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Senate Finance backs H.519 to move some municipal law‑enforcement employees into state retirement Group G
Summary
The Senate Finance Committee concurred with H.519, which moves a small number of municipal law‑enforcement employees into retirement Group G to align their benefits with sheriffs and some DOC roles; supporters said the shift is narrowly targeted and fiscally neutral to the state because affected towns bear the employer cost.
The Senate Finance Committee on April 15 voted to concur with H.519, a bill that adds certain municipal law‑enforcement employees to the Vermont State Employees Retirement System’s Group G, aligning their benefit accrual with sheriffs and Department of Corrections staff.
Cameron Wood of the Office of Legislative Council walked the committee through the House‑passed text, saying the change applies to employees of three municipal employers (Randolph, Bethel and Danville) who have obtained level‑two or level‑three law enforcement certification and for whom law enforcement is a primary job function. "It will move those individuals from their current…
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