Law on the Service Pension of National Security Institutions Officials

Coverage: Eligible groups or beneficiaries

National security institution officials.

Criteria for coverage

The right to a service pension is granted to persons who:
1) have reached the age of 50 and have a length of service of not less than 20 years, and for the last five of which served as a national security institution official;
2) regardless of age are exempt from service due to health condition according to the State Medical Commission’s Assessment of Health Condition and Working Ability, Central Medical Expert examination, Commission of the Ministry of Interior conclusion, or a reduction of officials, and who have a length of service of not less than 20 years;
3) have reached the age of 50 and have a total length of insurance coverage and its equivalent length of service of not less than 25 years, and served as a national security institution official for not less than 12 years and six months of these.

Original name of the legal document/act (native language)

2015.gada 14.maija Latvijas Republikas Valsts drošības iestāžu amatpersonu izdienas pensiju likums

Date of passage/approval

14^th May 2015

Date of signature

3^rd June 2015

Date of publication

3^rd June 2015

Are the effects retroactive?

No

Date of effect

17^th June 2015

Financing

A service pension for Constitution Protection Bureau, military intelligence, and security service officials shall be paid from the funds of the corresponding national security institution, which have been granted to the Ministry of Welfare in accordance with an appropriation from the current State Budget Law.
A service pension for security police officials shall be paid from the funds of the State general budget, which have been granted to the Ministry of Welfare in accordance with an appropriation from the current State Budget Law.

Earlier related reforms

Law On Service Pensions for Officials of the Constitution Protection Bureau

Other related legislation

1995 Law on State Pensions

Original full text source in native language

"Latvijas Vēstnesis", 107 (5425), 03.06.2015.

Original full text web source in native language

http://www.likumi.lv/ta/id/274417-valsts-drosibas-iestazu-amatpersonu-izdienas-pensiju-likums

Previous regulations did not include the possibility to receive a service pension for all national security institution officials. As officials were interested in the social insurances provided, among others, by service pensions, it was difficult to ensure rotation among officials.

Secondary literature

Annotation of the law (in Latvian) - http://titania.saeima.lv/LIVS12/SaeimaLIVS12.nsf/0/F5572C0A65A9FECDC2257D9B003F0A6E