A Kansas state pension coalition announced today that it would officially oppose the agreement reached yesterday by House and Senate negotiators on a plan to reform the public employee retirement

In 2011, the Legislature passed House Bill 2194. The bill requires the state to meet its employer contribution and modestly increases rates for current KPERS members and new employees coming

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KPERS news alert

April 27, 2012

2011 HOUSE BILL 2194 STILL THE MOST ECONOMICAL SOLUTION TO KPERS REFORM In 2011, the Legislature passed House Bill 2194, which requires the state to meet its employer contribution and

KANSAS LEGISLATURE TO TACKLE KPERS REFORM DURING ANNUAL VETO SESSION After 70 plus days of the 2012 regular session, the Legislature has found reforming the state’s pension system a difficult

KPERS Reform: Defined-Contribution is Costly and Doesn’t Solve the Problem

April 2, 2012

A Defined-Contribution Option Doesn’t Address the UAL: A defined-contribution option contains NO components designed to address or reduce the Unfunded Actuarial Liability (UAL). In fact, it makes the problem worse.

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News from the Capitol on KPERS

February 12, 2012

LEGISLATURE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF KPERS STUDY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE KPERS TO “COSTLY” DEFINED-CONTRIBUTION SYSTEM Recommendations from the KPERS Study Commission have been introduced in the Legislature as Senate Bill

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KPERS plan would cost additional $10.9B

February 8, 2012

From the Capital Journal on Feb. 7th A plan championed by House and Senate Republicans to fix the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System will cost the state $10.9 billion more

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KPERS Study Commission Report Summary of Key Findings and Facts

February 1, 2012

The Study Commission’s Plan Doesn’t Solve the Problem: The Study Commission’s proposal contains NO components designed to address or reduce the Unfunded Actuarial Liability (UAL). In fact, it makes the

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Keeping the Kansas Promise Submits Public Comment to KPERS Study Commission

September 23, 2011

On Friday, September 23, 2011, the Coalition for Keeping the Kansas Promise submitted public comment on behalf of countless thousands of Kansas’ public employees, public employee retirees and that average

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KPERS Study Commission meets today

August 31, 2011

We’re in Topeka today for the second of 10 scheduled KPERS Study Commission meetings. On tap today are “out of state conferees,” most of whom are believed to be proponents

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