Mississippi HB1043: PERS; certain law enforcement officers and firefighters shall receive one year of creditable service for every five years of service in Mississippi.

What the bill says

An act to amend section 25-11-109, mississippi code of 1972, to provide for a first responders retirement incentive under which law enforcement officers and firefighters who became members of the public employees' retirement system on or after july 1, 2011, and who have at least four years of membership service credit shall be entitled to receive one year of creditable service for every five years of service as a first responder in the state of mississippi, at no cost to the member; and for related purposes.

From the introduced text:

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-11-109, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR A FIRST RESPONDERS RETIREMENT INCENTIVE UNDER WHICH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS WHO BECAME MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2011, AND WHO HAVE AT LEAST FOUR YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICE CREDIT SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE ONE YEAR OF CREDITABLE SERVICE FOR EVERY FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE AS A FIRST RESPONDER IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, AT NO COST TO THE MEMBER; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 25-11-109, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 25-11-109. (1) Under such rules and regulations as the board of trustees shall adopt, each person who becomes a member of this retirement system, as provided in Section 25-11-105, on or before July 1, 1953, or who became a member of the system before July 1, 2007, and contributes to the system for a minimum period of four (4) years, or who became a member of the system on or after July 1, 2007, and contributes to the system for a minimum period of eight (8) years, shall receive credit for all state service rendered before February 1, 1953. To receive that credit, the member shall file a detailed statement of …