this is a long post so sorry but it is very important to me and really every one. it will affect my retirement but also the service citizens get alot of good cops will not put there lifes on the line anymore if this happens.
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by PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS - STAND UP AND BE HEARD on 03/11/10 23:29:17
House Bill 417 / Legislative Body Bill was not Heard Wednesday March 10th, 2010
bert.schenck@myfloridahouse.gov (Lets all email Chairman Schenck, thanking him for his leadership in not hearing this unfair bill, HB 417. He is definitely a leader who supports public safety who has listened to our appeals. So lets take the time to reach out to him and others on this committee (who are listed below) and letting them know we still need their continued support. If we continue communicating with our legislators on this issue and on the pension issues (bills) we will have an impact).
There are several proposed bills directly affecting the Pension systems for both State and Municipal Officers that will negatively impact officers across the state if enacted. All of these proposed pieces of legislation are bad and though they are each different, all of them have some version of the following proposals. It is very important that the younger officers and those just starting their careers realize that they need to get involved because these bills are directly targeted toward their future and they will be the ones most affected.
House Bill 0123/Sentate Bill 0212 Relating to claims by Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers by Representative Patterson and Senator Oelrich
House Bill 0413/Senate Bill 0660 Relating to Defined Contribution Retirement Program by Representative Wood and Senator Fasano
House Bill 1543/Senate Bill 1902 Relating to Public Retirement Plans by Representative Zapata and Senator Bennett
House Bill 1025/Senate Bill 1710 Relating to Public Employee Group Heath Insurance by Representative Workman and Senator Fasano
House Bill 1319 Relating to Governmental Retirement Systems by Representative Grady
UNDER THE FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM (FRS) these bills would reduce the Special Risk Class in FRS back to the original membership of Law Enforcement Officers, Correctional Officers and Firefighters
*Reducing the 3% Accrual Rates for Special Risk
*Increasing the high 5 years to the highest 8 years
*Capping your retirement payment at 70% not the current 100%
*Increasing Special Risk normal retirement age to age 60 or 30 years of service
*Implementing an employee contribution for retirement of 1% of salary
FOR THOSE IN A MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM these bills would
* Cap your retirement payment at 70% not the current 100%
*Changes the 185 Premium tax law so that extra money does not have to by spent on extra benefits
*Increases normal retirement age to age 60 or 30 years of service
*Mandates the majority of local pension trustees could not be active or retired pension plan members
Please contact your local legislators and the following legislators and let them know that you are the people that serve and protect the citizens of this state and you now expect them to protect those who serve.
Senator Steve Oelrich, oelrich.steve.web@flsenate.gov
Senate President Jeff Atwater, atwater.jeff.web@flsenate.gov
Senator Mike Haridopolos, haridopolos.mike.web@flsenate.gov
Senator J.D. Alexander, alexander.jd.web@flsenate.gov
Speaker of the House Larry Cretul, larry.cretul@myfloridahouse.gov
Representative Dean Cannon, dean.cannon@myfloridahouse.gov
Representative Will Weatherford, will.weatherford@myfloridahouse.gov
Representative David Rivera, david.rivera@myfloridahouse.gov
Representative Pat Patterson, pat.patterson@myfloridahouse.gov
Representative Juan Zapata, juan.zapata@myfloridahouse.gov
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