Certain Oregon public workers would count as police for retirement

Oregon's Public Employees Retirement System would count covered investigative work as police service for retirement. Covered employers are county sheriffs and city or university police departments. State Police fingerprint workers and county health department death investigators also qualify. Forensic scientists and evidence technicians must hold those job classifications. Fingerprint workers must obtain, classify, and verify fingerprints. Death investigators must be certified and employed or appointed by a covered agency. If enacted, the credit would apply only to covered service on or after the effective date.

Oregon's Public Employees Retirement System would count covered work by specified state lawyers and county juvenile staff as police service for retirement. Covered workers are assistant attorneys general in the Oregon Department of Justice's Criminal Justice Division and county juvenile custody services specialists or juvenile court counselors. County juvenile staff must be assigned and primarily perform the duties listed in the referenced juvenile-department laws. If enacted, the credit would apply only to covered service on or after the effective date.

Oregon's Public Employees Retirement System would count covered military security work as police service for retirement. Covered workers are force protection officers and leaders employed by the Oregon Military Department. Their duties must include patrolling and protecting state and federal property, people, and essential military resources at an Oregon Air National Guard installation. If enacted, the credit would apply only to covered service on or after the effective date.