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IN HB1055

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/4/2017

Primary Sponsor

Martin Carbaugh

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Provides cost of living adjustments to pension benefits for members of the public employees' retirement fund and Indiana state teachers' retirement fund who retired or were disabled before January 1, 2017, effective after June 30, 2017.

  • Calculates adjustments using a six-step formula based on years of creditable service (up to 30 years), monthly benefit amount, and retirement date, with maximum adjustments of $300 per month.

  • Applies different percentage adjustments based on retirement date: 3% for those retiring before January 1, 1986; 2% for those retiring between January 1, 1986 and December 31, 1997; and 1% for those retiring after December 31, 1997.

  • Increases state police 1987 benefit system pensions by 1% of the maximum basic monthly pension amount for a trooper with 25 years of service as of July 1, 2017, for employees who retired or were disabled between June 30, 1987 and July 2, 2016.

  • Modifies state police pre-1987 benefit system supplemental benefit calculations to establish multiple subsections governing benefit increases based on eligibility timing and previous benefit receipt.

Legislative Description

Pension cost of living adjustments. Provides for cost of living adjustments for certain members of: (1) the public employees' retirement fund; (2) the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund; (3) the state police 1987 benefit system; and (4) the state police pre-1987 benefit system. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the interim study committee on pension management oversight.)

Last Action

Representative Smaltz added as coauthor

1/23/2017

Committee Referrals

Employment, Labor and Pensions1/4/2017

Full Bill Text

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