation,
is
amended
to
provide
that
parole
officers
employed
19
by
a
judicial
district
department
of
correctional
services
who
20
are
certified
by
the
Iowa
law
enforcement
academy
are
included
21
within
the
protection
occupation
category
of
IPERS.
22
Code
section
97B.49F(2),
establishing
the
favorable
23
experience
dividend
program
for
IPERS
members
who
retired
on
or
24
after
July
1,
1990,
is
stricken.
25
Code
section
97B.49H,
establishing
active
member
26
supplemental
accounts,
is
repealed.
The
bill
includes
27
corresponding
amendments
related
to
the
repeal.
28
Code
section
97B.49I,
providing
for
a
qualified
benefits
29
arrangement,
is
repealed.
30
Code
section
97B.50A(9),
concerning
the
medical
board
31
used
for
purposes
of
disability
benefits
for
special
service
32
IPERS
members,
is
amended
to
allow
IPERS
to
use
one
or
more
33
physicians
from
the
University
of
Iowa
as
the
medical
board.
34
Current
law
requires
that
the
medical
board
consist
of
three
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physicians
from
the
University
of
Iowa.
1
Code
section
97B.52A,
concerning
the
determination
of
a
2
bona
fide
retirement
under
IPERS,
is
amended.
Current
law
3
allows,
until
July
2014,
a
person
to
retire,
receive
retirement
4
benefits,
and
to
return
to
covered
employment
as
a
licensed
5
health
care
professional
at
a
public
hospital
after
one
month
6
and
still
receive
retirement
benefits.
Most
retirees
under
7
IPERS
are
not
allowed
to
return
to
covered
employment
and
8
continue
to
receive
retirement
benefits
until
at
least
four
9
months
after
they
retire.
The
bill
extends
the
sunset
of
this
10
shortened
period
for
licensed
health
care
professionals
from
11
July
2014
to
July
2016.
12
Code
section
97B.53,
concerning
refunds,
is
amended
to
13
require
a
married
IPERS
member
seeking
a
refund
to
submit
14
a
written
acknowledgment
of
the
member’s
spouse
to
IPERS.
15
The
bill
provides
that
a
married
member
may
still
receive
16
a
refund
if
the
member
is
unable
to
locate
the
spouse
and
17
IPERS
shall
not
be
liable
based
upon
a
refund
made
without
the
18
acknowledgment
of
the
member’s
spouse.
19
Code
section
97B.80,
concerning
the
purchase
of
IPERS
20
service
for
military
service,
is
amended
to
provide
that
only
a
21
member
vested
by
service
or
a
retired
member
who
is
vested
by
22
service
and
is
within
six
months
of
the
member’s
first
month
23
of
entitlement
may
make
a
service
purchase
under
this
Code
24
section.
Currently,
any
vested
or
retired
member,
regardless
25
of
how
the
member
became
vested,
who
has
at
least
one
year
of
26
IPERS
wages
may
make
a
service
purchase
at
any
time.
27
Code
section
97B.80C,
concerning
purchases
of
permissive
28
service
credit,
is
amended
to
provide
that
only
a
member
29
vested
by
service
or
a
retired
member
who
is
vested
by
30
service
and
is
within
six
months
of
the
member’s
first
month
31
of
entitlement
may
make
a
service
purchase
under
this
Code
32
section.
Currently,
any
vested
or
retired
member,
regardless
33
of
how
the
member
became
vested,
may
make
a
service
purchase
34
under
this
Code
section
at
any
time.
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STATEWIDE
FIRE
AND
POLICE
RETIREMENT
SYSTEM.
1
New
Code
section
411.19
provides
for
a
state
appropriation
2
to
the
statewide
fire
and
police
retirement
system
established
3
in
Code
chapter
411
equal
to
3.79
percent
of
the
covered
4
earnable
compensation
of
the
members.
The
percentage
5
represents
the
cost
of
benefits
provided
by
Acts
of
the
6
66th
General
Assembly.
The
bill
restores
the
standing
state
7
appropriation
to
the
retirement
system
that
was
repealed
by
8
2010
Acts,
chapter
1167.
The
repealed
language
had
set
the
9
state
appropriation
based
upon
the
cost
of
benefits
provided
10
by
the
Acts
of
the
66th
General
Assembly
but
did
not
specify
a
11
percentage.
12
JUDICIAL
RETIREMENT
SYSTEM.
13
The
bill
transfers
moneys
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
14
to
the
judicial
retirement
fund
for
FY
2013-2014.
The
division
15
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
16
-14-
LSB
5818SV
(2)
85
ec/sc
14/
14