Volunteer Service Credit in State Employee Retirement Plans

Topic:
FIRE DEPARTMENTS; RETIREMENT AND PENSION SYSTEMS; STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; VOLUNTEER LABOR;
Location:
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES - STATE - RETIREMENT; VOLUNTEER SERVICES;

OLR Research Report


May 26, 2005		2005-R-0467
VOLUNTEER SERVICE CREDIT IN STATE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS

By: Elizabeth Pytka, Legislative Fellow

You asked if any of the surrounding states allow state employees to purchase retirement credit in their state employee retirement plans for service they provide as volunteer firefighters.

Of the five states we researched, none allows state employees to purchase retirement credit in their state employee retirement plans for service they provide as volunteer firefighters. The states are: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

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