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STATE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AMENDMENTS

             2     
2013 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan

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Senate Sponsor: Todd Weiler

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the Utah State Personnel Management Act by amending provisions
             10      relating to state employee benefits.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    caps the Unused Sick Leave Retirement Program II to only include an employee's
             14      unused accumulated sick leave and converted sick leave accrued between January 1,
             15      2006, and January 3, 2014;
             16          .    provides that a qualifying employee is an employee who is:
             17              .    in a position receiving retirement benefits; and
             18              .    not an employee in a postemployment status with the Utah Retirement Systems;
             19          .    provides that beginning on or after January 4, 2014, an employer shall make a
             20      biweekly matching contribution to a qualifying employee's defined contribution
             21      plan qualified under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code;
             22          .    provides that the matching contribution amount that an employer shall provide to
             23      each qualifying employee shall be determined on an annual basis by the Legislature;
             24          .    grants the executive director of the Department of Human Resource Management
             25      rulemaking authority to make rules for the procedures to implement the matching
             26      supplemental defined contribution benefit; and
             27          .    makes technical corrections.
             28      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             29          None


             30      Other Special Clauses:
             31          None
             32      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             33      AMENDS:
             34          67-19-14.1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 15
             35          67-19-14.2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 249
             36          67-19-14.4, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 130
             37      ENACTS:
             38          67-19-43, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             39     
             40      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             41          Section 1. Section 67-19-14.1 is amended to read:
             42           67-19-14.1. Converted sick leave.
             43          (1) Until January 1, 2014, an employee who has 144 hours of accumulated unused sick
             44      leave immediately prior to the beginning of a calendar year, may elect to convert any unused
             45      sick leave hours accumulated during that calendar year, in excess of 64 hours, to converted sick
             46      leave.
             47          (2) The conversion is made at the beginning of the next calendar year for unused sick
             48      leave hours earned during a calendar year under Subsection (1).
             49          (3) Converted sick leave hours[: (a) are not subject to the reduction provided under
             50      Subsection 67-19-14.2 (4)(a)(ii); (b)] that are not used prior to an employee's retirement date
             51      shall be used under the:
             52          [(i)] (a) Unused Sick Leave Retirement Option Program I under Section 67-19-14.2 if
             53      earned prior to January 1, 2006, unless the transfer is made under Subsection 67-19-14.4 (1)(c);
             54      or
             55          [(ii)] (b) Unused Sick Leave Retirement Option Program II under Section 67-19-14.4 if
             56      earned on or after January 1, 2006.
             57          Section 2. Section 67-19-14.2 is amended to read:


             58           67-19-14.2. Unused Sick Leave Retirement Option Program -- Creation -- Payout
             59      upon eligibility for allowance -- Continuing medical and life insurance benefits after
             60      retirement.
             61          (1) (a) There is created the "Unused Sick Leave Retirement Option Program I."
             62          (b) An agency may offer the Unused Sick Leave Retirement Option Program I to an
             63      employee who is eligible to receive a retirement allowance in accordance with Title 49, Utah
             64      State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act.
             65          (2) The Unused Sick Leave Retirement Option Program I provides that upon becoming
             66      eligible to receive a retirement allowance an employee who was employed by the state prior to
             67      January 1, 2006:
             68          (a) receives a contribution under Subsection (3) for 25% of the employee's unused
             69      accumulated sick leave accrued prior to January 1, 2006, at the employee's rate of pay at the
             70      time of retirement; and
             71          [(b) receives continuing medical and life insurance benefits until the earlier of:]
             72          [(i) the date the employee reaches the age eligible for Medicare; or]
             73          [(ii) up to the following number of years:]
             74          [(A) five years if the employee retires during calendar year 2006;]
             75          [(B) four years if the employee retires during calendar year 2007;]
             76          [(C) three years if the employee retires during calendar year 2008;]
             77          [(D) two years if the employee retires during calendar year 2009;]
             78          [(E) one year if the employee retires during calendar year 2010; or]
             79          [(F) zero years if the employee retires after calendar year 2010; and]
             80          [(c)] (b) may purchase additional continuing medical and life insurance benefits in
             81      accordance with Subsection (4).
             82          (3) (a) Subject to federal requirements and limitations, the contribution under
             83      Subsection (2)(a) shall be transferred directly to the employee's defined contribution plan
             84      qualified under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code which is sponsored by the Utah
             85      State Retirement Board.


             86          (b) If the amount calculated under Subsection (2)(a) exceeds the federal contribution
             87      limitations, the employee's unused accumulated sick leave hours representing the excess shall
             88      be used for the purchase of continuing medical and life insurance benefits under Subsection
             89      (4).
             90          (4) (a) An employee may purchase continuing medical and life insurance benefits, at
             91      the rate of one month's coverage per policy for eight hours of unused sick leave remaining
             92      after[: (i)] the contribution of unused sick leave under Subsection (2)(a)[; and].
             93          [(ii) an additional reduction, at the time of retirement, of unused sick leave hours as
             94      follows:]
             95          [(A) 480 hours if the employee retires during calendar year 2006;]
             96          [(B) 384 hours if the employee retires during calendar year 2007;]
             97          [(C) 288 hours if the employee retires during calendar year 2008;]
             98          [(D) 192 hours if the employee retires during calendar year 2009;]
             99          [(E) 96 hours if the employee retires during calendar year 2010; or]
             100          [(F) 0 hours if the employee retires after calendar year 2010.]
             101          (b) The medical coverage level for member, two person, or family coverage that is
             102      provided to the member at the time of retirement is the maximum coverage level available to
             103      the member under this program.
             104          (c) The purchase of continuing medical and life insurance benefits at the rate provided
             105      under Subsection (4)(a) may be used by the employee to extend coverage:
             106          (i) [beyond the number of years provided under Subsection (2)] until the employee
             107      reaches the age of eligibility for Medicare; or
             108          (ii) if the employee has reached the age of eligibility for Medicare, continuing medical
             109      benefits for the employee's spouse may be purchased until the employee's spouse reaches the
             110      age of eligibility for Medicare.
             111          (d) An employee and the employee's spouse who are or who later become eligible for
             112      Medicare may purchase Medicare supplemental insurance at the rate of one month's coverage
             113      for eight hours of the employee's unused sick leave per person.


             114          (5) (a) The continuing medical and life insurance benefits [received under Subsection
             115      (2)(b) or] purchased by an employee under Subsection (4):
             116          (i) may not be suspended or deferred for future use; and
             117          (ii) continues in effect until exhausted.
             118          (b) An employer participating in the Program I benefits under this section may not
             119      provide medical or life insurance benefits to a person who is:
             120          (i) reemployeed after retirement; and
             121          (ii) receiving benefits under this section.
             122          Section 3. Section 67-19-14.4 is amended to read:
             123           67-19-14.4. Unused Sick Leave Retirement Program II -- Creation --
             124      Remuneration upon eligibility for allowance -- Medical expense account after retirement.
             125          (1) (a) There is created the "Unused Sick Leave Retirement Program II."
             126          (b) An agency shall offer the Unused Sick Leave Retirement Option Program II to an
             127      employee who is eligible to receive a retirement allowance in accordance with Title 49, Utah
             128      State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act.
             129          (c) [Beginning January 1, 2011, an] An employee who is participating in the Unused
             130      Sick Leave Retirement Program I under Section 67-19-14.2 may make a one-time and
             131      irrevocable election to transfer all unused sick leave hours which shall include all converted
             132      sick leave hours under Section 67-19-14.1 for use under the Unused Sick Leave Retirement
             133      Program II under this section.
             134          (2) (a) The Unused Sick Leave Retirement Program II provides that upon becoming
             135      eligible to receive a retirement allowance an employee [who is] employed by the state [on or
             136      after] between January 1, 2006, and January 3, 2014, shall receive remuneration for the
             137      employee's unused accumulated sick leave and converted sick leave accrued [beginning]
             138      between January 1, 2006, and January 3, 2014, in accordance with this section as follows:
             139          (i) subject to federal requirements and limitations, a contribution at the employee's rate
             140      of pay at the time of retirement for 25% of the employee's unused accumulated sick leave and
             141      converted sick leave shall be transferred directly to the employee's defined contribution plan


             142      qualified under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code which is sponsored by the Utah
             143      State Retirement Board; and
             144          (ii) participation in a benefit plan that provides for reimbursement for medical
             145      expenses using money deposited at the employee's rate of pay at the time of retirement from
             146      remaining unused accumulated sick leave and converted sick leave balances.
             147          (b) If the amount calculated under Subsection (2)(a)(i) exceeds the federal contribution
             148      limitations, the amount representing the excess shall be deposited under Subsection (2)(a)(ii).
             149          (c) An employee's rate of pay at the time of retirement for purposes of Subsection
             150      (2)(a)(ii) may not be less than the average rate of pay of state employees who retired in the
             151      same retirement system under Title 49, Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act,
             152      during the previous calendar year.
             153          (3) The Utah State Retirement Office shall develop and maintain a program to provide
             154      a benefit plan that provides for reimbursement for medical expenses under Subsection (2)(a)(ii)
             155      with:
             156          (a) money deposited under Subsection (2)(a)(ii); and
             157          (b) accrued earnings.
             158          Section 4. Section 67-19-43 is enacted to read:
             159          67-19-43. State employee matching supplemental defined contribution benefit.
             160          (1) As used in this section, "qualifying employee" means an employee who is:
             161          (a) in a position that is receiving retirement benefits under Title 49, Utah State
             162      Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act; and
             163          (b) not an employee who is reemployed as defined in Section 49-11-102 .
             164          (2) Subject to the requirements of Subsection (3) and beginning on or after January 4,
             165      2014, an employer shall make a biweekly matching contribution to every qualifying employee's
             166      defined contribution plan qualified under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, subject
             167      to federal requirements and limitations, which is sponsored by the Utah State Retirement
             168      Board.
             169          (3) (a) In accordance with the requirements of this Subsection (3), each qualifying


             170      employee shall be eligible to receive the same dollar amount for the contribution under
             171      Subsection (2).
             172          (b) A qualifying employee:
             173          (i) shall receive the contribution amount determined under Subsection (3)(c) if the
             174      qualifying employee makes a voluntary personal contribution to the defined contribution plan
             175      account described in Subsection (2) in an amount equal to or greater than the employer's
             176      contribution amount determined in Subsection (3)(c);
             177          (ii) shall receive a partial contribution amount that is equal to the qualifying employee's
             178      personal contribution amount if the employee makes a voluntary personal contribution to the
             179      defined contribution plan account described in Subsection (2) in an amount less than the
             180      employer's contribution amount determined in Subsection (3)(c); or
             181          (iii) may not receive a contribution under Subsection (2) if the qualifying employee
             182      does not make a voluntary personal contribution to the defined contribution plan account
             183      described in Subsection (2).
             184          (c) (i) Subject to the maximum limit under Subsection (3)(c)(iii), the Legislature shall
             185      annually determine the contribution amount that an employer shall provide to each qualifying
             186      employee under Subsection (2).
             187          (ii) The department shall make recommendations annually to the Legislature on the
             188      contribution amount required under Subsection (2), in consultation with the Governor's Office
             189      of Management and Budget and the Division of Finance.
             190          (iii) The biweekly matching contribution amount required under Subsection (2) may
             191      not exceed $26 for each qualifying employee.
             192          (4) A qualifying employee is eligible to receive the biweekly contribution under this
             193      section for any pay period in which the employee is in a paid status or other status protected by
             194      federal or state law.
             195          (5) The employer and employee contributions made under this section vest
             196      immediately upon deposit and can be withdrawn by the employee at any time, subject to
             197      Internal Revenue Code regulations on the withdrawals.


             198          (6) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             199      executive director shall make rules establishing procedures to implement the provisions of this
             200      section.


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