Committee advances bill to keep legislative retirement fund overfunded at 120%
Senate Bill 198 would allow retirement system managers to target a 120% funding level for the legislative retirement fund, keeping the legislature from routinely intervening; committee passed the bill by voice vote after sponsor testimony that no state tax dollars would be required.
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Senator Albers presented Senate Bill 198 to the committee, saying the measure would permit the managers of the legislative retirement fund to maintain the fund at approximately 120% funded. The sponsor said that keeping the fund overfunded would allow administrators to adjust benefits and reduce the need for periodic legislative review.
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