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Page <br /> B. NO. k <br /> I <br /> 1 The legislature further finds that, upon considering the <br /> 2 results of this study, eliminating the minimum age requirement for <br /> 3 police officers and maintaining the twenty-five years of service <br /> 4 requirement may help to reduce the mortality rate risk factor for <br /> 5 police officers. For example, an officer who joins the police <br /> 6 department at age twenty would have the option to retire at forty- <br /> 7 five, which would significantly reduce the possibility of health <br /> 8 risk factors associated with police work. Additionally, Honolulu <br /> 9 and Maui police departments have developed a lateral transfer <br /> 10 program to attract former officers from Hawaii or elsewhere to <br /> 11 transfer to Honolulu or Maui, but the retirement requirements of <br /> 12 twenty-five years of service and minimum age of fifty-five <br /> 13 discourage many qualified individuals from transferring. <br /> 14 The purpose of this Act is to provide an incentive to recruit <br /> 15 and retain more police officers. <br /> 16 SECTION 2. Section 88-73, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended <br /> 17 by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: <br /> I8 " (a) Any member who: <br /> 19 1. Became a member before July 1, 2012, and has at least <br /> 20 five years of credited service and has attained age <br /> 21 fifty-five; <br /> 22 2. Became a member before July 1, 2012, and has at least <br /> 23 twenty-five years of credited service; <br /> 003 (2)abill0l <br />