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House adopts substitute giving state employees choice on leave and retirement in S.B. 229
Summary
The House passed fourth substitute S.B. 229, allowing current state employees to keep their existing leave and retirement package or opt into a new paid-time-off and enhanced retirement option; new hires will be enrolled in the new program. The bill passed 57-17 and will be sent to the Senate.
The Utah House on March 5 adopted the fourth substitute to S.B. 229, a package that restructures state employee leave and retirement options while preserving a choice for current workers.
Representative Thurston, the floor sponsor, told colleagues the substitute gives “every state employee the choice: keep what you currently have, or move to the new version of the benefits” and emphasized…
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