00                      CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 205(L&C)                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to occupational disability benefits for court services officers, peace                                 
02 officers, and firefighters; and providing for an effective date."                                                       
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 39.35.410(d) is amended to read:                                                                   
05 (d)  The monthly amount of an occupational disability benefit is 40 percent of                                          
06 the disabled employee's gross monthly compensation at the time of termination due to                                  
07 disability. For each month of eligibility after the first 12 months, the monthly                                    
08 benefit amount payable to an employee who is a court services officer, a peace                                      
09 officer, or a firefighter at the time of termination is increased to 75 percent of the                              
10 employee's gross monthly compensation at the time of termination. In this                                           
11 subsection, "court services officer" means an officer assigned to a court by the                                    
12 commissioner of public safety to serve warrants and court orders, provide court                                     
13       security and judicial protection, and transport prisoners.                                                    
14    * Sec. 2. AS 39.35.890(d) is amended to read:                                                                      
01 (d)  The monthly amount of an occupational disability benefit is 40 percent of                                          
02 the disabled employee's gross monthly compensation at the time of termination due to                                    
03 disability. For each month of eligibility after the first 12 months, the monthly                                    
04 benefit amount payable to an employee who is a court services officer, a peace                                      
05 officer, or a firefighter at the time of termination is increased to 75 percent of the                              
06 employee's gross monthly compensation at the time of termination.                                                   
07 Notwithstanding AS 39.35.790(b), at the time a member is appointed to disability, the                                   
08 member becomes fully vested in the employer contributions made under                                                    
09 AS 39.35.750(a). A disabled member is fully vested in the contributions to the                                          
10 member's individual account made under this subsection. An employee is not entitled                                     
11 to elect distributions from the employee's individual contribution account under                                        
12 AS 39.35.810 while the employee is receiving disability benefits under this section.                                    
13 While an employee is receiving disability benefits, based on the disabled employee's                                    
14 gross monthly compensation at the time of termination due to disability, the employer                                   
15 shall make contributions both [(1)] to the employee's individual account under                                      
16 AS 39.35.730 on behalf of the employee, without deduction from the employee's                                           
17 disability payments, [;] and [(2)] on behalf of the employee under AS 39.35.750. In                             
18 this subsection, "court services officer" means an officer assigned to a court by                                   
19 the commissioner of public safety to serve warrants and court orders, provide                                       
20       court security and judicial protection, and transport prisoners.                                              
21    * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).