Pension Commission Meeting Agenda for March 27, 2023

ACTION ITEMS:

• Delete-everything Amendment H0782.S0413-DE2 Adopted
• Summary of the DE2 Amendment
• HF782-SF413 Fiscal Note
• Amendment H0782.S0413-3A Failed
• Testifiers:
  • Mary Jo George, Associate State Director, Advocacy, AARP Minnesota
  • Submitted Letter from Ken McInnis, President, Minnesota State Retiree Council, AFL-CIO
  • Submitted Letter re Amendment H0782.S0413-3A from Wade Laszlo, President, Minnesota Correctional Officers Retirement Association (MNCORA)

NON-ACTION ITEMS:

• Draft budget spreadsheet
• Testifiers:
  • Brian Rice, representing the Minnesota Professional Firefighters and Minnesota Police Fraternal Association, on COLA'S for retirees and removing triggers that terminate state aids to pension plans (handout)
  • Louise Sundin, Committee of Thirteen, on the Governor's Cost of Living Adjustment
  • David Johnson, representing Minnesota Municipal Retirement Association
  • Dr. Michael Landers, Minnesota Retired State Employee Association, on the Governor's Cost of Living Adjustment
  • Kate Lynne Snyder, Lobbyist, Education Minnesota, on the TRA scenarios
  • Devin Bruce, Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, on the MSRS and TRA proposals
  • Michael Nelson, Vice-President, AFSCME MN Chapter 5 Retirees United, on the lack of plan improvements for recipients in the proposal for current recipients
  • Ethan Vogel, Legislative Director, AFSCME Council 5, on the MSRS and PERA items
  • Tim Moynihan, Vice-President/Legislative Committee Co-Chair, Retired Educators Association of Minnesota
  • Jay Stoffel, Executive Director, Teachers Retirement Association, on the TRA items
  • Phillip Tencick, St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association, on the St. Paul Teachers items
  • Erin Leonard, Executive Director, Minnesota State Retirement System, on the MSRS items
  • Doug Anderson, Public Employees Retirement Association, on the PERA items