LRB-3401/1
RAC:kaf:lp
1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
June 10, 1997 - Introduced by Senators Welch, Wirch, Fitzgerald, Plache and
Zien, cosponsored by Representatives
Musser, Turner, Dobyns, Huebsch,
Albers, Kreibich, Plale, Ryba, Ott, Schafer, Goetsch, Nass, Springer,
Seratti, Plouff, Owens, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Zukowski, Hasenohrl and
Green. Referred to Joint survey committee on Retirement Systems.
SB231,1,2
1An Act to amend 40.02 (15) (c) 4. of the statutes;
relating to: creditable military
2service under the Wisconsin retirement system.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a participating employe under the Wisconsin retirement
system (WRS) may receive one year of creditable service under WRS for each year
of military service, up to a maximum of 4 years of military service credit, at the time
of retirement in either of the following ways:
1. If the participant left employment covered under WRS to enter military
service and returned to the same employer within 180 days after being discharged,
the participant may receive one year of military service credit for each year of
military service (regardless of the amount of the participant's creditable service).
2. If the participant's military service was performed before 1974 and the
participant terminates employment covered under WRS on or after January 1, 1982,
the participant may receive up to 1, 2, 3 or 4 years of military service credit if the
participant has at least 5, 10, 15 or 20 years, respectively, of creditable service (not
counting previously granted military service credit). However, the participant may
not receive military service credits for military service that is used for the purpose
of establishing entitlement to a retirement benefit that is paid by the federal
government.
This bill provides that, for the purposes of item 2., the participant may receive
military service credits under the WRS for military service that is used for the
purpose of establishing entitlement to a retirement benefit that is paid by the federal
government.
This bill will be referred to the joint survey committee on retirement systems
for a detailed analysis, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB231, s. 1
1Section
1. 40.02 (15) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB231,2,82
40.02
(15) (c) 4.
This If the participant makes an election under s. 40.30 (2), this 3paragraph does not apply to any active service used for the purpose of establishing
4entitlement to, or the amount of, any benefit, other than a disability benefit, to be
5paid
by any federal retirement program except OASDHI and the retired pay for
6nonregular military service program under 10 USC 1331 to 1337 or, if the participant
7makes an election under s. 40.30 (2), by any retirement system specified in s. 40.30
8(2) other than the Wisconsin retirement system.
SB231,2,1210
(1) This act applies to participating employes under the Wisconsin retirement
11system who terminate covered employment on or after the effective date of this
12subsection.
