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Committee hears bill to ease pension transfer barriers for police and fire
Summary
Representative Willis and joint sponsor Representative Craig presented sponsor testimony on House Bill 424, which they described as an effort to restore portability of service credit between the Ohio Police & Fire Fund and OPERS' law‑enforcement section.
Representative Willis and joint sponsor Representative Craig presented sponsor testimony on House Bill 424, which they described as an effort to restore portability of service credit between the Ohio Police & Fire Fund (OPNF) and the law‑enforcement section of the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS LE).
"What I'm asking is we try to make that make sense," Representative Willis said, describing a statutory barrier that he said was added in the 130th General Assembly and later closed off except for a brief grace period. He said the change has left some officers unable to make lateral career moves without losing previously earned retirement…
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