Mo. Rev. Stat. § 70.631
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70.631 Addition of public safety personnel members to the system, how — ...
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70.631. Addition of public safety personnel members to the system, how — requirements and limitations. — 1. Each political subdivision may, by majority vote of its governing body, elect to cover telecommunicator first responders, jailors, and emergency medical service personnel as public safety personnel members of the system. The clerk or secretary of the political subdivision shall certify an election concerning the coverage of telecommunicator first responders, jailors, and emergency medical service personnel as public safety personnel members of the system to the board within ten days after such vote. The date in which the political subdivision's election becomes effective shall be the first day of the calendar month specified by such governing body, the first day of the calendar month next following receipt by the board of the certification of the election, or the effective date of the political subdivision's becoming an employer, whichever is the latest date. Such election shall not be changed after the effective date. If the election is made, the coverage provisions shall be applicable to all past and future employment with the employer by present and future employees. If a political subdivision makes no election under this section, no telecommunicator first responder, jailor, or emergency medical service personnel of the political subdivision shall be considered public safety personnel for purposes determining a minimum service retirement age as defined in section 70.600 .
2. If an employer elects to cover telecommunicator first responders, jailors, and emergency medical service personnel as public safety personnel members of the system, the employer's contributions shall be correspondingly changed effective the same date as the effective date of the political subdivision's election.
3. The limitation on increases in an employer's contributions provided by subsection 6 of section 70.730 shall not apply to any contribution increase resulting from an employer making an election under the provisions of this section.
(L. 2019 S.B. 17, A.L. 2022 H.B. 1606 merged with S.B. 655, A.L. 2023 S.B. 24 merged with S.B. 186)
2. If an employer elects to cover telecommunicator first responders, jailors, and emergency medical service personnel as public safety personnel members of the system, the employer's contributions shall be correspondingly changed effective the same date as the effective date of the political subdivision's election.
3. The limitation on increases in an employer's contributions provided by subsection 6 of section 70.730 shall not apply to any contribution increase resulting from an employer making an election under the provisions of this section.
(L. 2019 S.B. 17, A.L. 2022 H.B. 1606 merged with S.B. 655, A.L. 2023 S.B. 24 merged with S.B. 186)
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