2014 SESSION

Convened January 8, 2014
Adjourned sine die March 8, 2014
Reconvened April 23, 2014
Adjourned sine die April 23, 2014

PENSIONS, BENEFITS, AND RETIREMENT

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

(C) Carried over to 2015 Session

Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Commission; extends sunset provision to July 1, 2017. Amending § 51.5-154. (Patron-Leftwich, HB 1087 (Chapter 434); Ruff, SB 82 (Chapter 520))

Auxiliary grants; expands eligibility for program to include individuals who reside in supportive housing licensed by Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. Amending § 51.5-160; adding §§ 37.2-409.1 and 51.5-169.1. (Patron-Peace, HB 894 (F))

Blind persons; repeals requirement that Department for Blind and Vision Impaired maintain registry of persons in the Commonwealth. Amending §§ 51.5-72 and 51.5-75; repealing §§ 51.5-68 and 51.5-69. (Patron-Brink, HB 664 (Chapter 572))

Charter schools; schools to designate in their applications whether their employees will participate in Virginia Retirement System. Amending §§ 22.1-212.8 and 22.1-212.13. (Patron-Obenshain, SB 457 (F))

Deputy sheriffs; eligibility for enhanced retirement benefits. Amending § 51.1-138. (Patron-Lingamfelter, HB 306 (F))

Driver’s license; refusal to provide social security number due to religious objection. Amending § 46.2-323. (Patron-O’Quinn, HB 603 (F))

Health insurance; credits for retired school division employees. Amending §§ 51.1-1400 and 51.1-1401. (Patron-McQuinn, HB 110 (F))

Health insurance; increases amount of monthly credit for retired state employees. Amending § 51.1-1400. (Patron-Ingram, HB 1104 (F); Ruff, SB 103 (C))

Higher educational institutions; maintenance of optional retirement plan, policy regarding employee’s years of service to be entitled to receive all contributions. Amending § 51.1-126. (Patron-Ingram, HB 700 (Chapter 764); Ruff, SB 79 (Chapter 745))

Homemaker services agencies; establishes licensure requirements. Amending § 19.2-389; adding §§ 51.5-147.1 and 51.5-147.2. (Patron-Krupicka, HB 554 (F))

Hybrid retirement program; local deferred compensation and cash match plans, effective date. Amending §§ 51.1-169, 51.1-603.1, and 51.1-610. (Patron-Jones, HB 877 (C); Watkins, SB 422 (C))

Individuals with disabilities; replaces term functional and central nervous system disabilities with term physical and sensory disabilities, etc. Amending §§ 51.5-116, 51.5-119, 51.5-123, and 51.5-124. (Patron-Wilt, HB 1076 (Chapter 289))

Judges; retirement allowance and service after retirement. Amending §§ 16.1-69.22:1, 16.1-69.35, 17.1-105, 17.1-106, 17.1-302, 17.1-401, 51.1-303, 51.1-306, and 51.1-308. (Patron-Jones, HB 10 (Chapter 776))

Judicial retirement; increases mandatory age under Judicial Retirement System from 70 years of age to 73 years of age. Amending § 51.1-305. (Patron-Hope, HB 81 (F); Stanley, SB 170 (F); Petersen, SB 231 (I) See SB170)

Judicial retirement; increases mandatory retirement to expiration of a judge’s term after age of 70, becomes effective when Judicial Performance Evaluation Program is funded and implemented. Amending § 51.1-305. (Patron-Albo, HB 279 (F))

Judicial retirement system; eliminates class of judicial retirees created in 2010 for whom weighted years of service factor is dependent upon age. Amending § 51.1-303. (Patron-Loupassi, HB 299 (F))

Life insurance; basic coverage for retired state employees, creditable service. Amending § 51.1-505. (Patron-Ingram, HB 1105 (F))

Life insurance; coverage for retired state employees with 30 or more years of creditable service, provisions of this act shall not become effective unless included in general appropriations act. Amending § 51.1-505. (Patron-Ruff, SB 102 (F))

Life insurance; retired state employees offered optional group life insurance coverage with premiums to be paid by retirees. Amending § 51.1-512. (Patron-Ruff, SB 101 (F))

Local employees; any locality may establish and maintain a defined contribution retirement plan for its employees. Amending §§ 51.1-800, 51.1-801, and 51.1-1003. (Patron-Farrell, HB 182 (F))

Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Office of State; access to clients, patients, individuals, licensed adult day care centers and assisted living facilities, etc., and records. Amending § 51.5-140. (Patron-O’Bannon, HB 240 (Chapter 120); Barker, SB 572 (Chapter 98))

Medicaid program independent contractors; deferred compensation plan, provisions shall become effective on January 1, 2015, and shall expire on January 1, 2020. Amending § 32.1-325. (Patron-O’Bannon, HB 147 (Chapter 196); Hanger, SB 412 (Chapter 750))

Service dog; expands definition to include dogs trained to assist persons suffering from physical, sensory, intellectual, developmental, or mental disability or mental illness. Amending §§ 3.2-6528, 51.5-40 through 51.5-42, 51.5-44, and 51.5-45. (Patron-Reeves, SB 177 (Chapter 616))

Service of process; natural persons may be served provided there has been an attempt at personal service and that a party’s social security number has been redacted from any writing, process, or attached pleading by person serving. Amending § 8.01-296. (Patron-Cole, HB 1122 (C))

State and local government employees; inclusion of Roth contribution program in deferred compensation retirement plans. Amending §§ 51.1-600 and 51.1-604. (Patron-McDougle, SB 188 (Chapter 747))

Virginia Law Officers’ Retirement System; conservation officers members of System, provisions of this act shall not become effective unless included in general appropriations act. Amending § 51.1-212. (Patron-Deeds, SB 256 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; assumed rate of return on investments for employer contributions. Amending § 51.1-145. (Patron-Farrell, HB 178 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; collection of overpayments to retirees and beneficiaries. Amending § 51.1-124.9. (Patron-Farrell, HB 181 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; disability program for hybrid retirement plan participants. Amending § 51.1-1153. (Patron-Newman, SB 89 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; impact statements to detail financial impact of proposed bill on members and beneficiaries. Amending § 30-19.1:7. (Patron-Hanger, SB 420 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; increases monthly health insurance credit for retired local government employees, etc. Amending §§ 51.1-1402 and 51.1-1403. (Patron-Stanley, SB 109 (C))

Virginia Retirement System; management of assets of nongovernmental investors. Adding § 51.1-606.1. (Patron-Torian, HB 688 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; retirees hired as school board security personnel. Amending § 51.1-155. (Patron-Torian, HB 686 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; retirement credits for special forest wardens. Adding § 51.1-143.2. (Patron-Cline, HB 983 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; System to place stop-loss orders on securities it holds. (Patron-Yancey, HJR 104 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; technical amendments to programs administered by System. Amending §§ 2.2-3204, 51.1-124.3, 51.1-124.7, 51.1-124.22, 51.1-142.2, 51.1-155.1, 51.1-155.2, 51.1-162, 51.1-166, 51.1-169, 51.1-302, 51.1-304, 51.1-600, 51.1-607, 51.1-1153, and 51.1-1155; adding § 51.1-306.1. (Patron-Watkins, SB 87 (Chapter 356))

Virginia Retirement System and local government retirement systems; investments. Amending §§ 51.1-124.30 and 51.1-803. (Patron-Morris, HB 514 (F); Reeves, SB 385 (F))

Virginia Retirement System or State Police Officers’ Retirement System; beginning July 1, 2014, increase of monthly retirement allowance payable to certain persons. Amending Chapter 682, 2001 Acts. (Patron-Colgan, SB 566 (C))