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MS HB1067

Bill

Status

Failed

2/3/2015

Primary Sponsor

Brad Mayo

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows courts to terminate membership and forfeit retirement benefits for members of the Public Employees' Retirement System, Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan, and Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Retirement System convicted of felonies related to their state employment, effective on or after the bill's enactment date.

  • Requires members to receive due process notice and a civil hearing before termination, with the right to appeal convictions fully resolved before benefits are forfeited.

  • Provides that terminated members receive refunds of their accumulated contributions without interest within 90 days, but forfeit all current and future retirement benefits and cannot repurchase forfeited service credit.

  • Applies only to crimes committed on or after the bill's effective date, and limits termination to the specific retirement system covering the employment where the crime was committed if a member participates in multiple systems.

  • Prohibits terminated members from receiving retirement allowances and bars administrative hearings on termination and forfeiture decisions.

Legislative Description

Retirement; persons convicted of certain felonies shall forfeit benefits from PERS, SLRP and MHSPRS.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/3/2015

Committee Referrals

Appropriations1/19/2015

Full Bill Text

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