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Senate committee advances two firefighter bills aimed at recruitment and retention
Summary
The Committee of the Whole recommended passage of HB34 (firefighters' retirement plans) and HB35 (paid leave and hazard pay), which expand retirement plan eligibility and provide appropriations to help recruit and retain wildland firefighters; appropriations ranges were given and coverage start dates noted.
Two bills aimed at improving recruitment and retention for Wyoming's wildland firefighters won favorable recommendations from the Committee of the Whole.
House Bill 34 amends retirement statutes to allow full-time Wyoming State Forestry Conservation Program employees to join the law enforcement retirement plan and to allow eligible seasonal wildland firefighters to join the Wyoming National…
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