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S 7004

Relates to providing state correction officers with a special optional twenty year retirement plan

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Jake Ashby and 8 co-sponsors

Creates an optional twenty-year retirement path for state correction officers, allowing eligible officers to retire after 20 years; administered by Civil Service and Pensions.

REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
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Bill Summary · S 7004

Summary of Bill S 7004: Special Optional Twenty-Year Retirement Plan for State Correction Officers

Overview

Bill S 7004 would provide state correction officers with a special optional twenty-year retirement plan. The measure is currently in the committee stage and has been referred to the Civil Service and Pensions committee.

  • Bill Number: S 7004
  • Title: Relates to providing state correction officers with a special optional twenty year retirement plan
  • Status: Referred to Civil Service and Pensions
  • Introduced: March 28, 2025
  • Classification: bill

What the bill would do

  • Establish an optional retirement option specifically for state correction officers that would allow retirement after twenty years of service.
  • The term “special optional twenty year retirement plan” indicates an alternative to the standard retirement schedule, available to eligible correction officers.
  • Details such as eligibility criteria, benefit formulas, vesting, cost-sharing, and administration would be defined in the bill’s text or implementing regulations.

Note: The available information does not include the precise eligibility rules, benefit calculations, funding source, or how choosing this option would interact with existing retirement benefits.

Who would be affected

  • Primary beneficiaries: State correction officers who opt into the twenty-year retirement plan.
  • Oversight and administration: The relevant state retirement or civil service agencies (e.g., Civil Service and Pensions) would administer the program and set implementing guidelines.
  • Other state retirees and employees could be affected indirectly through budgeting, actuarial assumptions, and potential shifts in retirement costs.

Key provisions and changes (high-level)

  • Creation of an optional twenty-year retirement path for state correction officers.
  • Mechanisms for program administration, eligibility, acceptance, and benefit calculation would be established in the bill and/or subsequent regulations.
  • Potential interactions with existing retirement systems, cost sharing, and funding requirements (not specified in the provided information).

Procedural status and timeline

  • Introduced: March 28, 2025
  • Legislative actions: Referred to Civil Service and Pensions (listed twice on the same date; both actions indicate referral to the committee for consideration).

Sponsors

  • Primary sponsor: Pamela Helming
  • Cosponsors: Patrick M. Gallivan, Mark Walczyk, Robert Rolison, Stephen T. Chan, Dean Murray, Jake Ashby, Steve Rhoads, Peter Oberacker
  • Note: Introduced and assigned to committee on March 28, 2025.

Related bills

  • S 6165 (prior-session)
  • A 7925 (companion) — listed as a companion bill (present in prior or concurrent sessions)

Potential fiscal and policy considerations

  • Budgetary impact of providing an early twenty-year retirement option for correction officers, including funding the reduced- or shifted- benefit stream.
  • Actuarial implications for the state retirement system and how the plan would be funded.
  • Effects on recruitment, retention, and workforce planning for state correction departments.
  • Equity considerations with respect to other public employee groups and retirement options.

Next steps for readers

  • Monitor committee activity in Civil Service and Pensions for hearings, amendments, and votes.
  • Review the full bill text when released to understand eligibility, benefit calculations, funding, and implementation timelines.
  • Consider how the proposal interacts with existing retirement provisions and any related bills (e.g., companion legislation).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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