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FL S1902

Bill

Status

Failed

4/30/2010

Primary Sponsor

Michael Bennett

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Origin

Senate

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires public retirement systems to include 5-year projections of employer contributions in actuarial reports and conduct experience studies at least every 5 years comparing actual performance to assumptions on investment returns, payroll growth, and turnover

  • Caps normal retirement benefits at 70% of highest annual base pay (or 90% for employees not covered by Social Security) for members who have not attained 10 years of credited service by July 1, 2010

  • Mandates that pension trust fund boards of trustees submit detailed annual expense reports to the Department of Management Services and obtain plan sponsor approval for administrative budgets at least 120 days before each fiscal year

  • Prohibits a majority of pension board trustees from being members or retirees of the plan they administer, applying to both firefighter and police officer pension trust funds

  • Allows municipalities and special fire control districts to establish new pension plans with different benefit levels based on hire date or join the Florida Retirement System for new employees while maintaining existing plans, using premium tax funds for either purpose

Legislative Description

Public Retirement Plans [WPSC]

Last Action

Died in Committee on Community Affairs

4/30/2010

Committee Referrals

Community Affairs2/17/2010

Full Bill Text

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