General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 87 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1033 *01033* Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 87 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1033 *01033* Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. AN ACT INCREASING CONTRIBUTIONS BY STATE EMPLOYEES TO THE STATE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to increase contributions made by state employees to the state employees retirement system from two per cent of salary to eight per cent of salary. Statement of Purpose: To reduce the unfunded pension liability of the state by increasing contributions made by state employees to the state employees retirement system.