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SENATE BILL NO. 1361 Offered January 19, 2001 A BILL to amend and reenact § 51.1-212 of the Code of Virginia, relating to membership in the Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System. ---------- Patron-- Reynolds ---------- Consent to introduce ---------- Referred to Committee on Finance ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 51.1-212 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 51.1-212. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:

"Employee" means any (i) member of the Capitol Police Force as described in § 30-34.2:1, (ii) campus police officer appointed under the provisions of Chapter 17 (§ 23-232 et seq.) of Title 23, (iii) game warden in the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries appointed under the provisions of Chapter 2 (§ 29.1-200 et seq.) of Title 29.1, (iv) special agent of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control appointed under the provisions of Chapter 1 (§ 4.1-100 et seq.), (v) law-enforcement officer employed by the Virginia Marine Resources Commission as described in § 9-169, (vi) correctional officer as the term is defined in § 53.1-1, and including correctional officers employed at a juvenile correction facility as the term is defined in § 66-25.3, (vii) any parole officer appointed pursuant to § 53.1-143, including any person serving as such parole officer, or in a position with the Commonwealth having virtually the same responsibilities as that of a parole officer, prior to October 1, 1999, and (viii) any commercial vehicle enforcement officer employed by the Department of State Police, and (ix) employee of the Department of Corrections whose normal duties require him regularly to be in the presence of parolees.

"Member" means any person included in the membership of the Retirement System as provided in this chapter.

"Normal retirement date" means a member's sixtieth birthday.

"Retirement System" means the Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System.

2. That the provisions of this act shall not affect retirement benefits for retirements that are effective prior to July 1, 2001.