Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 347 (2015GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Cunningham, R.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/25/2015

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• adds a six-month window for employers of certain entities to elect to participate in the Public Employees' Noncontributory Retirement System and for eligible employees to elect to participate in that system.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

RETIREMENT WINDOW AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Rich Cunningham
Senate Sponsor: 
Curtis S. Bramble
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies the Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act by adding a
conversion window for certain employees.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ adds a six-month window for employers of certain entities to elect to participate in
the Public Employees' Noncontributory Retirement System and for eligible
employees to elect to participate in that system.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
49-13-205
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 221
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
49-13-205
 is amended to read:
49-13-205.
Conversion to system -- Time schedule -- Conversion windows.
(1) An employee governed under Section 
49-13-201
 shall make the election to
participate in this system within six months of July 1, 1986.
(2) (a) (i) An employer governed under Sections 
49-13-201
 and 
49-13-202
 shall make
the election to participate in this system within six months of July 1, 1986.
(ii) The employer shall indicate whether or not it elects to participate by enacting a
resolution or ordinance to that effect.
(iii) Prior to the enactment of the resolution or ordinance, a hearing shall be held by the
employer, at which all employees of the political subdivision shall be given an opportunity to
be heard on the question of participating in this system.
(iv) Notice of the hearing shall be mailed to all employees within 30 days of the
hearing and shall contain the time, place, and purpose of the hearing.
(b) A regular full-time employee has six months from the date the employer elects to
participate in this system in which to make the election to participate in this system and
become eligible for service credit in this system.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) shall be used to provide a second time period of conversion
to this system beginning July 1, 1990.
(4) Subsections (1) and (2) shall be used to provide a third time period of conversion to
this system beginning July 1, 1995.
(5) Subsection (2) shall be used to provide a fourth time period of conversion to this
system beginning July 1, 2009 for an entity created under the authority of Title 11, Chapter 13,
Interlocal Cooperation Act, and the entity's employees.
(6) Subsection (2) shall be used to provide a fifth time period of conversion to this
system beginning July 1, 2015.
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(6)
] 
(7)
 A member of the Contributory Retirement System who is employed by one
agency and who either transfers to or is reemployed by another agency shall be enrolled in the
Noncontributory Retirement System as of the date of employment, if the participating employer
has elected to participate in the Noncontributory Retirement System.