| This bill proposes to allow oil and hazardous materials |
| emergency response workers in the Department of Environmental |
| Protection to qualify for retirement at 55 years of age with |
| 10 years of creditable service, regardless of whether the |
| service was performed before or after those workers were |
| included in the 1998 Special Plan. The bill would provide a |
| mechanism for funding any increased cost attributable to this |
| provision. |
