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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T





SPONSOR: Martinez DATE TYPED: 02/28/01 HB 774
SHORT TITLE: Service Credit for Judicial Retirement SB
ANALYST: Eaton


REVENUE



Estimated Revenue
Subsequent

Years Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY01 FY02

NFI



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)



Duplicates Senate Bill 420



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA)

Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC)

State Personnel Office (SPO)



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



This bill amends the Judicial Retirement and Magistrate Retirement Acts to allow District Court, Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Metropolitan Court and Magistrate Court Judges to purchase up to two months of service credit, if the judge pays the actuarial present value of the 1 or 2 months and has 5 or more years of service credit.



FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



This bill has no fiscal impact and will not negatively impact the retirement fund.



ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS



Minimal.



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