General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 188 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 2036 Referred to Committee on Appropriations Introduced by: SEN. MCLACHLAN, 24th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 188 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 2036 Referred to Committee on Appropriations Introduced by: SEN. MCLACHLAN, 24th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING STATE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require all employees entering state service on or after July 1, 2011, to participate in a defined contribution benefit plan instead of the defined benefit retirement plan. Statement of Purpose: To clearly define future retirement benefit costs.