Mississippi House Bill 878

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Retired Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System To Be Employed As A Law Enforcement Officer With A Local Law Enforcement Agency And Draw The Full Amount Of The Retirement Allowance, During Which Time The Retiree May Work The Full Number Of Normal Working Days For The Position And Receive The Full Amount Of The Salary For The Position; To Provide That A Retiree Employed Under This Provision May Not Be Employed At A Rank Equal To Or Higher Than The Rank That The Officer Held At The Time Of Retirement; And For Related Purposes.

PERS; allow retirees to work as law enforcement officer with local law enforcement agency and draw retirement and work full time.

Rep. Zachary Grady [R]

Rep. Jeff Hale [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-02	House	Referred To Appropriations A;State Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
25	11	127	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0878.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0878IN.htm