Bill Text: DE HB279 | 2013-2014 | 147th General Assembly | Draft

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Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware County And Municipal Police/firefighter Pension Plan.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-7)

Status: (Passed) 2014-08-12 - Signed by Governor [HB279 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2013-HB279-Draft.html

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SPONSOR:	Rep. Mitchell & Sen. Ennis
	Reps. Baumbach, Briggs King, Carson, Dukes, Gray, Heffernan, Hudson, Jaques, Kowalko, Osienski, Paradee, Wilson; Sens. Blevins, Townsend

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

147th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 279

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL POLICE/FIREFIGHTER PENSION PLAN.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend §8801(5), Title 11 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

(5) "Employee'' shall mean:

a. An individual who is employed on a full-time basis as a police officer by a county or municipality in Delaware which has affiliated with the Fund established by this chapter; or

b. An individual who is employed on a full-time basis as a uniformed firefighter by the City of Wilmington after affiliation by the City of Wilmington with the Fund established by this chapter.; or

c. An individual employed on a full-time basis as a uniformed paramedic by a county in Delaware which has affiliated with the Fund established by this Chapter.

SYNOPSIS

This bill includes uniformed paramedics as an employee for purposes of the Delaware County and Municipal Police and Firefighter Pension Plan.