Bill > SB2121

This bill proposes several amendments to the North Dakota Century Code related to administering the public employees retirement system. The bill makes multiple technical changes across several sections of law, with key modifications including: clarifying terminology around temporary employees (changing "pension" to "retirement"), adjusting retirement benefit calculations for different categories of employees (such as peace officers, supreme court judges, and state employees), modifying rules around early retirement for specific job categories (particularly peace officers employed by the bureau of criminal investigation), and updating provisions related to minimum distributions, deferred compensation, and group insurance programs. Specifically, the bill introduces new eligibility requirements for peace officers employed by the bureau of criminal investigation hired after July 31, 2023, who will need ten years of service instead of three to qualify for early retirement benefits. The bill also makes technical changes to how wages, salaries, and retirement benefits are defined and calculated, ensuring more precise language and alignment with existing regulatory frameworks. These amendments aim to provide clearer guidelines and potentially more sustainable retirement benefit structures for public employees in North Dakota.

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https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo2121.html