SB774 SFAT Barrett #1 2-24

Childs  7949

Senator Barrett moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 774—A BILL to amend and reenact §16-5V-2 the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §16-5V-6g, relating to emergency medical services; allowing certain county emergency medical services officers to participate in the Emergency Medical Services Retirement System; clarifying definition of accrued benefit to account for emergency medical services officers; removing the requirement that home confinement officers be certified as law-enforcement officers to participate in the Emergency Medical Services Retirement System; providing for emergency medical services officers currently participating in the Public Employees Retirement System to elect to begin participating in the Emergency Medical Services Retirement System; detailing process and timing of emergency medical services officer’s election to participate in the Emergency Medical Services Retirement System; and allowing qualified years of service of certain emergency medical services officers’ assets to transfer to the Emergency Medical Services Retirement System from the Public Employees Retirement System.

Adopted

Rejected