Idaho Bills

Amends existing law to provide that a purchase of membership service shall be made within 90 days prior to the date of retirement.

Amends existing law to provide for school employee member eligibility for disability retirement.

The creation of the School Employee Member class moved school employees out of the general class into a class of their own. 59-1352 currently does not include this new defined class. This correction to statute will codify that the School Employee class has access to the same disability retirement benefit they had when they were members of the general class.

Amends existing law to to revise a provision regarding contributions and investment earnings under supplemental benefit plans and to provide for qualified after-tax contributions.

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding police officer member status.

Amends existing law to establish penalties for the disclosure of confidential member records.

Amends existing law to revise the definition of an employee.

This legislation amends the definition of “employee” for the purposes of PERSI enrollment to exclude seasonal employees of soil and water conservation districts in positions that do not exceed eight consecutive months in a calendar year if the employer certifies in writing that the position is seasonal or casual and is affected by weather. This definition already applies to seasonal golf course, park, or other positions in cities, counties, irrigation districts, cemetery districts, and mosquito abatement districts.