Florida Senate - 2012                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1570
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Simmons moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (4) is added to section 25.073,
    6  Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         25.073 Retired justices or judges assigned to temporary
    8  duty; additional compensation; appropriation.—
    9         (4) For a former justice or retired judge who has reached
   10  his or her normal retirement age or date under chapter 121 and
   11  who has consented to temporary duty in any court, as assigned by
   12  the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in accordance with s. 2,
   13  Art. V of the State Constitution:
   14         (a) The definition of the term “termination” in s. 121.021
   15  does not apply, and termination occurs when the former justice
   16  or judge ceases all nontemporary, active duty as a judge and
   17  retires from the Florida Retirement System.
   18         (b) Section 121.091(9)(c) does not apply, and such
   19  temporary duty is not considered reemployment or employment
   20  after retirement for purposes of chapter 121 and renewed
   21  membership in the Florida Retirement System is not permitted.
   22         Section 2. Effective on this act becoming a law,
   23  subsections (1), (3), and (5) of section 43.291, Florida
   24  Statutes, are amended to read:
   25         43.291 Judicial nominating commissions.—
   26         (1)(a) Each judicial nominating commission shall be
   27  composed of the following members:
   28         1.(a) Four members of The Florida Bar, appointed by the
   29  Governor, who are engaged in the practice of law, each of whom
   30  is a resident of the territorial jurisdiction served by the
   31  commission to which the member is appointed. The Board of
   32  Governors of The Florida Bar shall submit to the Governor three
   33  recommended nominees for each position. The Governor shall
   34  select the appointee from the list of nominees recommended for
   35  that position, but the Governor may reject all of the nominees
   36  recommended for a position and request that the Board of
   37  Governors submit a new list of three different recommended
   38  nominees for that position who have not been previously
   39  recommended by the Board of Governors.
   40         2.(b) Five members appointed by the Governor who shall
   41  serve at the pleasure of the Governor, each of whom is a
   42  resident of the territorial jurisdiction served by the
   43  commission to which the member is appointed, of which at least
   44  two are members of The Florida Bar engaged in the practice of
   45  law. Notwithstanding any other law, each current member of a
   46  judicial nominating commission appointed by the Governor after
   47  January 4, 2011, other than those selected from a list of
   48  nominees provided by the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar,
   49  shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
   50         (b) Each expired term or vacancy shall be filled by
   51  appointment in the same manner as the member whose position is
   52  being filled.
   53         (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
   54  each current member of a judicial nominating commission selected
   55  from a list of nominees provided appointed directly by the Board
   56  of Governors of The Florida Bar shall serve the remainder of his
   57  or her term, unless removed for cause. The terms of all other
   58  members of a judicial nominating commission are hereby
   59  terminated, and the Governor shall appoint new Members selected
   60  from a list of nominees provided by the Board of Governors of
   61  The Florida Bar shall serve terms to each judicial nominating
   62  commission in the following manner:
   63         (a) One appointment Two appointments for a term terms
   64  ending July 1, 2012 2002, one of which shall be an appointment
   65  selected from nominations submitted by the Board of Governors of
   66  The Florida Bar pursuant to paragraph (1)(a);
   67         (b) Two appointments for terms ending July 1, 2014 2003;
   68  and
   69         (c) One appointment Two appointments for a term terms
   70  ending July 1, 2015 2004.
   71  
   72  Every subsequent appointment of a member selected from a list of
   73  nominees provided by the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar,
   74  except an appointment to fill a vacant, unexpired term, shall be
   75  for 4 years. Each expired term or vacancy shall be filled by
   76  appointment in the same manner as the member whose position is
   77  being filled.
   78         (5) A member of a judicial nominating commission may be
   79  suspended for cause by the Governor pursuant to uniform rules of
   80  procedure established by the Executive Office of the Governor
   81  consistent with s. 7, of Art. IV of the State Constitution.
   82         Section 3. Subsection (39) of section 121.021, Florida
   83  Statutes, is amended to read:
   84         121.021 Definitions.—The following words and phrases as
   85  used in this chapter have the respective meanings set forth
   86  unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context:
   87         (39)(a) “Termination” occurs, except as provided in
   88  paragraph (b) or paragraph (d), when a member ceases all
   89  employment relationships with participating employers, however:
   90         1. For retirements effective before July 1, 2010, if a
   91  member is employed by any such employer within the next calendar
   92  month, termination shall be deemed not to have occurred. A leave
   93  of absence constitutes a continuation of the employment
   94  relationship, except that a leave of absence without pay due to
   95  disability may constitute termination if such member makes
   96  application for and is approved for disability retirement in
   97  accordance with s. 121.091(4). The department or state board may
   98  require other evidence of termination as it deems necessary.
   99         2. For retirements effective on or after July 1, 2010, if a
  100  member is employed by any such employer within the next 6
  101  calendar months, termination shall be deemed not to have
  102  occurred. A leave of absence constitutes a continuation of the
  103  employment relationship, except that a leave of absence without
  104  pay due to disability may constitute termination if such member
  105  makes application for and is approved for disability retirement
  106  in accordance with s. 121.091(4). The department or state board
  107  may require other evidence of termination as it deems necessary.
  108         (b) “Termination” for a member electing to participate in
  109  the Deferred Retirement Option Program occurs when the program
  110  participant ceases all employment relationships with
  111  participating employers in accordance with s. 121.091(13),
  112  however:
  113         1. For termination dates occurring before July 1, 2010, if
  114  the member is employed by any such employer within the next
  115  calendar month, termination will be deemed not to have occurred,
  116  except as provided in s. 121.091(13)(b)4.c. A leave of absence
  117  shall constitute a continuation of the employment relationship.
  118         2. For termination dates occurring on or after July 1,
  119  2010, if the member becomes employed by any such employer within
  120  the next 6 calendar months, termination will be deemed not to
  121  have occurred, except as provided in s. 121.091(13)(b)4.c. A
  122  leave of absence constitutes a continuation of the employment
  123  relationship.
  124         (c) Effective July 1, 2011, “termination” for a member
  125  receiving a refund of employee contributions occurs when a
  126  member ceases all employment relationships with participating
  127  employers for 3 calendar months. A leave of absence constitutes
  128  a continuation of the employment relationship.
  129         (d) Effective July 1, 2012, a former justice or retired
  130  judge who has reached his or her normal retirement age or date
  131  and consents to temporary employment as a senior judge in any
  132  court, as assigned by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in
  133  accordance with s. 2, Art. V of the State Constitution, meets
  134  the definition of “termination” when all nontemporary employment
  135  as a judge ceases and the former justice or judge retires under
  136  this chapter.
  137         Section 4. Subsection (9) of section 121.091, Florida
  138  Statutes, is amended to read:
  139         121.091 Benefits payable under the system.—Benefits may not
  140  be paid under this section unless the member has terminated
  141  employment as provided in s. 121.021(39)(a) or begun
  142  participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Program as
  143  provided in subsection (13), and a proper application has been
  144  filed in the manner prescribed by the department. The department
  145  may cancel an application for retirement benefits when the
  146  member or beneficiary fails to timely provide the information
  147  and documents required by this chapter and the department’s
  148  rules. The department shall adopt rules establishing procedures
  149  for application for retirement benefits and for the cancellation
  150  of such application when the required information or documents
  151  are not received.
  152         (9) EMPLOYMENT AFTER RETIREMENT; LIMITATION.—
  153         (a) Any person who is retired under this chapter, except
  154  under the disability retirement provisions of subsection (4),
  155  may be employed by an employer that does not participate in a
  156  state-administered retirement system and receive compensation
  157  from that employment without limiting or restricting in any way
  158  the retirement benefits payable to that person.
  159         (b) Any person whose retirement is effective before July 1,
  160  2010, or whose participation in the Deferred Retirement Option
  161  Program terminates before July 1, 2010, except under the
  162  disability retirement provisions of subsection (4) or as
  163  provided in s. 121.053, may be reemployed by an employer that
  164  participates in a state-administered retirement system and
  165  receive retirement benefits and compensation from that employer,
  166  except that the person may not be reemployed by an employer
  167  participating in the Florida Retirement System before meeting
  168  the definition of termination in s. 121.021 and may not receive
  169  both a salary from the employer and retirement benefits for 12
  170  calendar months immediately subsequent to the date of
  171  retirement. However, a DROP participant shall continue
  172  employment and receive a salary during the period of
  173  participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Program, as
  174  provided in subsection (13).
  175         1. A retiree who violates such reemployment limitation
  176  before completion of the 12-month limitation period must give
  177  timely notice of this fact in writing to the employer and to the
  178  Division of Retirement or the state board and shall have his or
  179  her retirement benefits suspended for the months employed or the
  180  balance of the 12-month limitation period as required in sub
  181  subparagraphs b. and c. A retiree employed in violation of this
  182  paragraph and an employer who employs or appoints such person
  183  are jointly and severally liable for reimbursement to the
  184  retirement trust fund, including the Florida Retirement System
  185  Trust Fund and the Public Employee Optional Retirement Program
  186  Trust Fund, from which the benefits were paid. The employer must
  187  have a written statement from the retiree that he or she is not
  188  retired from a state-administered retirement system. Retirement
  189  benefits shall remain suspended until repayment has been made.
  190  Benefits suspended beyond the reemployment limitation shall
  191  apply toward repayment of benefits received in violation of the
  192  reemployment limitation.
  193         a. A district school board may reemploy a retiree as a
  194  substitute or hourly teacher, education paraprofessional,
  195  transportation assistant, bus driver, or food service worker on
  196  a noncontractual basis after he or she has been retired for 1
  197  calendar month. A district school board may reemploy a retiree
  198  as instructional personnel, as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a), on
  199  an annual contractual basis after he or she has been retired for
  200  1 calendar month. Any member who is reemployed within 1 calendar
  201  month after retirement shall void his or her application for
  202  retirement benefits. District school boards reemploying such
  203  teachers, education paraprofessionals, transportation
  204  assistants, bus drivers, or food service workers are subject to
  205  the retirement contribution required by subparagraph 2.
  206         b. A community college board of trustees may reemploy a
  207  retiree as an adjunct instructor or as a participant in a phased
  208  retirement program within the Florida Community College System,
  209  after he or she has been retired for 1 calendar month. A member
  210  who is reemployed within 1 calendar month after retirement shall
  211  void his or her application for retirement benefits. Boards of
  212  trustees reemploying such instructors are subject to the
  213  retirement contribution required in subparagraph 2. A retiree
  214  may be reemployed as an adjunct instructor for no more than 780
  215  hours during the first 12 months of retirement. A retiree
  216  reemployed for more than 780 hours during the first 12 months of
  217  retirement must give timely notice in writing to the employer
  218  and to the Division of Retirement or the state board of the date
  219  he or she will exceed the limitation. The division shall suspend
  220  his or her retirement benefits for the remainder of the 12
  221  months of retirement. Any retiree employed in violation of this
  222  sub-subparagraph and any employer who employs or appoints such
  223  person without notifying the division to suspend retirement
  224  benefits are jointly and severally liable for any benefits paid
  225  during the reemployment limitation period. The employer must
  226  have a written statement from the retiree that he or she is not
  227  retired from a state-administered retirement system. Any
  228  retirement benefits received by the retiree while reemployed in
  229  excess of 780 hours during the first 12 months of retirement
  230  must be repaid to the Florida Retirement System Trust Fund, and
  231  retirement benefits shall remain suspended until repayment is
  232  made. Benefits suspended beyond the end of the retiree’s first
  233  12 months of retirement shall apply toward repayment of benefits
  234  received in violation of the 780-hour reemployment limitation.
  235         c. The State University System may reemploy a retiree as an
  236  adjunct faculty member or as a participant in a phased
  237  retirement program within the State University System after the
  238  retiree has been retired for 1 calendar month. A member who is
  239  reemployed within 1 calendar month after retirement shall void
  240  his or her application for retirement benefits. The State
  241  University System is subject to the retired contribution
  242  required in subparagraph 2., as appropriate. A retiree may be
  243  reemployed as an adjunct faculty member or a participant in a
  244  phased retirement program for no more than 780 hours during the
  245  first 12 months of his or her retirement. A retiree reemployed
  246  for more than 780 hours during the first 12 months of retirement
  247  must give timely notice in writing to the employer and to the
  248  Division of Retirement or the state board of the date he or she
  249  will exceed the limitation. The division shall suspend his or
  250  her retirement benefits for the remainder of the 12 months. Any
  251  retiree employed in violation of this sub-subparagraph and any
  252  employer who employs or appoints such person without notifying
  253  the division to suspend retirement benefits are jointly and
  254  severally liable for any benefits paid during the reemployment
  255  limitation period. The employer must have a written statement
  256  from the retiree that he or she is not retired from a state
  257  administered retirement system. Any retirement benefits received
  258  by the retiree while reemployed in excess of 780 hours during
  259  the first 12 months of retirement must be repaid to the Florida
  260  Retirement System Trust Fund, and retirement benefits shall
  261  remain suspended until repayment is made. Benefits suspended
  262  beyond the end of the retiree’s first 12 months of retirement
  263  shall apply toward repayment of benefits received in violation
  264  of the 780-hour reemployment limitation.
  265         d. The Board of Trustees of the Florida School for the Deaf
  266  and the Blind may reemploy a retiree as a substitute teacher,
  267  substitute residential instructor, or substitute nurse on a
  268  noncontractual basis after he or she has been retired for 1
  269  calendar month. Any member who is reemployed within 1 calendar
  270  month after retirement shall void his or her application for
  271  retirement benefits. The Board of Trustees of the Florida School
  272  for the Deaf and the Blind reemploying such teachers,
  273  residential instructors, or nurses is subject to the retirement
  274  contribution required by subparagraph 2.
  275         e. A developmental research school may reemploy a retiree
  276  as a substitute or hourly teacher or an education
  277  paraprofessional as defined in s. 1012.01(2) on a noncontractual
  278  basis after he or she has been retired for 1 calendar month. A
  279  developmental research school may reemploy a retiree as
  280  instructional personnel, as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a), on an
  281  annual contractual basis after he or she has been retired for 1
  282  calendar month after retirement. Any member who is reemployed
  283  within 1 calendar month voids his or her application for
  284  retirement benefits. A developmental research school that
  285  reemploys retired teachers and education paraprofessionals is
  286  subject to the retirement contribution required by subparagraph
  287  2.
  288         f. A charter school may reemploy a retiree as a substitute
  289  or hourly teacher on a noncontractual basis after he or she has
  290  been retired for 1 calendar month. A charter school may reemploy
  291  a retired member as instructional personnel, as defined in s.
  292  1012.01(2)(a), on an annual contractual basis after he or she
  293  has been retired for 1 calendar month after retirement. Any
  294  member who is reemployed within 1 calendar month voids his or
  295  her application for retirement benefits. A charter school that
  296  reemploys such teachers is subject to the retirement
  297  contribution required by subparagraph 2.
  298         2. The employment of a retiree or DROP participant of a
  299  state-administered retirement system does not affect the average
  300  final compensation or years of creditable service of the retiree
  301  or DROP participant. Before July 1, 1991, upon employment of any
  302  person, other than an elected officer as provided in s. 121.053,
  303  who is retired under a state-administered retirement program,
  304  the employer shall pay retirement contributions in an amount
  305  equal to the unfunded actuarial liability portion of the
  306  employer contribution which would be required for regular
  307  members of the Florida Retirement System. Effective July 1,
  308  1991, contributions shall be made as provided in s. 121.122 for
  309  retirees who have renewed membership or, as provided in
  310  subsection (13), for DROP participants.
  311         3. Any person who is holding an elective public office
  312  which is covered by the Florida Retirement System and who is
  313  concurrently employed in nonelected covered employment may elect
  314  to retire while continuing employment in the elective public
  315  office if he or she terminates his or her nonelected covered
  316  employment. Such person shall receive his or her retirement
  317  benefits in addition to the compensation of the elective office
  318  without regard to the time limitations otherwise provided in
  319  this subsection. A person who seeks to exercise the provisions
  320  of this subparagraph as they existed before May 3, 1984, may not
  321  be deemed to be retired under those provisions, unless such
  322  person is eligible to retire under this subparagraph, as amended
  323  by chapter 84-11, Laws of Florida.
  324         (c) Any person whose retirement is effective on or after
  325  July 1, 2010, or whose participation in the Deferred Retirement
  326  Option Program terminates on or after July 1, 2010, who is
  327  retired under this chapter, except under the disability
  328  retirement provisions of subsection (4) or as provided in s.
  329  121.053, may be reemployed by an employer that participates in a
  330  state-administered retirement system and receive retirement
  331  benefits and compensation from that employer. However, a person
  332  may not be reemployed by an employer participating in the
  333  Florida Retirement System before meeting the definition of
  334  termination in s. 121.021 and may not receive both a salary from
  335  the employer and retirement benefits for 6 calendar months after
  336  meeting the definition of termination, except as provided in
  337  paragraph (f). However, a DROP participant shall continue
  338  employment and receive a salary during the period of
  339  participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Program, as
  340  provided in subsection (13).
  341         1. The reemployed retiree may not renew membership in the
  342  Florida Retirement System.
  343         2. The employer shall pay retirement contributions in an
  344  amount equal to the unfunded actuarial liability portion of the
  345  employer contribution that would be required for active members
  346  of the Florida Retirement System in addition to the
  347  contributions required by s. 121.76.
  348         3. A retiree initially reemployed in violation of this
  349  paragraph and an employer that employs or appoints such person
  350  are jointly and severally liable for reimbursement of any
  351  retirement benefits paid to the retirement trust fund from which
  352  the benefits were paid, including the Florida Retirement System
  353  Trust Fund and the Public Employee Optional Retirement Program
  354  Trust Fund, as appropriate. The employer must have a written
  355  statement from the employee that he or she is not retired from a
  356  state-administered retirement system. Retirement benefits shall
  357  remain suspended until repayment is made. Benefits suspended
  358  beyond the end of the retiree’s 6-month reemployment limitation
  359  period shall apply toward the repayment of benefits received in
  360  violation of this paragraph.
  361         (d) This subsection applies to retirees, as defined in s.
  362  121.4501(2), except as provided in paragraph (f), of the Florida
  363  Retirement System Investment Plan, subject to the following
  364  conditions:
  365         1. A retiree may not be reemployed with an employer
  366  participating in the Florida Retirement System until such person
  367  has been retired for 6 calendar months.
  368         2. A retiree employed in violation of this subsection and
  369  an employer that employs or appoints such person are jointly and
  370  severally liable for reimbursement of any benefits paid to the
  371  retirement trust fund from which the benefits were paid. The
  372  employer must have a written statement from the retiree that he
  373  or she is not retired from a state-administered retirement
  374  system.
  375         (e) The limitations of this subsection apply to
  376  reemployment in any capacity irrespective of the category of
  377  funds from which the person is compensated, except as provided
  378  in paragraph (f).
  379         (f) Effective July 1, 2012, a former justice or retired
  380  judge who has reached his or her normal retirement age or date
  381  and consents to temporary employment as a senior judge in any
  382  court, as assigned by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in
  383  accordance with s. 2, Art. V of the State Constitution, is not
  384  subject to paragraph (c), paragraph (d), or paragraph (e).
  385         Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
  386  121.591, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  387         121.591 Payment of benefits.—Benefits may not be paid under
  388  the Florida Retirement System Investment Plan unless the member
  389  has terminated employment as provided in s. 121.021(39)(a) or is
  390  deceased and a proper application has been filed as prescribed
  391  by the state board or the department. Before termination of
  392  employment, benefits, including employee contributions, are not
  393  payable under the investment plan for employee hardships,
  394  unforeseeable emergencies, loans, medical expenses, educational
  395  expenses, purchase of a principal residence, payments necessary
  396  to prevent eviction or foreclosure on an employee’s principal
  397  residence, or any other reason prior to termination from all
  398  employment relationships with participating employers. The state
  399  board or department, as appropriate, may cancel an application
  400  for retirement benefits if the member or beneficiary fails to
  401  timely provide the information and documents required by this
  402  chapter and the rules of the state board and department. In
  403  accordance with their respective responsibilities, the state
  404  board and the department shall adopt rules establishing
  405  procedures for application for retirement benefits and for the
  406  cancellation of such application if the required information or
  407  documents are not received. The state board and the department,
  408  as appropriate, are authorized to cash out a de minimis account
  409  of a member who has been terminated from Florida Retirement
  410  System covered employment for a minimum of 6 calendar months. A
  411  de minimis account is an account containing employer and
  412  employee contributions and accumulated earnings of not more than
  413  $5,000 made under the provisions of this chapter. Such cash-out
  414  must be a complete lump-sum liquidation of the account balance,
  415  subject to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, or a
  416  lump-sum direct rollover distribution paid directly to the
  417  custodian of an eligible retirement plan, as defined by the
  418  Internal Revenue Code, on behalf of the member. Any nonvested
  419  accumulations and associated service credit, including amounts
  420  transferred to the suspense account of the Florida Retirement
  421  System Investment Plan Trust Fund authorized under s.
  422  121.4501(6), shall be forfeited upon payment of any vested
  423  benefit to a member or beneficiary, except for de minimis
  424  distributions or minimum required distributions as provided
  425  under this section. If any financial instrument issued for the
  426  payment of retirement benefits under this section is not
  427  presented for payment within 180 days after the last day of the
  428  month in which it was originally issued, the third-party
  429  administrator or other duly authorized agent of the state board
  430  shall cancel the instrument and credit the amount of the
  431  instrument to the suspense account of the Florida Retirement
  432  System Investment Plan Trust Fund authorized under s.
  433  121.4501(6). Any amounts transferred to the suspense account are
  434  payable upon a proper application, not to include earnings
  435  thereon, as provided in this section, within 10 years after the
  436  last day of the month in which the instrument was originally
  437  issued, after which time such amounts and any earnings
  438  attributable to employer contributions shall be forfeited. Any
  439  forfeited amounts are assets of the trust fund and are not
  440  subject to chapter 717.
  441         (1) NORMAL BENEFITS.—Under the investment plan:
  442         (a) Benefits in the form of vested accumulations as
  443  described in s. 121.4501(6) are payable under this subsection in
  444  accordance with the following terms and conditions:
  445         1.  Benefits are payable only to a member, an alternate
  446  payee of a qualified domestic relations order, or a beneficiary.
  447         2. Benefits shall be paid by the third-party administrator
  448  or designated approved providers in accordance with the law, the
  449  contracts, and any applicable board rule or policy.
  450         3.  The member must be terminated from all employment with
  451  all Florida Retirement System employers, as provided in s.
  452  121.021(39).
  453         4. Benefit payments may not be made until the member has
  454  been terminated for 3 calendar months, except that the state
  455  board may authorize by rule for the distribution of up to 10
  456  percent of the member’s account after being terminated for 1
  457  calendar month if the member has reached the normal retirement
  458  date as defined in s. 121.021. Effective July 1, 2012, a former
  459  justice or retired judge who has consented to temporary
  460  employment as a senior judge in any court pursuant to s. 25.073
  461  may receive a regular distribution of his or her account as
  462  provided in this paragraph after providing proof of termination
  463  from his or her regularly established position.
  464         5. If a member or former member of the Florida Retirement
  465  System receives an invalid distribution, such person must either
  466  repay the full amount within 90 days after receipt of final
  467  notification by the state board or the third-party administrator
  468  that the distribution was invalid, or, in lieu of repayment, the
  469  member must terminate employment from all participating
  470  employers. If such person fails to repay the full invalid
  471  distribution within 90 days after receipt of final notification,
  472  the person may be deemed retired from the investment plan by the
  473  state board and is subject to s. 121.122. If such person is
  474  deemed retired, any joint and several liability set out in s.
  475  121.091(9)(d)2. is void, and the state board, the department, or
  476  the employing agency is not liable for gains on payroll
  477  contributions that have not been deposited to the person’s
  478  account in the investment plan, pending resolution of the
  479  invalid distribution. The member or former member who has been
  480  deemed retired or who has been determined by the state board to
  481  have taken an invalid distribution may appeal the agency
  482  decision through the complaint process as provided under s.
  483  121.4501(9)(g)3. As used in this subparagraph, the term “invalid
  484  distribution” means any distribution from an account in the
  485  investment plan which is taken in violation of this section, s.
  486  121.091(9), or s. 121.4501.
  487         Section 6. (1) Effective July 1, 2012, in order to fund the
  488  benefit changes provided in this act, the required employer
  489  contribution rates of the Florida Retirement System established
  490  in s. 121.71(4), Florida Statutes, shall be adjusted as follows:
  491         (a) Elected Officers’ Class for Justices and Judges shall
  492  be increased by 0.45 percentage points; and
  493         (b) Deferred Retirement Option Program shall be increased
  494  by 0.01 percentage points.
  495         (2) Effective July 1, 2012, in order to fund the benefit
  496  changes provided in this act, the required employer contribution
  497  rates for the unfunded actuarial liability of the Florida
  498  Retirement System established in s. 121.71(5), Florida Statutes,
  499  for the Elected Officers’ Class for Justices and Judges shall be
  500  increased by 0.91 percentage points.
  501         (3) The adjustments provided in subsections (1) and (2)
  502  shall be in addition to all other changes to such contribution
  503  rates which may be enacted into law to take effect on July 1,
  504  2012, and July 1, 2013. The Division of Statutory Revision is
  505  requested to adjust accordingly the contribution rates provided
  506  in s. 121.71, Florida Statutes.
  507         Section 7. The Legislature finds that a proper and
  508  legitimate state purpose is served when employees and retirees
  509  of the state and its political subdivisions, and the dependents,
  510  survivors, and beneficiaries of such employees and retirees, are
  511  extended the basic protections afforded by governmental
  512  retirement systems that provide fair and adequate benefits and
  513  that are managed, administered, and funded in an actuarially
  514  sound manner as required by s. 14, Article X of the State
  515  Constitution and part VII of chapter 112, Florida Statutes.
  516  Therefore, the Legislature determines and declares that this act
  517  fulfills an important state interest.
  518         Section 8. The sum of $1.6 million from the General Revenue
  519  Fund is appropriated on a recurring basis to the judicial branch
  520  to fund the increased employer contributions associated with the
  521  costs of the retirement benefits granted in this act.
  522         Section 9. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
  523  act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon
  524  this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1,
  525  2012.
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  528         And the title is amended as follows:
  529         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  530  and insert:
  531                        A bill to be entitled                      
  532         An act relating to justices and judges; amending s.
  533         25.073, F.S.; providing that, for a former judge or
  534         retired judge who has consented to temporary duty in
  535         any court, the definition of the term “termination” in
  536         ch. 121, F.S., does not apply, and termination occurs
  537         when the former justice or judge ceases all
  538         nontemporary, active duty as a judge and retires from
  539         the Florida Retirement System; amending s. 43.291,
  540         F.S.; revising requirements for the appointment of
  541         members of judicial nominating commissions; providing
  542         that, with the exception of members selected from a
  543         list of nominees provided by the Board of Governors of
  544         The Florida Bar, a current member of a judicial
  545         nominating commission appointed by the Governor serves
  546         at the pleasure of the Governor; providing for each
  547         expired term or vacancy to be filled by appointment in
  548         the same manner as the member whose position is being
  549         filled; deleting obsolete provisions; deleting a
  550         requirement that the Executive Office of the Governor
  551         establish uniform rules of procedure consistent with
  552         the State Constitution when suspending for cause a
  553         member of a judicial nominating commission; amending
  554         s. 121.021, F.S.; revising the definition of the term
  555         “termination,” to conform to changes made by the act;
  556         amending s. 121.091, F.S.; providing that a former
  557         justice or retired judge who has reached his or her
  558         normal retirement age or date and consents to
  559         temporary employment as a senior judge in any court,
  560         as assigned by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,
  561         is not subject to certain specified limitations on
  562         employment after retirement; amending s. 121.591,
  563         F.S.; providing that a former justice or retired judge
  564         who has consented to temporary employment as a senior
  565         judge in any court may receive a regular distribution
  566         of his or her retirement benefits account after
  567         providing proof of termination from his or her
  568         regularly established position; providing that, in
  569         order to fund the benefit changes set forth in the
  570         act, the required employer contribution rates of the
  571         Florida Retirement System, and the required employer
  572         contribution rates for the unfunded actuarial
  573         liability of the Florida Retirement System, are
  574         increased by specified amounts; providing a statement
  575         of important state interest; providing an
  576         appropriation; providing effective dates.