Retirement System; additional creditable service for special forest wardens. (SB599)

Introduced By

Sen. Tommy Norment (R-Williamsburg)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Virginia Retirement System; additional creditable service for special forest wardens. Provides additional creditable service for the following duties performed by special forest wardens in the scope of employment: (i) fighting forest fires; (ii) participating in fire or firefighter training conducted by the Department or an agent thereof; (iii) directly participating in a prescribed burning; (iv) directly conducting an investigation relating to the cause of a forest fire; and (v) directly participating in fighting or directly acting to suppress the danger to life or property from other emergencies such as hurricanes, floods, and ice storms. A special forest warden would receive eight hours of additional creditable service for each day, or portion thereof, in which he performed one or more of such duties. The additional creditable service would be retroactive to January 1, 2003, for special forest wardens in service. Read the Bill »

Status

01/29/2008: Merged into SB367

History

DateAction
01/09/2008Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 086295284
01/09/2008Referred to Committee on Finance
01/21/2008Impact statement from VRS (SB599)
01/29/2008Incorporated by Finance (SB367-Watkins) (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)