HB 1070 -- Policemen and Sheriff's Deputies Trust Fund

Co-Sponsors:  Relford, Kissell

This bill sets the minimum yearly salary for full-time police
officers and sheriff's deputies at $20,000, beginning July 1,
2001.  The bill also establishes the Policemen and Sheriff's
Deputies Trust Fund, provided for by general revenue
appropriations, to assist those political subdivisions in
compliance with the minimum salary requirements who do not meet
the minimum salary threshold before January 1, 2001.  The fund
will terminate on January 1, 2005.