BREAKING NEWS (4/6/2018)
Retired Correctional Officer will be added to the Maryland Public Safety Hometown Heroes Act. Beginning with tax year 2018, retired correctional officers who are 55 years old or older can subtract up to $15,000 of their public safety eligible pensions/retirement from their Maryland Taxable Income. This brings retired correctional officer equal to their other public safety (police, fire, and EMS) brothers and sisters for qualified Maryland income tax subtraction modification benefits. This legislation is past due and well deserved! The legislation now goes to Governor Hogan for signing and becomes law.
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BCFPE President John Ripley will be aggressively lobbying support in Annapolis for the "Home Town Hero" modification which includes Correctional Officers.
This modification is past due, very much deserved, and simply the right thing to do for the retired correctional officers that have served!
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