LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITY
LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITY
Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardsonspoke with committee
staff in the office of Senator Lindsey O. Graham (R-SC), Chairman
of the Judiciary Committee, regarding the inclusion of language to
fix the LEOSA issue in the upcoming Senate COVID-19 legislation.
Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardsonspoke with staff in the
office of Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) regarding the Senate
companion to H.R. 6436, whichwould repeal the direct payment
requirement in the Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety
(HELPS) Retirees Act. Under current law, eligible retired public
safety officers may use up to $3,000 per year from their qualified
government retirement plan, on a pre-tax basis, to pay for health
insurance or long-term care insurance premiums. In order for these
officers to get the pre-tax benefit, the money must be paid directly
from their pension fund to a health or long-term care insurance
company. This requirement has proved to be unworkable for far too
many eligible public safety officers who belong to pension systems
that are unable to make these direct payments.
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F R A T E R N A L O R D E R O F P O L I C E
Executive Director Jim Pascospoke withDean M. Kueter, Jr.,
Executive Director of the Presidential Commission on Law
Enforcement and the Administration of Justice, regarding
Commission business.