H.F. 4298 Summary

• Adds age 55 requirement for duty disability benefits under subdivision 1, limiting eligibility to members under age 55, while creating an alternative pathway for members age 55 or older who meet service credit requirements.

• Establishes age 55 requirement for regular disability benefits under subdivision 3, with an alternative eligibility path for members age 55 or older with less than 15 years of service credit.

• Adds age 55 restrictions for total and permanent disability benefits under subdivisions 1a and 3a, making members age 55 or older with more than 20 years of service (or 15 years for regular disability) ineligible.

• Creates new subdivision 5b treating certain disability benefit annuities as retirement annuities for all purposes except determining initial eligibility.

• Effective date of July 1, 2020 for all amendments, applying to disability applications received on or after that date.