SB449, s. 41 3Section 41. 40.26 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB449,21,74 40.26 (5) If a participant applies for an annuity or lump sum payment during
5the period in which less than 30 days have elapsed between the termination of
6employment with a participating employer and becoming a participating employe
7with any participating employer, all of the following shall apply:
SB449,21,88 (a) The participant shall not qualify for an annuity under s. 40.23 (1) (a) 1.
SB449,21,109 (b) The participant may not receive any benefit under this chapter on which the
10receipt of an annuity is a condition.
SB449,21,1911 (c) Any annuity or lump sum payment made to the participant shall be
12considered to have been made in error and is subject to s. 40.08 (4). The sum of the
13payments made in error shall be credited to a memorandum account. The
14memorandum account is subject to s. 40.04 (4) (a) 2. and 2m. and (c). If the annuity
15was recomputed under s. 40.08 (1m), the memorandum account established under
16this paragraph shall be adjusted pursuant to s. 40.08 (1m) (f) 2. The retirement
17account of a participant paid in error, and whose annuity was terminated, shall be
18reestablished as if the terminated annuity had never been effective, including the
19crediting of interest.
SB449, s. 42 20Section 42. 40.27 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB449,21,2521 40.27 (2) (b) Different Prorated percentages based on the annuity effective date
22may be applied to annuities with different effective dates as may be determined to
23be equitable
during the calendar year preceding the effective date of the distribution,
24as provided by rule,
but no other distinction may be made among the various types
25of annuities payable from the fixed annuity reserve.
SB449, s. 43
1Section 43. 40.31 of the statutes is created to read:
SB449,22,6 240.31 Maximum benefit limitations. (1) General limitation. (a)
3Limitation amounts. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this section and
4section 415 of the internal revenue code, the maximum retirement benefits payable
5to a participant in a calendar year, excluding benefits attributable to contributions
6subject to any limitations under s. 40.23, may not exceed the lesser of the following:
SB449,22,107 1. For a straight-life annuity terminating at the death of the annuitant,
8$120,000. If the annuity is in a form other than a straight-life annuity, the limitation
9is the reduced actuarial equivalent of a straight-life annuity terminating at the
10death of the annuitant and paying $120,000 per year.
SB449,22,1311 2. One hundred percent of the participant's average annual earnings for the
12period of up to 3 consecutive calendar years during which the person was a
13participating employe and which yield the highest average annual earnings.
SB449,22,2014 (b) Early commencement. If the participant's benefit commencement date
15occurs before the date on which the participant attains the age of 62, the dollar
16limitation under par. (a) shall be the actuarial equivalent of the dollar limitation of
17an annual straight life annuity beginning at the age of 62 and terminating at the
18death of the annuitant. For the purposes of this paragraph, the interest rate
19assumption that is used to determine the actuarial equivalency may not exceed 5%.
20Under this subsection, the dollar limitation shall be:
SB449,22,2121 1. Not less than $75,000 if the benefit commences at or after the age of 55.
SB449,22,2222 2. Equal to $75,000 if the benefit commences before the age of 55.
SB449,23,223 3. Not less than $50,000 for participants who have at least 15 years of service
24as a full-time employe of any police or fire department which is organized and
25operated by the employer to provide police protection, fire fighting services or

1emergency medical services for any geographic area within the jurisdiction of the
2employer.
SB449,23,83 (c) Deferred commencement. If the participant's benefit commencement date
4occurs after the date on which the participant attains the age of 65, the dollar
5limitation under par. (a) shall be the actuarial equivalent of the dollar limitation of
6an annual straight life annuity beginning at the age of 65 and terminating at the
7death of the annuitant. For the purposes of this paragraph, the interest rate
8assumption that is used to determine the actuarial equivalency may not exceed 5%.
SB449,23,129 (d) Limitation adjustments. The dollar limitations under pars. (a) 1. and (b)
10and the compensation limit under par. (a) 2. may be increased by the department by
11rule to conform with any applicable U.S. treasury regulations concerning
12cost-of-living adjustments.
SB449,23,15 13(2) Exceptions to general limitation. Benefits payable to a participant shall
14be considered not to exceed any limitation under this section if one of the following
15applies:
SB449,23,2016 (a) The amount of the benefit does not exceed the total benefits of the
17participant under all of the qualified defined benefit plans maintained or previously
18maintained by all of a participant's employers, as determined by the department
19without regard to any amendment to any of the benefit plans made after October 14,
201987.
SB449,23,2321 (b) The amount of the benefit does not exceed $10,000 for the plan year and
22none of the participant's employers have at any time maintained a defined
23contribution plan in which the participant participated.
SB449,24,7 24(3) Treatment of defined benefit and defined contribution plans. For the
25purpose of determining whether a participant's retirement benefits exceed the

1maximum retirement limitations under this section, all defined benefit plans of the
2employer, including defined benefit plans that are terminated, shall be treated as a
3single defined benefit plan and all defined contribution plans of the employer,
4including defined contribution plans that are terminated, shall be treated as a single
5defined contribution plan. The department may provide by rule additional
6limitations for participants who are participating in more than one retirement
7system.
SB449,24,12 8(4) Division of benefits. For the purpose of determining whether a
9participant's retirement benefits exceed the maximum retirement limitations under
10this section for a participant whose retirement benefits have been divided under s.
1140.08 (1m), the participant's retirement benefits shall be measured as if no division
12had occurred.
SB449,24,16 13(5) Rules. The department may by rule adjust the maximum benefit
14limitations under this section to conform with the internal revenue code and any
15regulations promulgated by the U.S. secretary of the treasury, including an
16adjustment which eliminates the maximum benefit limitations under this section.
SB449, s. 44 17Section 44. 40.32 of the statutes is created to read:
SB449,24,23 1840.32 Limitations on contributions. (1) The sum of all contributions
19allocated to a participant's account under each defined contribution plan sponsored
20by the employer, including all employer contributions and picked-up contributions
21credited with interest at the effective rate under s. 40.04 (4) (a) and (5) (b) and all
22employe contributions made under ss. 40.02 (17), 40.05 (1) and (2m) and 40.25 (6) (a),
23may not in any calendar year exceed the lesser of the following:
SB449,24,2424 (a) Thirty thousand dollars.
SB449,25,2
1(b) Twenty-five percent of the participant's compensation, as defined in the
2internal revenue code, for the calendar year.
SB449,25,43(c) The maximum contribution limit under section 415 (c) of the internal
4revenue code.
SB449,25,6 5(2) The department may provide by rule additional limitations for participants
6who are participating in more than one retirement system.
SB449,25,13 7(3) Any contribution that the department receives, which is allocated to the
8account of a participant and which exceeds the contributions limitation under this
9section, may be refunded or credited as provided in s. 40.08 (6). If the department
10refunds any contributions that exceed the limitation under this section, the
11department shall first refund amounts voluntarily contributed by a participating
12employe, either as an additional contribution under s. 40.05 (1) (a) 5. or a purchase
13of forfeited or creditable service under s. 40.02 (17) or 40.25 (6) (a).
SB449, s. 45 14Section 45. 40.73 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB449,25,1915 40.73 (3) (a) A death benefit may be paid as a beneficiary an annuity for the
16life of the beneficiary
, if the amount of the death benefit is sufficient to provide a
17beneficiary annuity in the normal form at least equal to the amount determined
18under s. 40.25 (1) (a) and the beneficiary or the participant has elected to have the
19death benefit paid as a beneficiary annuity.
SB449, s. 46 20Section 46. 40.73 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB449,25,2421 40.73 (3) (e) Any beneficiary who is eligible to receive a beneficiary annuity
22may elect to receive the annuity in any of the optional annuity forms provided for
23retirement annuities, other than an annuity under s. 40.24 (1) (c) or any annuity
24payable over the joint life expectancies of the beneficiary and another person
.
SB449, s. 47 25Section 47. 40.86 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB449,26,5
140.86Covered expenses. (intro.) An employe-funded reimbursement
2account plan may provide reimbursement to an employe for only the following
3expenses that are actually incurred and paid by an employe and that the board
4determines are consistent with the applicable requirements of the internal revenue
5code, as defined in s. 71.01 (6):
SB449, s. 48 6Section 48. 111.91 (2) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
SB449,26,77 111.91 (2) (k) The definition of earnings under s. 40.02 (22).
SB449, s. 49 8Section 49. 111.91 (2) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
SB449,26,99 111.91 (2) (L) The maximum benefit limitations under s. 40.31.
SB449, s. 50 10Section 50. 111.91 (2) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB449,26,1111 111.91 (2) (m) The limitations on contributions under s. 40.32.
SB449, s. 51 12Section 51. 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, section 1946m is repealed.
SB449, s. 52 13Section 52. 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, section 9459 (2) (d) is amended to read:
SB449,26,1714[1995 Wisconsin Act 27] Section 9459 (2) (d) The treatment of section 40.81 (3)
15of the statutes and the repeal and recreation of sections 40.02 (22) (e) and (25) (b) 8.,
1640.05 (4) (ag) (intro.), (ar) and (b), (5) (intro.) and (b) 4. and (6) (a) and 40.62 (2) of the
17statutes take effect on July 1, 1997.
SB449, s. 53 18Section 53. Appropriation changes.
SB449,26,24 19(1)  Appropriation increase for the department of employe trust funds. In
20the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the
21department of employe trust funds under section 20.515 (1) (w) of the statutes, as
22affected by the acts of 1995, the dollar amount is increased by $450,000 for fiscal year
231996-97 to implement changes in the Wisconsin retirement system relating to
24complying with the federal internal revenue code.
SB449, s. 54 25Section 54. Initial applicability.
SB449,27,5
1(1) Prohibited subjects of collective bargaining. The treatment of section
2111.91 (2) (k), (L) and (m) of the statutes first applies to participants, who are affected
3by a collective bargaining agreement that contains provisions inconsistent with that
4treatment, on the day on which the collective bargaining agreement expires or is
5extended, modified or renewed, whichever occurs first.
SB449,27,9 6(2)  Repurchase of creditable service. The treatment of section 40.05 (1) (a)
77. of the statutes first applies to an amount payable under section 40.02 (17) of the
8statutes on the date specified by the department of employe trust funds, but not later
9than January 1, 1997.
SB449,27,12 10(3) Lump sum payments. The treatment of section 40.25 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes
11first applies to a participating employe who terminates covered employment on the
12effective date of this subsection.
SB449, s. 55 13Section 55. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after
14publication, except as follows:
SB449,27,16 15(1) The treatment of sections 40.31 and 40.32 of the statutes takes effect on
16January 1, 1997.
SB449,27,1717 (End)
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