Bill Text - HB342 (2013)

(3rd New Title) relative to reporting of compensation paid to retired members of the retirement system, relative to notice to retired members of the limitations on part-time employment, and relative to retirement system membership for a person holding positions of town clerk and tax collector.


Revision: Dec. 31, 2013, midnight

CHAPTER 251

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HOUSE BILL 342-FN

AN ACT relative to reporting of compensation paid to retired members of the retirement system, relative to notice to retired members of the limitations on part-time employment, and relative to retirement system membership for a person holding positions of town clerk and tax collector.

SPONSORS: Rep. D. Sullivan, Hills 42

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill:

I. Requires retirement system employers to report to the retirement system all compensation paid to retired members of the retirement system. The requirement is repealed after a 5-year period.

II. Requires the retirement system to notify retired members of the retirement system of the annual limitations on hours for part-time employment with a retirement system employer.

III. Allows a person concurrently holding the offices of both town clerk and tax collector to elect to be a member in the retirement system.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen

AN ACT relative to reporting of compensation paid to retired members of the retirement system, relative to notice to retired members of the limitations on part-time employment, and relative to retirement system membership for a person holding positions of town clerk and tax collector.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

251:1 New Paragraph; Retirement System; Report on Retiree Compensation. Amend RSA 100-A:16 by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:

VII. Every employer shall report to the retirement system monthly, in a format provided by the retirement system, all compensation paid by the employer to retired members of the retirement system, including the name of, and the total hours worked, for each retired member of the retirement system.

251:2 Repeal; 2019. RSA 100-A:16, VII, relative to employer reports on retired member compensation, is repealed.

251:3 New Section; Retirement System; Part-Time Employment; Notice Required. Amend RSA 100-A by inserting after section 7 the following new section:

100-A:7-a Certain Part-Time Employment; Notice Required. The retirement system shall annually provide written notice to all retired members of the retirement system of the hourly limitations on part-time employment as defined in RSA 100-A:1, XXXIV and the potential effect that exceeding such hourly limitations could have on the retired member’s retirement benefits, including restoration to service as required in RSA 100-A:7.

251:4 New Subparagraph; Retirement System; Membership. Amend RSA 100-A:3, I(a) by inserting after subparagraph (4) the following new subparagraph:

(5) Notwithstanding subparagraph (4), an official who concurrently holds the offices of town clerk and tax collector for the same employer, and who is eligible for the same fringe benefits as other full-time employees of the employer, may satisfy the conditions under subparagraphs (2)-(3) by using both offices to qualify.

251:5 Effective Date.

I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2019.

II. Sections 1 and 3 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2014.

III. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: July 24, 2013

Effective Date: I. Section 2 shall take effect January 1, 2019

II. Sections 1 and 3 shall take effect January 1, 2014

III. Remainder shall take effect July 24, 2013.