HB 616 - State Employee Return-to-Work Restrictions - New Mexico Key Vote
Timeline
- Executive Vetoed
- April 10, 2009
- House Concurrence Vote Passed
- March 21, 2009
- Senate Bill Passed
- March 20, 2009
- House Bill Passed
- March 5, 2009
- Introduced
- Feb. 4, 2009
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Title: State Employee Return-to-Work Restrictions
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Title: State Employee Return-to-Work Restrictions
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that establishes restrictions on state employees that return to work for the state after retiring and drawing a pension.
Highlights:
- Suspends a state employee's pension on the first day of the month following the month in which the employee's salary exceeds $30,000 in one year, with the following exceptions (Sec. 1):
- - If the governing body of the employer adopts a resolution declaring that the employee's position fulfills a critical need of the employer, the $30,000 cap is either (1) suspended for two years following the commencement of reemployment or (2) suspended from July 1, 2010 through July 1, 2012 if the date of reemployment occurred prior to July 1, 2009; or
- If the employee works for a small public employer and the governing body of the employer adopts a resolution declaring that the employee's position fulfills a critical need of the employer, the $30,000 cap is either (1) suspended for five years following the commencement of reemployment or (2) suspended from July 1, 2010 through July 1, 2015 if the date of reemployment occurred prior to July 1, 2009.
- - If the governing body of the employer, including a small public employer, adopts a resolution declaring that the employee's position fulfills a critical need of the employer, the retiree is only required to wait 90 consecutive days following the date of retirement; or
- If the date of reemployment occurred prior to July 1, 2009, the retiree is only required to wait 90 consecutive days following the date of retirement.
- - Governing body of a political subdivision if the employer is a political subdivision of the state;
- Supreme Court if the employer is within the judicial branch of the state;
- District Attorney Personnel Review Board if the employer is a district attorney;
- New Mexico Legislative Council if the employer is within the legislative branch of the state; or
- Personnel board if the employer is not specified in this list.
Title: State Employee Return-to-Work Restrictions