Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Firefighters, law enforcement officers and highway patrol; may retire after 20 years, and increase benefit formula for.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/21 (H) Referred To Appropriations | |
| 2 | 02/05 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2002 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Moore (60th)
Code Sections: A 025-0011-0103, A 025-0011-0111, A 025-0013-0011, A 025-0011-0114
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-11-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE "FIRE FIGHTER" AND "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM; TO AMEND SECTION 25-11-111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY FIRE FIGHTER OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM WHO HAS COMPLETED AT LEAST TWENTY YEARS OF CREDITABLE SERVICE AS A FIRE FIGHTER OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MAY RETIRE, REGARDLESS OF AGE, AND RECEIVE A RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE; TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGES USED TO CALCULATE THE RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE OF FIRE FIGHTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; TO AMEND SECTION 25-13-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE TO TWENTY THE NUMBER OF YEARS OF CREDITABLE SERVICE THAT A MEMBER OF THE HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL RETIREMENT SYSTEM MUST HAVE TO RETIRE REGARDLESS OF AGE; TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGES USED TO CALCULATE THE RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE OF MEMBERS OF THE HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL RETIREMENT SYSTEM; TO AMEND SECTION 25-11-114, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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