Amending the rules of the Division of Retirement to correspond with statutory changes up through the 2010 Legislative session and deleting obsolete language.

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Division of Retirement

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
60S-4.001: Scope and Purpose
60S-4.002: Statements of Policy
60S-4.0025: Minimum Benefits
60S-4.003: Retirement Eligibility
60S-4.0035: Retirement Application and Effective Retirement Date
60S-4.004: Benefits Payable Upon Normal Retirement
60S-4.005: Benefits Payable Upon Early Retirement
60S-4.006: Benefits Based on Dual Retirement Ages
60S-4.007: Benefits Payable for Disability Retirement
60S-4.008: Benefits Payable Upon Death
60S-4.009: Benefits Payable After Termination
60S-4.010: Retirement Benefit Payment Options
60S-4.011: Designation of Beneficiary
60S-4.012: Employment After Retirement
60S-4.015: Deductions from Monthly Benefits
60S-4.016: Survivor Benefits under Chapter 238, Florida Statutes
60S-4.021: Forfeiture of Benefits
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Amending the rules of the Division of Retirement to correspond with statutory changes up through the 2010 Legislative session and deleting obsolete language.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Proposed Rule amendments affecting Membership, Creditable Service, Contributions, Benefits, Definitions and the Deferred Retirement Option Program of the Florida Retirement System.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 121.031, 121.0515, 121.052(7), (14), 121.091(13), 121.4501(8)(a), 238.175(2) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 27.701, 61.1301, 112.18, 112.181, 112.215, 112.362, 112.65, 120.045, 121.011, 121.021, 121.031, 121.046(4), 121.051, 121.0511, 121.0512(2)(a)2., 121.0515, 121.052, 121.053, 121.055, 121.70, 121.071, 121.081, 121.091, 121.111, 121.1115, 121.1122, 121.121, 121.122, 121.125, 121.131, 121.23, 121.35, 121.355, 121.4501, 121.591(2), 121.65(2), 122.07, 222.21, 238.06(4), 238.07 FS. 238.175, 238.181, 240.3195, 943.22(2)(e), 1012.01, 1012.875 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: July 20, 2010, 10:00 a.m. ET
PLACE: Division of Retirement, Department of Management Services, Director’s Conference Room, Suite 208, 1317 Winewood Blvd., Bldg. 8, Tallahassee, Florida
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Richard Clifford at [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Garry Green, Operations and Management Consultant Manager, Department of Management Services, Division of Retirement, 1317 Winewood Blvd., Bldg. 8, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1560, [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.