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Witnesses tell committee 2015 pension transfer change left lateral hires exposed
Summary
Chief Deputy Jim Gilbert and other witnesses said a 2015 legislative change created unexpected barriers for officers moving between pension systems, leaving some to work decades longer to preserve service credit; members asked for concrete counts and fiscal analysis.
At the committee hearing on April 9, Jim Gilbert, chief deputy with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, testified in support of House Bill 424, saying a 2015 amendment to pension transfer rules altered expectations and left many public-safety professionals unable to carry their prior service credit forward when switching systems.
Gilbert described multiple…
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