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VCOPS at the Virginia Legislature - 2007

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As of February 26, 2007

It appears that only two of the 11 bills that we followed/supported or introduced were passed by the Legislature this session.  2007 was a short session so many bills that required more time were left (died) in committee.  You can click on the Bill number in Red and see how the bill progressed.

Legislation that has Passed

HB 3117 Criminal Justice Services Board; Committee on Training.
Paula J. Miller | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

Check the entire list below.

The 2007 Virginia General Assembly session has concluded.  Legislators looked at legislation that would have changed your Retirement Benefits, Formed a Drop Plan that really works, Improved the Procedural Guarantees Act (Grievance System), Given Deputy Sheriffs Grievance Rights, Revised Overtime Rules, Instituted and Funded a Line of Duty Act (Death Benefits), Provided a Tax Credit for LEO's, among many other things. 

In actuality they did very little.  We should be thankful that the VRS retirement system was finally improved, but much of the vital legislation that was introduced was tabled or left in committee to die.

 
*VCOPS Legislative Package in Word Format*
2006 session in review

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02/06/07  House: Left in Appropriations

01/24/07  Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 8-N)

02/06/07  House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety

Summary as introduced:
Law-Enforcement Officers Procedural Guarantee Act; scope.  Includes law-enforcement officers employed by the sheriff's office
of a city or county in the scope of the Law-Enforcement Officers Procedural Guarantee Act.
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PASSED as a Substitute : http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+sum+SB1166

Summary as introduced:
Retirement; benefits for certain state and local public safety officers. Makes several changes to the benefits of state and local public safety officers and the funding of such benefits.

Deputy sheriffs. All deputy sheriffs would become members of the Law Enforcement Officers' Retirement System (LEOs).

State police officers. State police officers would receive a 2.0% average final compensation retirement multiplier and would continue to receive the additional annual supplement.

Persons provided LEOs retirement coverage, including deputy sheriffs. Any member of LEOs would receive a 1.7% average final compensation retirement multiplier and the additional annual supplement. However, the multiplier for sheriffs would be increased from 1.7% to 2.0%, and an employer may elect to increase the multiplier to 2.0% for other classes of covered employees. The employer is responsible for paying the actuarial cost of the increase.

Other provisions of the bill. Beginning July 1, 2007, the Compensation Board would reimburse 100% of each county's or city's employer contribution to the Virginia Retirement System for state-responsible deputy sheriffs. However, the reimbursement would be based upon the salaries of such state-responsible deputy sheriffs as fixed by the Board. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

HB 2516 Law-enforcement employees; overtime compensation therefor.
Charles W. Carrico, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles    

 01/30/07  House: Tabled in General Laws      

02/20/07  House: Left in Appropriations

Summary as introduced:
Line of Duty Act.  Amends the definition of "deceased person" to include an individual who suffers a heart attack or stroke during nonroutine, stressful, or strenuous law-enforcement situations, fire suppression, rescue, or other such activities and who suffers the heart attack or stroke while engaged in the activity or not later than 24 hours after the activity. The bill also allows for the $100,000 payment to the beneficiary of the deceased to be annually adjusted to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index.

02/06/07  House: Left in Courts of Justice

02/06/07  House: Left in Courts of Justice

Summary as introduced:
Fixed fee for misdemeanors; local fee for law-enforcement training.  Provides for a local fee of $5.00 upon conviction of a misdemeanor that shall be deposited into a fund maintained by the county, city, or town wherein the court sits for the express purpose of training law-enforcement employees.

02/06/07  House: Left in Courts of Justice