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Sponsor of HB 11-22 seeks shorter vesting for Anne Arundel County sheriff pensions; state pensions agency warns of statewide cost risks
Summary
HB 11-22 would lower the vesting period for the Anne Arundel County sheriff's office from 10 to 8 years; the county sheriff described staffing strains and recruitment challenges, while the State Retirement Agency warned the change could prompt widespread similar requests and raise employer contribution costs.
Delegate Simmons presented HB 11-22 to the Appropriations Committee as a local Anne Arundel County bill to change the pension vesting timeline for the Anne Arundel County Office of the Sheriff, seeking vesting eligibility at eight years rather than the current 10-year period.
“Currently, the pension investing is for a 10 year timeline,” Simmons said, and asked the committee for a…
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