Connecticut 2017 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05598 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/12/2017

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5598
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 1225
 *01225*
Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
Introduced by:
REP. CARNEY, 23rd Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5598 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 1225

*01225*

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS 

Introduced by:

REP. CARNEY, 23rd Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLANS FOR NEWLY HIRED STATE EMPLOYEES.

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 hired on and after the effective date of this act to participate in defined contribution retirement plans rather than the current defined benefit system.

Statement of Purpose: 

To reduce state pension costs.