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         P.O. BOX 145030 . SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5030 . (801) 538-1029         February 1, 2012

Madam Speaker:

    The Retirement and Independent Entities Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 256, RETIREMENT MODIFICATIONS, by Representative D. Ipson, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 6, Line 178 through Page 7, Line 187 :    

             178          (28) (a) "Initially entering" means hired, appointed, or elected for the first time, in
             179      current service as a member with any participating employer.
             180          (b) "Initially entering" does not include a person who has any prior service credit on
             181      file with the office.
             182          (c) "Initially entering" includes an employee of a participating employer, except for an
             183      employee that

{   has been exempted   }        is not eligible under a system or plan       under this title, who:

             184          (i) does not have any prior service credit on file with the office;
             185          (ii) is covered by a retirement plan other than a retirement plan created under this title;
             186      and
             187          (iii) moves to a position with a participating employer that is covered by this title.

2. Page 10, Lines 298 through 305

             298          49-11-505. Reemployment of a retiree -- Restrictions.
             299          (1) (a) For purposes of this section, "retiree":
             300          (i) means a person who:
             301          (A) retired from a participating employer; and
             302          (B) begins reemployment on or after July 1, 2010, with a participating employer;

{   and   }       

    (ii)    does not include a person:
        (A)    who was reemployed by a participating employer before July 1, 2010; and
        (B)    whose participating employer that reemployed the person under

Subsection (1)(a)(ii)(A) was dissolved, consolidated, merged, or structurally changed in accordance with Section 49-11-621 after July 1, 2010; and  


             303          
{   (ii)   }        (iii)       does not include a      {   retiree   }        person       who is reemployed as an active senior judge appointed to

             304      hear cases by the Utah Supreme Court in accordance with Article VIII, Section 4, Utah
             305      Constitution.

3. Page 34, Lines 1043 through 1045

             1043          (1) A participating employer shall cover a public safety employee who initially enters
             1044      employment on or after July 1, 2011, under [Title 49,] Chapter 21, Public Employees'
             1045      Long-Term Disability Act

{   [   } , or a substantially similar long-term disability program      {   ]   } .


    Respectfully,

    Don L. Ipson
    Committee Chair
Voting: 7-0-2
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