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         P.O. BOX 145030 . SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5030 . (801) 538-1029         February 13, 2008

Mr. Speaker:

    The Retirement and Independent Entities Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 202, EMPLOYEE BENEFIT AMENDMENTS, by Representative J. Dougall, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Line 25 through Page 2, Line 28 :    

             25          .    

{   allows   }        provides that participating employers may allow       new public safety service employees who are eligible for the Public Safety

             26      Noncontributory Retirement System to elect instead to become a member of the
             27      Public Employees' Noncontributory Retirement System and receive the difference in
             28      cost in their salary; and

2.    Page 15, Lines 431 through 442 :    

             431          (3) (a)
  A participating employer of a public safety service employee may allow the employee to make the election under Subsection (3)(b) if the participating employer:

        (i)    provides notice to the office on forms provided by the office; and
        (ii)    provides the option in a nondiscriminatory manner to each eligible public safety service employee.
    (b)  
     {   A   }        If allowed by the participating employer under Subsection (3)(a), a       public safety service employee who initially enters employment beginning

             432      July 1, 2008 with a participating employer may elect to become a member of:
             433          (i) this system; or
             434          (ii) the Public Employees' Noncontributory Retirement System under Chapter 13,
             435      Public Employees' Noncontributory Retirement Act.
             436          
{   (b)   }        (c)       For a public safety service employee who elects to participate in the Public

             437      Employees' Noncontributory Retirement System, the participating employer shall, in addition

             438      to any other compensation, pay as part of the employee's compensation an amount equal to the
             439      difference in the cost of the two retirement systems, to be calculated as follows:
             440          (i) the amount that the participating employer would be required to pay for the
             441      employee's retirement benefit if the employee was a member of
{   that system   }        the Public Safety Noncontributory Retirement System       based on the

             442      retirement contribution rate under the Public Safety Noncontributory Retirement System;

    Respectfully,

    John Dougall
    Committee Chair

Voting: 4-2-3
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 HB0202
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