An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Retirement Benefits for Capitol Police Officers
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1175
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S544 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT ''A "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 412, 
L.D. 1175, Bill, "An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Retirement Benefits for Capitol 
Police Officers" 
Amend the amendment by striking out everything after the title and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Review the Laws Governing Retirement Benefits for Certain State 
Employees' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Production of analysis. By January 2,2015, the Executive Director of 
the Maine Public Employees Retirement System, referred to in this Act as "the executive 
director," shall: 
1. 
Determine the number of active members of the Maine Public Employees 
Retirement System who, after having earned creditable service in the regular retirement 
program of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System in a capacity included in the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 17851-A, subsection 1, have earned creditable 
service under the 1998 Special Plan; 
2. Identify changes to the current law governing qualification for retirement benefits 
under the Maine Public Employees Retirement System that are needed to allow all the 
creditable service benefits of an active member identified pursuant to subsection 1 earned 
in a capacity included in Title 5, section 17851-A, subsection 1 to be calculated as if 
earned under the 1998 Special Plan, regardless of when the creditable service was earned; 
and 
3. 
Determine the cost to the State of implementing the changes identified in 
subsection 2. 
Sec. 2. Report. The executive director shall report the results of the analysis, 
including any necessary implementing legislation, to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over retirement matters by January 15, 2015. The joint 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 412, L.D. 1175 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over retirement matters may 
submit a bill related to the report to the First Regular Session of the 127th Legislature.' , 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes the provisions of the bill and the provisions of Committee 
Amendment "A" that provide that service retirement benefits for a Capitol Police officer 
in the employment of the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Capitol Police on the 
effective date of the legislation must be computed on the basis of all of the member's 
creditable service, regardless of when that service was earned. 
This amendment retains the provisions of Committee Amendment "A" that direct the 
Executive Director of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System to determine the 
number of active members who have earned creditable service in the 1998 Special Plan 
after having earned creditable service in the regular plan in a capacity set forth in the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 17851-A, subsection 1; identify the required 
changes to the laws governing retirement benefits to allow service benefits for a current 
member of the 1998 Special Plan to be computed on the basis of all the member's 
creditable service in a capacity set forth in Title 5, section 17851-A, subsection 1, 
regardless of when that service was earned; and calculate the cost to the State of 
implementing such a change. The executive director is required to report the results of 
the analysis to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
retirement matters. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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SPONSORE: 
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(Senator HILL) 
COUNTY: York 
SENA TE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 04115/14 ;tvac 
LD 1175 
LR 902(05) 
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Retirement Benefits for Capitol Police Officers 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 'Pi' to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Hill of York 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
$0 
($63,847) 
$0 
$0 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$0 
($63,847) 
$0 
$0 
This amendment eliminates the one-time General Fund appropriation of $63,847 to the Retirement Allowance fund 
within the Maine Public Employees Retirement System in fiscal year 2014-15 for the cost associated with allowing 
the service retirement benefits of one Capitol Police officer earned under the regular state employee and teacher plan 
to be calculated under the 1998 Special Plan. 
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