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Committee raises accident-report fee to fund improved State Police Tier 2 retirement benefits
Summary
The joint committee passed House Bill 13 36 as amended, increasing a public crash-report fee from $10 to $25 for non-involved requesters and routing part of the revenue to narrow a benefit gap between State Police Tier 1 and Tier 2 retirement plans, mainly to improve DROP benefits for Tier 2 officers.
The joint Public Retirement & Social Security Programs committee voted to pass House Bill 13 36 as amended, which raises the fee for police accident reports for third-party requesters and dedicates most of the additional revenue to closing a benefit gap in the Arkansas State Police retirement system.
The amendment increases the charge for accident reports from $10 to $25 for requesters other than persons involved in the crash; people directly involved in the crash will still be able to obtain reports for $10. Representative Les Warren, the bill sponsor, said the extra revenue will be used to improve Tier 2 DROP (deferred retirement option plan) benefits for commission troopers.
“This is a step that I believe is long overdue,” Representative Les Warren said. “We need to at least make a step in the…
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