General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5404
February Session, 2012 LCO No. 1392
*01392_______LAB*
Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees
Introduced by:
(LAB)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 5404
February Session, 2012
LCO No. 1392
*01392_______LAB*
Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees
Introduced by:
(LAB)
AN ACT CONCERNING RETIREMENT CREDIT FOR CERTAIN STATE EMPLOYEE VETERANS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 5-192j of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(d) Subject to the requirements of this subsection, credited service shall also include [war] service in time of war, as defined in section 27-103, and up to three years of national emergency service, as defined by law, for normal, hazardous duty and early retirements. A member of the tier II plan who has performed [war] service in time of war or national emergency service may receive credited service for the period of such service, provided the member who has performed such service has not received and will not receive a pension for such period or periods, and provided further that such credited service not exceed ten years in the aggregate. To receive such service credit, a member shall apply to the Retirement Commission within one year of his or her commencement of state service, except that any individual that failed to apply to the Retirement Commission within one year of his or her commencement of state service prior to July 1, 2012, may, on or after July 1, 2012, but not later than January 1, 2013, apply and receive credit for such service.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage 5-192j(d)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
5-192j(d)
Statement of Purpose:
To provide an opportunity for individuals who are members of the tier II state employee retirement plan to apply for service credit for prior service in time of war.
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