{"id":37223,"date":"2025-01-31T13:06:29","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T19:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=37223"},"modified":"2025-01-31T13:06:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T19:06:29","slug":"update-to-firefighter-retirement-changes-advanced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=37223","title":{"rendered":"Update to firefighter retirement changes advanced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lawmakers gave first-round approval Jan. 31 to a measure intended to refine changes approved last session to the retirement contribution rates for certain Nebraska firefighters.<\/p>\n

\"Sen.
Sen. Mike Jacobson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nebraska law classifies cities based on population. First class cities are those with a population between 5,001 and 100,000.<\/p>\n

Under LB108, beginning March 1, 2025, firefighters in an absolute coverage group \u2014 those who contribute to both the state\u2019s firefighter retirement system and Social Security \u2014 would contribute 6.5% of their salary if they are employed by a city with more than 60,000 residents that is located in a county with a population of more than 100,000.<\/p>\n

A qualifying city would contribute a sum equal to 13% of such firefighter’s salary to the retirement system.<\/p>\n

North Platte Sen. Mike Jacobson, sponsor of LB108, said the measure would correct a provision in a bill passed last session that changed contribution rates for firefighters and municipalities in first class cities. The current proposal would impact only the city of Bellevue and full-time firefighters working there, he said.<\/p>\n

Jacobson said an attempt in the 2024 bill to accommodate the desire of Bellevue to maintain contribution rates that existed prior to the measure\u2019s passage inadvertently resulted in them being opted out of an offset included in the bill.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe unintended result is that cities such as Bellevue are now subject to the higher contribution rates established by [that bill] without the benefit of the offset,\u201d Jacobson said. \u201cThis oversight has created an undue financial burden on Bellevue firefighters, since they are contributing more than intended and taking home less pay.\u201d<\/p>\n

LB108 advanced to the second round of debate on a 35-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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