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Notice: 18110984

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION

Chapter:

PROCEDURES FOR THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM

Overview

RULE:

19-11.001	Definitions
19-11.003	Distributions from FRS Investment Plan Accounts
19-11.004	Excessive Trading in the FRS Investment Plan
19-11.005	Florida Retirement System (FRS) State Board of Administration Complaint Procedures
19-11.006	Enrollment Procedures for New Hires
19-11.007	Second Election Enrollment Procedures for the Florida Retirement System Retirement Programs
19-11.008	Forfeitures
19-11.009	Reemployment with a Florida Retirement System (FRS) Employer after Retirement
19-11.010	FRS Investment Plan: Privacy
19-11.011	Employer and Employee Contributions and ABO or Present Value Transfer Procedures
19-11.012	Rollovers or Plan to Plan Transfers to or from the FRS Investment Plan
19-11.013	FRS Investment Plan Self-Directed Brokerage Account

PURPOSE:

To amend Rule 19-11.001, F.A.C. to add new definitions for “death in the line of duty” and “special risk member; to clarify other definitions; and to correct some typographical errors. To amend Rule 19-11.003, F.A.C. to clarify certain information regarding Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs); to add new information concerning pending distributions; and to clarify certain information. To amend Rule 19-11.004, F.A.C. to clarify certain information. To amend Rule 19-11.005, F.A.C. to clarify information and to indicate how copies of issued Final Orders can be obtained. To amend Rule 19-11.006 to adopt the latest versions of the applicable enrollment forms; and to indicate that an employee who terminates employment prior to making a retirement plan choice will be given another opportunity to make a plan choice if the employee returns to FRS-covered employment in the future. To amend Rule 19-11.007, F.A.C. to adopt the latest versions of the Second Election enrollment forms; and to indicate that a member that transfers to the Investment Plan and provides a cell phone number or email address will be deemed to have consented to electronic delivery of documents through the MyFRS.com website. To amend Rule 19-11.008, F.A.C. to indicate the any unvested account balances will be transferred to a suspense account which is invested in the FIAM Intermediate Duration Pool Fund. To amend Rule 19-11.009 to indicate that if a member receives an invalid distribution, the member may elect to terminate employment rather than to pay back the invalid distribution. Rule 19-11.010 is being amended to state that a power of attorney may be submitted by electronic means or by hard copy. To amend Rule 19-11.011, F.A.C. to indicate how employer errors and corrections will be made and resolved; and to indicate that the Division of Retirement is responsible for monitoring the federally-mandated annual salary that may be applied towards retirement. Rule 19-11.012, F.A.C. is amended to adopt the latest version of the rollover forms. Rule 19-11.013, F.A.C. is amended to set forth how the Self-Directed Brokerage Account enrollment form can be obtained and to make a few clarifications.

SUBJECT:

To adopt updated forms; to clarify certain information; and to update the names of the default investment vehicles where funds are placed in a suspense account.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

121.78(3)(c); 121.4501(8 ) FS.

LAW:

119.071, 120.569, 120.57, 120.573, 121.021, 121.051, 121.055, 121.091, 121.35, 121.4501(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (19), 121.591, 121.71, 121.72, 121.74, 121.77, 121.78, 215.44(8), 732.802, 744.301, 1012.875(3) FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

10/6/2016 Vol. 42/195

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

121.78(3)(c); 121.4501(8 ) FS., 119.071, 120.569, 120.57, 120.573, 121.021, 121.051, 121.055, 121.091, 121.35, 121.4501(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (19), 121.591, 121.71, 121.72, 121.74, 121.77, 121.78, 215.44(8), 732.802, 744.301, 1012.875(3) FS.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=19-11.001&PDate=10/6/2016&Section=1

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