Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

House Bill 879

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Background

Title

Description: Retirement; retired PERS members get credit for active duty military service occurring after retirement.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 02/10 (H) Referred To Appropriations
2 03/09 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2004
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committee:

Principal Author: McCoy

Code Section: A 025-0011-0109

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-11-109, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY RETIRED MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD OR A MEMBER OF A RESERVE COMPONENT OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES THAT IS BASED IN MISSISSIPPI, WHO SERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE NATIONAL GUARD OR THE RESERVE COMPONENT OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR FOUR OR MORE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS WHILE A RETIRED MEMBER OF THE SYSTEM, SHALL BE ENTITLED TO CREDITABLE SERVICE AT NO COST FOR THAT ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE; TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN THE RETIRED MEMBER IS NO LONGER SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE NATIONAL GUARD OR THE RESERVE COMPONENT OF THE ARMED FORCES, THE RETIRED MEMBER MAY APPLY TO THE SYSTEM TO RECEIVE THAT CREDITABLE SERVICE AND HAVE HIS OR HER RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE RECOMPUTED WITH THAT CREDITABLE SERVICE INCLUDED; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS SHALL BE RETROACTIVE TO INCLUDE ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE THAT OCCURRED BEFORE JULY 1, 2004; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/09/04 at 18:00.

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