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SB 393 Retirement System; benefits for certain state and local law-enforcement officers.

Introduced by: Kenneth W. Stolle | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Retirement; benefits for certain state and local public safety officers.  Makes several changes to the benefits of state and local public safety officers and the funding of such benefits.

Line of Duty Act. Allows an person who falls under an eligible class of persons under the Line of Duty Act who was disabled on or after January 1, 1972 but not receiving benefits to be entitled to the continued health insurance benefit beginning July 1, 2006.

Deputy sheriffs. All deputy sheriffs would become members of the Law Enforcement Officers' Retirement System (LEOs).

State police officers. State police officers would receive a 2.20% average final compensation retirement multiplier and would continue to receive the additional annual supplement.

Persons provided LEOs retirement coverage. Any member of LEOs would receive a 1.70% average final compensation retirement multiplier and the additional annual supplement. However, the multiplier for sheriffs shall be increased from 1.70% to 2.20%, and an employer may elect to increase the multiplier to 2.20% for other classes of covered employees. The employer is responsible for paying the actuarial cost of the increase.

Other provisions of the bill. For any county or city that did not provide LEOs benefits to deputy sheriffs as of January 1, 2006, such county or city shall provide such benefits to its deputy sheriffs beginning July 1, 2006. For such counties or cities, the Compensation Board would reimburse 100% of the county's or city's total retirement contributions for state-responsible deputy sheriffs. However, the reimbursement would be based upon the salaries of such state-responsible deputy sheriffs as fixed by the Board.

Revenue. The bill provides for revenues to be generated through the imposition of additional fees on persons who have committed certain driving-related violations. 

This bill incorporates Senate Bill 636.


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