Legislative Session number- 85

Bill Name: SF0629

Relating to retirement; modifying legislator retirement allowance accrual start
date; clarifying the definitions of state employee and removing obsolete
references under Minnesota state retirement system coverage (MSRS) definitions;
modifying the definition of allowable service; providing an authorized leave of
absence service credit purchase procedure under MSRS; removing certain
restrictions on surviving spouse coverage; including state fire marshal
employees under MSRS provisions; providing an exemption from process for MSRS
health care savings plan account assets, exception for marriage dissolution and
child support; including agricultural utilization research institute, Minnesota
technology incorporated and certain Minnesota state colleges and universities
(MnSCU) faculty and employees in the MSRS unclassified program; making transfer
from the unclassified program to the general plan irrevocable; modifying the
accrual date for unclassified program former employees; modifying the provision
providing for combined payment of retirement annuities between the public
employees retirement association (PERA) and MSRS; modifying early, mandatory and
normal retirement dates for judges retirement; specifying revisor of statutes
instructions
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