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MS HB1079
Bill
Status
2/3/2015
Primary Sponsor
Manly Barton
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 25-11-103 of Mississippi Code to clarify that the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) cannot interpret or restrict municipalities' and political subdivisions' authority to interpret their own personnel policies.
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Explicitly states that PERS lacks authority to limit or restrict how governing authorities of municipalities or political subdivisions interpret their personnel policies or prevent these entities from having policies interpreted by a court of competent jurisdiction.
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Maintains PERS's ability to limit creditable service reported to the system for computing retirement allowances while preventing PERS from overreaching into local personnel policy decisions.
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Takes effect upon passage.
Legislative Description
Retirement; limit authority of PERS to interpret personnel policies of a municipality or other political subdivision of the state.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/3/2015