This bill revises the disability retirement benefit provisions for the Municipal Police Officers' Retirement System and the Firefighters' Unified Retirement System in Montana. It amends several sections of the Montana Code Annotated (MCA), specifically 19-2-406, 19-9-903, and 19-13-803. Key changes include the stipulation that a member's disability retirement benefit will remain in effect even after reaching normal retirement age, without requiring a medical examination, and introduces a new line of duty disability retirement benefit structure that provides specific compensation based on the member's years of service.

Additionally, the bill establishes an immediate effective date and retroactive applicability for members who become disabled as a direct result of their service in the line of duty on or before January 1, 2025. The amendments also clarify the calculation of disability retirement benefits, ensuring that members who become disabled before or after completing 20 years of service receive appropriate compensation based on their final average compensation or highest average compensation.

Statutes affected:
LC Text: 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_1(1): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_1(2): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_1(3): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_1(4): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_1(5): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_1(6): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_1(7): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_1: 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_2(1): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_2(10): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_2(11): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_2(12): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_2(13): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_2(14): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_2(15): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_2(16): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_2(17): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_2(18): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_2(19): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_2(2): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_2(3): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_2(4): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_2(5): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_2(6): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_2(7): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_2(8): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_2(9): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_2: 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_X(1): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_X(10): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_X(11): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_X(12): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_X(13): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_X(14): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_X(2): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_X(3): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_X(4): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_X(5): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_X(6): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_X(7): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_X(8): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_X(9): 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803
SB0316_X: 19-2-406, 19-9-903, 19-13-803