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FL H1025

Bill

Status

Passed

6/28/2017

Primary Sponsor

Government Accountability Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits participants entering the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) on or after June 10, 2015, from receiving cost-of-living increases in benefits while participating in DROP.

  • Establishes tiered cost-of-living increase caps based on hire date: 3% maximum for those hired before June 10, 2015; 2% maximum for those hired before June 10, 2015 but retiring after that date; and 1.25% maximum for those hired on or after June 10, 2015.

  • Caps annual overtime pay included in compensation calculations: 300 hours maximum for firefighters with 10+ years of service as of June 10, 2015; 200 hours maximum for those with fewer than 10 years of service as of that date; and no overtime pay for those hired on or after June 10, 2015.

  • Updates terminology by replacing "Director of Finance" with "Chief Financial Officer" throughout the fund's governance provisions.

  • Clarifies definitions including "actuarial equivalent," compensation, and "years of service," and specifies that major fractional parts of a year equals 6 months and 1 day.

Legislative Description

Firefighters' Relief and Pension Fund of the City of Pensacola, Escambia County

Last Action

Chapter No. 2017-205

6/28/2017

Committee Referrals

Rules4/28/2017
Government Accountability Committee3/28/2017
Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee3/15/2017
Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee3/1/2017

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