Bill Summary for H 348 (2017-2018)

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Mar 14 2017

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
House Bill 348 (Public) Filed Tuesday, March 14, 2017
AN ACT TO PROVIDE A COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR RETIREES OF THE TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE JUDICIAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM, AND THE LEGISLATIVE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Intro. by L. Bell.

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Amends GS 135-5, concerning retirement benefits for teachers and state employees, adding new subsection (vvv), providing for cost-of-living increases of 1.5%.

Amends GS 135-65, concerning retirement benefits for individuals in the consolidated judicial retirement system, adding new subsection (gg), providing for cost-of-living increases of 1.5%.

Amends GS 120-4.22A, concerning retirement benefits for members of the legislative retirement system, adding new subsection (aa), providing for cost-of-living increases of 1.5%. 

Appropriates $67 million from the General Fund to the Reserve for Retiree Cost-of-Living Adjustments for the 2017-18 fiscal year and $67 million for the 2018-19 fiscal year to implement the cost-of-living adjustment authorized in this act.

Effective July 1, 2017.