March 21, 2017, Pension Commission Meeting

Agenda

Action Items

1. Approval of meeting minutes. - Approved
   • March 14, 2017, minutes (PDF / HTML)


2. SF 1864 (Simonson); HF 2390 (Murphy, M.): Modifying provisions for purchasing salary or service credit for periods of workers' compensation. - Amended; Laid over
   • Amendment S1864-1A (PDF / HTML) - Adopted
   • Staff Memo (PDF / HTML)


3. SF xxxx; HF 2236 (Thissen): Local police & fire plans; Adjusting benefits for former members and surviving spouses of former members of a local salaried police and fire relief association. - Amended, laid over
   • Technical Amendment H2236-1A (PDF / HTML) - Adopted
   • Staff memo (PDF / HTML)
   • 2015 PERA Local Police and Fire Benefit Plans Report (PDF / HTML)
   • Staff Memo on 2015 PERA Report (PDF / HTML)


4. SF 1839 (Miller); HF xxxx: Authorizing a Winona State University employee to elect prospective and retroactive TRA coverage. - Passed
   • Staff Memo (PDF / HTML)

Non-Action Item

5. Keeping the Promise: Securing Retirement Benefits for Current and Future Public Employees.
   • Kim Crockett, Vice President, Senior Policy Fellow and General Counsel, Center of the American Experiment
   • Keeping the Promise: Pensions 2017
   • 2015 Pension Update

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