Senate Bill sb1074

    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 1074

    By Senator Alexander





    17-869-05

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to special risk retirement;

  3         amending s. 121.0515, F.S.; providing that

  4         emergency dispatchers and 911 operators

  5         employed by a county or municipal law

  6         enforcement agency may participate as part of

  7         the Special Risk Administrative Support Class

  8         and are eligible for the special risk normal

  9         retirement date; providing an effective date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section

14  121.0515, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

15         121.0515  Special risk membership.--

16         (7)  RETENTION OF SPECIAL RISK NORMAL RETIREMENT

17  DATE.--

18         (a)  A special risk member who is moved or reassigned

19  to a nonspecial risk law enforcement, firefighting,

20  correctional, or emergency medical care administrative support

21  position with the same agency, or who is subsequently employed

22  in such a position with any law enforcement, firefighting,

23  correctional, or emergency medical care agency under the

24  Florida Retirement System, shall participate in the Special

25  Risk Administrative Support Class and shall earn credit for

26  such service at the same percentage rate as that earned by a

27  regular member. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection

28  (4), service in such an administrative support position shall,

29  for purposes of s. 121.091, apply toward satisfaction of the

30  special risk normal retirement date, as defined in s.

31  121.021(29)(b), provided that, while in such position, the

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    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 1074
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 1  member remains certified as a law enforcement officer,

 2  firefighter, correctional officer, emergency medical

 3  technician, or paramedic; remains subject to reassignment at

 4  any time to a position qualifying for special risk membership;

 5  and completes an aggregate of 6 or more years of service as a

 6  designated special risk member prior to retirement.

 7  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,

 8  emergency dispatchers and 911 operators who are employed full

 9  time by a county or municipal law enforcement agency shall

10  participate in the Special Risk Administrative Support Class.

11  Such employees are eligible for the special risk normal

12  retirement date, as defined in s. 121.021(29)(b), and shall

13  earn credit for such service at the same percentage rate as

14  that earned by a regular member.

15         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

16  law.

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19                          SENATE SUMMARY

20    Provides for emergency dispatchers and 911 operators who
      are employed by a county or municipal law enforcement
21    agency under the Florida Retirement System to participate
      in the Special Risk Administrative Support Class.
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