An Act To Include Additional Corrections Officers under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement and To Amend the Laws Governing Retirement Benefits for Capitol Police Officers
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1365
Committee Amendment CA_A_H410 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §17851-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to H.P. 942, L.D. 1365, Bill, "An Act To 
Include Additional Corrections Officers under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement and 
To Amend the Laws Governing Retirement Benefits for Capitol Police Officers" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 5 the following: 
1Sec. 6. 5 MRSA §17851-A, sub-§1, ,ii, as amended by PL 2005, c. 519, Pt. FF, 
§ 1, is further amended to read: 
I. 
Employees Other than those employees described in paragraph E, employees of 
the Department of Corrections or the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services on January 1, 2000 or hired thereafter, other than those described in 
paragraph E, who are employed in a correctional facility, as defined in Title 34-A, 
section lOOl1i or these whose duties involve contact with prisoners, probationers, 
parolees or juvenile offenders or any person employed as the supervisor of those 
employees. Those employees of the Department of Corrections on January 3, 2006 
whose positions were transferred to the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services remain eligible for the 1998 Special Retirement Plan as long as they are 
assigned to work in a correctional facility, as defined in Title 34-A, section 1001, or 
their duties involve contact with prisoners, probationers, parolees or juvenile 
offenders. An employee of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services 
hired after Januaiy 3, 2006 to replace an employee whose position was transferred 
and who remained eligible for the 1998 Special Retirement Plan is also eligible for 
the plan as long as that employee is assigned to work in a correctional facility, as 
defined in Title 34-A, section 1001, and that employee's duties involve contact with 
prisoners, probationers, parolees or juvenile offenders;' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 11 the following: 
'Sec. 12. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
RETIREMENT SYSTEM, MAINE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES 
Retirement System - Retirement Allowance Fund 0085 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 942, L.D. 1365 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for the increase in the unfunded actuarial liability as a 
result of allowing the service retirement benefits for certain corrections employees and 
capitol police officers earned under the regular state employee and teacher plan to be 
calculated under the 1998 Special Plan. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOT AL 
2017-18 
$2,284,245 
$2,284,245 
2018-19 
$0 
$0 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. The amendment clarifies a 
cross-reference and adds an appropriations and allocations section to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/23/17 :-Wac:. 
LD 1365 
LR 1429(02) 
An Act To Include Additional Corrections Officers under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement and To 
Amend the Laws Governing Retirement Benefits for Capitol Police Officers 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'ff CH ... '1-/ D 
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
$2,284,245 
$0 
$2,284,245 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
$0 
$0 
This bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $2,284,245 in fiscal year 2017-18 to the Retirement 
Allowance Fund within the Maine Public Employees Retirement System for the increase in the unfunded actuarial 
liability of the State Employee and Teacher program as & result of allowing the service retirement benefits for certain 
corrections officers and capitol police officers earned under the regular state employee and teacher plan to be 
calculated under the 199 8 Special Plan. 
This legislation will also increase the employer's contribution to the normal cost component for the 1998 Special Plan 
from 5.92% to 5.97%, or .05% beginning in fiscal year 2017-18. This legislation will also increase the employer's 
contribution to the normal cost component for the 20 year/age 50 plan by 2.2% of the entire payroll of participants in 
the plan. The costs to individual State departments and programs within those departments can not be determined and 
will depend on where members affected by this legislation are currently employed. Those costs are not included in the 
appropriation shown above. 
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