This bill amends the Public Employees Retirement Act to include public safety telecommunicators as police members, thereby allowing them to participate in the retirement benefits associated with police member coverage plans. Specifically, it modifies the definition of "member" to include public safety telecommunicators employed by affiliated public employers, both at the municipal and state levels. The bill also establishes a framework for elections to be held by the retirement board, allowing current public safety telecommunicators to vote on the adoption of specific municipal and state police member coverage plans.

Additionally, the bill mandates that by December 30, 2025, the retirement board must conduct elections for municipal police members and state police members to decide on the adoption of the respective coverage plans. The results of these elections are 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 emergency response.

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introduced version: 10-11-2