General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 679 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 610 Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees Introduced by: SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 679 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 610 Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees Introduced by: SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING NEW STATE EMPLOYEES AND DEFINED CONTRIBUTION BENEFIT PLANS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require all new employees entering state service after June 1, 2011, to participate in a defined contribution benefit plan rather than the current defined benefit system. Statement of Purpose: To require new state employees to pay a greater share of their retirement benefits.