An Act To Amend Certain Laws Pertaining to the Maine Pu\lic Employees Retirement System
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1922
Committee Amendment CA_A_H786 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §17102, 5 MRSA §17103, 5 MRSA §17851

. COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" .A," to H.P. 1430, L.D. 1922, "An Act To Amend 
Certain Laws Pertaining to the Maine Pu\lic Employees Retirement System" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 8 the following: 
'Sec. 9. 5 MRSA §17102, sub-§1, ,in, as amended by PL 1995, c. 3, § 1, is further 
amended by amending subparagraph (3) to read: 
(3) One of whom must be the recipient of a retirement allowance through the 
retirement system and be selected from a list or lists of nominees submitted by 
retired state employees, retired participating local district employees, the Maine 
Association of Retirees or a committee comprised composed of representatives of 
these groups; and' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 10 the following: 
'Sec. 11. 5 MRSA §17103, sub-§11, W, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 322, §4, is 
amended to read: 
I. The total amount of employee and employer contributions to the retirement system 
in the previous calendar year and the total amount of payout to retirees, categorized by 
plan status; and' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 12 the following: 
'Sec. 13. 5 MRSA §17103, sub-§11, 1J, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 322, §4, is 
amended by amending subparagraph (4) to read: 
(4) The number of applicants who were granted disability retirement following 
their appeals7: and 
Sec. 14. 5 MRSA §17103, sub-§11, W( is enacted to read: 
K. 
Data from a survey of members and employees that measures the level of 
satisfaction and experience that members and employees have with the retirement 
system. For the purposes of this paragraph, "employee" means an employee of the 
retirement system.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1430, L.D. 1922 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 23 the following: 
'Sec. 24. 5 MRSA §17851, sub-§16 is enacted to read: 
16. Member whose position is moved from one special plan to another special 
plan. A member whose position is subject to subsection 4. 5-B, 6-B or 7. section 17851-A 
or section 17851-B and, due to a change in law, becomes subject to different benefit 
qualification requirements may retire under the former benefit.qualification requirements 
and the associated benefit computation provisions if the member remains in the position 
until the former requirements would have been met had the change in law not occurred.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
mimber to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority repo1t of the committee, makes the following 
changes. 
1. It specifies that one member of the Board of Trustees of the Maine Public Employees 
Retirement System may be appointed by the Governor from a list of names of retirees 
provided by the Maine Association of Retirees. 
2. It requires the Maine Public Employees Retirement System to provide in its annual 
report to the Legislature survey data measuring satisfaction and experience of both 
retirement system members and retirement system employees. 
3. It provides that certain members of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System 
whose positions are moved from one special retirement plan to another special retirement 
plan are eligible for retirement under the former special plan if the members have met the 
retirement qualifications of the former special plan. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT