Community college police officer retirement.

2018
STATE OF WYOMING
18LSO-0130
Numbered
1.2

HOUSE BILL

NO.
HB0060

Community college police officer retirement.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Pownall and Barlow

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to public employee benefits; providing for community college police officer participation in the law enforcement plan under the Wyoming Retirement Act; authorizing election by currently employed community college police officers; specifying implementation; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 9
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3
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402(a)(xviii)
is
amended to read:

9
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3
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402
.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this article:

(xviii)

"Law enforcement officer" or "officer" means any member who is a county sheriff, deputy county sheriff, municipal police officer, duly authorized investigator of the Wyoming livestock board meeting the specifications of W.S. 7
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2
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101(a)(iv)(E), investigator employed by the Wyoming state board of outfitters and professional guides meeting the specifications of W.S. 7
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2
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101(a)(iv)(J), Wyoming correctional officer, probation and parole agent employed by the Wyoming department of corrections, Wyoming law enforcement academy instructor, University of Wyoming campus police officer,
community college police officer,
detention officer or dispatcher for law enforcement agencies;

Section 2
.

Coverage of a community college police officer as a law enforcement member under W.S. 9
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3
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432 as provided by section 1 of this act shall
commence on July 1, 2018
, unless a
community college police officer elects to continue participation in the Wyoming Retirement Act as a general member. An election shall be made by providing
notice to the Wyoming retirement board not later than April 30, 2018. Once an election is made it shall not
be rescinded.
Service credit in any other retirement plan administered by the Wyoming retirement board, other than previous credit as a law enforcement member under W.S. 9
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3
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432, shall not be included as service credit as a law enforcement member under this act.

Section
3
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This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

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