Bill Text: DE HB266 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly | Draft


Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To County And Municipal Police/firefighter Pension Plan.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-17 - Not Worked in Committee [HB266 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2023-HB266-Draft.html

SPONSOR:

Rep. Romer & Sen. Walsh

Reps. Bolden, Osienski; Sens. Buckson, Hansen, Mantzavinos, Sokola

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 266

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL POLICE/FIREFIGHTER PENSION PLAN.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend Chapter 88, Title 11 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 8801. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

(2) “Compensation” shall mean all salary or wages, including any salary or wages earned from additional work hours required by the employer , excluding overtime payments and special payments for voluntary extra duties, payable to a member for service.

SYNOPSIS

This Act adds wages earned as a result of required additional work hours to the definition of “compensation” for purposes of calculating pensions in the County and Municipal Police/Firefighter Pension Plan. Currently such mandatory ordered additional work earnings are not included in the pension calculation.

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