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Firefighters and police unions press for pension equity, training funding and PTSD support in HB 96
Summary
Representatives of the Ohio Association of Professional Firefighters and Fraternal Order of Police asked the committee to adopt proposals to shore up the Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund, add employer contributions incrementally, protect pension COLAs, fund regional training and create a PTSD compensation fund.
Union leaders for firefighters and police urged the House Public Safety Committee to address pension funding, recruit-and-retain proposals, and training resources in the state budget.
Bill Quinn, representing the Ohio Association of Professional Firefighters and a retired Hamilton firefighter, told the committee that past pension reforms reduced benefits, raised employee contribution rates and increased retirement ages; he urged lawmakers to include previously proposed incremental employer contribution increases (cited in testimony as 0.75 percent per…
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