TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA: Your Standing Committee on HUMAN RESOURCES presents the following as its First Report. Meetings: Your Committee met on Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 6:30 p.m. in Room of the Legislative Building. Matters under Consideration: • Bill (No. 10) – The Pension Benefits Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les prestations de pension Committee Membership: Your Committee elected Ms. BRICK as the Chairperson. Your Committee elected Mr. JHA as the Vice-Chairperson. Substitutions received prior to commencement of meeting: • Ms. BRICK for Hon. Mr. RONDEAU • Mr. MURRAY for Mr. GOERTZEN • Mr. FAURSCHOU for MITCHELSON • Hon. Ms. OSWALD for Mr. AGLUGUB • Mr. JHA for Ms. KORZENIOWSKI • Mr. DEWAR for Hon. Ms. McGIFFORD • Mr. SANTOS for Mr. ALTEMEYER • Mrs. DRIEDGER for Mr. HAWRANIK Public Presentations: Your Committee heard presentations on Bill (No. 10) – The Pension Benefits Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les prestations de pension, from the following individuals and/or organizations: Charles Cruden Manitoba Society of Seniors Bill Turnbull Co-operative Super-Annuation Society Pension Plan John Klassen Private Citizen John Corp Private Citizen Jim Neil City of Winnipeg Retirees Association Albert Cerilli Manitoba Federation of Union Retirees DeeDee Rizzo Retired Teachers Association of Manitoba Darlene Dziewit President, Manitoba Federation of Labour Wesley M.

Stevens Private Citizen Brian Peto Credit Union Central Jerry Woods Private Citizen Webster Webb Private Citizen Lori Bourgeois Private Citizen Robert Zeigler Private Citizen Written Submissions: Your Committee received one written submission on Bill (No. 10) – The Pension Benefits Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les prestations de pens ion, from the following individuals and/or organizations: Doris Mahoney Private Citizen Bills Considered and Reported: Bill (No. 10) – The Pension Benefits Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les prestations de pension Your Committee agreed to report this Bill, with the following amendments: THAT Clause 11(17) of the Bill be amended by replacing the proposed clause 21(26)(

b) with the following: (

b) if there is no spouse or common law partner entitled to a pension under clause (a), pay an amount to (

i) the member's designated beneficiary, other than the member's spouse or common law partner, or (ii) the member's estate, if there is no such designated beneficiary. Submitted by, _______________________________ Ms. BRICK, Chairperson April 14, 2005