Florida Senate - 2009 SB 1482 By Senator Lawson 6-01221-09 20091482__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to the Florida Retirement System; 3 amending s. 121.021, F.S.; redefining the terms 4 “normal retirement date” and “normal retirement age” 5 to allow normal retirement of Regular Class members 6 after 25 years of creditable service and attainment of 7 age 50; providing an effective date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (29) of section 12 121.021, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 13 121.021 Definitions.—The following words and phrases as 14 used in this chapter have the respective meanings set forth 15 unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context: 16 (29) “Normal retirement date” means the first day of any 17 month following the date a member attains one of the following 18 statuses: 19 (a) If a Regular Class member, the member: 20 1. Completes 6 or more years of creditable service and 21 attains age 62; or 22 2. Completes 2530years of creditable service,regardless23of age,which may include a maximum of 4 years of military 24 service credit as long as such credit is not claimed under any 25 other system, and attains age 50. 26 “Normal retirement age” is attained on the “normal retirement 27 date.” 28 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.