LCPR05-276
1.1 M ............... moves to amend S.F. No. 235; H.F. No.
1.2 372, the unofficial engrossment LCPR05‑275, as follows:
1.3 Page 4, delete lines 7 through 10 and insert:
1.4 (c) A qualified employee who meets the requirements of
1.5 paragraph (a) but who does not meet the requirements of
1.6 paragraph (b) is only eligible for a disability benefit if the
1.7 employee is totally and permanently disabled as defined in
1.8 section 353.01, subdivision 19, as follows:
1.9 (1) If the non‑duty disability is determined to be a total
1.10 and permanent disability, the disability benefit payable must be
1.11 paid in the same manner as if the benefit were paid under
1.12 section 353.651, with a minimum benefit payable of 45 percent of
1.13 the "average salary" as defined under section 353.651,
1.14 subdivision 2, plus an additional percentage specified in
1.15 section 356.315, subdivision 6, of that average salary for each
1.16 year of service in excess of 15 years;
1.17 (2) If the employee is determined not to qualify for a
1.18 non‑duty disability because the employee is not totally and
1.19 permanently disabled as defined in section 353.01, subdivision
1.20 19, the employee ceases to be a member of the public employees
1.21 police and fire retirement fund under sections 353.63 to 353.68
1.22 as of the first day of the first pay period occurring after the
1.23 date on which the determination notification is transmitted to
1.24 the employee;
1.25 (3) If the employee continues to be employed after the
1.26 disability event by the city of
1.27 Park, or the city of
1.28 of firefighter, the employee only is eligible for and must be
1.29 reported for future retirement coverage as a coordinated member
1.30 in the general employees retirement plan of the Public Employees
1.31 Retirement Association. Upon retirement, the employee is
1.32 entitled to elect a retirement annuity determined under section
1.33 356.30."