2008 Legislative Session _ 2008

Committee: House Retirement Laws
Tuesday, January 15, 2008

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Elliott
P    Faehn, Vice-Chair
P    Feinstein
P    Steele
P    Rounds, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chair Rounds.

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF INTERIM MEETING 12/05/07

Moved by:    Faehn
Second by:    Steele
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

        
HB 1019: provide benefit formula improvements for the members of the South Dakota Retirement System.

Presented by:    David Slishinsky, Actuarial, Buck Consultants
Proponents:    Rob Wylie, Admministrator, SDRS (Handout #1)
        Corey Landeen, SDSEO
        Donna DeKraai, SDEA
        John Pedersen, School Administrator of South Dakota
        Bill Lynch, Associated School Boards of South Dakota
        Paul Aylward, SD AFSCME 59 Dakotas Public Employees Union
        Sam Wilson, AARP

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1019

Moved by:    Faehn


Second by:    Steele
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Elliott, Faehn, Feinstein, Steele, Rounds

        
HB 1020: authorize the South Dakota Retirement System Board of Trustees to establish an automatic enrollment feature within the South Dakota deferred compensation plan.

Presented by:    Wade Hubbard, SDRS
Proponents:    Rob Wylie, Administrator, SDRS

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1020

Moved by:    Elliott
Second by:    Feinstein
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Elliott, Faehn, Feinstein, Steele, Rounds

        
HB 1021: create the South Dakota Retirement System supplemental pension benefit.

Proponents:    Rob Wylie, Administrator, SDRS

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1021

Moved by:    Steele
Second by:    Faehn
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Elliott, Faehn, Feinstein, Steele, Rounds

        
HB 1022: revise the South Dakota Retirement System's contested case provisions.

Proponents:    Wade Hubbard, SDRS

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1022

Moved by:    Feinstein
Second by:    Steele
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Elliott, Faehn, Feinstein, Steele, Rounds

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1022 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Faehn
Second by:    Elliott
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

The Chair passed the gavel to Vice Chair Faehn.

         HB 1023: revise certain provisions pertaining to the South Dakota Retirement System, the South Dakota deferred compensation plan and the South Dakota special pay retirement program.

Proponents:    Wade Hubbard, SDRS

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1023

Moved by:    Rounds
Second by:    Steele
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Elliott, Faehn, Feinstein, Steele, Rounds

The Vice Chair passed the gavel to the Chair.

         HB 1024: revise the definition of child for the purposes of the South Dakota Retirement System.

Presented by:    David Slishinsky, Actuarial, Buck Consultants
Proponents:    Wade Hubbard, SDRS

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1024

Moved by:    Steele
Second by:    Elliott
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Elliott, Faehn, Feinstein, Steele, Rounds

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1024 ON CONSENT CALENDAR


Moved by:    Faehn
Second by:    Elliott
Action:    Failed by voice vote.

        
HB 1025: bring the South Dakota Retirement System's annual benefit improvement for certain firefighters in line with the improvement for other members.

Presented by:    Rob Wylie, Administrator, SDRS
Proponents:    Wade Hubbard, SDRS

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1025

Moved by:    Feinstein
Second by:    Steele
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Elliott, Faehn, Feinstein, Steele, Rounds

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1025 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Elliott
Second by:    Faehn
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Elliott
Second by:    Faehn
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Sharon Smith

____________________________

Committee Secretary
Tim Rounds, Chair


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