Introduced in the Senate on May 25, 2007, to establish a “graduated” school employees pension and post-retirement health care benefits vesting system, where the amount of pension and benefits a school employee receives is tied more directly to the number of years worked; and also require employees to contribute more of their salaries to the system. Under current law an employee who has only worked for 10 years (or five in some cases) can be eligible for a full pension and benefits
The vote was 20 in favor, 17 opposed and 1 not voting
(Senate Roll Call 196 at Senate Journal 64)
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