TPEA's legislative agenda for the 88th Legislative Session includes annuity adjustments or 13th checks for state retirees, pay raises for active employees, and more including target pay raises. View the table below for details.
Current State Employees |
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State Employee Pay Raises TPEA supports increased state funding for state employee pay raises to stabilize the workforce and enable state agencies to recruit and retain an efficient and skilled workforce. TPEA supports and advocates for: Remote Work |
Retired State Employees |
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Annuity Adjustment or 13th Check for ERS retirees TPEA believes an annuity adjustment for ERS retirees is long overdue, and the last benefit increase was in 2001. Given the drastic effects of inflation coupled with the sheer length of time since any annuity adjustment, the TPEA Board of Directors supports: An additional one-time legacy payment to the retirement fund accelerates actuarial soundness and allows the ERS trust fund to provide ERS retirees a COLA or Cost-of-Living Increase. |
Current & Retired State Employees |
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Retirement and Insurance • State employee and retiree health insurance - support continuing the benefits and premium structure of the existing ERS health plan. • Employees’ Retirement Program • ERS Retirement Plan Legacy Payment
• Law Enforcement and Custodial Officers Supplemental Fund (Normal Cost and Debt Reduction) • Retiree death benefit
• ERS retirement plan legacy payment method of finance exchange • Financial assistance to survivors of law enforcement officers and firefighters |