2011 SESSION

Convened January 12, 2011 -

PENSIONS, BENEFITS, AND RETIREMENT

(P) Passed (F) Failed (V) Vetoed (I) Incoporated into other legislation

(C) Carried over from 2010 Session (CD) Carried over but died in committee on or before 12/2/2010

Constitutional amendment; contributions to defined benefit retirement plans maintained for state and local employees (first reference). Amending Section 11 of Article X. (Patron-Englin, HJR 680 (F); Howell, SJR 371 (F))

Defined contribution retirement plan, local; any locality or school board to establish in lieu of any other retirement plan. Amending § 51.1-800; adding § 51.1-801.01. (Patron-Tata, HB 1784 (F); Wagner, SB 861 (F))

Health insurance; credits for retired school division employees. Amending § 51.1-1401. (Patron-Marsden, SB 805 (F))

Judicial retirement; adjusts mandatory retirement to age 73. Amending § 51.1-305. (Patron-Herring, HB 1497 (F); Hope, HB 1890 (F); Edwards, SB 1066 (F))

Judicial Retirement System; retired judges or justices appearing as counsel. Amending § 51.1-309. (Patron-Deeds, SB 902 (Chapter 705))

Local disability services; agencies may convene local interagency services teams to respond to needs of consumers. Amending § 15.2-1535; adding § 51.5-5.01; repealing §§ 51.5-47 through 51.5-52. (Patron-Stolle, HB 2217 (Chapter 41); Ruff, SB 1276 (Chapter 51))

Local disability services boards; clarification of assistance to local governments. Amending §§ 51.5-47 and 51.5-48. (Patron-Morgan, HB 2265 (F))

Long-term care insurance; only State employees participating in Sickness and Disability Program are to benefit. Amending § 51.1-1135.2. (Patron-Tata, HB 1797 (Chapter 30))

Rehabilitative Services, Department of; eliminates authority to make grants or enter into contracts to provide assistance to persons with disabilities. Amending §§ 51.5-23 and 51.5-25.1; repealing § 51.5-12. (Patron-Garrett, HB 1839 (Chapter 7); Quayle, SB 1148 (Chapter 166))

State employees; removes statutory formulas for calculating sick leave and family and personal leave. Amending §§ 51.1-1100 and 51.1-1101; repealing §§ 51.1-1104, 51.1-1105, 51.1-1107, and 51.1-1108. (Patron-Comstock, HB 2207 (F))

Unemployment compensation; eliminates requirement that benefits be reduced by 50 percent of amount of claimant’s retirement benefits. Amending § 60.2-604. (Patron-McClellan, HB 2294 (F); McClellan, HB 2357 (Chapter 748); Watkins, SB 1113 (Chapter 751))

Virginia Law Officers’ Retirement System; adds attorneys for State and their assistants as members. Amending § 51.1-212. (Patron-Iaquinto, HB 1594 (F))

Virginia Law Officers’ Retirement System; adds conservation officers of Department of Conservation and Recreation as members. Amending § 51.1-212. (Patron-Deeds, SB 1233 (F))

Virginia Law Officers’ Retirement System; provides supplemental allowance paid to members to be paid until social security retirement age. Amending § 51.1-217. (Patron-Quayle, SB 1155 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; authorized to collect overpayment of retirement benefits from retiree’s employer under certain conditions. Amending § 51.1-124.9. (Patron-Tata, HB 1794 (Chapter 747))

Virginia Retirement System; benefits for constitutional officers. Amending § 51.1-155.1. (Patron-Jones, HB 2096 (Chapter 250))

Virginia Retirement System; benefits for law-enforcement retirees hired as school board security personnel. Amending § 51.1-155. (Patron-Barker, SB 1046 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; benefits for local law enforcement, correctional, and emergency response employees in certain localities. Amending § 51.1-138. (Patron-Bulova, HB 2102 (F); Petersen, SB 848 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; calculation of pension fund liabilities and assumed rate of return on investments. (Patron-Purkey, HB 1657 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; certain retirees hired as full-time chief law-enforcement officers of certain towns. Amending § 51.1-155. (Patron-Colgan, SB 1383 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; creates an optional defined contribution retirement plan for state employees. Amending §§ 51.1-144, 51.1-601.1, 51.1-1100, and 51.1-1400 through 51.1-1403; adding § 51.1-126.5:1. (Patron-Watkins, SB 1008 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; creditable compensation of teachers. Amending § 51.1-124.3. (Patron-Puckett, SB 1022 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; defined contribution retirement program for state and local employees. Amending §§ 51.1-138, 51.1-201, 51.1-212, 51.1-301, 51.1-603.1, 51.1-611, 51.1-1100, and 51.1-1400 through 51.1-1403; adding § 51.1-126.5:1. (Patron-Jones, HB 2465 (I) See HB2410)

Virginia Retirement System; early retirement for certain employees. Amending § 51.1-153. (Patron-Purkey, HB 1655 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; exempts certain employees from higher retirement age. Amending §§ 51.1-153 and 51.1-155. (Patron-Bulova, HB 2104 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; increases health insurance credits for retired constitutional officers, etc. Amending § 51.1-1403. (Patron-Johnson, HB 2144 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study. (Patron-Plum, HJR 649 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; loss of benefits for certain felony convictions. Amending §§ 51.1-153, 51.1-205, 51.1-216, and 51.1-305; adding § 51.1-124.13. (Patron-Jones, HB 2095 (Chapter 483))

Virginia Retirement System; optional defined contribution retirement program for state and local employees. Amending §§ 51.1-135, 51.1-138, 51.1-145, 51.1-201, 51.1-202, 51.1-212, 51.1-213, 51.1-301, 51.1-601.1, 51.1-603.1, 51.1-611, 51.1-1100, 51.1-1400 through 51.1-1403, and 51.1-1405; adding §§ 51.1-126.5:1 and 51.1-1150 through 51.1-1183. (Patron-Putney, HB 2410 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; optional defined contribution retirement program for state and local employees. Amending §§ 51.1-138, 51.1-201, 51.1-212, 51.1-301, 51.1-603.1, 51.1-611, 51.1-1100, and 51.1-1400 through 51.1-1403; adding § 51.1-126.5:1. (Patron-Watkins, SB 1115 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; purchase of additional prior service credit by school division superintendents. Amending § 51.1-142.3. (Patron-Ingram, HB 1745 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; purchase of prior service credit by certain retirees. Adding § 51.1-142.4. (Patron-Cline, HB 2152 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; recognize difference in benefits for employee who becomes member on or after July 1, 2010. Amending §§ 2.2-3204, 51.1-142.2, 51.1-155.1, 51.1-155.2, 51.1-162, 51.1-512.1, 51.1-1112, 51.1-1123, and 51.1-1128. (Patron-Tata, HB 1795 (Chapter 880))

Virginia Retirement System; Senate Committee on Finance to study investment portfolio managed thereby. (Patron-McEachin, SR 22 (P))

Virginia Retirement System; technical changes. Amending §§ 51.1-142.2, 51.1-513.2, 51.1-513.3, 51.1-1116, 51.1-1117, 51.1-1128, 51.1-1134, 51.1-1401, and 51.1-1405. (Patron-Tata, HB 1796 (Chapter 722))

Virginia Sickness and Disability Program; open-enrollment period. Amending § 51.1-1103. (Patron-Ruff, SB 1305 (F))