HOUSE BILL 981056
BY REPRESENTATIVES Grampsas, K. Alexander, G. Berry, Dean, S. Johnson, Miller, Nichol, Saliman, Tucker, June, Lawrence, Mace, Morrison, Sullivant, and Taylor;
also SENATORS Rizzuto, B. Alexander, Powers,
Reeves, Bishop, Chlouber, Congrove, Hernandez, Martinez, Phillips,
and Rupert.
CONCERNING THE SPECIFICATION OF A PERIOD OF ACTIVE
SERVICE REQUIRED FOR THE PAYMENT OF AN EARLY RETIREMENT PENSION
TO A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER BY THE BOARD OF THE TRUSTEES OF A VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER PENSION FUND.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State
of Colorado:
SECTION 1. 31301122
(2), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
31301122. Retirement pension.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section,
the board may pay a retirement pension to a volunteer firefighter
who has ten
LESS THAN TWENTY years of active service if the municipality's
or district's fund is actuarially sound. THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE
THE PERIOD OF ACTIVE SERVICE NECESSARY TO QUALIFY FOR THIS RETIREMENT
PENSION, BUT IN NO EVENT SHALL SUCH PERIOD BE LESS THAN TEN YEARS
OF ACTIVE SERVICE. The board shall not pay this retirement pension
until the volunteer firefighter is fifty years of age. The amount
of this retirement pension shall be determined by prorating the
amount of the retirement pension under subsection (1) of this
section based on the volunteer firefighter's years of service.
SECTION 2. Safety
clause. The general assembly
hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary
for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and
safety.
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Charles E. Berry Tom Norton
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
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Judith M. Rodrigue Patricia K. Dicks
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
APPROVED________________________________________
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Roy Romer
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
OF COLORADO