S.F. No. 0073

Retirement-law enforcement disability.

 

Sponsored By:                              Senator(s) Massie and Roberts and Representative(s) Jorgensen, Osborn and Ross

 

AN ACT relating to state highway patrol, game and fish warden and criminal investigator retirement; modifying disability qualifications and allowances as specified; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/14/2003         Bill Number Assigned

1/15/2003         S Received for Introduction

1/16/2003         S Introduced and Referred to S02

2/5/2003          S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Cathcart, Devin, Hines, Job and Schiffer

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/5/2003          S Placed on General File

 

2/10/2003         S Amendments Considered

SF0073SS001/A     ADOPTED

Page 1-line 3                                          After "specified;" insert "providing for applicability of the act;".

Page 3-after line 14                               Insert and renumber:

                "Section 3.  Any person receiving partial disability payments under the provisions of W.S. 9-3-601 through 9-3-620 on the effective date of this act shall be considered to have a disability as defined by W.S. 9-3-602(a)(iii).". 

Page 3-line 16                        Delete "3" insert "4".  SCHIFFER, CHAIRMAN

 

2/10/2003         S Passed CoW

2/11/2003         S Passed 2nd Reading

2/12/2003         S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Barton, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Vasey.

Ayes 30    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/13/2003         H Received for Introduction

2/13/2003         H Introduced and Referred to H02

2/26/2003         H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Jorgensen, Meuli, Nicholas, Philp, Reese and Tipton

Nays:  Representative(s) Jones

Ayes 6    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/26/2003         H Placed on General File

 

2/28/2003         H Amendments Considered

SF0073HS001/AE    (TO ENGROSSED COPY)     ADOPTED

Page 1-line 9                                          Delete "9-3-602(a)(xiii) and" insert "9-3-609(d),"; delete "(a), (b)".

Page 1-line 10                                        Delete "and (d)" insert "(d)(ii) and (iii), and 9-3-612 by creating a new subsection (c)".

Page 1-lines 12 through 14                 Delete.

Page 2-lines 1 through 6                                     Delete entirely and insert:

"9-3-609.  Determination of years of service by board; credit for time spent in military service.

(d)  Effective May 27, 1983, if an employee receives a partial or total disability benefit under this chapter article and that employee subsequently returns to service as a highway patrol, criminal investigator, capitol police or game and fish employee, service credit shall be allowed for the period during which the employee received those benefits.".

Page 2-lines 11 through 23                 Delete.

Page 3-lines 1 and 2                             Delete.

Page 3-lines 4 and 5                             Reinsert all stricken language and delete all new language.

Page 3-lines 7 through 9                                     Delete.

Page 3-line 11                                        Reinsert stricken "(ii)"; after stricken "(35%)" insert "Forty-two and one-half percent (42.5%)"; reinsert stricken "of highest".

Page 3-line 12                                        Reinsert all stricken language.

Page 3-line 14                                        Reinsert stricken "(iii)"; after stricken "(25%)" insert "Thirty-five percent (35%)"; reinsert stricken "of highest".

Page 3-line 15                                        Reinsert all stricken language.

Page 3-after line 15                               Insert:

"9-3-612.  Payment of disability allowance.

(c)  Any member receiving a partial disability allowance whose disability is found to no longer exist, shall continue to receive the disability allowance if he is actively seeking employment as an employee, as defined by W.S. 9-3-602(a)(v), and has not been offered an employee position.  In order to qualify under this subsection, the employee shall report to the board annually, in a form the board prescribes.  The board shall establish by rule, requirements for meeting the provisions of this subsection. If the member refuses or fails to meet the requirements of this subsection or applicable rules of the board, his disability allowance shall be discontinued.".

Page 3-lines 17 through 23                 Delete.

Page 4-line 1                                          Delete "4" insert "2"; delete "July 1, 2003." insert "immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.".  NICHOLAS, CHAIRMAN

 

2/28/2003         H Passed CoW

3/1/2003          H Passed 2nd Reading

3/3/2003          H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Boswell, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel and Jones.

Ayes 58    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/3/2003          S Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Barton, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Vasey.

Ayes 30    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/3/2003          Assigned Number SEA 0073

3/4/2003          S President Signed SEA No. 0073

3/4/2003          H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0073

3/7/2003          Governor Signed SEA No. 0073

 

Chapter No. 0178  Session Laws of Wyoming 2003.