Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Retirement; constables in PERS must pay all required contributions, or elect not to pay and not receive credit.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/17 (H) Referred To County Affairs;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 02/01 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2005 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Brown
Title: AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT FOR CONSTABLES WHOSE POSITION IS COVERED IN THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE COUNTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS ON ALL DIRECT PAYMENTS TO THE CONSTABLE FROM THE COUNTY AND THE CONSTABLE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS ON THOSE PAYMENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT WHERE THE CONSTABLE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BOTH THE EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS ON NET FEE INCOME, THE COUNTY SHALL WITHHOLD FROM FEE INCOME DUE TO THE CONSTABLE A PERCENTAGE OF THE GROSS FEE INCOME PAID TO THE CONSTABLE AS ESTIMATED RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS AND SHALL REMIT THAT AMOUNT TO THE SYSTEM; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE CONSTABLE FAILS TO MAKE THE FULL PAYMENT AT THAT TIME, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SYSTEM MAY CERTIFY THE DELINQUENCY AND THE COUNTY SHALL WITHHOLD ANY AND ALL PAYMENTS AND FEES DUE TO THE CONSTABLE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FULLY REPORTED AND MADE; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY CURRENT OR FORMER CONSTABLE FOR WHOM APPROPRIATE EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS, AND INTEREST, ON ALL FEE AND COUNTY INCOME FROM COVERED SERVICE BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2006, HAVE NOT BEEN MADE, MUST EITHER MAKE ALL OF THE REQUIRED PAYMENTS BY A CERTAIN DATE, OR IRREVOCABLY ELECT NOT TO PAY DELINQUENT EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS, PLUS INTEREST, FOR SERVICE AS A CONSTABLE BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2006, AND BY DOING SO SHALL IRREVOCABLY FORFEIT THAT SERVICE CREDIT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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