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BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT BOARD OF THE STATE OF MONTANA
TO: All Concerned Persons
1. On September 8, 2017, the Public Employees' Retirement Board proposes to amend the above-stated rules.
2. The Public Employees' Retirement Board will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to participate in this rulemaking process or need an alternative accessible format of this notice. If you require an accommodation, contact Montana Public Employee Retirement Administration no later than 5:00 p.m. on July 14, 2017, to advise us of the nature of the accommodation that you need. Please contact Kris Vladic, Montana Public Employee Retirement Administration, P.O. Box 200131, Helena, Montana, 59620-0131; telephone (406) 444-2578; fax (406) 444-5428; TDD (406) 444-1421; or e-mail [email protected].
3. The rules as proposed to be amended provide as follows, new matter underlined, deleted matter interlined:
2.43.3502 ADOPTION OF INVESTMENT POLICY STATEMENT AND STABLE VALUE FUND INVESTMENT GUIDELINES (1) The board adopts and incorporates by reference the State of Montana 401(a) Defined Contribution Plan Investment Policy Statement approved by the board on (2) and (3) remain the same.
AUTH: 19-3-2104, MCA IMP: 19-3-2104, 19-3-2122, MCA
2.43.5102 ADOPTION OF INVESTMENT POLICY STATEMENT AND STABLE VALUE FUND INVESTMENT GUIDELINES (1) The board adopts and incorporates by reference the State of Montana 457 Plan (deferred compensation) Investment Policy Statement approved by the board on (2) and (3) remain the same.
AUTH: 19-50-102, MCA IMP: 19-50-102, MCA
STATEMENT OF REASONABLE NECESSITY: The Public Employees' Retirement Board, as administrator of the Public Employees' Retirement System Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (DCRP) and the State of Montana's 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan (457 Plan), adopted the two plans' original investment policy statements in 2002. The investment policy statements are reviewed on a yearly basis and amended to reflect best practices in defined contribution plan investments.
Pursuant to the recommendation of the board's investment consultant, Xerox Corporation dba Buck Consultants, the board's advisory committee, the Employee Investment Advisory Council, and the board's policy committee, the board amended the investment policy statements on May 11, 2017, to clarify that (1) mutual fund, separate account, and commingled fund alternative categories may include active or passive fund management and are expected to meet or exceed the performance of an appropriate benchmark or peer group; and (2) a rolling five-year period will only be used to measure target date fund performance when such a period is available.
Because the board determined to adopt the original investment policy statements by reference, 2-4-307(4), MCA, requires that changes to the documents also be adopted by reference. Therefore, it is necessary to amend the rules that adopt the investment policy statements to indicate the version being adopted by reference.
The investment policy statements are available on the board's web page at mpera.mt.gov.
4. Concerned persons may submit their data, views, or arguments concerning the proposed action in writing to: Montana Public Employee Retirement Administration, P.O. Box 200131, Helena, Montana, 59620-0131; telephone (406) 444-3154; fax (406) 444-5428; or e-mail [email protected], and must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., July 21, 2017.
5. If persons who are directly affected by the proposed amendments wish to express their data, views, or arguments orally or in writing at a public hearing, they must make written request for a hearing and submit this request along with any written comments they have to Kris Vladic at the above address no later than 5:00 p.m., July 21, 2017.
6. If the Public Employees' Retirement Board receives requests for a public hearing on the proposed amendments from either 10 percent or 25, whichever is less, of the persons directly affected by the proposed amendment; from the appropriate administrative rule review committee of the Legislature; from a governmental subdivision or agency; or from an association having not less than 25 members who will be directly affected, a hearing will be held at a later date. Notice of the hearing will be published in the Montana Administrative Register. Ten percent of those directly affected has been determined to be 726 persons based on approximately 2,409 participants in the Defined Contribution Retirement Plan and 4,854 participants in the 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan as of June 30, 2016, for a total of 7,263 participants.
7. The Public Employee Retirement Administration maintains a list of interested persons who wish to receive notices of rulemaking actions proposed by this agency. Persons who wish to have their name added to the list shall make a written request that includes the name, e-mail, and mailing address of the person to receive notices and specifies for which program the person wishes to receive notices. Notices will be sent by e-mail unless a mailing preference is noted in the request. Such written request may be mailed or delivered to the contact person in 4 above or may be made by completing a request form at any rules hearing held by the Montana Public Employee Retirement Administration.
8. An electronic copy of this proposal notice is available through the Secretary of State's web site at http://sos.mt.gov/ARM/Register. The Secretary of State strives to make the electronic copy of this notice conform to the official version of the notice, as printed in the Montana Administrative Register, but advises all concerned persons that in the event of a discrepancy between the official printed text of the notice and the electronic version of the notice, only the official printed text will be considered. In addition, although the Secretary of State works to keep its web site accessible at all times, concerned persons should be aware that the web site may be unavailable during some periods, due to system maintenance or technical problems.
9. The bill sponsor contact requirements of 2-4-302, MCA, do not apply.
10. With regard to the requirements of 2-4-111, MCA, the Public Employees' Retirement Board has determined that the amendment of the above-referenced rules will not significantly and directly impact small businesses.
/s/ William Holahan /s/ Sheena Wilson William Holahan Sheena Wilson Legal Counsel President and Rule Reviewer Public Employees' Retirement Board
Certified to the Secretary of State June 12, 2017. |
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For questions about the organization of the ARM or this web site, contact [email protected].
