Peace officer retirement and rehiring.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on whether rehired individuals continue to receive pension benefits while actively employed. This claim was removed due to lack of supporting evidence in the provided sources.

Peace Officer Retirement and Rehiring Act

This law allows retired peace officers to be rehired without losing their pension benefits and removes the mandatory retirement age for these officers.

What This Bill Does

• Allows employers to hire back people who have already retired from jobs like Wyoming State Highway Patrol, Game and Fish Warden, or Criminal Investigator.
• Removes the rule that says peace officers must retire at age 65.

Who It Names or Affects

• Retired and current employees of Wyoming State Highway Patrol, Game and Fish Warden, and Criminal Investigator positions.

Terms To Know

Pension

Money that retired people get from the government or their job after they stop working.

Rehire

To give a job back to someone who used to work there and has stopped working for some time.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law only affects certain peace officer positions in Wyoming.
• It does not change other retirement rules or benefits outside of the mentioned jobs.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 23LSO-0178
Bill No.:

HB0045

Effective:

7/1/2023

LSO No.:

23LSO-0178

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0005

Chapter No.:

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Prime Sponsor:

Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Committee

Catch Title:

Peace officer retirement and rehiring.

Subject:

Retirement benefits.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act amends the Wyoming State Highway Patrol, Game and Fish Warden and Criminal Investigator Retirement Plan (Plan) to allow an employer to rehire a member who has retired without suspending the retired member's pension benefit.

This act repeals the mandatory retirement age of sixty-five (65) for members of the Plan.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.

While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

23LSO-0178

ORIGINAL House

Bill No
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HB0045

ENROLLED ACT NO. 5,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2023 General Session

AN ACT relating to administration of the government; allowing rehiring of persons who have retired under the Wyoming State Highway Patrol, Game and Fish Warden and Criminal Investigator Retirement Act; repealing the mandatory retirement age under the Wyoming State Highway Patrol, Game and Fish Warden and Criminal Investigator Retirement Act; 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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616 is amended to read:

9
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3
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616.

Applicability of portions of Wyoming Retirement Act.

(a)

Requirements for eligibility for
:

(i)

D
isability retirement under this article, either related or not related to official duties as an employee, shall be in accordance with the disability provisions outlined in the Wyoming Retirement Act
;
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(ii)

Rehiring an employee retired under this article shall be in accordance with the Wyoming Retirement Act at W.S. 9
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3
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415(g) through (j).

Section 2.

W.S. 9
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3
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607(d) is repealed.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
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(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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