GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 21 HOUSE BILL 50 Committee Substitute Favorable 3/18/25 Short Title:
Representatives Pyrtle, Miller, Chesser, and Cotham (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Judiciary 1, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Pensions and Retirement, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House February 5, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED ANACTPROVIDINGANADDITIONALSPECIALSEPARATIONALLOWANCEOPTION FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WITH AT LEAST THIRTY YEARS OF CREDITABLE SERVICE.
*H50-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (2) Creditable service.
– The service for which credit is allowed under the retirement system of which the officer is a member, provided that at least fifty *H50-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 percent (50%) of the service is as a law enforcement officer as herein defined or as a probation/parole officer as defined in G.S.
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At least fifty percent (50%) of the officer's creditable service is as a law enforcement officer, or for service prior to July 1, 2017, as a probation/parole officer.
PriorThe to attaining 62 years of age, the officer has completed 30 or more years of creditable service, at least fifty percent (50%) of which was as a law enforcement officer, or for service prior to Julyattaining 1,62 2017,years asof aage. probation/parole officer.
Page 2 House Bill 50-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (1) The death of the officer;officer.
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House Bill 50-Second Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (b) As used in this section, "creditable service" means the service Definitions.
House Bill 50-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (1) Allowance.
– The service for which credit is allowed under the retirement system of which the officer is a member, provided that at least fifty percent (50%) of the service is as a law enforcement officer as herein defined.member.defined.officer.
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At least fifty percent (50%) of the officer's creditable service is as a law enforcement officer.
PriorThe to attaining 62 years of age, the officer has completed 30 or more years of creditable service,service atprior leastto fiftyattaining percent62 (50%)years of whichage. was as a law enforcement officer.
Page 4 House Bill 50-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (c) Cessation of Payment.
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(2) In service to a countyboard of elections on an election daydayor or during the hours for early voting under Part 5 of Article 14A of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes in a capacity that complies with G.S.
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