AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT -- PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Summary
Reduces the number of years from five (5) to three (3), when calculating for retirement purposes, the average of the highest consecutive years of compensation, for teachers, and state and municipal employees.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 11, 2024
Last action Jun 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 13, 2024
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 35
Jun 13, 2024
D
Democratic30
90% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
06/13/2024 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 13, 2024
Legislature · Passed
06/13/2024 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 23, 2024
Committee
05/23/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Apr 11, 2024
Introduced
04/11/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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