Bill Text: FL S7038 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Retirement
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-17 - Laid on Table, refer to HB 5007 [S7038 Detail]
Download: Florida-2022-S7038-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 7038 By the Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability 585-02337-22 20227038__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to retirement; amending ss. 112.363, 3 121.052, 121.055, and 121.071, F.S.; revising the 4 employer contribution rates for the retiree health 5 insurance subsidy as of a specified date; amending s. 6 121.71, F.S.; revising required employer retirement 7 contribution rates for each membership class of the 8 Florida Retirement System; providing a declaration of 9 important state interest; providing an effective date. 10 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12 13 Section 1. Paragraph (j) is added to subsection (8) of 14 section 112.363, Florida Statutes, to read: 15 112.363 Retiree health insurance subsidy.— 16 (8) CONTRIBUTIONS.—For purposes of funding the insurance 17 subsidy provided by this section: 18 (j) Beginning July 1, 2022, the employer of each member of 19 a state-administered plan shall contribute 1.50 percent of gross 20 compensation each pay period. 21 22 Such contributions shall be submitted to the Department of 23 Management Services and deposited in the Retiree Health 24 Insurance Subsidy Trust Fund. 25 Section 2. Paragraph (d) of subsection (7) of section 26 121.052, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 27 121.052 Membership class of elected officers.— 28 (7) CONTRIBUTIONS.— 29 (d) The following table states the required employer 30 contribution on behalf of each member of the Elected Officers’ 31 Class in terms of a percentage of the member’s gross 32 compensation. Such contribution constitutes the entire health 33 insurance subsidy contribution with respect to each such member. 34 A change in the contribution rate is effective with the first 35 salary paid on or after the beginning date of the change. The 36 retiree health insurance subsidy contribution rate is as 37 follows: 38 39 Dates of Contribution Rate Changes ContributionRate 40 41 October 1, 1987, through December 31, 1988 0.24% 42 January 1, 1989, through December 31, 1993 0.48% 43 January 1, 1994, through December 31, 1994 0.56% 44 January 1, 1995, through June 30, 1998 0.66% 45 July 1, 1998, through June 30, 2001 0.94% 46 July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2013 1.11% 47 July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014 1.20% 48 July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015 1.26% 49EffectiveJuly 1, 2015, through June 30, 2022 1.66% 50 Effective July 1, 2022 1.50% 51 Such contributions and accompanying payroll data are due and 52 payable no later than the 5th working day of the month 53 immediately following the month during which the payroll period 54 ended and shall be deposited by the administrator in the Retiree 55 Health Insurance Subsidy Trust Fund. 56 Section 3. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 57 121.055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 58 121.055 Senior Management Service Class.—There is hereby 59 established a separate class of membership within the Florida 60 Retirement System to be known as the “Senior Management Service 61 Class,” which shall become effective February 1, 1987. 62 (3) 63 (d) The following table states the required employer 64 contribution on behalf of each member of the Senior Management 65 Service Class in terms of a percentage of the member’s gross 66 compensation. Such contribution constitutes the entire health 67 insurance subsidy contribution with respect to each such member. 68 A change in the contribution rate is effective with the first 69 salary paid on or after the beginning date of the change. The 70 retiree health insurance subsidy contribution rate is as 71 follows: 72 73 Dates of Contribution Rate Changes ContributionRate 74 75 October 1, 1987, through December 31, 1988 0.24% 76 January 1, 1989, through December 31, 1993 0.48% 77 January 1, 1994, through December 31, 1994 0.56% 78 January 1, 1995, through June 30, 1998 0.66% 79 July 1, 1998, through June 30, 2001 0.94% 80 July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2013 1.11% 81 July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014 1.20% 82 July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015 1.26% 83EffectiveJuly 1, 2015, through June 30, 2022 1.66% 84 Effective July 1, 2022 1.50% 85 Such contributions and accompanying payroll data are due and 86 payable no later than the 5th working day of the month 87 immediately following the month during which the payroll period 88 ended and shall be deposited by the administrator in the Retiree 89 Health Insurance Subsidy Trust Fund. 90 Section 4. Subsection (4) of section 121.071, Florida 91 Statutes, is amended to read: 92 121.071 Contributions.—Contributions to the system shall be 93 made as follows: 94 (4) The following table states the required employer 95 contribution on behalf of each member of the Regular Class, 96 Special Risk Class, or Special Risk Administrative Support Class 97 in terms of a percentage of the member’s gross compensation. 98 Such contribution constitutes the entire health insurance 99 subsidy contribution with respect to each such member. A change 100 in the contribution rate is effective with the first salary paid 101 on or after the beginning date of the change. The retiree health 102 insurance subsidy contribution rate is as follows: 103 104 Dates of Contribution Rate Changes ContributionRate 105 106 October 1, 1987, through December 31, 1988 0.24% 107 January 1, 1989, through December 31, 1993 0.48% 108 January 1, 1994, through December 31, 1994 0.56% 109 January 1, 1995, through June 30, 1998 0.66% 110 July 1, 1998, through June 30, 2001 0.94% 111 July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2013 1.11% 112 July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014 1.20% 113 July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015 1.26% 114EffectiveJuly 1, 2015, through June 30, 2022 1.66% 115 Effective July 1, 2022 1.50% 116 Such contributions shall be deposited by the administrator in 117 the Retiree Health Insurance Subsidy Trust Fund. 118 Section 5. Subsections (4) and (5) of section 121.71, 119 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 120 121.71 Uniform rates; process; calculations; levy.— 121 (4) Required employer retirement contribution rates for 122 each membership class and subclass of the Florida Retirement 123 System for both retirement plans are as follows: 124 125 Membership Class Percentage ofGrossCompensation,EffectiveJuly 1, 20222021126 127 Regular Class 5.16%4.91%128 Special Risk Class 15.91%15.27%129 Special Risk Administrative Support Class 9.91%9.73%130 Elected Officers’ Class— Legislators, Governor, Lt. Governor, Cabinet Officers, State Attorneys, Public Defenders 8.34%8.49%131 Elected Officers’ Class— Justices, Judges 13.90%13.38%132 Elected Officers’ Class— County Elected Officers 10.31%10.28%133 Senior Management Class 6.83%6.49%134 DROP 7.77%7.23%135 (5) In order to address unfunded actuarial liabilities of 136 the system, the required employer retirement contribution rates 137 for each membership class and subclass of the Florida Retirement 138 System for both retirement plans are as follows: 139 140 Membership Class Percentage ofGrossCompensation,EffectiveJuly 1, 20222021141 142 Regular Class 4.23%4.19%143 Special Risk Class 9.53%8.90%144 Special Risk Administrative Support Class 26.16%26.31%145 Elected Officers’ Class— Legislators, Governor, Lt. Governor, Cabinet Officers, State Attorneys, Public Defenders 56.76%53.52%146 Elected Officers’ Class— Justices, Judges 27.64%25.81%147 Elected Officers’ Class— County Elected Officers 43.98%39.42%148 Senior Management Service Class 22.15%20.80%149 DROP 9.15%9.45%150 Section 6. The Legislature finds that a proper and 151 legitimate state purpose is served when employees, officers, and 152 retirees of the state and its political subdivisions, and the 153 dependents, survivors, and beneficiaries of such employees, 154 officers, and retirees, are extended the basic protections 155 afforded by governmental retirement systems. These persons must 156 be provided benefits that are fair and adequate and that are 157 managed, administered, and funded in an actuarially sound manner 158 as required by s. 14, Article X of the State Constitution and 159 part VII of chapter 112, Florida Statutes. Therefore, the 160 Legislature determines and declares that this act fulfills an 161 important state interest. 162 Section 7. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.