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Legislation seeks to allow new officers into Michigan State Police\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hybrid retirement system<\/span><\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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LANSING, Mich. (March\u00a0<\/span><\/span>24<\/span>, 2023)<\/span><\/span>\u202f\u2014 Sens.\u202f<\/span><\/span>John\u00a0<\/span>Cherry<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u202f(D-Flint),\u202f<\/span><\/span>Kristen<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>McDonald Rivet<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u202f(D-Bay City) and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Sue<\/span>\u202fShink<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u202f<\/strong>(D-Northfield\u202fTwp.)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>recently\u00a0<\/span><\/span>introduced legislation that would allow\u00a0<\/span>conservation, <\/span>corrections, and motor carrier\u00a0<\/span><\/span>officers to become members of the Michigan State Police\u202f(MSP)\u202fhybrid retirement system. Senate Bills\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>165<\/span><\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>166<\/span><\/span><\/a>, and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>167<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u202f<\/span>will place\u00a0<\/span><\/span>new hires into the MSP\u202fretirement system and\u202fallows<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>current officers to make a written statement showing that they have elected to move retirement systems.<\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThere is an urgent need for this change to be offered, not only to benefit future officers, but those who have dedicated their lives to service,\u201d said Sen.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Cherry<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201cResolving this issue\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will reduce\u00a0<\/span><\/span>significant problems for the Department<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0of Natural Resources<\/span>\u00a0and Corrections, as well as MSP<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0in hiring and retaining staff.\u201d<\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cOn behalf of our 6,000 members, I would like to thank Senator<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0Cherry, McDonald<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Rivet, and Shink for prioritizing Public Safety Officers in Michigan<\/span>,\u201d said\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Byron Osborn<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, President of the Michigan Corrections Organization<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u201c<\/span>Corrections Officers and Forensic Security Assistants working in our state facilities play an important role in assuring the safety and well-being of all Michigan citizens, and the introduction of this bill package shows that these legislators recognize the need to support these public safety employees for the difficult and dangerous work they do.\u201d<\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Conservation officers share many of the duties<\/span>\u00a0and receive much of the same\u00a0<\/span><\/span>training<\/span>\u00a0as the Michigan State Police<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>They also<\/span>\u00a0serve as first responders during natural disasters and other life-threatening situations.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Motor carrier officers are armed members of the Michigan State Police responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>They\u00a0<\/span><\/span>enforce traffic safety laws on commercial vehicles, contribute to homeland security efforts<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0respond to emergency situations.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Senate Bills 165, 166, and 167 have been referred to the Senate Labor Committee and are\u202fcurrently awaiting a hearing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Legislation seeks to allow new officers into Michigan State Police\u00a0hybrid retirement system\u202f\u00a0 \u00a0 LANSING, Mich. (March\u00a024, 2023)\u202f\u2014 Sens.\u202fJohn\u00a0Cherry\u202f(D-Flint),\u202fKristen\u00a0McDonald Rivet\u202f(D-Bay City) and\u00a0Sue\u202fShink\u202f(D-Northfield\u202fTwp.)\u00a0recently\u00a0introduced legislation that would allow\u00a0conservation, corrections, and motor carrier\u00a0officers to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":346,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release"],"yoast_head":"\nSens. 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