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11  Representative(s) Pruitt offered the following:

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13         Amendment 

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15  remove from the bill:  all of said lines

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17  and insert in lieu thereof:

18         (2)  CONTRIBUTIONS TO PARTICIPANTS' ACCOUNTS.--Employer

19  and participant contributions to participant accounts shall be

20  accounted for separately. Interest and investment earnings on

21  employer contributions shall accrue on a tax-deferred basis

22  until proceeds are distributed. Pursuant thereto:

23         (a)  All contributions made on behalf of a participant

24  pursuant to this subsection shall be transferred by the

25  employer to the third-party administrator for deposit in the

26  participant's account.

27         (b)  Retirement contributions for Regular Class members

28  of the optional retirement plan are as follows:

29         Dates of Contribution    Employers

30         Rate Changes

31         Effective July 1, 2002:      9.0%

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 1         (c)  Retirement contributions for Special Risk Class

 2  members of the optional retirement plan are as follows:

 3         Dates of Contribution    Employers

 4         Rate Changes

 5         Effective July 1, 2002:     20.0%

 6         (d)  Retirement contributions for Special Risk

 7  Administrative Support Class members of the optional

 8  retirement plan are as follows:

 9         Dates of Contribution    Employers

10         Rate Changes

11         Effective July 1, 2002:     11.35%

12         (e)  Retirement contributions for Elected Officers'

13  Class members of the optional retirement plan are as follows:

14         Dates of Contribution    Employers

15         Rate Changes

16         Effective July 1, 2002:

17           Legislators               13.40%

18           Governor, Lt. Governor,

19              Cabinet Officers       13.40%

20           State Attorneys, Public

21              Defenders              13.40%

22           Justices, Judges          18.90%

23           County Elected Officers   16.20%

24         (f)  Retirement contributions for Senior Management

25  Service Class members of the optional retirement plan are as

26  follows:

27         Dates of Contribution    Employers

28         Rate Changes

29         Effective July 1, 2002:     10.95%

30         (3)  CONTRIBUTIONS TO DISABILITY ACCOUNT.--

31         (a)  All contributions made on behalf of a participant

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 1  pursuant to this subsection shall be transferred by the

 2  employer to the third-party administrator for deposit in the

 3  Public Employee Disability Trust Fund administered by the

 4  Division of Retirement. Such contributions, less any fees or

 5  charges authorized by the Legislature to offset the costs of

 6  administering the disability component of the optional

 7  retirement program, shall be used to provide disability

 8  coverage for participants in the optional retirement program.

 9         (b)  Disability contributions for Regular Class members

10  of the optional retirement plan are as follows:

11         Dates of Contribution    Employers

12         Rate Changes

13         Effective July 1, 2002:      0.39%

14         (c)  Disability contribution for Special Risk Class

15  members of the optional retirement plan are as follows:

16         Dates of Contribution    Employers

17         Rate Changes

18         Effective July 1, 2002:      1.25%

19         (d)  Disability contribution for Special Risk

20  Administrative Support Class members of the optional

21  retirement plan are as follows:

22         Dates of Contribution    Employers

23         Rate Changes

24         Effective July 1, 2002:      0.73%

25         (e)  Disability contribution for Elected Officers'

26  Class members of the optional retirement plan are as follows:

27         Dates of Contribution    Employers

28         Rate Changes

29         Effective July 1, 2002:

30           Legislators                0.61%

31           Governor, Lt. Governor,

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 1              Cabinet Officers        0.61%

 2           State Attorneys, Public

 3              Defenders               0.61%

 4           Justices, Judges           1.45%

 5           County Elected Officers    0.86%

 6         (f)  Disability contribution for Senior Management

 7  Service Class members of the optional retirement plan are as

 8  follows:

 9         Dates of Contribution    Employers

10         Rate Changes

11         Effective July 1, 2002:      0.50%

12         (4)  CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY COVERAGE AND FOR

13  RETIREE HEALTH INSURANCE SUBSIDY.--Contributions required

14  under this section shall be in addition to employer and member

15  contributions required for social security and the Retiree

16  Health Insurance Subsidy Trust Fund as provided in s. 121.071.

17         (5)  ADMINISTRATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL

18  CONTRIBUTIONS.--Effective June 1, 2002, the contribution rate

19  for each employer shall be 0.1 percent on behalf of each

20  participant to fund the administrative and educational

21  expenses of the optional program. All contributions made on

22  behalf of a participant pursuant to this subsection shall be

23  transferred to the third-party administrator for deposit in

24  the board's administrative fund. 

25         (6)  DEDUCTIONS.--The board or the third-party

26  administrator may deduct reasonable fees and apply appropriate

27  charges to participants' accounts. Payments for third-party

28  administrative or educational expenses shall be made only

29  pursuant to the terms of the approved contracts for such

30  services. In no event shall administrative and educational

31  expenses exceed the portion of employer contributions

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 1  earmarked for such expenses pursuant to this section, except

 2  for reasonable administrative charges assessed against

 3  participant accounts of persons for whom no employer

 4  contributions are made during the year. Investment management

 5  fees shall be deducted from the gross returns earned by each

 6  authorized investment product or approved provider, pursuant

 7  to the terms of the contract between the provider and the

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