Summary
The amendments to this rule reflect the statutory revisions that: limit the renewal of membership in the Florida Retirement System (FRS); change contribution rates; allow metropolitan planning organizations, public charter schools and public charter technical career centers to participate in the FRS; and regulate the purchase of past service credit with the City of Jacksonville by certain employees of the Fourth Judicial Circuit. Other amendments to this rule: update compensation methodology used to calculate the contributions due for a military leave-of-absence, as necessary to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act; clarify when a state university system employer may be subject to a special assessment based upon faculty salary increases; and the adopt by reference of one existing Division form previously adopted under Rule 60S-9.001, F.A.C.