RETIREMENT SYSTEM COLAS.

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View NCGA Bill Details2015-2016 Session
House Bill 759 (Public) Filed Tuesday, April 14, 2015
AN ACT TO PROVIDE COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES FOR MEMBERS OF THE TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE LEGISLATIVE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, AND THE CONSOLIDATED JUDICIAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Intro. by L. Bell.

Status: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House Action) (May 12 2015)

SOG comments (1):

Long Title Change

House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes changes to the long title. The original title was as follows:

AN ACT TO PROVIDE COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES FOR MEMBERS OF THE TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE LEGISLATIVE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, AND THE CONSOLIDATED JUDICIAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

H 759

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: May 12 2015 - View Summary

    House committee substitute make the following changes to the 1st edition.

    Deletes the proposed cost-of-living increase for members of the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System. Decreases the amount of the increase for members of the Teachers' and State Employees', Legislative, and Judicial retirement systems from 2% to 1%. 

    Makes conforming changes to the act's long title. 


  • Summary date: Apr 16 2015 - View Summary

    Amends GS 135-5, concerning retirement benefits for teachers and state employees, adding new subsection (uuu), providing for cost-of-living increases depending on the retirement date of the individual, as specified.

    Amends GS 128-27, concerning retirement benefits for county, city, and town employees, adding new subsections (hhh) through (lll), which provide for cost-of-living increases depending on the retirement date of the individual, as specified.

    Provides that the cost-of-living increases as provided above represent increases already provided by the Board of Trustees to members of the Local Government Employee's Retirement System.

    Amends GS 120-4.22A, concerning retirement benefits for members of the legislative retirement system, adding new subsection (z), providing for cost-of-living increases depending on the retirement date of the individual, as specified.

    Amends GS 135-65, concerning retirement benefits for individuals in the consolidated judicial retirement system, adding new subsection (ff), providing for cost-of-living increases depending on the retirement date of the individual, as specified.

    Effective July 1, 2015.