145-2-47 Beneficiary and payment plan changes after retirement.

 

 

 

Rule Summary and Fiscal Analysis (Part A)

 

Public Employees Retirement System

Agency Name

 

Julie Emch Becker

Division                                                                  Contact

 

277 East Town St. Columbus OH 43215-4642             614-222-0040        614-857-1117

Agency Mailing Address (Plus Zip)                                       Phone                     Fax

 

 

 

145-2-47

Rule Number

AMENDMENT

TYPE of rule filing

Rule Title/Tag Line              Beneficiary and payment plan changes after retirement.

RULE SUMMARY

1.  Is the rule being filed consistent with the requirements of the RC 119.032 review? No

2.  Are you proposing this rule as a result of recent legislation? Yes

Bill Number: HB10                 General Assembly: 126           Sponsor: Schneider

3.  Statute prescribing the procedure in accordance with the agency is required to adopt the rule: 111.15

4.  Statute(s) authorizing agency to adopt the rule: 145.09.

5.  Statute(s) the rule, as filed, amplifies or implements: 145.32, 145.33, 145.34, 145.43, 145.46.

6.  State the reason(s) for proposing (i.e., why are you filing,) this rule:

To make rule compliant with HB10 legislative changes.

7.  If the rule is an AMENDMENT, then summarize the changes and the content of the proposed rule; If the rule type is RESCISSION, NEW or NO CHANGE, then summarize the content of the rule:

This rule describes the beneficiary and payment plan changes available to a retirant

under ORC Section 145.46. The amendment in paragraph (E)(1)is to make the rule consistent with the legislative changes of HB10 to provide that a retirant's request to change his or her plan of payment after marriage shall be effective immediately on the day it is received by the retirement system. The amendment impacts those retirants that marry or remarry on and after June 6, 2005 who have one year from their date of marriage to change their plan of payment, as well as eligible retirants who married or remarried before June 6, 2005, who may still change the retirement plan selection at any time prior to death.

8.  If the rule incorporates a text or other material by reference and the agency claims the incorporation by reference is exempt from compliance with sections

121.71 to 121.74 of the Revised Code because the text or other material is generally available to persons who reasonably can be expected to be affected by the rule, provide an explanation of how the text or other material is generally available to those persons:

This response left blank because filer specified online that the rule does not incorporate a text or other material by reference.

9.  If the rule incorporates a text or other material by reference, and it was infeasible for the agency to file the text or other material electronically, provide an explanation of why filing the text or other material electronically was infeasible:

This response left blank because filer specified online that the rule does not incorporate a text or other material by reference.

10.  If the rule is being rescinded and incorporates a text or other material by reference, and it was infeasible for the agency to file the text or other material, provide an explanation of why filing the text or other material was infeasible:

Not Applicable.

11.  If revising or refiling this rule, identify changes made from the previously filed version of this rule; if none, please state so:

Not Applicable.

12. 119.032 Rule Review Date: 9/29/2006

(If the rule is not exempt and you answered NO to question No. 1, provide the scheduled review date. If you answered YES to No. 1, the review date for this rule is the filing date.)

NOTE: If the rule is not exempt at the time of final filing, two dates are required: the current review date plus a date not to exceed 5 years from the effective date for Amended rules or a date not to exceed 5 years from the review date for No Change rules.

FISCAL ANALYSIS

13.  Estimate the total amount by which this proposed rule would increase / decrease either revenues / expenditures for the agency during the current biennium (in dollars): Explain the net impact of the proposed changes to the budget of your agency/department.

This will have no impact on revenues or expenditures. Not applicable.

Not applicable.

14.  Identify the appropriation (by line item etc.) that authorizes each expenditure necessitated by the proposed rule:

Not applicable.

15.  Provide a summary of the estimated cost of compliance with the rule to all directly affected persons. When appropriate, please include the source for your information/estimated costs, e.g. industry, CFR, internal/agency:

Not applicable.

16.  Does this rule have a fiscal effect on school districts, counties, townships, or municipal corporations? No

17.  Does this rule deal with environmental protection or contain a component dealing with environmental protection as defined in R. C. 121.39? No