Senate Bill sb1674
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Florida Senate - 2007 SB 1674
By Senator Lawson
6-1772-07 See HB
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Florida Retirement
3 System; amending s. 121.021, F.S.; redefining
4 the terms "normal retirement date" and "normal
5 retirement age" for a specified period to allow
6 normal retirement after 25 years of service and
7 attainment of age 50; limiting participation in
8 the Deferred Retirement Option Program;
9 creating s. 121.185, F.S.; authorizing the
10 state to purchase annuities for certain state
11 personnel; providing effective dates.
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13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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15 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (29) of section
16 121.021, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
17 121.021 Definitions.--The following words and phrases
18 as used in this chapter have the respective meanings set forth
19 unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context:
20 (29) "Normal retirement date" means the first day of
21 any month following the date a member attains one of the
22 following statuses:
23 (a) If a Regular Class member, the member:
24 1. Completes 6 or more years of creditable service and
25 attains age 62; or
26 2. Completes 25 30 years of creditable service,
27 regardless of age, which may include a maximum of 4 years of
28 military service credit as long as such credit is not claimed
29 under any other system, and attains age 50.
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1 "Normal retirement age" is attained on the "normal retirement
2 date."
3 Section 2. Effective July 1, 2008, paragraph (a) of
4 subsection (29) of section 121.021, Florida Statutes, as
5 amended by this act, is amended to read:
6 121.021 Definitions.--The following words and phrases
7 as used in this chapter have the respective meanings set forth
8 unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context:
9 (29) "Normal retirement date" means the first day of
10 any month following the date a member attains one of the
11 following statuses:
12 (a) If a Regular Class member, the member:
13 1. Completes 6 or more years of creditable service and
14 attains age 62; or
15 2. Completes 30 25 years of creditable service,
16 regardless of age, which may include a maximum of 4 years of
17 military service credit as long as such credit is not claimed
18 under any other system, and attains age 50.
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20 "Normal retirement age" is attained on the "normal retirement
21 date."
22 Section 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
23 a person who retires during the period July 1, 2007, through
24 June 30, 2008, upon attaining his or her normal retirement
25 age, but who does not meet the definition of "normal
26 retirement age" that was in effect on June 30, 2006, is not
27 eligible to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option
28 Program established in s. 121.091(13), Florida Statutes.
29 Section 4. Section 121.185, Florida Statutes, is
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1 121.185 Retirement annuities authorized for state
2 personnel.--The state may purchase annuities for all state
3 personnel with 25 or more years of creditable service who have
4 reached age 50 and have applied for retirement under the
5 Florida Retirement System. No such annuity shall provide for
6 more than the total difference in retirement income between
7 the retirement benefit based on average monthly compensation
8 and creditable service as of the member's early retirement
9 date and the early retirement benefit. The state may also
10 purchase annuities for members of the Florida Retirement
11 System who have out-of-state service in another state or
12 country which it has documented as valid. Such annuities may
13 be based on no more than 5 years of out-of-state service and
14 may equal, but not exceed, the benefits that would be payable
15 under the Florida Retirement System if credit for out-of-state
16 service was authorized under that system. The state may invest
17 funds, purchase annuities, or provide local supplemental
18 retirement programs for purposes of providing annuities for
19 state personnel. All retirement annuities must comply with s.
20 14, Art. X of the State Constitution.
21 Section 5. Except as otherwise expressly provided in
22 this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2007.
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