FINAL BILL REPORT

HB 406

                                  C 146 L 87

BYRepresentatives Sayan, Patrick, H. Sommers, Holland, Grimm, Belcher, Wang and Hine

Revising provisions on retirement service credit for members of committees, boards and commissions.

House Committe on Ways & Means/Appropriations

Senate Committee on Ways & Means

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS), Plan I members must work 70 hours in a month in order to receive service credit for that month.  However, prior to 1976 some persons appointed to various committees, boards or commissions were granted PERS credit for such service even though they worked less than 70 hours a month.

In 1976 PERS was amended to state that no member of PERS I appointed to a board, committee or commission after July l, 1976 could receive service credit in any month the member was compensated for less than 10 days or 70 hours of service.  PERS II members do not receive service credit unless they are compensated at a rate at least equal to 90 hours times the state minimum hourly wage.

The 1976 change made no reference regarding persons who were serving on a board prior to July 1, 1976, who were later appointed to a different board.

SUMMARY:

Any Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS), Plan I member serving on a committee, board or commission on June 30, 1976, who continued such service until later appointed by the governor to a different committee, board or commission may receive service credit in PERS even if the member works less than 10 days or 70 hours in a month.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 98   0

      Senate    47     0

EFFECTIVE:April 22, 1987