4/1/05 Agenda

	MEETING:	Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement
	PLACE:	Room 15 Capitol
	DATE:	April 1, 2005
	TIME:	8:00 - 11:00 a.m.

AGENDA:

Updated: (ld)

1.	S.F. 995 (Betzold); H.F. 2109 (Smith): Various Plans; State Salary Limit Exceptions for Public Pension Purposes - AMENDED, LAID OVER Amendments: LCPR05-195, as verbally amended-Passed, LCPR05-156-Passed, Verbal Amendment-Passed S.F. 1206 (Betzold); H.F. 1250 (Smith): Various Plans; Public Pension Salary Limits Local Elected Officials Exemption - LAID OVER Staff Memo Executive Summary Amendments: LCPR05-155, LCPR05-156
2.	S.F. 1556 (Betzold-by req.); H.F. 2101 (Murphy): MnSCU; Individual Retirement Account Plan Investment Option Modification - PASSED Staff Memo Executive Summary
3.	S.F. 1741 (Betzold); H.F. 1934 (Wardlow): Supplemental Pension Plans; Public Funds Contribution Restriction Exemption Clarification - PASSED Staff Memo Executive Summary
4.	S.F. 1763 (Pogemiller); H.F. 2031 (Thissen): PERA-P&F; University of Minnesota Police Officers Exclusion - PASSED AS AMENDED Staff Memo Executive Summary Amendments: LCPR05-189-Passed, LCPR05-190-Passed, LCPR05-191
5.	S.F. 157 (Tomassoni); H.F. 94 (Rukavina): Eveleth P&F; Eveleth Police & Fire Trust Fund Ad Hoc Post-Retirement Adjustment - PASSED AS AMENDED Staff Memo Executive Summary Amendments: LCPR05-035-Passed, LCPR05-036, LCPR05-037, LCPR05-038
6.	S.F. 259 (Betzold); H.F. 1706 (Smith): VFRAs; Implementing the Volunteer Firefighter Relief Association Working Group Recommendations Relating to Firefighter Retirement Financing And Benefits - PASSED AS AMENDED Staff Memo Executive Summary Amendments: LCPR05-016, LCPR05-017, LCPR05-018, LCPR05-019, LCPR05-020, LCPR05-021, LCPR05-022, LCPR05-023, LCPR05-024, LCPR05-025-Passed, LCPR05-026-Passed, LCPR05-027
7.	S.F. 623 (Tomassoni); H.F. 240 (Rukavina): VFRAs; Aurora, Biwabik, Hoyt Lakes and Palo Volunteer Firefighter Relief Associations Service Pension Calculation after Consolidation - PASSED AS AMENDED Staff Memo Executive Summary Amendments: LCPR05-153-Passed, LCPR05-154-Passed
8.	S.F. 1431 (Wiger); H.F. 1603 (Slawik): Maplewood and Oakdale Volunteer Firefighter Relief Associations; Liability and Asset Transfer for Six Firefighters - PASSED AS AMENDED Staff Memo Executive Summary Amendments: LCPR05-144-Passed, LCPR05-187-Passed, LCPR05-188 -Passed
9.	S.F. 1927 (Betzold); H.F. 1799 (Wardlow): VFRAs; Statewide Volunteer Firefighter Retirement Plan Study - PASSED AS AMENDED Staff Memo Executive Summary Amendments: LCPR05-177-Passed, LCPR05-178, LCPR05-179, LCPR05-180, LCPR05-181, LCPR05-182, Verbal Amendment-Passed
10.	S.F. 1682 (Pogemiller); H.F. xxx: PERA; Defining Covered Salary to Include Certain Employer Contributions to Supplemental Retirement - PASSED AS AMENDED Staff Memo Executive Summary Amendment LCPR05-202, as verbally amended-Passed, Verbal amendment to delete section 3-Passed
11.	S.F. 1865 (Kelley); H.F. xxx: TRA; School Administrators Retirement Coverage Option; Cooperative Agreements with Other States for Combined Service - LAID OVER Staff Memo Executive Summary
12.	Continued discussion of privatization bills from Wednesday's meeting: S.F. 888 (Kubly); H.F. 704 (Koenen) - RenVilla Nursing Home - PASSED S.F. 1091 (Dille); H.F. 1100 (Newman) - Hutchinson Area Health Care - PASSED as previously amended (LCPR05-089) S.F. 1149 (Skoe); H.F. 1808 (Eken) - Ada Bridges Medical Services - PASSED S.F. 1352 (Neuville); H.F. 920 (Cox) - Northfield Hospital - PASSED as previously amended (LCPR05-068)
13.	Other Items as Added by the Commission Chair