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Draft Teachers' Superannuation - Amendment.

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A decision made (28/06/2006) regarding Draft Teachers' Superannuation (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law 200- (P69/2006) - Amendment.

Subject:

Draft Teachers’ Superannuation (Amendment No 2) (Jersey) Law 200- (P69/2006) - Amendment

Decision Reference:

MD-ESC-2006 -

Exempt clause(s):

N/A

Type of Report (oral or written):

Written

Person Giving Report (if oral):

n/a

Telephone or

e-mail Meeting?

 

Report

File ref:

ESC/G/MG/MR/20060627JTSFLawAmend2

Written Report –

Title:

Jersey Teachers Superannuation Fund – Amendment to the Draft Teachers’ Superannuation (Amendment No 2) (Jersey) Law 200- (P69/2006)

Written report – Author:

Liz Middleton, Assistant Director, Resources

Decision(s):

Approved the Draft Teachers’ Superannuation (Amendment No 2) (Jersey) Law 200- (P69/2006) – Amendment and covering report.

Reason(s) for decision:

The Jersey Teachers Superannuation Fund provides pensions and benefits for teaching staff and operates under the Teachers’ Superannuation (Jersey) Law 1979.

Following the implementation of ministerial government, the States Employment Board become the legal employer of all States’ employees, except certain office holders, such as the Police and those posts referred to in the Departments of the Judiciary and Legislature (Jersey) Law 1965. Prior to 2006 the Education, Sport and Culture Committee was the employer for teaching staff in Jersey.

As the States Employment Board is administered by the Chief Minister’s Department a further amendment is required to the Teachers’ Superannuation (Jersey) Law 1979 to allow for the definition of Minister to be that of the ‘Chief Minister’ rather than the Minister for ‘Education, Sport and Culture’.

Action required:

Lodge the Draft Teachers’ Superannuation (Amendment No 2) (Jersey) Law 200- (P69/2006) – Amendment and covering report with the Greffe on 4 July and request a debate date of 18 July 2006.

Signature:

Date of Decision:

28 June 2006

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