General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5656 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1123 Referred to Committee on Appropriations Introduced by: REP. ACKERT, 8th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5656 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1123 Referred to Committee on Appropriations Introduced by: REP. ACKERT, 8th Dist. AN ACT EXCLUDING OVERTIME PAYMENTS FROM THE CALCULATION OF STATE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to exclude overtime payments from the calculation of base salary received for the three highest-paid years of state service by a member of the state employees retirement system for purposes of calculating the member's retirement income. Statement of Purpose: To help reduce costs for the State Employees Retirement Fund.