HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
February 27, 2003 Hearing Room E
3:00 PM Tape 25
MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. Tim Knopp, Chair
Rep. Alan Brown, Vice-Chair
Rep. Jeff Barker
Rep. Greg Macpherson
Rep. Mary Nolan
Rep. Dennis Richardson
Rep. Wayne Scott
MEMBER EXCUSED: Rep. Deborah Kafoury, Vice Chair
Rep. Tom Butler
STAFF PRESENT: Cara
Filsinger, Administrator
Annetta Mullins, Committee Assistant
MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD:
Introduction of Committee Bills Work Session
HB 2008 Public Hearing
HB 2020 Public Hearing
HB 2343 Work Session
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Speaker |
Comments |
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Tape 25, A |
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003 |
Chair Knopp |
Calls meeting to order at 3:09 p.m. and opens a work
session for the purpose of introducing committee bills. |
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INTRODUCTION
OF COMMITTEE BILLS WORK SESSION |
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Rep. Brown
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MOTION: Moves LCs 3225 AND 2553 BE INTRODUCED as
committee bills. |
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VOTE:
6-0 EXCUSED: 3 - Reps. Barker, Kafoury, and Nolan |
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Chair Knopp |
Hearing no objection, declares the
motion CARRIED. |
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014 |
Chair Knopp |
Closes the work session on the introduction of
committee bills and opens public hearings on HB 2008 and HB 2020. |
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HB 2008
AND HB 2020 - PUBLIC HEARINGS |
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Chair Knopp |
Acknowledges that no one has signed up to testify on
either bill. Comments on need for
employers and employees to come to an agreement on new retirement system. |
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031 |
Chair Knopp |
Closes the public hearings on HB 2008 and HB 2020
and opens a work session on HB 2343. |
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HB 2343
WORK SESSION |
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Chair Knopp |
Advises members there are no amendments to the
bill. States that it is his intention
to pass the bill out and clarify for the record that it does not involve
interest earnings after December 1991 when the money was deposited in the
account because nobody else has received interest earnings; adding interest
earnings would create an inequity for judges. States that the earnings to be paid are earnings prior to
December 31, 1991. |
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050 |
Rep. Brown
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MOTION: Moves HB 2343 to the floor with a DO PASS
recommendation. |
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055 |
Chair Knopp |
Comments on response from PERS staff to questions
asked by the committee at the public hearing on February 13 (EXHIBIT A). |
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064 |
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VOTE:
6-0-3 (SEE TAPE AT 092) AYE: In a roll call vote, all members present vote Aye. EXCUSED: 3 - Reps. Butler, Kafoury, Nolan |
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Chair Knopp |
The motion CARRIES. REP. JENSON will lead discussion on
the floor. |
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072 |
Chair Knopp |
Closes the work session on HB 2343. |
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Chair Knopp |
Comments on need for the committee to continue to
work on a new plan and other issues relating to the PERS retirement system. |
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HB 2343
WORK SESSION |
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Chair
Knopp |
MOTION: Requests unanimous consent that the rules
be SUSPENDED to allow REP. NOLAN to BE RECORDED as voting AYE on the motion
to move HB 2343 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation. |
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094 |
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VOTE:
7-0-2 AYE: In a roll call vote, all members present vote Aye. EXCUSED: 2 - Reps. Butler, Kafoury |
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Chair Knopp |
The motion CARRIES. REP. JENSON will lead discussion on
the floor. |
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Chair Knopp |
Closes the work session on HB 2343 and adjourns
meeting at 3:16 p.m. |
EXHIBIT
SUMMARY
A
HB 2343, response to questions, PERS staff, 1 p