LCPR05 104

LCPR05‑104

1.1 M ............... moves to amend S.F. No. 235; H.F. No.

1.2 372, as follows:

1.3 Page 1, line 12, delete "An" and insert "A qualified" and

1.4 after "of" insert "the city of" and before "Spring" insert "the

1.5 city of" and after "or" insert "the city of"

1.6 Page 1, line 13, after "View" insert "is a member of the

1.7 public employees police and fire retirement plan governed by

1.8 sections 353.63 to 353.68, subject to the limitations set forth

1.9 in section 353.656, subdivision 1, paragraph (b).

1.10 (b) A qualified employee is a person"

1.11 Page 1, line 14, after "assigned" insert "by the applicable

1.12 city"

1.13 Page 1, line 16, after "situations" insert "within the

1.14 service area of the Blaine, Spring Lake Park and Mounds View

1.15 independent nonprofit firefighting corporation"

1.16 Page 1, line 17, delete "or" and insert "and"

1.17 Page 1, line 19, after "all" insert "applicable published"

1.18 Page 1, line 20, delete "or" and insert "and"

1.19 Page 1, line 21, after "independent" insert "nonprofit" and

1.20 delete "a" and insert "an annual"

1.21 Page 1, line 22, delete "per year"

1.22 Page 1, lines 23 and 25, after "as" insert "meeting the

1.23 requirements of"

1.24 Page 2, line 4, after the first "or" insert "as an"

1.25 Page 2, line 6, after "(8)" insert "determined by the

1.26 federal secretary of labor as being"

1.27 Page 2, line 11, before "position" insert "employment" and

1.28 after "excluded" insert "as that of a firefighter"

1.29 Page 2, line 13, delete the underscored semicolon and

1.30 insert an underscored period

1.31 Page 2, delete line 14

1.32 Page 2, line 15, delete "sections 353.63 to 353.68." and

1.33 insert "(c)" and delete "and" and insert "or"

1.34 Page 2, line 16, after "View" insert ", whichever applies,"

1.35 and after "shall" insert ": (1)"

1.36 Page 2, line 18, delete "shall" and insert "; (2)"

2.1 Page 2, line 19, delete "shall" and insert "; (3)"

2.2 Page 2, line 21, delete "shall" and insert "; and (4)"

2.3 Page 2, line 22, after "trustees" insert "of the Public

2.4 Employees Retirement Association" and after "specifying" insert "

2.5 that the city employment" and delete "to" and insert "are" and

2.6 delete "be"

2.7 Page 2, line 25 delete "(b) An" and insert:

2.8 "Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 353.656,

2.9 subdivision 1, is amended to read:

2.10 Subdivision 1. IN LINE OF DUTY; COMPUTATION OF

2.11 BENEFITS. (a) A member of the police and fire plan who becomes

2.12 disabled and physically unfit to perform duties as a police

2.13 officer, firefighter, or paramedic as defined under section

2.14 353.64, subdivision 10, as a direct result of an injury,

2.15 sickness, or other disability incurred in or arising out of any

2.16 act of duty, which has or is expected to render the member

2.17 physically or mentally unable to perform the duties as a police

2.18 officer, firefighter, or paramedic as defined under section

2.19 353.64, subdivision 10, for a period of at least one year, shall

2.20 receive disability benefits during the period of such

2.21 disability. The benefits must be in an amount equal to 60

2.22 percent of the "average salary" as defined in section 353.651,

2.23 subdivision 2, plus an additional percent specified in section

2.24 356.315, subdivision 6, of that average salary for each year of

2.25 service in excess of 20 years. If the disability under this

2.26 subdivision occurs before the member has at least five years of

2.27 allowable service credit in the police and fire plan, the

2.28 disability benefit must be computed on the "average salary" from

2.29 which deductions were made for contribution to the police and

2.30 fire fund.

2.31 (b) A qualified" and delete "paragraph (a)" and insert

2.32 "section 353.64, subdivision 12, paragraph (b),"

2.33 Page 2, line 27, after "for" insert "a duty"

2.34 Page 2, line 28, delete "benefits" and insert "benefit" and

2.35 delete "fund" and insert "retirement plan"

2.36 Page 2, line 29, before "section" insert "this" and delete "

3.1 353.656, subdivision 1" and delete "member" and insert "person"

3.2 Page 2, line 30, after "perform" insert "future" and after "

3.3 duties" insert "for the Blaine, Spring Lake Park and Mounds View

3.4 independent nonprofit firefighting corporation"

3.5 Page 2, line 31, delete "an" and insert "a medically

3.6 determinable"

3.7 Page 2, line 34, after "assistance" insert "from the

3.8 Blaine, Spring Lake Park and Mounds View independent nonprofit

3.9 firefighting corporation"

3.10 Page 2, line 35, after "training" insert "provided by or

3.11 authorized by the Blaine, Spring Lake Park and Mounds View

3.12 independent nonprofit firefighting corporation"

3.13 Page 3, line 1, after "rescue" insert "involving the

3.14 Blaine, Spring Lake Park and Mounds View independent nonprofit

3.15 firefighting corporation"

3.16 Page 3, line 2, delete "An" and insert "A qualified"

3.17 Page 3, line 3, after "but" insert "who" and after "is"

3.18 insert "only"

3.19 Page 3, line 4, after "for" insert "a" and delete "benefits"

3.20 and insert "benefit"

3.21 Page 3, delete lines 5 and 6 and insert:

3.22 "Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL.

3.23 Section 1 is effective on the day after which the last of

3.24 the governing bodies of the city of Blaine, the city of Spring

3.25 Lake Park, and the city of Mounds View and that city's chief

3.26 clerical officer timely complete their compliance with Minnesota

3.27 Statutes, section 345.021, subdivisions 2 and 3."

3.28 Amend the title as follows:

3.29 Page 1, line 2, after "retirement;" insert "public

3.30 employees police and fire retirement plan;"

3.31 Page 1, line 3, delete "and" and insert "or"

3.32 Page 1, line 4, after "the" delete the balance of the line

3.33 and insert "retirement plan"

3.34 Page 1, line 5, delete "police and fire fund"

3.35 Page 1, line 6, delete "section" and insert "sections" and

3.36 after "subdivision" insert "; and 353.656, subdivision 1"