HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                         Bill No. CS/CS/CS/HB 3075

    Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Gay offered the following:

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13         Amendment 

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15  remove from the bill:  all of said lines

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17  and insert in lieu thereof:  The premium tax provided by this

18  chapter shall in all cases be used in its entirety to fund

19  pension benefits, including extra benefits, for firefighters,

20  or for firefighters and police officers, where included.  For

21  the purposes of this chapter, the term "extra benefits" means

22  benefits in addition to or greater than those required of

23  chapter plans as of January 1, 1997.  However, local law plans

24  in effect on October 1, 1998, shall be required to comply with

25  the minimum benefit provisions of this chapter only to the

26  extent that additional premium tax revenues become available

27  to incrementally fund the cost of such compliance as provided

28  in s. 175.162(2)(a).  For the purposes of this section,

29  "additional premium tax revenues" means premium tax revenue

30  received by a municipality or special fire control district

31  pursuant to s. 175.121, that exceed that amount received for

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                         Bill No. CS/CS/CS/HB 3075

    Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only)





 1  calendar year 1997, less the amount committed to fund current

 2  pension benefits.  Local law plans created by special act

 3  before May 23, 1939, shall be deemed to comply with this

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    File original & 9 copies    04/13/98
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