Transcript AB 1626 (Galgiani)

SACRS
2009 Legislation
2009
Legislative Committee Members
 Richard Stensrud, Chair; Sacramento, Administrator
 Charnel Benner, Marin; Administrator
 Yves Chery, Los Angeles, Trustee
 Chuck Conrad, Alameda; Administrator
 Art Goulet, Ventura; Trustee
 David Muir, Los Angeles; General Counsel
 Bill Pollacek, Contra Costa; Treasurer/Tax Collector
 Annette St. Urbain, San Joaquin; Administrator
 Tracy Towner, Ventura; Trustee
 Julie Wyne, Orange; Assistant CEO & General Counsel
Contributors:
 Cynthia Lau, LACERA
AB 446 (Niello)
Additional Retirement Credit Report
• Requires PERS to produce a report on the use
of Additional Retirement Credit
• Intent language stating the existence of
widespread public concern about ARC time was
deleted
• Passed Assm. PERS Committee on consent
• Status: Pending hearing in the Assembly
Appropriations Committee
AB 609 (Conway)
1937 Act Administrative Expenditure
Cap Placeholder
• SACRS Sponsored Bill
• Contains intent language to examine the
advisability of linking administrative
expenditures with system asset levels
• Consultative process with ‘37 Act stakeholders
to precede development of final language
• Status: Passed Assembly PERS Comm
May 6, 2009
AB 850 (De La Torre)
Conflict of Interests;
3rd Part Liability
• Adds to existing conflict of interest prohibitions
for public officials the act of knowingly inducing
or conspiring to create financial gain from a
state or local government contract
• Status: Pending hearing in Assembly
Appropriations Committee
AB 1034 (Huffman) Marin County
Independent District
• Extends Independent District status to
Marin CERA
• Bill Not Heard this session
• Status: Assembly PERS Committee – 2-year bill
AB 1136 (Fong)
Optional Settlements
• Allows revocation of optional settlements to
provide for a spousal benefit if the member was
1) Married for less than 1 year or unmarried at
the date of retirement and;
2) Retired before optional settlements were made
available in that county
• Sponsored by CRCEA
• Status: Passed the Assembly PERS Comm on
May 6, 2009
AB 1354 (Fong)
Federal Tax Conformity
 SACRS Sponsored Bill
 Conforms the ’37 Act to federal IRS Sec. 415
limits for benefit distributions
 Further federal tax conformity language to
be added to this measure
• Status: Passed Assembly PERS Comm on
consent May 6, 2009
AB 1355 (Fong)
Survivor’s Allowances
• SACRS Sponsored measure
• Adds reference to appropriate code sections for
alternative method for calculating survivor
allowances for those receiving both ’37 Act and
Social Security on a non-integrated basis
• Status: Passed Assembly PERS Committee on
consent on May 6, 2009
AB 1406 (Emmerson)
Independent District Expansion
• Sponsored by San Bernardino County
Employees Retirement Association
• Extends independent district status to whole
organization
• OCERS amended out at first hearing: SBCERA
only
• Status: Passed Assembly PERS Comm
May 6, 2009
SB 11 (Negrete McLeod)
San Bernardino County Health
Benefits
• Allows San Bernardino County Retirement
System to establish a trust for the acceptance
of OPEB contributions from any local agency
• Re-run of AB 1586 (Negrete-McLeod) of 2008 –
caught in mass vetoes during budget delay last
year
• Status: Passed Senate Floor 31-3 on May 6
SB 345 (Negrete McLeod) Safety
Member Death Benefits
• For San Bernardino only, adjusts survivor
benefits if the member dies in the line of duty
prior to a scheduled salary increase
• Mirrors CalPERS practice
• Sponsored by San Bernardino County Deputy
Sheriffs Assoc
• Status: Senate Floor vote pending
SB 414 (Correa) Retirement Board
Alternate Members
• Deletes the authority of a retirement board to prohibit
participation of alternate members
• Requires BOR to fill vacancies of 2nd, 3rd, 7th and 8th members
• Requires BOR to appoint alternate retired member if vacancy
occurs and establishes process to fill Board of Investments
vacancies
• Re-run of AB 2526 (Berryhill) which failed in 2008.
• Bill not heard in 2009
• Sponsor: CRCEA
Status: Senate PERS
SB 538 (Sen PERS Comm)
Safety Officer Mandatory
Retirement
• Allows for a medical certification, in LA County
only, to determine if a safety member returning
from disability leave is subject to mandatory
retirement
• Sponsored by CA Professional Firefighters
• Status: Passed Senate, awaiting Assembly
committee assignment
Worker’s Compensation
Legislation
AB 128 (Coto)
Worker’s Compensation: Cancer
Presumption
•Extends from 3 months per year of service to 1
year per year of service the time after retirement
that cancer can be presumed to be work-related
•Sponsored by CA Assoc of Hwy Patrolmen and
CA Professional Firefighters
•Opposed by CSAC, LA and Orange Counties,
Rural Counties
•Status: Re-referred to Assembly Appropriations
AB 1227 (Feuer)
Worker’s Compensation: Leaves of
Absences
• Extends exisitng 4850 time to safety officers
within the ’37 Act, CalPERS and LA City Police
and Fire
• Adds school district & CA community college
police and park rangers to those eligible for
4850 time.
• Expressly excludes City and County of San
Francisco
• PORAC sponsored
• Status: Pending in Assm. Appropriations Comm
SB 186 (DeSaulnier) Worker’s
Compensation Pre-designation of
Physician
• Maintains law to allow employees to pre-
designate physician in the event of WC injury
• Law scheduled to sunset December 31, 2009
• Repeals report due to Legislature on 12/31/08
from Division of Workers Compensation on
physician pre-designation
• Sponsored by Cal Fed of Labor and Firefighters
• Status: Passed Senate 29-10; awaiting
Assembly committee assignment