Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee debates expanding public-safety retirement plan to corrections, EMS and 911 operators; amendments to align definitions approved
Summary
Senators debated and amended bills to expand public-safety retirement-plan eligibility to corrections, EMS and 911 personnel; the panel adopted definition-alignment amendments and moved bills for fiscal review or recommendation.
The committee considered multiple bills and amendments that would expand eligibility for the public-safety retirement plan to additional employee groups, including state correctional officers, emergency medical services (EMS) personnel and 911 operators.
PERS staff and advisers explained the drafting complexities that require consistent definitions across bills that touch the same code sections. Derek Holbein, PERS chief operating and financial officer, told the committee that several related bills had already passed earlier stages and needed to be harmonized with the bills under consideration: "I did just wanna point out that House Bills 10 77 and 11 12 have already passed and they also do…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
