Bill Text: IN HB1123 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Public pensions.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2012-03-19 - Signed by the Governor [HB1123 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-HB1123-Introduced.html
Citations Affected: None (noncode).
Synopsis: Thirteenth checks. Provides for a thirteenth check to certain
members of the: (1) Indiana state teachers' retirement fund (TRF); (2)
public employees' retirement fund (PERF); and (3) state excise police,
gaming agent, gaming control officer, and conservation officers'
retirement fund (C & E fund).
Effective: July 1, 2012.
January 6, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
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A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning pensions.
(b) Not later than October 1, 2012, the fund shall pay the amount determined under subsection (c) to a member of the fund (or to a survivor or beneficiary of a member) who retired or was disabled on or before December 1, 2011, and who is entitled to receive a monthly benefit on July 1, 2012. The amount is not an increase in the pension portion of the monthly benefit.
(c) The amount paid under this SECTION to a member of the fund (or to a survivor or beneficiary of a member) who meets the requirements of subsection (b) is determined as follows:
If a Member's Creditable The Amount Is:
Service Is:
At least 5 years, but less than 10 years $150
(only in the case of a member receiving
disability retirement benefits)
At least 10 years, but less than 20 years $275
At least 20 years, but less than 30 years $375
At least 30 years $450
(d) The creditable service used to determine the amount paid to a member (or a survivor or beneficiary of a member) under this SECTION is the creditable service that was used to compute the member's retirement benefit under IC 5-10.2-4-4, except that partial years of creditable service may not be used to determine the amount paid under this SECTION.
(e) If two (2) or more survivors or beneficiaries of a member are entitled to an amount paid under this SECTION, the amount shall be allocated to the survivors or beneficiaries in shares using the same percentages as the percentages determined under IC 5-10.2-3-7.5 or IC 5-10.4-4-10 to pay the monthly benefit to the survivors or beneficiaries.
(f) This SECTION expires January 1, 2013.
(b) Not later than October 1, 2012, the fund shall pay the amount determined under subsection (c) to a member of the fund (or to a survivor or beneficiary of a member) who retired or was disabled on or before December 1, 2011, and who is entitled to receive a monthly benefit on July 1, 2012. The amount is not an increase in the pension portion of the monthly benefit.
(c) The amount paid under this SECTION to a member of the fund (or to a survivor or beneficiary of a member) who meets the requirements of subsection (b) is determined as follows:
If a Member's Creditable The Amount Is:
Service Is:
At least 5 years, but less than 10 years $150
(only in the case of a member receiving
disability retirement benefits)
At least 10 years, but less than 20 years $275
At least 20 years, but less than 30 years $375
At least 30 years $450
(d) The creditable service used to determine the amount paid to a member (or a survivor or beneficiary of a member) under this SECTION is the creditable service that was used to compute the member's retirement benefit under IC 5-10.2-4-4, except that partial years of creditable service may not be used to determine the amount paid under this SECTION.
(e) If two (2) or more survivors or beneficiaries of a member are
entitled to an amount paid under this SECTION, the amount shall
be allocated to the survivors or beneficiaries in shares using the
same percentages as the percentages determined under
IC 5-10.2-3-7.5 or IC 5-10.3-8-15 to pay the monthly benefit to the
survivors or beneficiaries.
(f) This SECTION expires January 1, 2013.
(b) As used in this SECTION, "plan" refers to the state excise police, gaming agent, gaming control officer, and conservation enforcement officers' retirement plan established by IC 5-10-5.5-2.
(c) Not later than October 1, 2012, the board of trustees of the Indiana retirement system established by IC 5-10.5-3-1 shall pay the amount determined under subsection (d) to a plan participant (or to a survivor or beneficiary of a plan participant) who retired or was disabled on or before December 1, 2011, and who is entitled to receive a monthly benefit on July 1, 2012. The amount is not an increase in the annual retirement allowance.
(d) The amount paid under this SECTION to a plan participant (or to a survivor or beneficiary of a plan participant) who meets the requirements of subsection (c) is determined as follows:
If a Plan Participant's Creditable The Amount Is:
Service Is:
At least 5 years, but less than 10 years $125
(only in the case of a plan participant receiving
disability retirement benefits)
At least 10 years, but less than 20 years $235
At least 20 years, but less than 30 years $325
At least 30 years $400
(e) The creditable service used to determine the amount paid to a plan participant (or a survivor or beneficiary of a plan participant) under this SECTION is the creditable service that was used to compute the plan participant's retirement allowance under IC 5-10-5.5-10 and IC 5-10-5.5-12, except that partial years of creditable service may not be used to determine the amount paid under this SECTION.
(f) If two (2) or more survivors of a plan participant are entitled to an amount paid under this SECTION, the amount shall be allocated to the survivors in shares using the same percentages as the percentages determined under IC 5-10-5.5-16 to pay the monthly benefit to the survivors.
(g) This SECTION expires January 1, 2013.