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Committee hears testimony on bill to reclassify county correctional nurses for retirement benefits
Summary
Lawmakers and correctional officials urged the Joint Committee on Public Service to move House Bill 2980, which would classify county correctional nurses as Group 4 employees for retirement, citing workplace danger, high acuity of jail populations and recruitment difficulties.
House Bill 2980, which would reclassify county correctional nurses into Group 4 retirement status, drew hours of testimony before the Joint Committee on Public Service on Tuesday. Representative Altrino, who filed the bill, and county officials urged the committee to treat correctional nurses on par with correction officers because of the medical acuity and safety risks they face.
The bill’s sponsor said he filed written testimony and spoke from his own experience working alongside nurses in county jails. "They provide critical care ... these folks are just as important as our correction officers," Representative Altrino…
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