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Act No. 130                                                                                   Page 1 of 1
2024
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Act No. 130 (H.585). An act relating to amending the pension system for sheriffs and
      certain deputy sheriffs
        Subjects: Executive; Vermont State Employees’ Retirement System; county sheriff
        pension plan; sheriff compensation; state’s attorneys report
            This act amends the Vermont State Employees’ Retirement System to place eligible
        sheriffs and deputy sheriffs who start on or after January 1, 2025, into the Group G
        retirement system. It also creates a one-time irrevocable opportunity for currently
        employed and otherwise eligible sheriffs and deputy sheriffs to opt into the Group G
        retirement system. This act sets the normal retirement date for sheriffs and deputy
        sheriffs in the Group G system based upon the day they were first included as members in
        the retirement system.
           This act updates the salaries of sheriffs in statute pursuant to the Pay Act and sets forth
        a percentage reduction in pay for sheriffs without certain levels of law enforcement
        certification.
           This act also requires the Department of State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs to analyze and
        report back to the General Assembly on various issues related to the attorney license
        status, job duties, and compensation of State’s Attorneys.
        Effective Date: July 1, 2024
                                                                                          VT LEG #377491 v.2
Statutes affected: 
As Introduced: 3-455, 3-459, 3-489
As Passed By the House -- Official: 3-455, 3-459, 3-489
As Passed By the House -- Unofficial: 3-455, 3-459, 3-489
As Passed by Both House and Senate -- Official: 3-455, 3-459, 3-489, 32-1182
As Passed by Both House and Senate -- Unofficial: 3-455, 3-459, 3-489, 32-1182
As Enacted: 3-455, 3-459, 3-489, 32-1182