ABOUT LACERA

INSURANCE, BENEFITS & LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE AGENDA 5-7-09

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

• William de la Garza, Chair
• Simon S. Russin, Vice Chair
• Edward L. Blecksmith
• Ed C. Morris
• James P. Harris, Alternate

1. APPOINTMENT OF VOTING MEMBER(S) IN THE EVENT ONE OR MORE REGULAR COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE ABSENT
2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 9, 2009
3. ACTION ITEMS
   1. Recommend the Board of Retirement adopt a “Watch” position on AB 850 regarding prosecution for conspiracy in use of public funds. (Memorandum dated April 14, 2009, from Cynthia Lau, Legislative Affairs Officer)
   2. Recommend the Board of Retirement adopt a “Watch” position on AB 1355, which would cross-reference an alternative method of calculating survivor’s allowances. (Memorandum dated April 22, 2009, from Cynthia Lau, Legislative Affairs Officer)
   3. Recommend the Board of Retirement adopt a “Watch” position on AB 1406 relating to additional “at will” employees of San Bernardino CERA and Orange CERA. (Memorandum dated April 16, 2009, from Cynthia Lau, Legislative Affairs Officer)
   4. Recommend the Board of Retirement adopt a “Watch” position on SB 414 relating to the process of filling of vacancies on boards. (Memorandum dated April 22, 2009, from Cynthia Lau, Legislative Affairs Officer)
   5. Recommend the Board of Retirement adopt a “Watch” position on SB 711 regarding labor negotiations and the Brown Act. (Memorandum dated April 24, 2009, from Cynthia Lau, Legislative Affairs Officer)
4. FOR INFORMATION
   1. Staff Activities Report for April, 2009
   2. Federal Legislation
      • Weekly Highlights – April 27, 2009
      • Weekly Highlights – April 20, 2009
      • Weekly Highlights – April 13, 2009
      • Weekly Highlights – April 6, 2009
   3. California Retirement Legislation
   • Pending Legislation AB 446 - Legislature Requires CalPERS to Report on Use of Additional Retirement Credit
5. MISCELLANEOUS
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
7. GOOD OF THE ORDER

   (For discussion purposes only)

8. ADJOURNMENT

The Board of Retirement has adopted a policy permitting any member of the Board to attend a standing committee meeting open to the public. In the event five or more members of the Board of Retirement (including members appointed to the Committee) are in attendance, the meeting shall constitute a joint meeting of the Committee and the Board of Retirement. Members of the Board of Retirement who are not members of the Committee may attend and participate in a meeting of a Board Committee but may not vote on any matter discussed at the meeting. The only action the Committee may take at the meeting is approval of a recommendation to take further action at a subsequent meeting of the Board.

Documents distributed to members of the Committee less than 72 hours prior to the meeting will be available for public inspection at LACERA at the time they are distributed to a majority of the Committee, provided the documents are subject to public disclosure and relate to an open session of the Committee. Such documents may be viewed Monday through Friday during normal 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. business hours. LACERA is located at 300 N. Lake Avenue, Suite 820, Pasadena, California.

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