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Committee backs changes to Peace Officers benefit fund; premium increase and cellphone-fee proposal to be restored in amendment
Summary
The Senate Retirement Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 285, a proposal to increase benefits for the Peace Officers Benefit Fund, after discussion about funding sources and a missing premium-change provision in the committee substitute.
The Senate Retirement Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 285, a proposal to increase benefits for members of the Peace Officers Benefit Fund, after discussion about funding sources and a missing premium-change provision in the committee substitute.
Senator Robertson introduced the proposal and told the committee that “we are having a hard time to retain hard time retaining law enforcement officers, particularly in municipal police departments and county sheriff's offices. And we have an increasing number of officers working beyond what would…
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