General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 88 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1253 *01253* Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. REP. WILMS, 142nd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 88 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1253 *01253* Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. REP. WILMS, 142nd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING RETIREMENT AND HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN 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 who are exempt from classified service and not vested in any state-administered retirement plan to participate in a defined contribution benefit plan, rather than the current defined benefit system, and a higher deductible health care plan. Statement of Purpose: To create state budgetary savings by placing nonunion state employees in health and retirement plans that are similar to those in the private sector.