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This bill proposes several changes to the Public Employees Local Government Correctional Service Retirement Plan: 1. It adds public safety telecommunicators as eligible members of the plan, recognizing their role as "first, first responders" in managing emergency responses and providing lifesaving guidance and instructions. 2. It establishes a higher employee contribution rate of 6.5% of salary for public safety telecommunicators, compared to the 5.83% rate for other members. 3. It modifies the vesting requirements for public safety telecommunicators, allowing them to receive credit for any prior service under the General Employees Retirement Plan when determining their vesting percentage in the Correctional Service Retirement Plan. 4. It updates the definition of "911 telecommunicator" to "public safety telecommunicator" to better reflect the broader responsibilities and role of these professionals. The bill aims to provide retirement benefits commensurate with the critical public safety responsibilities of telecommunicators and to attract and retain highly qualified individuals in this profession.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF4958&ssn=0&y=2023