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Emergency Management 7 LEGISLATION REQUIRED
RECOMMENDATIONS
A. The retirement multiplier for the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
commissioned officers who retire with at least 30 years of service should be
increased from 2.80 percent to 3.0 percent per year of service; or
B. A Deferred Retirement Option Plan should be offered to DPS troopers who are
eligible to retire and have at least 25 years of service credit in the Employees
Retirement System of Texas; or
C. DPS should develop a program of multiple incentives, including a bonus plan
tied to years of service; provide hazardous duty pay, and develop a plan of
stipends for special DPS trooper expertise, based on education, special expert-
ise in languages, enforcement methods and other professional certifications.
COMMENTS
" According to the DPS, within the next 15 months 350 troopers are expected to
retire. These troopers are important to the safety of the state because they have the
most experience in intelligence gathering and criminal investigations.
- A law enforcement or custodial officer is eligible to retire and receive a standard
retirement annuity with full benefits at age 50 after 20 years of service. A higher
benefit factor might reduce the number of officers retiring.
" A Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) allows an employee during their later
working years to accumulate funds in a special account for distribution at retirement
in exchange for a reduced monthly benefit for life.
- A major advantage for the employer is that DROPs often are implemented at no
additional cost to the employer. A possible disadvantage for the employer is that a
DROP would not achieve the desired retirement pattern.
" A program of multiple incentives could induce commissioned officers to stay.
LEGISLATION REQUIRED
The Texas Government Code 814.07 and 814.08 should be amended to increase the
multiplier for certain officers in the Law Enforcement and Custodial Officers
Supplemental Retirement program or include a deferred optional retirement program
benefit for certain Department of Public Safety troopers. The Texas Government
Code 659 should be amended to include incentive pay for DPS troopers.
FISCAL IMPACT
The cost of recommendations A and B cannot be estimated without an actuarial
analysis. The cost of recommendation C cannot be estimated.For more detail on the Texas War Relief Package go to http://www.window.state.tx.us/wrp/
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Texas. Comptroller's Office. Texas Responds: The Texas War Relief Package, text, November 2001; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth654370/m1/40/?q=%22~1%22~1&rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.