General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 109 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1369 *01369* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: SEN. LINARES, 33rd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 109 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1369 *01369* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: SEN. LINARES, 33rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING STATE EMPLOYEES AND AN OPTIONAL DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to allow all state employees the option of participating in a privately administered defined contribution benefit retirement plan in lieu of the current defined benefit system. Statement of Purpose: To allow state employees the option to choose private retirement plan over the current pension system.