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Committee hears support and cost concerns for bill to boost police and firefighter retirement benefits and study retiree health insurance
Summary
Senate Bill 751 would create a police‑and‑fire classification within OPSRP, raise the retirement multiplier from 1.8% to 2.0% for covered members and create a task force to examine health insurance for retired police officers and firefighters; unions supported the bill while local governments and PERS flagged added pension and administrative costs.
Senate Bill 751, introduced by Sen. Gorsek and explained to the Labor and Business Committee on Feb. 25, 2025, would direct the Public Employees Retirement Board to define "police officer" and "firefighter" for the sole purpose of determining eligibility for increased pension benefits, apply a higher multiplier to the final average salary calculation (moving from 1.8% to 2.0% for covered members), and create a task force charged with recommending options to close the health‑insurance gap for retired police officers and firefighters.
Alexandria Goddard testified on behalf of…
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