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State marshals press Appropriations Committee to add affordable family health coverage; commissioners weigh operational details
Summary
State marshals and their union leaders urged the committee to approve SB 15 26 to provide health insurance benefits for state marshals, citing job dangers, recruitment troubles and declining applicant pools; marshals said current pay/fee-for-service structure and 100% premium costs limit diversity and hiring.
State marshals and their representatives told the Appropriations Committee that access to affordable health insurance is a primary impediment to recruiting and diversifying the marshal workforce and asked legislators to approve SB 15 26.
State Marshal Madison Beggs described 40'50 hours per week of duty, including late-night restraining-order service and warrant arrests, and said he could not afford family coverage though he could purchase…
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