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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania House Bill 658 creates a retired police officer return-to-work program for first-class cities and townships
Last action · February 20, 2025: Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, Feb. 20, 2025Sponsors: Jared Solomon and 13 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Pennsylvania police departments in first-class cities and first-class townships are authorized to establish a five-year program allowing retired police officers to return to work. Participating officers must complete an eight-week training program and choose whether to continue or pause their retirement pension benefits during participation. The legislation takes effect in 60 days.
Local police departments gain the option to rehire retired officers for up to five years, while returning officers must make a binding choice regarding the continuation or suspension of their pension benefits during re-employment.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Retired police officers
Retired officers are given the option to return to work for up to five years under specific training requirements and must make a binding choice regarding their pension benefits.
Police departments in first-class cities and townships
Police departments are granted the authority to establish a return-to-work program for retired officers within one year of the effective date.
Municipal retirement systems
Retirement systems must process irrevocable pension elections for participating officers and adjust credited service based on program duration and compensation.
Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission
The Commission is mandated to establish an eight-week training program for the returning retired police officers.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 20, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, Feb. 20, 2025
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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