HB0162 • 2009

State employees retirement-military credit.

AN ACT relating to state employee retirement; providing an appropriation for payment of retirement credits for state employees' serving in the United States military, as specified; providing a sunset date; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Millin
Last action: 2009-03-11
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/11/2009

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Amendments

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HB0162HS001

Standing Committee • H08

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H08

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Bill History

2009-03-11 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 178
2009-03-11 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0101
2009-03-04 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0101
2009-03-03 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0101
2009-03-03 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0101
2009-03-03 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2009-03-02 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2009-02-27 Senate
S Passed CoW
2009-02-20 Senate
S Placed on General File
2009-02-20 Senate
S02 Recommended Do Pass
2009-02-17 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S02
2009-02-13 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2009-02-11 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2009-02-10 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2009-02-09 House
H Passed CoW
2009-02-09 House
H Amendments Adopted
2009-02-09 House
Amendment Adopted
2009-02-02 House
H Placed on General File
2009-02-02 House
H02 Recommended Do Pass
2009-01-28 House
H Rereferred to H02
2009-01-28 House
H08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2009-01-15 House
H Introduced and Referred to H08
2009-01-14 House
H Received for Introduction
2009-01-13 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
HB0162
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
09LSO-0434
Effective Date:

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0101

Chapter No.:
178

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Millin

Catch Title:
State
employees retirement-military credit.

Subject:
Authorizing
payment of retirement credits for state employees in military duty.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law, the state retirement
board may provide up to two years of retirement credit for any period of time
in which a state employee spends in military or other emergency service of the United States. Provision of these credits are subject to legislative appropriation. The
act provides an appropriation to the retirement board for fiscal years 2009 and
2010 to fund the credits.

After June 30, 2010, the act
requires each state agency to include an estimate of the amount required for
provision of the credits and include that amount in their standard budget
request. The act removes the requirement that provision of the credits be
subject to legislative appropriation and provides that until June 30, 2018 up
to two years of retirement credit may be allowed at no cost to the employee.

Comments:

Contains
delayed effective/repeal date: After June 30, 2018 the statutes will not limit
the number of years for which credits may be paid.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0162

ENROLLED ACT NO. 101, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2009 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to state employee retirement; providing an appropriation for
payment of retirement credits for
state
employees' while
serving in the United States military, as specified;
providing a sunset date;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
W.S. 9
‑
3
‑
417(c) is amended to read:

9
‑
3
‑
417.

Determination of eligibility for retirement; board to determine equivalent of years of service; credit for military service.

(c)

Credit shall be allowed for any period of time which a member spends in

active
military or other emergency service of the United States in accordance with rules adopted by the board pursuant to the Veterans' Reemployment Rights Act (38 U.S.C. 4321, et seq. P.L. 93
‑
508).
Subject to amounts made available by legislative appropriation and
I
n accordance with rule and regulation of the board,
until June 30, 2018
up to two (2) years of credit allowed under this subsection may be provided at no cost to the member.

After June 30, 2010, e
ach state agency, department or institution, including the
University
of
Wyoming
and the community colleges shall estimate the amount required for provision of credits under this subsection for the next biennium and shall
include
the estimate
in the agency's biennial budget
request. Provision for payment of employer's contributions under this subsection shall be as provided in W.S. 9
‑
3
‑
414.

Section
2
.

Two
hundred
fifty
thousand dollars ($
250
,000.00), or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the general fund to the Wyoming retirement board for fiscal years 2009 and 2010 to fund military service retirement credits for retirement system members pursuant to W.S. 9
‑
3
‑
417(c).

Section
3
.

This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(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