Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

House Bill 1145

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Title

Description: Firefighters, law enforcement officers and highway patrol; may retire after 20 years, and increase benefit formula for.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/21 (H) Referred To Appropriations
2 02/05 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2002
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

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.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/05/02 at 17:41.

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