72nd Legislative Session -- 1997

Committee: House Retirement Laws

Thursday, February 6, 1997

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P      Matthews, Chair
P      Jorgensen, Vice-Chair
P      Diedrich
P      Barker
P      Davis


OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Dan Matthews, Chair.


MOTION:      ADOPT JOINT RULES.

Moved by:      Representative Diedrich
Second by:      Representative Davis
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

          SB 31:   to revise certain provisions regarding the deferred compensation fund for public employees and to revise certain rule-making authority regarding the maximum annual benefits paid by the South Dakota Retirement System.

Proponents:      Al Asher, SDRS
Opponents:      None

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 31

Moved by:      Representative Jorgensen
Second by:      Representative Davis
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (5-0-0-0)

Voting yes:      Matthews, Jorgensen, Diedrich, Barker, Davis

MOTION:      PLACE SB 31 ON CONSENT

Moved by:      Representative Davis


Second by:      Representative Jorgensen
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

          SB 33:   to allow class B members of the South Dakota Retirement System to purchase certain public service as class B service.

Proponents:      Paul Schrader, SDRS
          Al Asher, SDRS
Opponents:      None
Comments by:      John Storsteen, SDRS

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 33

Moved by:      Representative Diedrich
Second by:      Representative Barker
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (5-0-0-0)

Voting yes:      Matthews, Jorgensen, Diedrich, Barker, Davis

MOTION:      PLACE SB 33 ON CONSENT

Moved by:      Representative Davis
Second by:      None
Action:      Died for a lack of a second

          SB 34:   to increase the retirement allowance for certain credited service under the South Dakota Retirement System.

Proponents:      Al Asher, SDRS
          Charles Schad, SDAARP, Spearfish
          Wyland Borth, SDRTA
          Christie Johnson, SASD
          Ken Melius, SDSEO
          Elaine Roberts
          SDGA
Opponents:      None

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 34

Moved by:      Representative Jorgensen
Second by:      Representative Barker
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (5-0-0-0)

Voting yes:      Matthews, Jorgensen, Diedrich, Barker, Davis

          SB 35:   to remove South Dakota Retirement System additional survivor protection payments as deductions against lump-sum payments.

Proponents:      Al Asher, SDRS
          Paul Schrader, SDRS
Opponents:      None

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 35

Moved by:      Representative Barker
Second by:      Representative Jorgensen
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (5-0-0-0)

Voting yes:      Matthews, Jorgensen, Diedrich, Barker, Davis

          SB 36:   to revise the method of calculating retirement benefits for South Dakota Retirement System members whose benefits are suspended upon reemployment after retirement.

Proponents:      Al Asher, SDRS
          Paul Schrader, SDRS
Opponents:      None

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 36

Moved by:      Representative Davis
Second by:      Representative Barker
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (5-0-0-0)

Voting yes:      Matthews, Jorgensen, Diedrich, Barker, Davis

MOTION:      PLACE SB 36 ON CONSENT

Moved by:      Representative Diedrich
Second by:      Representative Barker
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

          SB 32:   to grant credited service to certain members of the South Dakota Retirement System.

Proponents:      Al Asher, SDRS
          Paul Schrader, SDRS
Opponents:      None

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 32

Moved by:      Representative Diedrich
Second by:      Representative Davis
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (5-0-0-0)

Voting yes:      Matthews, Jorgensen, Diedrich, Barker, Davis

MOTION:      ADJOURN

Moved by:      Representative Diedrich
Second by:      Representative Jorgensen
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.



Jean Smith

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Committee Secretary
Dan Matthews, Chair



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