1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to retirement; lowering the service pension level for the Brook Park 
1.3 	volunteer firefighters under the voluntary statewide volunteer firefighter retirement 
1.4 	plan administered by the Public Employees Retirement Association.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. BROOK PARK; LOWERING SERVICE PENSION LEVEL.
 1.7 	(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Public Employees Retirement Association 
1.8 	must lower the annual service pension level for the Brook Park lump-sum account benefits 
1.9 	payable to its volunteer firefighters under Minnesota Statutes, section 353G.11, subdivision 
1.10 	2, from $1,200 to $600, retroactively from January 1, 2016.
1.11 	(b) The city of Brook Park must annually review the service pension level to determine 
1.12 	if the level is appropriate, taking into account the city's need to recruit and retain volunteer 
1.13 	firefighters.

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (a) is effective the day following final enactment. 
1.15 	Paragraph (b) is effective the day after the governing body of the city of Brook Park and 
1.16 	its chief clerical officer timely complete their compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.17 	645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.