Bill Text: IN HB1176 | 2011 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: COLAs for retired public employees;13th checks.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-08 - Referred to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127 [HB1176 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-HB1176-Amended.html
Citations Affected: IC 5-10.2; noncode.
Synopsis: COLAs for retired public employees;13th checks. Provides
for a cost of living adjustment (COLA) and thirteenth check for public
employees' retirement fund (PERF) and teachers' retirement fund (TRF)
members, survivors, and beneficiaries. Provides for a thirteenth check
for employee beneficiaries of the state police 1987 benefit system who
retired or were disabled after June 30, 1987, and before July 2, 2010,
and were entitled to receive a monthly benefit as of September 1, 2011.
Effective: July 1, 2011.
January 10, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and
Pensions.
February 8, 2011, amended, reported _ Do Pass. Recommitted to Committee on Ways and
Means pursuant to Rule 127.
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pensions.
(b) The increase specified in this section:
(1) is based on the date of the member's latest retirement or disability;
(2) does not apply to benefits payable in a lump sum; and
(3) is in addition to any other increase provided by law.
increases to the pension portion) provided by employer
contributions of the monthly benefit payable after June 30, 2011,
to a member of the public employees' retirement fund (or to a
survivor or beneficiary of a member of the public employees'
retirement fund) who retired or was disabled before January 1,
2011, shall be increased by one percent (1%).
(b) The increase specified in this section:
(1) is based on the date of the member's latest retirement or
disability;
(2) does not apply to benefits payable in a lump sum; and
(3) is in addition to any other increase provided by law.
(b) Not later than October 1, 2011, 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 before January 1, 2011, and who is entitled to receive a monthly benefit on July 1, 2011. 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) This SECTION expires January 1, 2012.
(b) Not later than October 1, 2011, 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 before January 1, 2011, and who is entitled to receive a
monthly benefit on July 1, 2011. 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) This SECTION expires January 1, 2012.
(b) As used in this SECTION, "trust fund" has the meaning set forth in IC 10-12-1-11.
(c) Not later than October 1, 2011, the trustee shall pay from the trust fund to each employee beneficiary of the state police 1987 benefit system covered by IC 10-12-4 who:
(1) retired or was disabled after June 30, 1987, and before July 2, 2010; and
(2) is entitled to receive a monthly benefit as of September 1, 2011;
an amount equal to one percent (1%) of the maximum basic annual pension amount payable to a retired state police employee in the grade of trooper who has completed twenty-five (25) years of service as of July 1, 2011, as calculated under IC 10-12-4-7.
(d) The amount paid under this SECTION is not an increase in the monthly pension amount of an employee beneficiary.
(e) This SECTION expires January 1, 2012.