Virginia Sponsors See Little Future for Retired Police/School Security Bill

A 2012 bill that would allow retired police officers to work as school security officers and still keep pension benefits will get another chance to become law this January, but amid fears of double-dipping and stunting job creation, its creators say they expect the measure to be dead-on-arrival, according to an article from Watchdog.org.

The bill, HB 208, seeks to create an exemption in the Virginia Retirement System’s rules to allow school boards to hire retired police officers as full-time security guards while retirees simultaneously collect pension benefits, the article says. The bill was designed to help provide experienced security personnel in Virginia schools, according to the measure’s sponsors.