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MO SB1146

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/1/2016

Primary Sponsor

Jamilah Nasheed

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the St. Louis Public School Retirement System board of trustees to provide a 2% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to retirees and beneficiaries when inflation reaches 2% or more in the preceding fiscal year

  • Mandates a 5% COLA when the cost-of-living increases 5% or more in the preceding fiscal year

  • Caps total cumulative COLAs at 80% of the original retirement allowance established at retirement

  • Allows the board discretion to set COLA percentages between 2% and 5% when inflation falls between those thresholds, but prohibits any increase exceeding 5% annually

  • Eliminates COLAs for any year following a decrease in the cost-of-living, with changes effective August 28, 2016

Legislative Description

Allows the board of trustees of the Public School Retirement System of the City of St. Louis to provide cost-of-living increases

Last Action

Hearing Conducted S General Laws and Pensions Committee

3/15/2016

Committee Referrals

General Laws and Pensions3/3/2016

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