Effective November 1, 2022 The following is a description of the 2022 legislation affecting members of retirement systems administered by the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS). Effective date. Please only send technical inquiries to choose their preferred floating holiday. Effective date. Establish a Floating Holiday December 31 vs. January 1 One day can make a big difference. Tuition Reimbursement for advancing education in a topic relevant to your state job MAKE IT COUNT OKLAHOMA! I retired a year and a half ago, so now I dont meet the criteria for getting this stipend, as insulting as it is. Beginning in 2023, disabled veterans and military retirees are likely to see a record pay increase for the second year in a row. Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, is the principal Senate author of House Bill 3350. The COLA is applied monthly, beginning with month of your retirement effective date. (example based on 2% contracted COLA Provision) First year of COLA, 2% (no compounding) Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for State Retirees The OPERS COLA is based on a retiree's initial pension benefit. Unfortunately, Rep. Randy McDaniel is still standing in our way on the COLA. That bill passed overwhelmingly in a House Committee, but was then denied a House Floor hearing by House leadership. The following increases will be reflected in monthly pension payments processed by Aetna Inc. MCPS Retirement Plan (old retirement system) members . Now I am still being left out because of the 5 year retirement rule. This must not effect any legislators family members. Cost of Living Adjustment Triggers authored by Floor Leader Jon Echols Increased payments to more than 7 million SSI beneficiaries will begin on December 30, 2022. Develop and implement a pay-for-performance pay plan and philosophy for 2022-02-08. The Montana Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) reports that the current minimum wage in Montana of $9.20 per hour will rise to $9.95 per hour on January 1, 2023. Expand the benefit allowance increases established by SB 650. For more information, contact Sen. Roger Thompson at 405-521-5588 or email. Right now OPEA staff is working to find legislative authors for the following bills. As a result, members of the Employees' Retirement and Pension System will receive a COLA to their gross pension payments, effective January 1, 2023. The $49.6 billion dollar budget included two items of significance to retirees. OPERS is now at 94%! Expand the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (Current Year CPI - Retirement Year CPI) / Retirement Year CPI = Rate of Inflation Step 2 Calculates the compounded contracted COLA Provision percentage. I hear they are about 8 percent over the 80 percent they say is well funded. Place additional job titles under the OPERS Hazardous Duty retirement system Contact info For more information, contact Sen. Roger Thompson at 405-521-5588 or email Roger.Thompson@oksenate.gov. http://www.oklegislature.gov/FindMyLegislature.aspx. The Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) is seeking proposals from interested auditors for the performance of a financial audit of the two defined benefit pension plans it administers. The rest of the increase is the result of ongoing increases in average earnings over time, which has the impact of incrementally adding to the benefit amounts for . Property and casualty insurance; requiring written permission for filing claim on behalf of insured and for insurer to accept claim. Teacher retirement; modifying limit on allowed earnings for certain retired members. Why is OPERAS so hesitant about giving state retirees a decent COLA? Hazard Duty Pay for state employees determining safety factors Motor vehicles; requiring motor vehicle liability policy to obtain driver license; establishing provisions and penalties. This is the largest COLA in nearly four decades. Grant Park rangers increased power and authority to police Effective dates. For more information, contact Sen. Roger Thompson at 405-521-5588 or email Roger.Thompson@oksenate.gov. For Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) members the amount of the stipend payment would be either 2% of the retirees gross annual retirement benefit or $1,200, whichever is less. Effective date. Civil Service Modernization Edits OK. SB1584. The amount of the adjustment is still being decided, Woodrum said. Oklahoma Public Employees Association Civil Service Complaint/Grievance Information, authored by Representative Danny Williams, 2022 General Election OPEAPAC Endorsements. 2022 OPEA - Oklahoma's Public Employees Association. The COLA will increase 8.7% for 2023, the Social Security Administration announced on Oct. 13. Develop and implements market-based criteria or Triggers for the public retirement system to grant Cost of Living increases to retirees. Mar 3, 2022. Effective date. employees, Return to the Defined Benefit Pension Retirement Plan OKLAHOMA CITY The full Senate has approved a bill giving a cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) to state retirees. I dont understand why all retirees arent receiving the increase? Teachers' Retirement System; modifying contributions to be made by University of Oklahoma and its employees; establishing requirements for service credits. The COLA would not apply to those retired less than two years as of July 1, 2020. Paid Leave for Volunteering at a non-profit authored by Representative Danny Williams Excerpt from the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) newsletter PERSpective. Firefighter retirement; providing for membership of firefighters employed by Native American tribes; modifying provisions for local retirement boards. How does the OPEAPAC decide who to endorse. It seems every time they put people in higher jobs they have the money to give them a $15.000 to $20.000 raise. November 2015, Pay for Performance Concept authored by Representative Mike Osburn Lawmakers sent a pension COLA (or cost of living adjustment) to Gov. Oklahoma's retirement systems have grown steadily. What if anything was ever approved for the retirees? As you very well know thats been ten long years since weve had a COLA. (i.e., Fire Marshals, Military Police, Child Welfare). The reason for this is pretty simple. Learn more at: www.2020census.gov. The legislative session starts on February 6, 2023. Some doing nothing . An undercount in the census of just 2 percent can cost the state $1.8 billion in lost federal money over the next 10 years. Effective dates. Are we going to receive this amount and when? Im absolutely thrilled that the state Senate today passed legislation that will grant our state retirees this much-needed and much-deserved benefit, said Rep. Avery Frix, R-Muskogee, House principal author of HB 3350. Market-Based Pay Concept authored by Representative Mike Osburn Teacher retirement; removing post-retirement earnings limitations for returning members. To sign up for updates or to access your subscriber preferences, please enter your contact information below. 2021 House Bill 1047 (Public) Filed Wednesday, May 25, 2022 AN ACT PROVIDING A COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR RETIREES OF THE TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE CONSOLIDATED JUDICIAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM, AND THE LEGISLATIVE RETIREMENT SYSTEM; AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE. Oklahoma City, OK 73105. There will be a very large turnover of legislators in the upcoming election and rest assured that OPEA will work as hard as it can to help elect legislators who support retired State Employees. Create a stipend for state employees who have adopted children Federal retirees and Social Security recipients are about to get the largest increase in their cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in over four decades. You can also look them up by going to this link and entering your address. The 2023 FERS retiree COLA is based on the third quarter (July, August, September) average CPI-W index (1982-84=100) in 2022 over the 2021 third quarter average. Oklahoma Public Employees Association Intro. In fact, 60 percent of the time, the flat, 3 percent OPERS COLA has been higher than the Consumer Price Index. All Rights Reserved. Develop and implements a market-based pay plan and philosophy for state Effective date. Effective date. Montana Minimum Wage Rate Goes Up Jan. 1, 2023. Police retirement; providing for certain increase in benefits and certain offset. Expand HB 1943 (2021) to allow for paid/admin leave to volunteer for nonprofits. Learn more at: www.2020census.gov. If you have any questions please either email the OPEA team or call our office at 405-524-6764. Health maintenance organizations; establishing provisions for preauthorization exemption. State employee benefits; requiring OMES to contract with Oklahoma-based companies for state employee benefits. In order to provide equal access and equal opportunity to people with diverse abilities, this site has been designed with accessibility in mind. If you have direct deposit and have not elected to Go Green, you will receive a statement in the mail as a record of your monthly benefit. Use it or Lose it Leave Reform authored by Representative Chris Kannady Standardized Differential Pay Grant a Cost-of-Living increase for retired state employees. Ensure State employees do not lose annual leave they have accrued like OPEAs 2021 Legislation HB 2294. 13 NE 28th Street Amendments Filed to Improve COLA Benefits . APRIL 19, 2022: On Wednesday the House released their version of the Fiscal Year 2023 state budget. Fill out your census form, Oklahoma. Now all but two of the six, McCall noted, are beyond 80% funded. If your retirement date is December 31, 2022, your COLA would be based on the Consumer Price Index for 2023, and you would receive your first COLA in May 2024. Expand the COVID-19 Child Care Credit Really don,t care if passes or not. Effective date. of Tourism Employee Stay benefit to all state employees & Retirees. 2300 N Lincoln Blvd., I was an administrative assistant so we were left out of the raises given 6 years ago. That 8 percent needs to go to the retirees to catch up with inflation . We will know all of our legislative authors on or before December 9th the deadline for bill requests. Increase the retiree benefit allowance to match the Medicare premium. Payments will go out in October. So it had been 9 years since I had received a raise. The full Senate has approved a bill giving a cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) to state retirees. Kevin Stitt on May 15, 2020. Health insurance; requiring insurer to pay out-of-network entities directly for services. Health insurance; creating Oklahoma Health Insurance Mandate Legislation Act; providing requirements for mandates. Hes running for Treasurer, by the way, and one of our members is running against him. Return to the rule of 80 for state retirement qualification Military retirees and disabled veterans will see their monthly checks increase by 8.7% for 2023, thanks to an annual adjustment to the federal Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) due to inflation. Increase Benefit Allowance (405)524-0126. My wife is in the same boat. Effective date. A Georgia state board voted Thursday to provide retirees from state government positions their first cost-of-living raise in more than a decade. Reply The measure was approved Friday on a bipartisan vote of 41-5. Expand the Dept. But even with a simple COLA, given that we have been in a low inflationary time for an extended period, 86 percent of our retirees are at or above 100 percent of purchasing power. Afther no COLA for ten years to have this piece of garbage come up i see no reason to rejoin OPEA. Other important 2023 Social Security information is as follows: Tax Rate Establish a stipend to cover adoption costs for state employees. The measure was approved Friday on a bipartisan vote of 41-5. Its not the system that is the problem. to push for a 8% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) and that was contained in House Bill 2985. Legislation Improving State Employee Total Compensation Market-Based Pay Concept authored by Representative Mike Osburn Develop and implements a market-based pay plan and philosophy for state employees The CPI for 2023 will increase by 8.46 percent. OPEA members submitted each idea as a platform planks in the summer of 2022. Amends GS 135-5 (concerning the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System), GS 135-65 (concerning the Consolidated Judicial Retirement System), and GS 120-4.22A (concerning the Legislative Retirement System), to provide, from and after July 1, 2022, a 2.5% increase in the retirement allowance to or on account of beneficiaries whose retirement commenced on or before July 1, 2021, or a prorated amount for those whose retirement commenced after July 1, 2021, but before June 30, 2022, as determined by the respective Board of Trustees. Health insurance; requiring direct compensation to pharmacists for certain services. These are public servants who worked on behalf of their fellow citizens, often for a lifetime, Thompson said. Effective date. COLAs will be paid next year to those with a retirement . Ive fought for several years for this cost-of-living increase for those who served our state. Add positions into the Hazard Duty Retirement (20-year Retirement Insurance; requiring coverage of retrieval services in certain circumstances; specifying terms of coverage. It is the legislature. November 1, 2022. Effective date. The Daily Bulletin - Since 1935 Knapp-Sanders Building Campus Box 3330 UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3330 T: 919.966.5381 | F: 919.962.0654, House: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House. Total collections for the first five months of fiscal year 2022 were 17.3% above estimates, according to the report. Oklahoma Senate The bill has already passed out of the House of Representatives. (Juneteenth, Indigenous Peoples Day, Birthday, Anniversary, etc.) The annual COLA will be at least 1 percent, but no more than 3 percent, of your benefit. As you know, OPEA worked with members of the other pension systems (teachers, firefighters, etc.) We are proud that our legislative agenda was formed by OPEA members. If you need any help identifying who your Senator is please e-mail or call us at info@opea.org or 405-524-6764. Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA): Based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) from the third quarter of 2021 through the third quarter of 2022, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries will receive an 8.7 percent COLA for 2023. Our newspaper had reported that the stipend had been reduced to 2% but not less than $350. How does the OPEAPAC decide who to endorse. Cost-of-living adjustments for OPERS members in 2023 will be 3 percent for all those eligible to receive the annual benefit increase. Firefighter retirement; providing for certain increase in benefits and certain offset. If the measure is signed, the COLAs would go into effect July 1, 2020. Public employees; authorizing qualified employees to contribute certain amount to certain fund. Fill out your census form, Oklahoma. More specifically, Rep. Randy McDaniel. So very unfair to some. After taking into account the current pace of inflation, early projections estimate that COLA rates will rise by 9.6%. But this is his last year. More of a insult then anything.if OPEA wants more members they need to show they are doing something for members. Prescription drugs; requiring drug manufacturer to notify Insurance Department of certain price increases; requiring Department prepare and post report on certain drug prices. The bill grants COLAs to those in the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System, the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System, the Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges, the Teachers Retirement System of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System and the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System. The partial COLA for REDUX plan retirees is based on the High-36, with a further prorated deduction. Effective date. Surprise billing; requiring reimbursement at certain rate; establishing requirements and provisions for billing disputes. Volunteer fire departments; creating task force to standardize billing; establishing task force provisions and requirements. Effective date. The legislative session starts on February 6, 2023. If you have any questions please either email the OPEA team or call our office at 405-524-6764. Emergency. For example, a 5% increase in the quarterly CPI-W average results in a 4% adjustment. It would be Oklahoma's first pension COLA in 12 years. Stay with us and keep fighting! I dont understand the reasoning behind the 5 year requirement. This marks the next stage of the budget process, which began in January when Governor Baker filed his proposal. by Logan, Brown, Hunt, Clemmons. Effective date. Standardize on-call practices across state government Effective date. Effective date. This would mark the largest increase since 1992! For those who will initially receive their adjustment in December 2022, the 3 percent COLA will apply through November 2023. Were as upset as anyone about this stipend bill. However, if the CPI-W quarterly average increases 3% or more, they subtract 1%. How it Works The 2023 CSRS retiree COLA is based on the third quarter (July, August, September) average CPI-W index (1982-84=100) in 2022 over the 2021 third quarter average. Effective date. Continue to update and revise the Civil Service Modernization Act to best protect state employees, Option for employees to pay slightly more for insurance to get better coverage Most of the 10.3% rise in the average from 2022 to 2023 comes from the 8.7% COLA that is slated to take effect at the beginning of next year. Effective date. An undercount in the census of just 2 percent can cost the state $1.8 billion in lost federal money over the next 10 years. It would only be paid to those OPERS members who have been retired for a period of five years or more as of October 1, 2018. Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information for 2023 Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 8.7 percent in 2023. Effective date. It is time they start shelling out some of that money instead of sitting on it, Make it work for the retirees. [Detail] [Text] [Discuss] 2022-02-08. Expand EAP to 80 hours a calendar year. Health insurance; prohibiting insurer from canceling certain policy without notice; requiring insurer explain cancellation. Develop a program to assist all state employees with continuing education in exchange for state service. Teachers' Retirement System; authorizing TRS to issue pension obligation bonds in certain circumstances. She retired 3 and a half years ago. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Effective date. The COLA for all OPERS retirees in 2022 will be 3 percent. Codify and make permanent the Child Care Credit that was offered during the COVID-19 pandemic. Intro. At least if I would have still been working, I would have got a whopping $750. Pensions; requiring Teachers' Retirement System to establish defined contribution system for certain persons; providing terms. The law requires that COLA payments be calculated based on 50 percent of the annual rate of inflation, measured at the end of the State fiscal year (March 31). Key Points. I retired one year ago from the state. Sine Die. Then lastly our entire membership finalized our legislative agenda by voting in early September. Appropriates $127 million from the General Fund to the Reserve for Retiree Cost-of-Living Adjustments for the 2022-23 fiscal year to implement the act. Its time to take care of those whove taken care of us.. Prescription drugs; requiring certain entities to report information related to drug prices to Insurance Department; requiring Department to maintain website with certain information. Reintroduce HB 3320 (2022). Public retirement systems; Oklahoma Pension Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act; post-retirement employment; effective dates; emergency. Now more than 325,000 federal employees 60+ years old; 100% more than when tsunami first predicted. Civil Service Complaint/Grievance Information, State Employee Pay Raise HB 1024 details, Public Servants Are Losing Their Foothold in the Middle Class , 2022 General Election OPEAPAC Endorsements. That means Social Security benefits will rise more sharply than anticipated next year, which could accelerate the . The 2023 federal retiree cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be 8.7 percent for those under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and 7.7 percent for those under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Pass legislation like the Texas Floating Holiday rule. (HB 4190) Governor Fallin signed the stipend bill on May 8th. Insurance; prohibiting certain changes to policy benefits. Add siblings and mothers-in-law and fathers-in-law to the states definition of family for FMLA. All Rights Reserved. A business not covered by the . All teachers got the raise even the ones who have worked less than 5 years. The rule of 80 referred to your years of service plus age to determine retirement eligibility. Please call us at 800-222-7377 for questions about your benefit amount. You get the lesser of 2% of your gross annual retirement or $1,200. Discounts for state employees & retirees at state parks authored by Representative Nicole Miller Insurance; authorizing carriers to create program; providing formula for minimum savings incentive; requiring reports and analysis. COLA, or the Cost of Living Adjustment, is money that is for the purpose of . We worked the last few years without any kind of raise and now we dont get a stipend. We assure you. Benefit increases for the 1977 Fund and Judges' Plan are mandated by each plan's rules. Effective date. We urge you to contact your State Senator today and tell them to pass this bill, but make sure they know they need to do MUCH MORE than this. Teacher retirement; modifying restrictions with respect to post-retirement employment. Property and casualty insurance; establishing procedures for demand for payment of policy limits by certain persons. A piece of legislation (House Bill 1340) providing for a one-time stipend payment to retired state employees is now eligible to be heard on the Senate Floor. We will be back for a COLA next year and will work with the teachers and firefighters to get it. More retirements likely with older workforce and disparity with COLA. The bill has already passed out of the House of Representatives. An adjustment of that size is "going to impact the solvency of the funds about 2%," he said. COLA for CSRS Retirees After the second quarter of 2022, the third quarter for the 2023 COLA adjustment period, the quarterly average has increased by 7.4%. Health insurance; modifying age limit for autism spectrum disorder treatment; modifying maximum benefit for coverage. This means a maximum increase of $650/year or $54.17/month. The first partial COLA under the Disability retirement plan is the same as for the Final. "The new minimum wage will apply to all hours worked on or after January 1, 2023," says the DLI. Section 154 established a 5% COLA for State and Teacher retirees in FY23. to the above email address. For Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) members the amount of the stipend payment would be either 2% of the retiree's gross annual retirement benefit or $1,200, whichever is less. This percentage is then applied up to the first $18,000 of your pension as if you had chosen the . LegiScan is an impartial and nonpartisan legislative tracking and reporting service utilizing GAITS and LegiScan API, To Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee. Thompson, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said the systems are well funded and can support the COLAs, which would include a 4% increase for those who have been retired for five or more years as of July 1, 2020, and 2% for those who have been retired for less than five years. Pensions; authorizing pension boards to authorize cost-of-living increase in certain circumstances; authorizing boards to increase certain contribution rate. The COLA, effective July 1, 2022, is 5% of the first $13,000 of your annual benefit paid in monthly installments. state employees. Two of those are beyond 100% funded. Twelve years is a long timethe cost of living has gone up. This bill expands the opportunity for the purchase of prior and participating military service credit to all active-duty military service. An actuarial study has shown that all the retirement systems can afford a 4% COLA, McCall said. Oklahoma City, OK 73105. 2022 OPEA - Oklahoma's Public Employees Association. Increase Retiree Benefit Allowance This will be the largest increase since 1981 Retirees saw a 5.9% increase in 2022 and 1.3% in 2021; the annual adjustment has averaged 1.9% for the last . Grant any state employee hazardous duty pay while determining safety factors that could lead to the removal of a family member from a home. house bill 2304, authored by state rep. avery frix, r-muskogee, would give a permanent 4 percent cost of living adjustment (cola) to all retirees of the teachers' retirement system of oklahoma, oklahoma firefighters pension and retirement system, oklahoma police pension and retirement system, uniform retirement system for justices and judges, The November revenue report from the Office of Management and Enterprise Services showed collections were up by $149 million over monthly estimates, a 33% increase. Effective date. Pay raise in 2022 less than COLA; 2023 disparity could be even larger. Since the late 2000s, the 54,000 beneficiaries of the Georgia Employees' Retirement System have received only a 1.5% rise in their pensions, which is significantly lower than the current inflation rate. Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, is the principal Senate author of House Bill 3350. Pass rules or legislation requiring differential pay for employees in positions that previously required extended certification but no longer list those requirements. This should give our retirees some added security in these difficult times.. To calculate COLA, CalPERS: Step 1 Calculates the rate of inflation, based on retirement year. Motor vehicle insurance; defining underinsured vehicle; requiring full recovery from certain policy before other payment. Justices and judges retirement; providing for certain increase in benefits. If youve been retired for 20 or more years, the minimum you get is $350. Health insurance; requiring certain private insurance plans allow setting aside certain monies. Return retirement age to the Rule of 80. Mental health parity; requiring disclosure of information by health benefit plan. Click here to view. Predictions of federal retirement tsunami have not been accurate. But, they will hang their hat on how they gave the retirees something this year. the bill grants colas to retirees in six state pensions plans: $17.1 billion oklahoma teachers' retirement system, $10.3 billion oklahoma public employees retirement system, $2.7. While the stipend payment is a small help to retirees, whove been neglected for more than a decade, it does not come close to addressing their real needs. Allowing each individual employee But not all federal retirees will see that amount added to their checks. So as a state employee, I had not had a raise in 8 or 9 years. Effective date. RFP for External Audit Services Additional documents required by the. Pass rules or legislation granting Park Rangers the same law enforcement jurisdictions as other statewide LE Officers. If approved by the governor, the COLA increase will appear in the August pension checks and be retroactive to July 1. I agree with other comments not fair to those of us who retired less than 5 years ago. The bill now goes to the governor for his consideration. Makes absolutely no sense. Teachers' Retirement System; modifying contributions to be made by University of Oklahoma and its employees; establishing requirements for service credits. The 8.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 65 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2023. Effective date. Law enforcement retirement; providing for certain increase in benefits and certain offset. Expand the options for vision, dental, and other supplemental insurance benefits. 13 NE 28th Street Effective date. The 8.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 65 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2023. RFP for External Audit Services. Return state employees to a defined benefit plan and close the current defined contribution Plan Pathfinder that was implemented for state employees hired after OPEA members introduced, debated, and amended platform planks at the Annual OPEA Convention. Motor vehicle insurance; providing that uninsured motorist vehicle coverage be transferable. Expand FMLA authored by Representative Forrest Bennett She will miss the stipend by 1 year. Public employee retirement; authorizing certain elected officials to participate in defined contribution system. To Senate Retirement and Insurance Committee. I retired 9 years ago with 30 years and Im thankful however this should be for all retirees! The board of trustees estimated the 2023 COLA would land between 3.92% and 5.14%. Effective date. Health insurance; prohibiting a health insurer from modifying coverage of prescription drug in certain circumstances; providing for civil penalty. 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