LCO No. 236 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Senate Joint Resolution No. 5 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 236 Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: SEN. KASSER, 36 th Dist. RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONNECTICUT CONSTITUTION TO REQUIRE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNDING OF SHARED-RISK PENSION PLANS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS. Resolved by this Assembly: That article third of the Constitution of the state be amended to 1 require that the General Assembly (1) enact legislation to establish and 2 implement shared-risk pension plans for both state employees and 3 teachers, and (2) appropriate in each fiscal year the full amount of the 4 required employer contributions for such pension plans. 5 Statement of Purpose: To reduce pension costs by establishing shared-risk pension plans for state employees and teachers and requiring that the General Assembly fully fund such plans.