Topic Descriptions
Contribution Rates and Funding Issues
Includes legislation related to employee contribution rates to pensions as well as legislation addressing pension funding issues.
Cost-of-Living Adjustments
Includes legislation related to cost-of-living adjustments for pension and retirement plans.
Defined Benefit Plan Changes
Includes legislation related to changes in states’ defined benefit pension plans.
Defined Contribution and Hybrid Plans
Includes legislation related to states’ defined contribution and hybrid retirement plans.
Deferred Retirement Option Plans
Includes legislation focusing on deferred retirement option plans.
Divestiture
Includes legislation related to general divestiture as well as divestiture from any environmental, social or governance factors.
Early Retirement Incentives
Includes legislation related to incentives for employees to retire early.
Ethics/Forfeiture of Benefits/Privacy
Includes legislation related to ethics around pensions, forfeiture of retiree benefits and privacy.
Governance and Investment Policy
Includes legislation that focuses on governance of public pensions as well as various investment policies for pension funds. This topic also includes aspects of investment decisions based on environment, social and governance factors.
General Service Credit
Includes legislation that focuses on service credits such as purchasing service credit and military service credit.
Pension and Retirement Studies
Includes legislation related to legislative studies and study committees created to advise future pension legislation. Also includes legislation focused on risk reporting and stress testing public pension plans.
Pensions – Public Sector Employees
Includes legislation related to pensions for public sector employees.
Pensions – Private Sector Employees
Includes legislation related to pensions for private sector employees.
Reemployment after Retirement
Includes legislation related to reemployment of retirees after drawing pension funds.
Retiree Health Benefits
Includes legislation focused on health care and benefits through pension funds for retirees.
State-Federal Issues
Includes legislation that relates to state and federal regulations of pension funds.
Taxation of Retirement Income
Includes legislation related to taxation of retirement and pension income for retirees.