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Committee approves change to pension-spiking law and benefits for retired troopers
Summary
The Senate State and Local Government Committee approved a committee substitute for House Bill 30 to codify court language excluding general-assembly raises from pension "spiking" and to extend certain benefits to retired state troopers rehired on a year-to-year basis. The measure passed the committee unanimously and will move to the floor.
The Senate State and Local Government Committee on Monday approved, 9-0, a committee substitute to House Bill 30 that codifies court precedent on pension "spiking" and adds pay-and-leave parity for rehired retired state troopers.
Representative John Blanton, the bill sponsor, told the committee the measure "codifies the court language into statute that says raises given by the general…
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