SB2093sam001 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Robert F. Martwick

Filed: 4/9/2021

10200SB2093sam001 LRB102 12831 RPS 24969 a

AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2093

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2093 as follows:

on page 6, immediately below line 10, by inserting the following:

"(f) The Fund shall provide a conditional grace period for contract schools that show evidence of timely and good faith efforts to submit payroll records and make pension contributions due between July 1, 2021 and October 1, 2021. If payroll records and pension contributions due during that time period are not submitted by October 1, 2021, the statutory penalties, liquidated damages, and interest shall be calculated from the original due date to the submission date of the pension contributions or payroll records, as applicable.

Evidence of timely and good faith efforts shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) evidence of the contract school's continuing efforts to submit payroll records and make pension contributions, both before and after the date the payroll records and pension contributions were due;

(2) documented evidence submitted by the contract school of the contract school's continuing efforts to submit payroll records and make pension contributions;

(3) evidence in the possession of the Fund of the contract school's continuing efforts to submit payroll records and make pension contributions; and

(4) contact by the contract school with the Fund to seek assistance and notify the Fund of difficulties with submitting the payroll records and making the pension contributions within a period of time determined by the Board after the date the pension contributions and payroll records were due.

The Fund may adopt rules to implement the changes made by this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.".