HF 2243 (LSB 5411YH (3) 89)

HOUSE FILE 2243

BY  McCLINTOCK and THORUP

A BILL FOR

An Act providing for membership in a protection occupation under the Iowa public employees’ retirement system and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 97B.49B, subsection 1, paragraph e, subparagraph (2), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   (2)  A marshal in a city not covered under chapter 400 or a fire fighter or police officer of a city covered employer not participating in the retirement systems established in chapter 410 or 411.
    Sec. 2.  SERVICE RECLASSIFICATION.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a member of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system whose prior regular service position is reclassified by this Act as a protective occupation service position shall have service by such member prior to the effective date of this Act coded as service in a protection occupation by the Iowa public employees’ retirement system if certified by the employer of the member as constituting protection occupation service under this Act. Membership service shall be reclassified as provided by this Act without any requirement to pay additional contributions for the payment of the related actuarial costs of such reclassified service.
    Sec. 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
    Sec. 4.  RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.  This Act applies retroactively to membership service under the Iowa public employees’ retirement system on or after July 1, 2017.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides that persons employed as a peace officer or fire fighter by a covered employer, and not just a city, under the Iowa public employees’ retirement system (IPERS) are included within the protection occupation category of IPERS. The bill provides that membership service prior to the effective date of the bill shall be reclassified as protection occupation service without payment of any additional contributions to pay the actuarial costs of the reclassified service if the employer certifies the employment as constituting protection occupation service under the bill. 
   The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to membership service under IPERS on or after July 1, 2017.