HB 1710 -- POLICE AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF
KANSAS CITY

SPONSOR:  Flook

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Special
Committee on Retirement by a vote of 7 to 0.

This bill requires members of the Police Retirement System of
Kansas City and the Civilian Employees' Retirement System of the
Police Department of Kansas City to be in active service in order
to be eligible for certain duty-related or nonduty-related
disability retirement benefits.

Duplicate language regarding supplemental benefits for the Police
Retirement System of Kansas City, enacted in 2007, is repealed.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2009, FY 2010, and
FY 2011.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill will make it easier to
determine whether or not a disability is related to a member's
duty.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Flook; and Jim Pyles,
Police Retirement System of Kansas City and Civilian Employees'
Retirement System of the Police Department of Kansas City.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:11 pm