Florida 2023 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0239 Analysis / Analysis

Filed 06/08/2023

                     
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STAFF FINAL BILL ANALYSIS  
 
BILL #: CS/CS/HB 239    Florida Retirement System 
SPONSOR(S): Appropriations Committee and Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations 
Subcommittee, Busatta Cabrera, Casello, and others 
TIED BILLS:   IDEN./SIM. BILLS: CS/SB 7024 
 
 
 
 
FINAL HOUSE FLOOR ACTION: 112 Y’s 
 
0 N’s GOVERNOR’S ACTION: Approved 
 
 
SUMMARY ANALYSIS 
CS/CS/HB 239 passed the House on May 5, 2023, as CS/SB 7024, as amended by the conference committee. 
The bill conforms the law to the House proposed 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA) as retirement 
contributions are included in the GAA. 
 
The Florida Retirement System (FRS) is a multiple-employer, contributory plan that provides retirement income 
benefits for employees of state and county government agencies, district school boards, state colleges and 
universities. It also serves as the retirement plan for employees of the cities, special districts, and independent 
hospitals that have elected to join the system. Members of the FRS have two plan options available for 
participation: the pension plan, which is a defined benefit plan, and the investment plan, which is a defined 
contribution plan. The FRS Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) allows eligible pension plan 
members to participate in the program and defer receipt of retirement benefits while continuing employment 
with his or her FRS employer.  
 
The Department of Management Services must compile an annual actuarial valuation of the FRS and report 
the results to the Legislature by December 31 of each year. Thereafter, the Legislature uses the results of the 
actuarial valuation to establish uniform employer contribution rates during the next legislative session to ensure 
the FRS is funded in a sound actuarial manner.  
 
The bill:  
 Increases the employer-funded allocations to investment plan accounts by 2 percent for each 
membership class. 
 Increases the monthly retiree health insurance subsidy from $5 to $7.50 for each year of service. 
 Restores the pre-2011 normal retirement age and years of service for Special Risk Class members. 
 Revises DROP by removing age restrictive entry windows to enter DROP for all members that have 
met normal retirement requirements, increasing the amount of time all eligible members can participate 
in DROP, and increasing the amount of monthly interest applied to a member’s DROP account.  
 Adjusts the employer contribution rates for the FRS based on certain actuarial studies. 
 Increases allocations for member disability coverage and line-of-duty death benefits. 
 Declares that the act fulfills an important state interest.  
 
The application of the rates will have a significant fiscal impact to funds appropriated by the Legislature 
associated with employee salaries and benefits. Provisions of the bill relating to employer retirement 
contribution rates will increase the amounts FRS employers must pay for employee retirement benefits. See 
Fiscal Comments. 
 
The bill was approved by the Governor on June 5, 2023, ch. 2023-193, L.O.F., and became effective on that 
date except as otherwise provided. 
    
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I. SUBSTANTIVE INFORMATION 
 
A. EFFECT OF CHANGES: 
 
Background 
 
Florida Retirement System 
The Florida Retirement System (FRS) was established in 1970 when the Legislature consolidated the 
Teachers’ Retirement System, the State and County Officers and Employees’ Retirement System, and 
the Highway Patrol Pension Fund. In 1972, the Judicial Retirement System was consolidated into the 
FRS, and in 2007, the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Supplemental Retirement Program 
was consolidated under the Regular Class of the FRS as a closed group. The FRS was amended in 
1998 to add the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) under the defined benefit plan and   
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amended in 2000 to provide a defined contribution plan alternative to the defined benefit plan for FRS 
members effective July 1, 2002.
1
 
 
The FRS is a multiple-employer, contributory plan
2
 governed by the Florida Retirement System Act.
3
 As 
of June 30, 2022, the FRS provides retirement income benefits to 629,073 active members,
4
 448,846 
retired members and beneficiaries, and 28,827 members in DROP.
5
 It is the primary retirement plan for 
employees of state and county government agencies, district school boards, state colleges, and state 
universities. The FRS also serves as the retirement plan for the employees of the 180 cities, 153 
special districts, and two independent hospitals that have elected to join the system.
6
  
 
The FRS is a low-cost system compared to other retirement systems. The cost to administer the FRS in 
2022 was $19 per active member and annuitant compared to the peer average of $115 for other similar 
pension systems. Further, the number of staff to administer the FRS is 1.3 positions per 10,000 
members versus an average of 3.4 per 10,000 members of other similar retirement systems.
7
 
 
Membership of the FRS is divided into the following membership classes:
8
  
 Regular Class
9
 consists of 537,128 members (85.38 percent of the total 2022 FRS 
membership). This class is for all members who are not assigned to another class. 
 Special Risk Class
10
 includes 72,925 members (11.59 percent). This class is for members 
employed as law enforcement officers, firefighters, correctional officers, probation officers, 
paramedics and emergency medical technicians, among others. 
 Special Risk Administrative Support Class
11
 has 104 members (0.017 percent). This class is for 
former Special Risk Class members who provide administrative support within an FRS special 
risk employing agency. Members of this class must maintain the certification required for their 
former Special Risk Class position and be subject to recall into those positions if needed. 
 Elected Officers’ Class
12
 has 2,095 members (0.33 percent).  This class is for elected state and 
county officers, and for those elected municipal or special district officers whose governing body 
has chosen Elected Officers’ Class participation for its elected officers. 
 Senior Management Service Class
13
 has 7,875 members (1.24 percent). This class is for 
members who fill senior management level positions assigned by law to the Senior 
Management Service Class or authorized by law as eligible for Senior Management Service 
Class designation. 
 
Each class is funded separately based upon the costs attributable to the members of that class.  
 
Members of the FRS have two primary plan options available for participation:  
 The investment plan, which is a defined contribution plan; and 
 The pension plan, which is a defined benefit plan. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                
1
 DMS Florida Retirement System Pension Plan And Other State Administered Systems Comprehensive Annual 
Comprehensive Financial Report Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022, at p. 35. A copy of the report can be found online at: 
http://www.dms.myflorida.com/workforce_operations/retirement/publications/annual_reports [hereinafter Annual Report] 
(Last visited Mar. 22, 2023). 
14
 Annual Report, supra note 1, at 260. 
15
 Annual Report, supra note 1, at 261. 
Total FRS Membership by Plan
14
 
 	2021 2022 Percent Change 
Investment Plan 	176,577 184,923 5% 
Pension Plan 	458,689 444,150 -3% 
Total Membership 635,266 629,073 -1% 
Total FRS Membership by Source
15
 
 	2022   
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FRS Investment Plan 
In 2000, the Legislature created the Public Employee Optional Retirement Program (investment plan), 
a defined contribution plan offered to eligible employees as an alternative to the pension plan. The 
earliest that any member could participate in the investment plan was July 1, 2002. The State Board of 
Administration (SBA) is primarily responsible for administering the investment plan.
16
 The SBA is 
comprised of the Governor as chair, the Chief Financial Officer, and the Attorney General.
17
 
A member vests immediately in all employee contributions paid to the investment plan.
18
 With respect 
to the employer contributions, a member vests after completing one work year with an FRS employer.
19
  
Vested benefits are payable upon termination of employment with the FRS employer or death, as a 
lump-sum distribution, direct rollover distribution, or periodic distribution.
20
 
 
Benefits under the investment plan accrue in individual member accounts funded by both employee 
and employer contributions and investment earnings. Benefits are provided through employee-directed 
investments offered by approved investment providers. The amount of money contributed to each 
member’s account varies by class as follows:
21
 
 
                                                
4
 As of June 30, 2022, the FRS Pension Plan, which is a defined benefit plan, had 444,150 members, and the investment 
plan, which is a defined contribution plan, had 184,923 members. Annual Report, supra note 1, at p. 260. 
5
 Id. 
6
 Id., at 298. 
7
 Email from Jeff Ivey, Deputy Chief of Staff, Department of Management Services, RE: 2022 CEM Slides (Mar. 13, 2023). 
8
 Annual Report, supra note 1, at 263.  
9
  S. 121.021(12), F.S. 
10
 S. 121.0515, F.S. 
11
 The Special Risk Administrative Support Class is for a special risk member who moved or was reassigned to a 
nonspecial risk law enforcement, firefighting, correctional, or emergency medical care administrative support position with 
the same agency, or who is subsequently employed in such a position under the FRS. Section 121.0515(8), F.S. 
12
 S. 121.052, F.S. 
13
 S. 121.055, F.S. 
14
 Annual Report, supra note 1, at 260. 
15
 Annual Report, supra note 1, at 261. 
16
 S. 121.4501(8), F.S. 
17
 Art. IV, section 4(e), Fla. Const.   
18
 S. 121.4501(6)(a), F.S. 
19
 If a member terminates employment before vesting in the investment plan, the nonvested money is transferred from the 
member’s account to the SBA for deposit and investment by the SBA in its suspense account for up to five years. If the 
member is not reemployed as an eligible employee within five years, any nonvested accumulations transferred from a 
member’s account to the SBA’s suspense account are forfeited. Section 121.4501(6)(b) – (d), F.S. 
20
 S. 121.591, F.S. 
21
 S. 121.72(6), F.S. 
School Districts 	302,399 
Counties 	151,223 
State 	90,754 
State Universities 	27,994 
Others 	36,491 
State Colleges 	20,212   
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Membership Class 	Percentage of Gross 
Compensation
1 
Regular Class 	9.30% 
Special Risk Class 	17.00% 
Special Risk Administrative Support Class 	10.95% 
Elected Officers’ Class 
 Justices and Judges 
 County Elected Officers 
 Others 
 
16.23% 
14.34% 
12.38% 
Senior Management Service Class 	10.67% 
*
Includes the 3 percent employee contribution. 
 
The above table reflects the rates in effect since July 1, 2022.  Between July 1, 2022, through June 30, 
2022, the Percentage of Gross Compensation was 3 percent less for each class.
22
 The additional 3 
percent for each class was provided in the 2022 Legislative Session.
23
  
 
FRS Pension Plan 
The pension plan is a defined benefit plan that is administered by the secretary of the Department of 
Management Services (DMS) through the Division of Retirement (division).
24
 Investment management 
is handled by the SBA. 
 
Any member initially enrolled in the pension plan before July 1, 2011, vests in the pension plan after 
completing six years of service with an FRS employer.
25
 For members initially enrolled on or after July 
1, 2011, the member vests in the pension plan after eight years of creditable service.
26
 A member vests 
immediately in all employee contributions paid to the pension plan. 
 
For non-special risk members of the pension plan initially enrolled before July 1, 2011, normal 
retirement is the earlier of 30 years of service or age 62.
27
 For members in the Special Risk and Special 
Risk Administrative Support Classes, normal retirement is the earlier of 25 years of service or age 55.
28
 
Members initially enrolled in the pension plan on or after July 1, 2011, must complete 33 years of 
service or attain age 65, and members in the Special Risk and Special Risk Administrative Support 
Classes must complete 30 years of service or attain age 60.
29
 
 
Deferred Retirement Option Program 
DROP
30
 allows eligible members
31
 of the FRS Pension Plan to participate in the program and defer 
receipt of retirement benefits while continuing employment with his or her FRS employer. The deferred 
monthly benefits accrue, plus interest, in the FRS on behalf of the employee, including interest, for the 
period of time the member participates in DROP. For members whose DROP participation begins on or 
after July 1, 2011, the interest that is applied accrues at an effective annual rate of 1.3 percent, 
compounded monthly, on the prior month’s accumulated ending balance.
32
 Prior to July 1, 2011, the 
annual rate applied was 6.5 percent. Upon termination of the employment, the member receives the 
total DROP benefits and begins to receive the previously determined normal retirement amounts.
33
 
 
                                                
22
 S. 121.72(5), F.S. 
23
 Ch. 2022-159, Laws of Fla. 
24
 S. 121.025, F.S. 
25
 S. 121.021(45)(a), F.S. 
26
 S. 121.021(45)(b), F.S. 
27
 S. 121.021(29)(a)1., F.S. 
28
 S. 121.021(29)(b)1., F.S. 
29
 S. 121.021(29)(a)2. and (b)2., F.S. 
30
 S. 121.091(13), F.S. 
31
 S. 121.091(13)(a), F.S.  
32
 S. 121.091(13)(c), F.S. 
33
 Id.   
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Current law provides eligibility windows during which a member may enter DROP. Eligibility differs by 
membership class, hire date, and either satisfaction of service-only criteria or age-plus-service
34
 
criteria. Generally, the law requires an FRS Pension Plan member to elect to participate in DROP 
within a certain time period or lose the opportunity for DROP participation. 
 
The below charts show the DROP entry window for each scenario.
35
 
Current Law - Years of Service Criteria Only 
Eligibility Window for Non-Special Risk Members 
Enrollment Date Window Opens Open Window 
Start 
Window 
Closes 
Before  
July 1, 2011 (Tier I) 
30 Years of 
Service 
Age 57 Age 58 
On or After 
July 1, 2011 (Tier II) 
33 Years of 
Service 
Age 60 Age 61 
Current Law - Years of Service Criteria Only 
Eligibility Window for Special Risk 
Enrollment Date Window Opens Open Window 
Start 
Window 
Closes 
Before  
July 1, 2011 (Tier I) 
25 Years of 
Service 
Age 52 Age 53 
On or After 
July 1, 2011 (Tier II) 
30 Years of 
Service 
Age 55 Age 56 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Instructional 
personnel, 
such as 	classroom 
teachers, may 
elect to 	participate in 
DROP 	at any time 
following the 
date on 	which the 
member first reaches normal retirement.
36
 
 
Generally, FRS Pension Plan members may elect to participate in DROP for a period not to exceed a 
maximum of 60 calendar months.
37
 However, instructional personnel employed by the Florida School 
for the Deaf and the Blind, instructional personnel in grades K-12, and personnel employed by a 
developmental research school may participate in DROP for up to 36 calendar months beyond the 60-
month period.
38
 Additionally, the Legislature modified DROP in the 2022 Legislative Session to allow 
law enforcement officers
39
 in the Special Risk Class to extend DROP participation 36 calendar months 
beyond the 60-month period if DROP entry is on or before June 30, 2028.
40
 
 
Member Disability Coverage and Line-of-Duty Death Benefits 
                                                
34
 S. 121.021(45), F.S.  
35
 S. 121.091(13)(a)1., F.S. 
36
 S. 121.091(13)(a)6., F.S. 
37
 S. 121.091(13)(b)1.a., F.S. 
38
 Id. 
39
 Defined in s. 1012.01(3), F.S.  
40
 S. 121.091(13)(b)1.c., F.S. 
Current Law - Age-Plus-Service Criteria Only 
Eligibility Window for Non-Special Risk Members 
Enrollment Date Window Opens Window Closes 
Before  
July 1, 2011 (Tier I) 
Age 62 and 6 Years of 
Service 
After 12 months 
On or After 
July 1, 2011 (Tier II) 
Age 65 and 8 Years of 
Service 
After 12 months 
Current Law - Age-Plus-Service Criteria Only 
Eligibility Window for Special Risk 
Enrollment Date Window Opens Window Closes 
Before  
July 1, 2011 (Tier I) 
Age 55 and 6 Years of 
Service 
After 12 months 
On or After 
July 1, 2011 (Tier II) 
Age 60 and 8 Years of 
Service 
After 12 months   
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Current law sets the rates that are applied to each investment plan member’s gross compensation for 
each calendar month. For line-of-duty death benefits, the amount is transferred from the FRS 
Contributions Clearing Trust Fund to the survivor benefit account of the FRS Trust Fund.
41
 For disability 
coverage, the amount is transferred from the FRS Contributions Clearing Trust Fund to the disability 
account of the FRS Trust Fund.
42
 
 
Retiree Health Insurance Subsidy 
Current law, provides for a retiree health insurance subsidy
43
 paid from the Retiree Health Insurance 
Subsidy Trust Fund to eligible retirees of the FRS. The amount of the monthly subsidy is $5 for each 
year of service in the FRS, but not less than $30 nor more than $150.  
 
The subsidy is funded through a contribution by employers participating in the FRS. The current 
contribution is 1.66 percent of the employer’s monthly payroll. The contribution is paid to DMS for 
deposit in the Retiree Health Insurance Subsidy Trust Fund. The program is funded on a “pay-as-you-
go” basis rather than on an actuarial basis. This means the revenues and expenditures of the trust fund 
are designed to match each other on an annual basis, with minimal reserves accumulated. 
 
Members of the pension plan and investment plan qualify for the subsidy; however, members of the 
university, community college, and senior management optional retirement programs are not eligible. 
 
Actuarial Study - Contribution Rates 
Section 121.031, F.S., requires DMS to compile an annual actuarial study of the FRS, the results of 
which must be reported to the Legislature by December 31 of each year.
44
 Thereafter, the Legislature 
uses the report to establish the uniform contribution rates in law during the next regular legislative 
session. The employer contribution rate is the same percentage regardless of whether the member 
participates in the pension plan or the investment plan.
45
 The rate is determined annually based on the 
actuarial study by DMS that calculates the necessary level of funding to support all of the benefit 
obligations under the plan. FRS employers are responsible for contributing a set percentage of the 
member’s monthly compensation to the division to be distributed into the FRS Contributions Clearing 
Trust Fund. 
 
Effect of the Bill 
 
FRS Investment Plan 
The bill increases the employer-funded allocations to investment plan accounts by 2 percent for each 
membership class in the investment plan. The revised contribution percentages, by class, are as 
follows: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
Includes the 3 percent employee contribution. 
 
                                                
41
 S. 121.735, F.S. 
42
 S. 121.73, F.S. 
43
 S. 112.363, F.S. 
44
 S. 121.031(3), F.S. 
45
 S. 121.70(1), F.S. 
Membership Class 	Percentage of Gross 
Compensation
1 
Regular Class 	11.30% 
Special Risk Class 	19.00% 
Special Risk Administrative Support Class 	12.95% 
Elected Officers Class 
 Justices and Judges 
 County Elected Officers 
 Others 
 
18.23% 
16.34% 
14.38% 
Senior Management Service Class 	12.67%   
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FRS Pension Plan – Special Risk Years of Service 
The bill revises the FRS normal retirement date for Special Risk Class members initially enrolled on or 
after July 1, 2011, to be consistent with the normal retirement date for Special Risk Class members 
initially enrolled before July 1, 2011. In other words, normal retirement for members of the Special Risk 
Class will be the earlier of 25 years of creditable service, or age 55, instead of 30 years of creditable 
service, or age 60, assuming vesting requirements have been met. Accordingly, members of the 
Special Risk Class initially enrolled on or after July 1, 2011, will be eligible to retire or enter DROP five 
years earlier. 
 
Deferred Retirement Option Program 
The bill modifies DROP by: 
 Eliminating the restrictive entry window for eligible FRS members to participate in DROP for all 
retirement classes. In effect, this will allow entry into DROP for eligible members at any age as 
long as years of service or age and vesting requirements are met; 
 Extending the maximum amount of time a qualified FRS member may participate in DROP from 
60 calendar months to 96 calendar months for all classes;  
 Extending the maximum amount of time for certain instructional personnel to participate in 
DROP from 96 calendar months to 120 calendar months until June 30, 2029; and 
 Increasing the interest rate applied to a member’s accrued monthly benefit each month from 1.3 
percent to 4 percent. 
 
Member Disability Coverage and Line-of-duty Death Benefits 
The bill increases the allocations for disability coverage and for line-of-duty death benefits. The 
increases are included in the actuarial studies for the proposed modifications to the FRS. The increases 
provide sufficient authority to transfer funds into the survivor benefit account and the disability account 
of the FRS Trust Fund. 
 
Retiree Health Insurance Subsidy  
The bill increases the monthly retiree health insurance subsidy from $5 to $7.50 for each year of 
service. The maximum benefit is adjusted from $150 to $225 per month and the minimum benefit is 
adjusted from $30 to $45 per month. To account for the increased benefit, the employer-paid 
contribution to the Retiree Health Insurance Trust Fund is increased from 1.66 percent of gross 
compensation to 2.0 percent of gross compensation for each member of the FRS. 
 
Employer Contribution Rates 
The bill revises the employer contribution rates to fund the normal costs and the unfunded actuarial 
liability of the FRS based on the annual actuarial study and the actuarial studies relating to the 
modifications to the FRS included in the bill. 
 
Important State Interest 
The bill declares it fulfills an important state interest and provides that a proper and legitimate state 
purpose is served by the bill, which includes providing benefits managed, administered, and funded in 
an actuarially sound manner. 
 
II.  FISCAL ANALYSIS & ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT 
  
A. FISCAL IMPACT ON STATE GOVER NMENT: 
 
1.  Revenues: 
 
See Fiscal Comments. 
 
2. Expenditures: 
 
See Fiscal Comments.   
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B. FISCAL IMPACT ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: 
 
1. Revenues: 
 
See Fiscal Comments. 
 
2. Expenditures: 
 
See Fiscal Comments. 
 
C. DIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACT ON PRIVATE SECTOR: 
 
None. 
 
D. FISCAL COMMENTS: 
 
The bill revises the employer contribution rates to adequately fund the FRS as determined by the July 
1, 2022, annual valuation. The bill also includes the rates necessary to fund the program for each 
modification to the FRS included in the bill.
46
 The proposed employer contributions for Fiscal Year (FY) 
2023-2024 compared to the rates currently in effect, are contained in the below table.
47
    
 7/1/20227/1/20237/1/20227/1/20237/1/20227/1/2023
Regular Class	5.96% 6.73% 4.23% 4.78% 10.19% 11.51%
Special Risk Class 16.44% 18.66% 9.67% 11.95% 26.11% 30.61%
Special Risk 
Administrative Class
10.77% 11.54% 26.16% 26.22% 36.93% 37.76%
Elected Officer Class
      Leg/Gov/SAs/PDs 9.31% 10.45% 56.76% 50.21% 66.07% 60.66%
      Judges 14.41% 14.90% 27.64% 27.93% 42.05% 42.83%
      County Officers 11.30% 12.39% 43.98% 44.23% 55.28% 56.62%
Senior Management 7.70% 8.56% 22.15% 23.90% 29.85% 32.46%
DROP	7.79% 8.49% 9.15% 10.64% 16.94% 19.13%
Membership Class
"Blended" 
Normal Costs
Unfunded Actuarial 
Liability
Combined 
Contribution Rates 
 
 
The revised employer contribution will have a significant fiscal impact on funds paid into the FRS Trust 
Fund. The total combined employer contributions estimated to be paid into the FRS Trust Fund in FY 
2023-2024 will increase by approximately $713.3 million above the contributions paid in FY 2022-2023. 
The estimated increase in contributions by employer contribution group for FY 2023-2024 are as 
follows: 
 
                                                
46
 Actuarial studies were performed by the Milliman actuarial and consulting firm through DMS. A study for projected 
blended Fiscal Year 2023-2024 statutory rates reflecting an increase in FRS Investment Plan employer contribution rates 
was requested by the Governor’s Office. The study requested an analysis of three different scenarios including an 
additional 3 percent, 4 percent, and 5 percent. The 2 percent rate included in the bill is a prorated amount based on that 
study. Additionally, the President of the Senate requested a study to determine the rates needed for K-12 instructional 
personnel to participate in DROP for a total of 10 years. The remaining modifications to the FRS included in the bill were 
requested in a study by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
47
 The Milliman studies requested by the Speaker of the House of Representative and the Governor’s Office include 
updates to the rates related to indirect costs to the FRS based on modifications to posttraumatic stress disorder 
counseling for specified classes and modifications to additional benefits for firefighters.   
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2022 actuarial valuation for normal cost and unfunded actuarial liability for FY 2023-2024: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost Reflecting 2.00 percent employer increase for the FRS Investment Plan: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost 	for 10-year 
DROP 
participation for K-12 instructional personnel: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost for DROP modifications and special risk age and years of service: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The total combined employer contributions estimated to be paid into the FRS Trust Fund in FY 2023-
2024: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The modifications to the health insurance subsidy will increase the revenues deposited into the Retiree 
Health Insurance Subsidy Trust Fund by approximately $139.3 million annually. The estimated increase 
in contributions by employer group for FY 2023-2024: 
Employer Contribution Group Estimated Increase in Contributions 
State Agencies 	$48.0 Million 
School Boards 	$114.3 Million 
State Universities 	$31.2 Million 
Colleges 	$9.1 Million 
Counties 	$126.6 Million 
Other 	$21.4 Million 
Total: 	$350.6 Million 
Employer Contribution Group Estimated Increase in Contributions 
State Agencies  $23.4 Million 
School Boards  $76.9 Million 
State Universities  $8.8 Million 
Colleges  $5.7 Million 
Counties  $53.0 Million 
Other  $11.3 Million 
Total:  $179.1 Million 
Employer Contribution Group Estimated Increase in Contributions 
State Agencies 	$0.5 Million 
School Boards 	$2.3 Million 
State Universities 	$0.5 Million 
Colleges 	$0.2 Million 
Counties 	$0.9 Million 
Other 	$0.3 Million 
Total: 	$4.6 Million 
Employer Contribution Group Estimated Increase in Contributions 
State Agencies 	$31.1 Million 
School Boards 	$20.2 Million 
State Universities 	$4.2 Million 
Colleges 	$1.5 Million 
Counties 	$111.0 Million 
Other 	$11.1 Million 
Total: 	$179.0 Million 
Employer Contribution Group Estimated Increase In Contributions 
State Agencies 	$103.0 Million 
School Boards 	$213.7 Million 
State Universities 	$44.7 Million 
Colleges 	$16.5 Million 
Counties 	$291.5 Million 
Other 	$44.0 Million 
Total: 	$713.3 Million   
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Employer Contribution Group Estimated Increase in Contributions 
State Agencies 	$16.6 Million 
School Boards 	$54.3 Million 
State Universities 	$18.7 Million 
Colleges 	$4.3 Million 
Counties 	$37.3 Million 
Other 	$7.9 Million 
Total: 	$139.3 Million