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HB0254 • 2007

Law enforcement retirement.

AN ACT relating to law enforcement retirement; imposing a time limit for a city, town or county to elect to participate in a specified law enforcement retirement plan; and providing for an effective date.

Budget
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Appropriations
Last action
2007-02-14
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2007

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2007-02-14 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 14

  2. 2007-02-14 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0010

  3. 2007-02-12 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0010

  4. 2007-02-12 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 10

  5. 2007-02-09 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0010

  6. 2007-02-09 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2007-02-08 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2007-02-07 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  9. 2007-02-06 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2007-02-06 Senate

    S02 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2007-01-29 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S02

  12. 2007-01-29 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2007-01-29 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2007-01-26 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2007-01-25 House

    H Passed CoW

  16. 2007-01-23 House

    H Placed on General File

  17. 2007-01-23 House

    H02 Recommended Do Pass

  18. 2007-01-22 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H02

  19. 2007-01-19 House

    H Received for Introduction

  20. 2007-01-18 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2007 General Session Summary for HB0254

Bill No.:
HB0254
Drafter:

DKG

LSO No.:
07LSO-0157
Effective Date:

7/1/2007

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0010

Chapter No.:
14

Prime Sponsor:
Joint
Appropriations Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Law
enforcement retirement.

Subject:
Law
enforcement retirement option for cities.

Summary/Major Elements:

Current law allows cities,
towns and counties to "opt into" the state retirement plan for law
enforcement officers.

The current law was effective
July 1, 2002, but had no "cut-off" date for cities, towns or counties
to exercise the option. This act provides that the option must be exercised by
June 30, 2008.

Comments:

Contains
delayed repeal date after June 30, 2008, the option will no longer be
available.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0254

ENROLLED ACT NO. 10, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2007 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to law enforcement retirement; imposing a time limit for a city, town or county to elect to participate in a specified law enforcement retirement plan; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 9
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3
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405(a)(ii)(C)(intro) is amended to read:

9
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3
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405.

Retirement board duties and powers.

(a)

In addition to any other duties prescribed by law, the board shall:

(ii)

At the request of any city, town or county not covered by the state retirement system, negotiate terms and conditions through which the city, town or county and its employees could become members of the state retirement system in accordance with the following terms and conditions:

(C)

Excluding law enforcement officers, the service rendered by any city, town or county's employees prior to affiliation with the retirement system and which may be credited toward retirement under the retirement system shall not exceed ten (10) years and shall be the shorter of ten (10) years or the period from July 1, 1971 to the entry date of the political subdivision into the retirement system. Service rendered by any city, town or county law enforcement officer prior to affiliation with the retirement system and which may be credited toward retirement under W.S. 9-3-432 shall include all years served as a law enforcement officer with that city, town or county. Effective July 1, 2002,
and ending June 30, 2008,
any city, town or county
that elects
may elect
to have its law enforcement officers covered under W.S. 9
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3
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432, if such law enforcement officers were not participating in a pension fund pursuant to W.S. 15
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5
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301 prior to July 1, 2002
.
,

Any such election
shall be subject to the following:

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2007.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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