CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.Senate Bill 0066
Florida Senate - 1998 (NP) SB 66
By Senator Williams
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act for the relief of Penny Tilley, as widow
3 of Jack W. Tilley and beneficiary of his
4 estate; providing an appropriation for the
5 purpose of paying Penny Tilley the retirement
6 benefits to which she would have been entitled
7 as surviving spouse of Jack W. Tilley had Jack
8 W. Tilley survived to the date on which he
9 would have vested in the Florida System;
10 providing an effective date.
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12 WHEREAS, Jack W. Tilley was employed by the State of
13 Florida, Department of Corrections as a Correctional Officer
14 at the Cross City Correctional Institute, and
15 WHEREAS, as an employee of the State of Florida,
16 Department of Corrections, Jack W. Tilley was a member of the
17 Florida Retirement System and had retirement contributions
18 paid into the Florida Retirement System on his behalf, and
19 WHEREAS, Jack W. Tilley began his employment with the
20 State of Florida, Department of Corrections in August 1987,
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22 WHEREAS, Jack W. Tilley died on June 26, 1997, and
23 WHEREAS, at the time of his death, Jack W. Tilley was
24 one month short of completing the required 10 years of
25 creditable service required to vest for retirement benefits
26 under the Florida Retirement System, having accumulated 9.92
27 years of creditable service, and
28 WHEREAS, as a consequence of his death, there are no
29 survivor benefits available under the Florida Retirement
30 System for his surviving spouse, Penny Tilley, and
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1 WHEREAS, had Jack W. Tilley lived into the month of
2 July 1997, Penny Tilley, as surviving spouse of Jack W.
3 Tilley, would have received a monthly benefit amount of
4 $331.14, effective August 1, 1997, and
5 WHEREAS, under the provisions of law governing the
6 Florida Retirement System, any accrued leave at the time of
7 death cannot be used by the employer to continue his
8 employment beyond that date, nor are there provisions which
9 would allow for the purchase of additional service credit, and
10 WHEREAS, upon his death, Jack W. Tilley had sufficient
11 unused leave which, if credited toward his service, would have
12 vested Jack W. Tilley in the Florida Retirement System, NOW,
13 THEREFORE,
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15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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17 Section 1. The facts stated in the preamble to this
18 act are found and declared to be true.
19 Section 2. The Executive Office of the Governor is
20 directed to transfer existing spending authority or establish
21 spending authority from the General Revenue Fund in the State
22 Treasury in an amount equal to the retirement benefit which
23 would have been due Penny Tilley, as surviving spouse of Jack
24 W. Tilley, had Jack W. Tilley survived to the date on which he
25 would have vested in the Florida Retirement System to a new
26 category titled "Relief - Penny Tilley."
27 Section 3. The Comptroller is directed to draw his
28 warrant in favor of Penny Tilley in the amount of $3,973.68,
29 and, thereafter, in an amount equal to the retirement benefit
30 which would have been due Penny Tilley, as surviving spouse of
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1 Jack W. Tilley, had Jack W. Tilley survived to the date on
2 which he would have vested in the Florida Retirement System.
3 Section 4. This act shall take effect on July 1 of the
4 year in which enacted.
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7 HOUSE SUMMARY
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Provides for the relief of Penny Tilley, as the widow of
9 Jack W. Tilley, former Correctional Officer for the State
of Florida, Department of Corrections. Provides an
10 appropriation for the purpose of providing Penny Tilley
with retirement benefits equal to those she would have
11 received had Jack W. Tilley survived to the date on which
he would have vested in the Florida Retirement System.
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