House File 2535 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2535 BY YOUNG , BLOOMINGDALE , NORDMAN , HARRIS , WILLS , KAUFMANN , SEXTON , BRADLEY , COLLINS , FISHER , GERHOLD , P. THOMPSON , DUNWELL , LATHAM , MOORE , DEYOE , A. MEYER , FRY , LOHSE , BOSSMAN , HOLT , RINKER , HORA , LUNDGREN , WILZ , GEHLBACH , SIEGRIST , THOMSON , SHIPLEY , BODEN , ANDREWS , GUSTOFF , HAYES , CARLSON , BROWN-POWERS , KRESSIG , and LEVIN A BILL FOR An Act relating to the Iowa public employees’ retirement system 1 by modifying the retirement benefits of sheriffs and deputy 2 sheriffs. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5745YH (6) 90 jm/ns

H.F. 2535 Section 1. Section 97B.49C, subsection 1, paragraph a, 1 subparagraph (3), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 2 (3) For each active or inactive vested member retiring 3 on or after July 1, 1998, and before July 1, 2024, sixty 4 percent plus, if applicable, an additional three-eighths of 5 one percentage point for each additional calendar quarter of 6 eligible service beyond twenty-two years of service, not to 7 exceed a total of twelve additional percentage points. 8 Sec. 2. Section 97B.49C, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 9 2024, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 10 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (4) For each active or inactive vested 11 member retiring on or after July 1, 2024, sixty percent plus, 12 if applicable, an additional five-eighths of one percentage 13 point for each additional calendar quarter of eligible service 14 beyond twenty-two years of service, not to exceed a total of 15 twenty additional percentage points. 16 Sec. 3. Section 97B.49C, Code 2024, is amended by adding the 17 following new subsection: 18 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. Annual adjustment of allowance. A 19 member who retires from employment as a sheriff or deputy 20 sheriff on or after July 1, 2024, and who receives a monthly 21 retirement allowance under this section shall, in lieu of a 22 retirement dividend under section 97B.49F, have the monthly 23 allowance adjusted as follows: 24 a. On each July 1, the monthly retirement allowance 25 authorized in this section and payable to members retired 26 prior to that date and to beneficiaries entitled to a monthly 27 retirement allowance prior to that date shall be adjusted by 28 adding to the monthly retirement allowance payable on that date 29 an amount equal to the sum of one and one-half percent of the 30 monthly retirement allowance payable on that date. 31 b. A retired member or beneficiary of a retired member 32 shall not be eligible for an annual readjustment of allowance 33 provided in this subsection unless the member has twenty-two 34 years of eligible service and attained the age of fifty years 35 -1- LSB 5745YH (6) 90 jm/ns 1/ 3

H.F. 2535 prior to the member’s termination of employment. 1 EXPLANATION 2 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 3 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 4 This bill relates to the Iowa public employees’ retirement 5 system (IPERS) by modifying the retirement benefits of sheriffs 6 and deputy sheriffs. 7 The monthly retirement benefit under IPERS for a sheriff 8 or deputy sheriff is calculated by multiplying the retiree’s 9 applicable covered wage by a percentage. The bill increases, 10 for sheriffs and deputy sheriffs retiring on or after July 1, 11 2024, the applicable percentage used to calculate the retiree’s 12 monthly retirement benefit by five-eighths of one percentage 13 point for each calendar quarter of service beyond 22 years of 14 service up to a maximum of 20 additional percentage points. 15 Under current law, the applicable percentage is increased by 16 three-eighths of one percentage point up to a maximum of 12 17 additional percentage points for calendar quarters of service 18 beyond 22 years of service. 19 Under current law, a vested member retiring prior to July 1, 20 1990, is eligible to receive an automatic retirement dividend 21 under Code section 97B.49F(1). For a vested member retiring on 22 or after July 1, 1990, a favorable experience dividend (FED) 23 reserve account is provided in Code section 97B.49F(2). The 24 FED reserve account pays a dividend to an eligible member when 25 a favorable experience on the actuarial liabilities and assets 26 occurs and IPERS is fully funded. 27 The bill establishes a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to 28 the monthly allowance for active and inactive members and to 29 any beneficiaries for retirements occurring on or after July 1, 30 2024. Beginning July 1, 2024, and on each July 1, the monthly 31 retirement allowance of such a member shall be adjusted by 32 adding to the monthly retirement allowance an amount equal to 33 one and one-half percent of the monthly retirement allowance 34 payable on that date. A member who retires on or after July 35 -2- LSB 5745YH (6) 90 jm/ns 2/ 3

H.F. 2535 1, 2024, is not eligible for the COLA unless the member has 22 1 years of eligible service and attained 50 years of age prior to 2 the retirement date of the member. The bill prohibits a member 3 retiring after July 1, 2024, from FED dividend eligibility 4 provided under Code section 97B.49F(2). 5 -3- LSB 5745YH (6) 90 jm/ns 3/ 3