S.B. 08-9 Fire and police pension association - ensure proper benefit payments. Establishes penalties related to fire and police pension death and disability survivor benefits for a member who, as otherwise required by law, fails to submit to a medical examination or fails to provide information to the board of directors of the fire and police pension association (board) or its designee.
Permits the board to review a fire and police pension award of benefits or a benefit payment under any benefit plan in the defined benefit system, the statewide money purchase plan, or the statewide death and disability plan for the purpose of determining whether there has been fraud, an overpayment, an error, or a mistake. Permits the board to review a benefit payment under any other benefit plan or compensation plan that the board administers for the purpose of determining whether there has been an overpayment, an error, or a mistake. If there is a finding by a preponderance of the evidence of fraud, an overpayment, an error, or a mistake, establishes consequences and procedures related thereto.
Makes it a class 5 felony to willfully make a false statement or representation material to a benefit claim for the purpose of obtaining any type of pension payment.
APPROVED by Governor March 24, 2008
EFFECTIVE August 5, 2008
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date,
see page vi of this digest.
H.B. 08-1008 Petition for municipal incorporation - requirement to send notice of filing of petition to property owners within area. Whenever the number of registered electors within the area that is the subject of a petition for municipal incorporation is less than 2,500 persons, requires notice of the filing of the petition to be sent by first-class mail to each person owning real property within the area at the address shown for the owner in the records of the county assessor's office. Requires the cost of mailing the notice to be borne by the petitioners.
Requires the notice to include the name, address, and telephone number of a contact person who is able to provide information on the petition to the public, the case number of the civil action concerning the petition, and the district court in which the petition is filed. Also requires the notice to inform the property owner that, if he or she would like to obtain a copy of the petition, the property owner shall submit to the contact person a request for a copy of the petition along with the payment of a fee. Requires the notice to specify the amount of the fee and instructions as to the manner in which payment shall be made. Specifies requirements governing the amount of the fee. Specifies that, upon receipt of payment, the contact person shall mail a copy of the petition to the property owner. Requires the notice to be sent prior to the date on which the district court makes its findings and determination concerning the sufficiency of the petition.
APPROVED by Governor March 17, 2008
EFFECTIVE September 1, 2008
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date,
see page vi of this digest.
H.B. 08-1070 Fire and police pension association - new hire pension members - redetermination of benefits. Modifies how the board of directors of the fire and police pension association may increase the benefits payable under statewide defined benefit plans for members of the association hired on or after April 8, 1978.
APPROVED by Governor February 21, 2008
EFFECTIVE February 21, 2008
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date,
see page vi of this digest.
H.B. 08-1215 Contracted health care providers. Expands the authority of a municipality with a population of 20,000 people or less to contract with any licensed health care provider to provide services for the municipality. Repeals the sunset of the municipalities' contracting authority.
APPROVED by Governor March 26, 2008
EFFECTIVE March 26, 2008
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