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Senate committee sends H.519 to the floor after debate over Randolph police retirement classification
Summary
The Senate Committee on Government Operations voted to report H.519, a bill affecting Vermont State Employees’ Retirement System group membership for certain municipal police, after testimony from a union representative and the Joint Fiscal Office raised trade‑offs over retirement ages, employee contributions, and employer fiscal impact.
The Senate Committee on Government Operations voted April 2 to report H.519 — legislation addressing Vermont State Employees’ Retirement System (VSERS) group‑G membership for a small set of municipal police — to the Senate floor without amendment after hearing testimony about costs, retirement eligibility and alternative options.
Labor representative Chris Ford, who said he represents public‑safety employees including Randolph Police Department officers, told the committee the affected employees “feel that they would be better served in group C,” citing recruitment and retention concerns. He said moving members to group G would increase employee contributions and that those incremental costs would be borne by the employees, not the state…
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