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Timestamp: 2013-05-23 12:24:21
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 8312', '§ 2', '§ 15', '§ 8321', '§ 8392', '§ 8323', '§ 1', '§ 8356', '§ 2', '§ 8421', '§ 3', '§ 8422', '§ 4', '§ 8423', '§ 5', '§ 8424', '§ 6', '§ 8425', '§ 7', '§ 8426', '§ 8', '§ 8427', '§ 3', '§ 6873', '§ 4', '§ 6876', '§ 5', '§ 6872', '§ 6', '§ 6874', '§ 7', '§ 8', '§ 107', '§ 2503', '§ 2', '§ 8441', '§ 3', '§ 8442', '§ 8392', '§ 4', '§ 8392', '§ 8341', '§ 1', '§ 8341', '§ 8391', '§ 81', '§ 8362', '§ 4301', '§ 1103', '§ 1503', '§ 1505', '§ 2904', '§ 7407', '§ 9353', '§ 8347', '§8363']

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Public Laws	| Print | E-mail	Last Updated on Friday, January 13, 2012 04:32PM	Public Law Synopsis
To appropriate the sum of $109,148.00 out of the NMI Social Security Retirement Fund to defray the operation and contingent expenses of the NMI Social Security Administration for FY 1979; effective 11-24-78.
To amend NMI Social Security Act to: increase the contribution and benefits base amount, the earnings test exempt amount, and retirement, disability, and survivors benefit amounts; to modify the provisions regarding disability benefits, survivors benefits for children, and the life of applications to make them more like those in the US Social Security Act, and to clarify the starting date for purposes of determining fully insured status; effective 03-16-79.
To establish a Retirement Fund for the Government of CNMI; effective 01-18-80.
Making appropriations for retirement contributions, fuel for power generation, medical referrals, and medical supplies for the FY ending September 30, 1981; effective 07-30-81.
To appropriate the sum of $144,240 out of the NMI Social Security Retirement Fund to defray the operation and contingent expenses of the NMI Social Security Administration for FY 1981; effective 08-10-81.
To amend the Act establishing the Northern Marianas Retirement Fund, PL 1-43, as amended by PL 2-18; effective 10-01-81.
To amend the NMI Social Security Act to increase benefits for retirement, disability, and survivors, roll back the increase in tax rates for contributions after 1980, increase base amount of 1981, increase the amount which may be earned without reduction of benefits, exempt persons over 72 years from any reduction due to earnings, change the method for computing self-employment taxes; effective 10-15-80.
To make Supplemental Appropriation for the sum of $500,000 for Retirement fund program for the FY ending September 30, 1982; effective 06-14-82.
To amend §'s 104(z), 401(b) and 402 of PL 3-11 to provide that any passenger disembarking from a ship or an airplane may import for personal use and consumption a limited amount of cigarettes, tobacco, distilled alcoholic beverages, beer, wine, or sake which shall be exempt from excise taxes; to exempt books and other educational materials purchased by a school or library from the excise tax; to provide that persons importing for non-business use shall be exempt from the general excise tax; to provide benefits paid by the US Social Security Administration and the NMI Retirement Fund shall not be taxed as wages and salaries; effective 11-04-82.
To designate the first Sunday of October of each year as "Ha'anen Retiru" for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; effective 12-14-82.
To appropriate the sum of $136,100.00 of the NMI Social Security Retirement Fund to defray the operation and contingent expenses of the NMI Social Security Administration for FY 1982; effective 05-06-82.
To increase benefits paid to retired members of the Retirement Fund, to restrict retirement benefits paid to active employees of the Government of the CNMI, to amend PL 1-43; effective 01-08-84.
To amend 1 CMC § 8312 (c) and (d)(1) to provide retirement benefits to retired employees of the Trust Territory Government and their families, to amend PL 3-99; effective 11-14-84.
To amend Division 3 of Title 3, of the Commonwealth Code, cited as the Northern Marianas Islands Social Security Act, to increase the earnings test exempt amount, and retirement disability, and survivors benefit amounts; to eliminate the earnings test for individuals aged 70 and over; to add provisions to pay auxiliary benefits to the spouses and children of life beneficiaries; to review tax rate changes; effective 01-29-85.
To provide for the flexibility of the Northern Mariana Islands Retirement fund in the investing of its assests; effective 04-12-84.
To amend § 2 (a) and § 15 of PL 4-32 to exempt the fund custodian and investment agent of the Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Fund from the definition of employee; effective 09-12-85.
To amend 1 CMC, Div. 8, Chptr. 2 § 8321 (d) (3) so as to clarify the intent to give Retirement Fund Service Credit for the Commonwealth Government employees who were employees of CAA, MLSC, Headstart Program and the Saipan Credit Union when those entities were non-profit or Governmental Agencies or Governmental Instrumentalities; effective 12-22-87.
To provide for an actuarially sound, locally funded pension system for government employees; effective 04-03-89.
To amend PL 6-17 to make technical corrections and administrative amendments to the law; effective 01-19-90.
To amend the NMI Retirement Fund Act of 1988 ( PL 6-17 ), as amended, to provide for an annual cost of living allowance to annuitants of the retirement fund; to provide for the hiring of retirees under the Older Americans Act; effective 10-11-91.
To amend 1CMC § 8392 by adding a subsection to allow an additional exemption from the prohibition of governmental employment for governmental retirees who are specifically exempted by the governor; effective 10-16-91.
To amend 1 CMC Division 8, by adding new sections 8333 and 8334, and forother purposes.
To establish an Early Retirement Bonus Program; effective 10-01-93.
To amend the NMI Retirement Fund Act of 1988 PL 6-17), as amended, to provide for an annual cost of living increase, to increase the minimum annuity from $1,200 per annum to $6,000 per annum and to provide an option for continued life and health insurance to annuitants; effective 10-01-93.
To amend the NMI Retirement Fund Act of 1988 by adding new subsections to 1 CMC § 8323, 8324, 8325, and 8326, to grant prior service credit for service rendered by employees of the US District Court for the NMI, Appellate Division; to grant prior service credit for service rendered by employees of the National Health Corp.; and to grant prior service credit for service rendered by employees of the Commission on Federal laws; effective 01-07-94.
To amend 1 CMC Division 8, by adding new sections 8333 (Overtime or Compensatory Time Worked Service Credit) and 8334 (Requirement for Overtime or Compensator-v Time Worked Service Credit)
To make appropriations for the operations and activities of the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands
(appropriates sum from amusement machine licensing fee revenue--otherwise reserved for Retirement Fund--for design and construction of senior citizen centers on Saipan and Rota and completion of Tinian courthouse and fire station; effective 02-14-95. NOT CODEFIED, TEMPORARY LAW
("Judicial Building Financing Act of 1994"; authorizes loan from the NMI Retirement Fund for construction of new judicial complex; effective 06-20-94. Not codified (temporary law)
(raises from three years to ten years the maximum term Class 1 members of NMI Retirement Fund may contribute to fund and still receive refund upon separation of service; effective 07-14-95. § 1 amends 1 CMC § 8356
(transfers administration of government health and life insurance programs to Northern Marianas Retirement Fund; effective 06-21-96. § 2 creates 1 CMC § 8421; § 3 creates 1 CMC § 8422; § 4 creates 1 CMC § 8423; § 5 creates 1 CMC § 8424; § 6 creates 1 CMC § 8425; § 7 creates 1 CMC § 8426; and § 8 creates 1 CMC § 8427
(amends Commonwealth Government Employees' Credit Union Act of 1995 [PL 9-52] to allow retired government employees to be members; permits Credit Union loans to be repaid by allotments from retirees' pension checks; authorizes government agencies to make deposits and investments in Credit Union backed by full faith and credit of Commonwealth government; creates 10-year limitations period for actions by Credit Union and former Saipan Credit Union to recover delinquent loans and damages; effective 11-03-96. § 3 amends 4 CMC § 6873; § 4 amends 4 CMC § 6876; § 5 amends 4 CMC § 6872; § 6 amends 4 CMC § 6874; § 7 amends 4 CMC 6878; and § 8 amends 1 CMC §§ 107 and 8383, and 7 CMC §§ 2503, 2505 and 2512
(provides elected officials with the right to waive their salary and instead receive their retirement benefits, if they would otherwise be entitled to retire and receive such benefits, provided that such persons who so retire have served a full 25 years of actual and applicable government service; effective 02-20-98. § 2 creates 1 CMC § 8441 (new Chapter 9 on "Waiver of Salaries By Elected Officials."); and § 3 creates 1 CMC § 8442
(implements Legislative Initiative 10-4, by allowing retirees to reenter the work force as classroom teachers, doctors, nurses and other medical professionals without losing their retirement benefits for a period not to exceed two years by amending 1 CMC § 8392; effective date 02-12-98. § 4 amends 1 CMC § 8392
(amends 1 CMC § 8341 to require 10 years contributing membership service for retirement benefits; effective 04-16-98. § 1 amends 1 CMC § 8341
Amends 1 CMC § 8391 to allow retirees to receive survivors benefits in addition to any retirement or other benefits they may have earned on their own account; effective 09-10-99.
To amend 1 CMC 8404 - To provide for the automatic expiration and repeal of PL 8-30.
To Amend the Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Act of 1988; effective 12-05-03
To exempt PSS from a rate increase of the employer contribution to the Retirement Fund; effective 11-21-05.
To authorize the Commonwealth Government to suspend the government obligation (employer contribution) owing to the Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Fund for the remainder of fiscal year 2006 and fiscal year 2007
To amend public law 15-73 and saipan local law 15-27 regarding appropriations to the Commonwealth Election Commission; and for other purposes.
To repeal and re-enact Public Law 15-69 to allow employees of the Commonwealth Government to apply for sick leave to attend to immediate family members; and for other purposes.
To amend Public Law 15-95 to exempt federally funded capital improvements and procurement of goods and services fiom the Local Bidder Preference Law of the Commonwealth; and for other purposes.
To amend 1 CMC§ 81 17(i) of the Commonwealth Civil Service Act to provide that the Civil Service Commission shall amend the Civil Service Rules and Regulations to remove any and all provisions requiring that persons seeking to be certified as eligible for a civil service position have prior work experience if such persons possess a Bachelor's, Masters, or Doctoral degree. in a field of expertise related to the civil service position for which the person has applied.
To require insurance coverage for individuals with diabetes in the Commonwealth; and for other purposes.
To impose an employer retirement contribution rate of eighteen percent for employees funded by the general fund; and for other purposes.
To create portable individual retirement accounts for all new public employees who are hired on or after Jan. 01, 2007; effective 06-16-06.
To amend the effective date of the Retirement Fund Contribution period in 1 CMC § 8362; effective 06-16-06.
To amend 3 CMC §§ 4301 and 4331, sections 3, 4 and 5 of PL 11-60, and enact new provision to reduce the minimum investment required of foreign retirees; effective 06-20-06.
To give a CNMI gov't retiree who is subsequently re-employed with the government the option to waive their salary and instead continue receiving their benefits; effective 09-28-06.
To rename the NMI Retirement Building at Capito Hill "Governor Lorenzo I. De Leno Guerrero Retirement Fund Building;" and for other purposes.
To prohibit the NMI Retirement Fund from paying less then the full pension to retirees; effective 05-17-07.
To amend the NMI Retirement Fund Act to improve its fiscal solvency, to subject to referendum any charges that by law increase benefits offered under the defined plan of the NMI retirement Fund Act; effective 06-14-07.
To amend Public Law 15-28; and for other purposes.
To reappropriate $50,000.00 from Saipan Local Law 15-12, Section 2(f); and for other purposes
To Amend 4 CMC § 1103; to repeal and re-enact 4 CMC § 1503; to repeal and re-enact 4 CMC § 1505; and for other purposes
To amend 1 CMC § 2904 regarding executive appointments; and for other purposes
To amend 1 CMC § 7407, and for other purposes
To authorize Class I Members of the Retirement Fund with fifteen years of actual service contributions to the Retirement Fund to withdraw their contributions; and for other purposes.
To amend 4 CMC § 9353(d) to allow funds deposited in the Special Disability Fund to be invested in Investment Grade U.S. Fixed Income Securities as well as Unrated Securities of the U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government Agencies and other publicly traded securities in order to provide for the possibility of achieving a greater rate of return; and for other purposes.
To revise the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation's Utility Rate Structure to ensure CUC's continuing ability to deliver vital utility services; to provide flexibility to the governor and other expenditure authorities to reprogram funds for the remainder of fiscal year 2008; to suspend earmarking of certain non-general fund revenue; to authorize CUC to use a portion of customer security deposits to pay for its fuel expenses; to set the government employer contribution rate at 11% for fiscal year 2008; to increase certain government services fees; and for other purposes.
To amend 1 CMC § 8347, and for other purposes.
To mandate the Commonwealth Government to prioritize and pay the retirement employer contributions of government employees who are eligible to retire; and for other purposes.
Amendments to Regulations - COLA to annual retirement bonus.
To Amend Section 8374 of Title 1 of the Commonwealth Code to Modernize the NMI Retirement Fund Law; and for other puposes.
Retirement Fund Beneficiary Derivative Lawsuit Act of 2011
To amend 1 CMC §8363 - "Retirement Funds Contribution to Life Insurances"