BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 23, 2014
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL
SECURITY
Rob Bonta, Chair
AB 2476 (P.E.,R.& S.S. Com.) - As Amended: April 21, 2014
SUBJECT : Employment after retirement: eligibility.
SUMMARY : Makes technical corrections to the Public Employees'
Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) in order to clarify the
Legislature's intent in enacting PEPRA and to assist affected
employers and retirement systems in implementation of PEPRA.
Specifically, this bill :
1)Clarifies that, for legislative employees, the Senate
Committee on Rules or the Assembly Rules Committee makes the
certification necessary in order to bring a retired annuitant
back to fill a critically needed position before the person
has been retired for 180 days.
2)Clarifies that, for employees of the California State
University (CSU), the Trustees of the CSU make the
certification necessary in order to bring a retired annuitant
back to fill a critically needed position before the person
has been retired for 180 days.
3)Clarifies that, for judicial employees, the Administrative
Office of the Courts makes the certification necessary in
order to bring a retired annuitant back to fill a critically
needed position before the person has been retired for 180
days.
4)Clarifies terminology in the sections governing forfeiture of
benefits when a member of a public retirement system has been
convicted of a felony, as specified.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Establishes comprehensive public employee pension reform
through enactment of PEPRA (and related statutory changes)
that apply to all public employers and public pension plans on
and after January 1, 2013, excluding the University of
California and charter cities and counties that do not
participate in a retirement system governed by state statute.
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2)Prohibits a person who retires on or after January 1, 2013,
from returning to work as a retired annuitant for a period of
180 days after retirement unless the action is approved in an
open meeting, as specified by the governing body of the
employer, or by California Department of Human Resources
(CalHR) authority if state retiree, as specified.
3)Requires public officials and employees to forfeit pension and
related benefits if they are convicted of a felony in carrying
out official duties, in seeking an elected office or
appointment, or in connection with obtaining salary or pension
benefits.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown.
COMMENTS : According to the author, "The bill enacting PEPRA,
AB 340 (Furutani), Chapter 296, Statutes of 2012, passed at the
end of the 2012 session as a conference committee report
following over a year of meetings, hearings, and various
legislative efforts relative to comprehensive pension reform.
Due to the scope of the bill and its complexity, and the
requirement that a conference report may not be amended once in
print, a number of provisions needed to be clarified. Last
year's bill, SB 13 (Beall), Chapter 528, Statutes of 2013, made
a number of clarifying changes to PEPRA but additional minor
clarifications are necessary. This bill will provide employers
and retirement system administrators with better guidelines for
fully implementing the requirements of AB 340."
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by : Karon Green / P.E., R. & S.S. / (916)
319-3957
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