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Posted on 04/12/12 at 8:51am
The Senate Appropriations Retirement Subcommittee heard six hours of testimony yesterday on SB 1040 from a variety of people—current school employees, retired teachers, community college employees, a student teacher, and a concerned parent.
Posted on 04/10/12 at 11:41am
This Wednesday, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Retirement is holding a hearing on Senate Bill 1040. We need your help to make sure the voice of school employees and retirees are heard! SB 1040 is the most sweeping attack on school employee retirement benefits in history. It breaks promises made to both current and active retirees. At the same time, it discourages the best and the brightest from ever entering the profession.
Posted on 04/09/12 at 3:38pm
This Wednesday, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Retirement is holding a hearing on Senate Bill 1040 -- and we need your help to make sure the voice of school employees and retirees are heard!
Posted on 04/04/12 at 3:44pm
SB 1040, the recent legislative assault on the public school employees' retirement and pension benefits, has generated many member questions and concerns. To help answer them, MEA has prepared an analysis of SB 1040, in addition to the talking points already sent out.
Posted on 03/23/12 at 3:04pm
The latest legislative assault on retirement was launched on Thursday in the form of Senate Bill 1040. The bill makes sweeping changes to limit the pension benefits received by employees while increasing the out-of-pocket costs for both active and retired members.
