Bill > A5866

Introduced Session

This bill requires the board of trustees of any State or locally-administered pension fund or retirement system to order the forfeiture of all of the earned service credit or pension or other retirement benefit of any member who is convicted of a crime under the laws of this State, or of an offense under the laws of another state or the United States, for misconduct occurring during the member's service in an elective or appointive public office or position which involves or touches the office or position and renders the service dishonorable. This would apply whether or not the fund or system covered the public office or position. Current law provides for the full forfeiture of all of the pension or retirement benefit of any member, elected or appointed, convicted of certain listed crimes involving or touching the office or employment if the pension or benefit is from the system or fund which covered the office or employment involved in the offense. In addition, under current law, a board of trustees of a pension system may order the full or partial forfeiture of the pension of any member for any kind of misconduct which renders the public service dishonorable. The board considers 11 factors in its evaluation of the public service.

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Kimberly Eulner (R)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee (on 12/11/2023)

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