This bill amends the Public Employees Retirement Act to include public safety telecommunicators as police members, thereby expanding their eligibility for retirement benefits under the Act. Specifically, it modifies the definition of "member" to encompass public safety telecommunicators employed by affiliated public employers, both at the municipal and state levels. The bill also introduces new provisions for elections that will allow current public safety telecommunicators to vote on the adoption of specific coverage plans tailored for them, namely municipal police member coverage plan 5 and state public safety member coverage plan 1.

Additionally, the bill mandates that the retirement board conduct these elections by December 30, 2025, and requires the results to be certified to the secretary of state by January 1, 2026. This legislative change aims to enhance the retirement benefits for public safety telecommunicators, recognizing their critical role in public safety and aligning their retirement coverage with that of other police members.

Statutes affected:
introduced version: 10-11-2