HB 5175
Relating to the Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System.
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Bill overview
This bill clarifies rules for campus police officers’ retirement benefits within the Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System. Specifically, it allows campus police officers to use accrued annual or sick leave days to earn additional credited service in the retirement system, with certain limitations. The bill also addresses how newly hired campus police officers are to be enrolled in the retirement system and clarifies the process for existing officers to choose their retirement plan.
Key provisions
- Allows campus police officers to use accrued annual or sick leave days for additional retirement credit.
- Specifies that campus police officers who participated in the system before a certain date can only use accrued leave days after their participation began.
- Addresses how unused sick and annual leave accruals are handled for campus police officers, aligning with state employee rules.
- Establishes that newly hired campus police officers (starting January 1, 2026) must participate in the Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System.
- Provides a deadline for existing campus police officers to choose to participate in the Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System.
- Clarifies that any previously accrued service credit cannot be moved to the Deputy Sheriffs Retirement System.
- Outlines the process for campus police officers to inform the retirement board of their participation choice.
- Addresses grant funding for campus police officers.
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