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Senate expands MyCT Savings to personal care attendants and tightens automatic‑enrollment rules amid heated debate

Connecticut State Senate · May 1, 2025
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Summary

The Senate passed changes to the MyCT Savings retirement program to include personal care attendants, set default contribution rules tied to federal guidance, and increase enforcement measures; opponents criticized automatic opt‑out enrollment, fiduciary oversight, and state competition with private financial services.

The Connecticut Senate passed a substitute bill amending the Connecticut Retirement Security Program (MyCT Savings) to add personal care attendants (PCAs) in state‑funded programs to the pool of eligible participants and to align default contribution requirements with federal SECURE 2 automatic‑enrollment guidance.

Senator Kushner, the bill’s proponent, said the change will extend retirement access to PCAs who previously…

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