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Amendment clarifies retirement group for DOC staff after personnel audit; agency says no fiscal impact
Summary
An amendment would reaffirm 'group two' retirement status for certain Department of Corrections positions (nurses, counselors, chaplains, teachers and programming coordinators who work 'behind the walls') after an audit found mislabeling. DOC said the change corrects personnel records and has no fiscal impact.
Deputy Chief of Staff Grant Bossy and a Department of Corrections representative explained an amendment intended to correct retirement classifications after a DOP audit found many correctional positions labeled as group one despite employees contributing to group two. DOC testified the amendment merely reaffirms statutory eligibility (daily contact with inmates, academy training, and required certifications) and that it is not intended to add new contributors or create additional fiscal liability.
DOC emphasized the positions have historically met group two criteria and that staff had been paying into the fund; the amendment corrects the personnel system to remove barriers to employees collecting the retirement benefits they expected.
Committee members were told the change would have no fiscal impact; DOC asked for time to add an omitted position and redraft a replace‑all error before final consideration.
