Bill > SB71

This bill amends the Public Employees Retirement Act to include public safety telecommunicators, who are individuals that operate communication systems for emergency services, as police members. This means they will now be eligible for the same retirement benefits and coverage plans as police officers. The bill also outlines a process for current public safety telecommunicators to elect to join these police member coverage plans; specifically, those employed by municipalities will vote on adopting "municipal police member coverage plan 5," and those employed by the state will vote on adopting "state public safety member coverage plan 1," with elections to be completed by December 30, 2026.

https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=S&legtype=B&legno=71&year=26