To extend the break-in-service consideration for firefighter retirements, and other purposes.
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- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill extends the ‘break-in-service consideration’ for firefighters, allowing certain prior service to be treated as firefighter service for retirement purposes. Specifically, it retroactively applies to service performed between October 1, 2003, and the date of the bill’s enactment, provided certain conditions are met, including that the individual didn’t previously qualify as a firefighter due to a break in service and would have qualified under the updated rules. Individuals must submit a written election to their employing agency and pay additional contributions to receive this credit.
Key provisions
- Expands the definition of ‘firefighter’ to include employees in supervisory or administrative roles with limited breaks in service.
- Retroactively treats service between October 1, 2003, and the bill’s enactment as firefighter service for retirement purposes under specific conditions.
- Requires firefighters to submit a written election to their agency to receive the extended service credit.
- Mandates the payment of additional contributions to cover potential missed deductions and interest.
- Establishes a process for the Office of Personnel Management to notify eligible individuals about the credit and assist with verification.
- Specifies that contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund will not be increased by this legislation.
- Requires agencies to remit additional federal contributions to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund.
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