SF4805

Purpose

• This bill aims to change how retirees from the Public Employees Police and Fire Retirement Plan can be rehired as police officers. It focuses on setting limits on how many retired police officers a city may employ as police officers and clarifies who counts as a “police officer” for these rules.

Key Provisions

• New subdivision addition: The bill adds Subdivision 7 to Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 353.37, creating rules that apply to the reemployment of police officers who are retirees.
• Applicability rules: It specifies when this subdivision applies to reemployment of police officers and when it does not.
  • Not applicable to a police officer who is already receiving an annuity or has applied to receive an annuity from the Public Employees Police and Fire Retirement Plan, if the person returns to work as a police officer under the plan under section 353.658.
• Definition of “police officer”: For purposes of this subdivision, a “police officer” is someone described as a police officer in section 353.64.
• Limit on rehiring retirees: The bill sets limits on the number of retired police officers that a city may employ as police officers (the specific numeric limit is not stated in the text provided).
• Codification: The changes are proposed to be codified in Minnesota Statutes chapter 353.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Adds a new Subdivision 7 to 353.37 to govern reemployment of retired police officers and impose employment limits by city.
• Creates an explicit exception where the rule does not apply to those reemployed after receiving or applying for an annuity, under the conditions described in section 353.658.
• Provides a formal definition of “police officer” for this purpose, aligning it with the description in section 353.64.
• Moves the new provisions under the Minnesota Public Employees Police and Fire Retirement Plan framework (chapter 353).

Additional Context

• The bill concerns retirement and reemployment rules within the public safety retirement system, specifically affecting how cities can hire retired officers back into police roles.

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