Committee considers whether animal control officers should qualify for PSERS/PCERS
Staff told the committee that animal control officers meet the first two statutory criteria for PSERS (full‑time employment and statutory job duties) but that employer reporting (which employer is named in statute) creates inconsistencies; Department of Retirement Systems staff said employers decide where positions are reported, and ACOs and stakeholders urged including ACOs in PSERS when duties match public‑safety work.
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Aaron Gutierrez presented the committee with policy pathways for whether animal control officers (ACOs) should be covered by PSERS/PCERS, explaining the three statutory eligibility criteria: full‑time employment, job duties named in statute, and an employer named in statute. He told members the staff review found most publicly employed ACOs are already in PSERS but a small group performing similar duties are in PERS, and that the issue has arisen because employer organization and historical reporting practices differ.
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