Bill > HB2179

This bill clarifies that port district employees who participate in a federal railroad retirement plan, a union-sponsored defined benefit retirement plan, or another employer-funded private pension plan are not eligible for membership in the public employees' retirement system for the same period of service, and that port districts have the authority to contribute to these private plans. The legislation aims to prevent individuals from receiving retirement benefits from multiple defined benefit plans for the same work and to stop employers from contributing to multiple plans for the same employee, aligning with the intent that employees should not be enrolled in more than one retirement system for the same service period. This change specifically addresses situations where port district employees might have been inadvertently included in the public employees' retirement system due to a port district joining it, even if they already participate in other retirement plans.