Raised Bill No. 334, introduced in the February Session, 2024, mandates that all municipalities, as defined in section 7-148 of the general statutes, provide pension benefits to their police officers and firefighters. This requirement can be fulfilled by either enrolling these employees in the municipal employees' retirement system, as per section 7-427 of the general statutes, or by providing them with benefits through any other retirement system that offers comparable or superior benefits to those of the municipal employees' retirement system. The bill is set to become effective on October 1, 2024, and it introduces a new section to the statutes.

The purpose of the bill is to ensure that police officers and firefighters employed by municipalities are guaranteed pension benefits. The bill specifies that these benefits should be at least equivalent to those offered by the municipal employees' retirement system. The bill does not include any deletions from the current law but adds new legal language to establish this requirement.