2018 State of the State Response
Senate Minority Leader Gene Davis and House Minority Leader Brian S. King lay out the Democratic agenda for the 2018 legislative session. #Workers #Retirement #PublicSafety #Education #Democrats #AirQuality
S.B. 21 - Protecting the Families of those who Protect Us
Today, the Senate passed S.B. 21 - Public Safety and Firefighter Retirement Death Benefit Amendments, sponsored by Senator Karen Mayne. Under current law, if a firefighter or public safety employee who has accrued 20 years of service, but has not yet retired dies while off duty, their surviving spouse receives a reduced death benefit. This legislation changes the law to so that these employees are treated as if they have already retired, giving their spouses an appropriate de