2009 House Bill 4813

Give state employees pension increase to encourage early retirement

Introduced in the House

April 21, 2009

Introduced by Rep. Rick Jones (R-71)

To authorize a retirement incentive for state employees whose age and years of government employment add up to at least 80 and who retire before Oct. 1, 2009. The bill would increase the multiplier used to calculate the retirement benefits of these employees from 1.5 percent to 1.75 percent, which would increase the cash portion of their post-retirement benefits by 16.7 percent.

Referred to the Committee on Labor