H272 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): The Sergeant Mickey Hutchens Act.

What is the status of H272?

In committee as of April 16, 2025. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (April 16, 2025).

Zenger, Jeff (R, 74), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for H272?

On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H272

North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session

North Carolina H272: The Sergeant Mickey Hutchens Act.

Q: What does H272 do?

In its own words: An act to allow law enforcement, probation/parole, and correctional officers who hold an advanced law enforcement or corrections certificate issued by the north carolina criminal justice education and training standards commission or the advanced law enforcement certificate issued by the north carolina sheriffs' education and training standards commission to purchase, at full cost, up to four years' creditable service in the teachers' and state employees' retirement system or the local governmental employees' retirement system.

Status: In committee, April 16, 2025

What the bill says

An act to allow law enforcement, probation/parole, and correctional officers who hold an advanced law enforcement or corrections certificate issued by the north carolina criminal justice education and training standards commission or the advanced law enforcement certificate issued by the north carolina sheriffs' education and training standards commission to purchase, at full cost, up to four years' creditable service in the teachers' and state employees' retirement system or the local governmental employees' retirement system.

From the amended text:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ALLOW LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROBATION/PAROLE, AND CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS WHO HOLD AN ADVANCED LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CORRECTIONS CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION AND TRAINING STANDARDS COMMISSION OR THE ADVANCED LAW ENFORCEMENT CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA SHERIFFS' EDUCATION AND TRAINING STANDARDS COMMISSION TO PURCHASE, AT FULL COST, UP TO FOUR YEARS' CREDITABLE SERVICE IN THE TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 135-4.5 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: "(h) Purchases of Service Credit for Advanced Law Enforcement or Advanced Corrections Certificates. - Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article to the contrary, a member in service with five or more years of membership service who has been awarded either (i) the Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate issued by either the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission under the authority granted under Chapter 17C of the General Statutes or the North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission under the authority granted under Chapter 17E of the General Statutes or (ii) the Advanced Corrections Certificate issued by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission under the authority granted under Chapter 17C of the General Statutes …

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North Carolina H272: The Sergeant Mickey Hutchens Act.

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