HB 193 — LAW ENFORCEMENT RETENTION DISBURSEMENTS

HOUSEAN BILLACT 193RELATING 56THTO LEGISLATURETHE -LAW STATEENFORCEMENT OFRETENTION NEWFUND; MEXICO - SECOND SESSION , 2024 INTRODUCED BY Art De La Cruz and Meredith A.

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ALLOWING t hr g e i k RETENTION DIFFERENTIAL DISBURSEMENTS FOR FULL-TIME CERTIFIED h r i s LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED BY ONE OR MORE h , t, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FOR THE REQUIRED YEARS OF SERVICE;

e u g e b l e e h PROVIDING A NEW RETENTION DIFFERENTIAL DISBURSEMENT FOR FULL- n d d i = = o h TIME CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WITH TWENTY OR MORE l ] b ,d i a º e YEARS OF SERVICE;

REQUIRING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO COMPLY r i = r t e w d m a n o WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING ACT AND TO SUBMIT ADDITIONAL d m :

b e d s º o t n = .226921.2AIC January 25, 2024 (9:28am) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d INFORMATION TO RECEIVE RETENTION DIFFERENTIAL DISBURSEMENTS HAFCº ;

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The department shall administer the fund to HB 193/a provide:

Page 1 (1) retention differential disbursements for full-time certified law enforcement officers meeting certain h g levels of tenure;

and o t hr (2) support for disbursement administration g e i k processes and reporting compliance.

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Money in the fund shall be disbursed on warrants , t, e u g signed by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant e b l e e h to vouchers signed by the secretary of public safety.

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b e d s º o t n = .226921.2AIC January 25, 2024 (9:28am) s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d necessary to provide to a law enforcement agency for the purpose of providing a retention differential disbursement to full-time certified law enforcement officers employed by that law enforcement agency.

A full-time certified law enforcement officer shall be eligible to receive a retention differential disbursementHB [in193/a thePage amount2 ofdisbursement five percent of the law enforcement officer's salary] upon [reaching] completing four, nine, fourteen and nineteen years of service from the anniversary of the full-timefull- time certified law enforcement officer's date of hire with [that ] a law enforcement agency.

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and h , t, e u g (2) the retention differential disbursement e b l e e h shall be calculated based on the salary of the law enforcement n d d i = = o h officer on those dates] If the officer remains employed as a l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r full-time certified law enforcement officer at HJCºa»HJC t e w d m a n o HJCº that same»HJC law enforcement agency for an additional d m :

b e d s º o t n = .226921.2AIC January 25, 2024 (9:28am) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d year, then the officer shall receive a retention differential disbursement of five percent of the officer's annual base salary upon completing five years of service, upon completing ten years of service, upon completing fifteen years of service and upon completing twenty years of service.

Upon completing twenty years of service, a full-full-time time certified law enforcement officer shall become eligible to receive a retention differential disbursement in the amount of five percent of the officer's annual base salary if the officer remains employed as a full-time certified law enforcement officer at the same law enforcement agency for an additional year by completing twenty-one years of service.

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After the calculations for retention oHB t193/a hrPage 3 differential disbursements are made in accordance with g e i k [Subsection ] Subsections D and E of this section, if the h r i s balance in the fund is insufficient to permit the total h , t, e u g disbursements provided by [Subsection ] Subsections D and E of e b l e e h this section, the department shall reduce that allocation to n d d i = = o h the maximum amount permitted by available money in the fund.

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The amount provided for a retention tdifferential edisbursement wshall dinclude mthe aamount nof oemployer differentialtax disbursementliabilities, which shall includebe thepaid amountby ofthe employer dat mthe :time the retention differential disbursement is provided to the full-time certified law enforcement officer.

bH. e d s º o t n = .226921.2AIC January 25, 2024 (9:28am) s k m e - 4 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d tax liabilities, which shall be paid by the employer at the time the retention differential disbursement is provided to the full-time certified law enforcement officer.

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(3) the number of years of service of each HB 193/a Page 4 full-time certified law enforcement officer employed by the law h g enforcement agency;

o t hr (4) the number of full-time certified law g e i k enforcement officers that left the employ of the law h r i s enforcement agency in the last year and the stated reasons why h , t, e u g each full-time certified law enforcement officer left the e b l e e h employ of the law enforcement agency;

n d d i = = o h (5) the number of years of service of each l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r full-time certified law enforcement officer that left the t e w d m a n o employ of the law enforcement agency in the last year;

d(6) mthe :number of applicants to the law enforcement agency in the last year;

b e d s º o t n = .226921.2AIC January 25, 2024 (9:28am) s k m e - 5 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d (6) the number of applicants to the law enforcement agency in the last year;

(10) any changes to compensation, recruiting, retention or benefits implemented by the law HB 193/a Page 5 enforcement agency in the last year;

and (11) any other information that is used for h g determining retention rates unless disclosure of such o t hr information is otherwise prohibited by law.

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h r i s (1) provide forms, standards and procedures h , t, e u g and related training to law enforcement agencies as necessary e b l e e h for the agencies to report retention information;