Senate Bill 952 (2020) — Senior Management Service Class
SB 952
Florida Bills
Florida Senate - 2020 SB By Senator Perry 8-01019B-20 2020952__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. A bill to be entitled
An act relating to the Senior Management Service Class; amending s. 121.055, F.S.; providing that participation in the Senior Management Service Class of the Florida Retirement System is compulsory for each appointed criminal conflict and civil regional counsel and specified staff of the regional counsel beginning on a specified date; authorizing certain additional positions that may be included in the class; authorizing members of the class to purchase and upgrade certain retirement credit; providing an effective date. 12
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
Section 1. Paragraph
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m) is added to subsection (1) of
section 121.055, Florida Statutes, to read: 17 121.055 Senior Management Service Class.—There is hereby established a separate class of membership within the Florida Retirement System to be known as the “Senior Management Service Class,” which shall become effective February 1, 1987. 21 (1) 22 (m)1. Effective July 1, 2020, participation in the Senior Management Service Class is compulsory for each appointed criminal conflict and civil regional counsel and each district’s assistant regional counsel chiefs, administrative directors, and chief investigators.
Additional full-time positions may be designated by the criminal conflict and civil regional counsel for inclusion in the Senior Management Service Class, not to Florida Senate - 2020 SB 952 8-01019B-20 2020952__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. exceed percent of the regularly established positions within the office of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel. 31 2.
A Senior Management Service Class member under this paragraph may purchase additional retirement credit in the class for creditable service within the purview of the Senior Management Service Class retroactive to February 1, 1987, and may upgrade retirement credit for such service in accordance with paragraph (j). However, this service credit may not be purchased by the employer on behalf of the member. 38