LCPR03-247
1.1 ............... moves to amend the amendment to H.F. No.
1.2 ....; S.F. No. .... (LCPR03-243), as follows:
1.3 Page 38, after line 23, insert:
1.4 "Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 353.33, is
1.5 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
1.6 Subd. 7a. TRIAL WORK PERIOD. (a) If, following a work or
1.7 non-work related injury or illness, a disabled member attempts
1.8 to return to work for their previous public employer or attempts
1.9 to return to a similar position with another public employer, on
1.10 a full-time or less than full-time basis, the Public Employees
1.11 Retirement Association shall continue paying the disability
1.12 benefit for a period not to exceed six months. The disability
1.13 benefit must continue in an amount that, when added to the
1.14 subsequent employment earnings and workers' compensation
1.15 benefit, does not exceed the salary at the date of disability or
1.16 the salary currently paid for similar positions, whichever is
1.17 higher.
1.18 (b) No deductions for the retirement fund may be taken from
1.19 the salary of a disabled person who is attempting to return to
1.20 work under this provision unless the member waives further
1.21 disability benefits.
1.22 (c) A member only may return to employment and continue
1.23 disability benefit payments once while receiving disability
1.24 benefits from a plan administered by the Public Employees
1.25 Retirement Association."
1.26 Page 42, line 35, delete "Section 1 is" and insert
1.27 "Sections 1 and 16 are"
1.28 Renumber the sections in sequence
1.29 Correct the internal references
1.30 Amend the title accordingly