97D.3 - NEWLY HIRED PEACE OFFICERS, POLICE OFFICERS, AND FIRE FIGHTERS -- REFERENDUM.
97D.3 NEWLY HIRED PEACE OFFICERS, POLICE OFFICERS,
AND FIRE FIGHTERS -- REFERENDUM.
1. As soon as possible after July 1, 1990, the department of
administrative services, in cooperation with the board of trustees of
the public safety peace officers' retirement system and the board of
trustees for the statewide fire and police retirement system created
in section 411.36, shall submit to the members of retirement systems
under chapters 97A and 411 in a referendum the question of requiring
federal social security coverage for all persons newly hired as peace
officers, as defined in section 97A.1, police officers, and fire
fighters. The referendum shall be conducted before January 1, 1991.
The referendum procedures shall comply with the requirements of
federal law and regulations. If there is a favorable vote of a
majority of the persons eligible to vote in the referendum,
subsection 2 applies.
2. Upon a favorable vote in the referendum and notwithstanding
sections 97A.3 and 411.3, all persons newly hired as peace officers,
as defined in section 97A.1, police officers, and fire fighters after
July 1, 1991, shall be members of the Iowa public employees'
retirement system under chapter 97B, rather than members of
retirement systems under chapters 97A and 411. Such members shall
have federal social security coverage in addition to coverage under
the Iowa public employees' retirement system and shall have the same
benefits as county sheriffs and deputy sheriffs under section 97B.49C
or 97B.49G, as applicable. Section History: Recent Form
90 Acts, ch 1240, §45; 98 Acts, ch 1183, §70; 2003 Acts, ch 145,
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