Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2724

[Introduced]

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History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: Public Employees' Retirement System; provide Continued Employment-Early Retirement option.

History of Actions:

101/20/97(S)Referred To Finance
202/04/97(S)Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 1997
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
3/5ths vote requiredNo

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Little

Additional Authors: Burton, Minor, Gollott, Hawks, Nunnelee, Rayborn, Huggins, Robertson, Gordon

Code Sections: A 025-0011-0005, A 025-0011-0103, A 025-0011-0105, A 025-0011-0127, A 037-0019-0007

Title: AN ACT TO CODIFY SECTION 25-11-111.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE A CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT-EARLY RETIREMENT OPTION FOR ELIGIBLE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM UNDER WHICH SUCH MEMBER BEGINS TO RECEIVE A RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE NOTWITHSTANDING HIS OR HER CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT, TO PROVIDE THAT ALL CONTRIBUTIONS PAID INTO THE SYSTEM BY SUCH MEMBER AS AN EMPLOYEE AND BY HIS OR HER EMPLOYER SHALL BE FORFEITED AND PAID INTO THE ANNUITY RESERVE ACCOUNT FOR PRORATION AMONG ALL MEMBERS OF THE SYSTEM; TO PROVIDE THAT A MEMBER WHO ELECTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT-EARLY RETIREMENT OPTION SHALL ACCEPT A 20% REDUCTION IN THE SALARY TO WHICH HE WOULD OTHERWISE BE ENTITLED FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME SUCH MEMBER PARTICIPATES IN SUCH OPTION; TO PROVIDE FOR A ONE-TIME REVOCATION OF SUCH OPTION BY THE MEMBER; TO CREATE A NEW CODE SECTION TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTION 25-3-70, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE REDUCTION IN SALARY REQUIRED FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT-EARLY RETIREMENT OPTION APPLIES TO CERTAIN POSITIONS WHOSE SALARIES ARE PROVIDED FOR BY STATUTE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 25-11-5, 25-11-103, 25-11-105, 25-11-127 AND 37-19-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/20/97 at 15:51.



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