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Senate committee reviews S.295 to add job classes to retirement group and add disability pension access
Summary
The Senate Government Operations Committee reviewed S.295, a bill from Sen. Vichofsky that would change membership rules in the State Employees' Retirement System (adding specified job classes to Group G), allow a one-year opt-in from Group F to G, and permit employees permanently disabled on the job to access full pensions; the committee requested JFO actuarial review before further action.
Montpelier — The Senate Government Operations Committee on Friday examined S.295, a bill from Sen. Vichofsky that would make technical changes to the State Employees' Retirement System and add a provision allowing employees who become permanently disabled on the job before their planned retirement date to receive full pension benefits.
The committee’s unnamed chair introduced the bill and turned the floor over to a presenter (identified in the transcript as Speaker 3), who described S.295 as largely cleanup language changing how membership inclusion is described and as imposing a limited set of membership and election changes for "Group G." The presenter listed the specific positions S.295 would add to the Group G election: classified…
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