General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 347 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2101 *02101* Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: SEN. HWANG, 28th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 347 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2101 *02101* Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: SEN. HWANG, 28th 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.