HB2381 Summary

• Requires employers to submit reports, data, and materials to the board of trustees upon request for eligibility determinations and plan administration.

• Allows local boards to voluntarily consolidate through intergovernmental agreements while maintaining representation requirements and duties under the retirement system.

• Establishes uniform medical review procedures where the administrator reviews disability and in-the-line-of-duty death benefit determinations after local board decisions.

• Transfers retirement benefit eligibility and service credit determinations from local boards to the board of trustees or its designee within ten days of receiving a completed retirement application.

• Requires local board members to complete training within 180 days of appointment on open meeting laws, ethics, legal review, and fiduciary responsibilities; mandates local boards hire independent legal counsel not employed by employers or employee organizations.