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SERS Benefits Elibigility (SB148) Passes in the House

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SERS Benefits Elibigility (SB148) Passes in the House

From 2007

HB315 Health Care Introduced 9-18-07

Introduced 6-19-07: HB 270 (Sponsor: Schneider; Co-sponsors: Adams, Latta, Fessler, J. McGregor, Setzer, Webster, Collier) Amends sections of the Revised Code to provide that a member of the PERS, OPFP, STRS, or SERS who retires and then returns to public employment in the same position will not receive a pension while earning a salary for that employment.

HB 8 Retirement Benefits - R. Hagan (D-Youngstown) -introduced 2-20. Now assigned to State Govt.committee.

HB 119 -Biennial Budget Bill - Dolan (R-Novelty) - Amended, passed in House; amended, passed in Senate. Conference committee is currently working on the bill with passage expected by June 30, '07.

HB240 RE-EMPLOYED RETIREES (Goodwin) PERS, SERS, STRS and OPF Introduced 5-29-07. Addresses re-employment of an administrative employee by limiting the salary. Includes STRS, SERS, PERS, OP&F. Bill has not yet been assigned to a committee.

HB 162 (Luckie, D-Dayton) Teacher Tax Credits

Analysis of Sub HB 151. This bill is currently on the ORSC agenda for June 20. Vote deferred until the June 20 meeting.

SB 148 Revises SERS Eligibility - Faber (R-Celina). May eventually include all retirement systems and require more years of service for full benefits.

Changes in SERS Eligibility Explanation (SB 148)

US SB 1254 Government Pension Offset Reform Act - Mikulski, Voinovich, Harkin

SB 161 Sudan Investments - Jacobson

HB 186 Universal Health Care - Skindell

HB 148 Alternative Health Care - Wachtmann

HB 152 (replaces HB700) Alternative Retirement Plans - Widener. On the agenda of the House FIRES Committee for June 21, 2007.

HB 151 Iran Investments - Mandel

SB 105 Extends Homestead Exemption - Goodman

SB 110 Deals with Dyslexia and Related Disorders- Boccieri

HB 207 Freezes taxes for seniors - Patton

SB 3 State Pension Restrictions - Faber. Passed out of Senate. Introduced in House 5-17-07. Referred to House State Govt. Committee on 5-23-07.

SB 13 Health Care - Smith

SB 47 Medical Expenses - Schaffer

HB 42 School Funding - Stewart, J.

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Bill Analyses
Synopsis of Committee Amendments
Conference Committee Synopsis
Fiscal Notes
Status Report of Legislation
Votes

ORTA Legislation Info

ORTA will continue positive working relationships with legislators and staff to secure support for retiree issues.

ORTA will continue opposition to any efforts to combine the five Ohio pension systems.

ORTA opposes any efforts to borrow any money at any time from the pension systems; and opposes mandated retirement systems' investments, e.g. "Buy Ohio."

ORTA will study present age and service requirements as the minimum for full pension benefits.

ORTA supports legislation that provides state income tax exemption for public pension.

ORTA opposes any legislation that would require retirement systems to be loaned or invested in specific issues designated by the legislature or the governor.

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