General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5868 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2289 *02289* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. CARNEY, 23rd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5868 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2289 *02289* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. CARNEY, 23rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING NEW STATE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE EXEMPT FROM CLASSIFIED SERVICE AND DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLANS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require all state employees and officials who are hired after June 30, 2015, and are exempt from classified service to participate in a defined contribution retirement plan rather than the current defined benefit system. Statement of Purpose: To provide financial relief to the state by shifting certain state employees to a defined contribution retirement plan.