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Retired Springfield officer seeks disability pension after hammer assault during pandemic-era call
Summary
Retired Springfield police officer Misael Rodriguez and his representatives asked the committee to approve House Bill 2,939 to provide a disability pension following a 2020 on-duty hammer assault that caused skull fracture and brain bleed; advocates said the bill was previously engrossed but lapsed at session end.
Retired Springfield police officer Misael Rodriguez asked the Joint Committee on Public Service to advance House Bill 2,939 to secure a disability pension after a 2020 on‑duty assault in which he sustained a skull fracture and brain bleed.
Legislative agent Joseph Gentile described the November 5, 2020 incident: officers…
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