Witness tells committee retirement board cannot approve payment to Dale Kiley without legislative action

A witness told the Public Service Committee that House Bill 4698 would authorize a payment by the State Board of Retirement to Dale Kiley that the retirement board cannot make on its own due to the terms of a prior divorce settlement and the board’s statutory limits.

The witness summarized that in the event of the member’s death a portion of retirement had been allocated to his former spouse under divorce terms; subsequent circumstances require legislative action to allow payment to be made to Kiley. The witness said the retirement board and house counsel were consulted but that the board "can't do" the payment without a legislative change.

The committee recorded the testimony and moved on; no committee vote or formal amendment was taken during the hearing.

Next steps: the item remains on the committee calendar for further consideration and potential drafting of enabling language.