Legislative Advocacy

The Indiana Retired Teachers Association believes that we must never allow pension monies to be used for any purpose other than to pay pensions. Monies in the Indiana Teachers Retirement Fund (TRF) and the Pension Stabilization Fund must be used to pay teacher pensions and for no other purpose. The Indiana Retired Teachers Association advocacy efforts on behalf of retired educators include lobbying for pension improvements; monitoring the Board of Trustee meetings and policies of TRF; and communicating legislative activities to Indiana Retired Teachers Association members via the Legislative Bulletin.

 

Press Releases:

Rep. Woody Burton Files COLA Bill for Retired Teachers

Defined Benefit/Defined Contribution Studies and Reports:

A Better Bang for the Buck: The Economic Efficiencies of Defined Benefit Pension Plans (September 2010)
Defined Contribution Experience in the Public Sector (Updated Jan. 2009), Mark C. Olleman, Millman, Inc.
A Comparative Analysis of Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Retirement Plans, Paul Matson and Susanne Dobel, Arizona State Retirement System
NASRA White Paper: Myths and Misperceptions of a Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans
The Value of Defined Benefit Plans, The American Academy of Actuaries
DB/DC Fact Sheet, a narrative description of variations among statewide plans to the typical DB plan model.
Comparison of selected features of statewide hybrid retirement plans
Don't Kill the Golden Goose, Why DB Retirement Plans Can and Should Be Saved, and How to Do So, by M. Burton Waring and Laurence B. Siegel
Understanding Your Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a presentation to educate plan participants and policymakers.
Pension Research Council Working Paper: Redefining Traditional Plans: Variations and Developments in Public Employee Retirement Plan Design.
Pension Research Council Working Paper: Profitable Prudence: The Case for Public Defined Benefit Plans
Pension Research Council Working Paper: Executive Summary
Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Study for the New Mexico Educational Retirement Board, prepared by Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Co.
Plan Design: A Review of Current Public Pension Issues, report by the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
Study of Retirement Plan Designs for the State of Colorado, by the Office of the State Auditor
Benefit Review Study of the Nebraska Retirement Systems, conducted by Buck Consultants.
2000 Interim Report on DB and DC Plans, Texas House of Representatives Committee on Pensions and Investments
List of Advantages and Disadvantages for DB and DC Plans, by Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Co.
In Defense of the Defined Benefit Plan, Gary W. Findlay
The Preservation of Defined Benefit Plans, Cynthia L. Moore
Unlike Death and Taxes, Corporate Pensions Are No Longer Guaranteed, Knowledge@Wharton

DB Coalition External Documents
Coalition Background Research Paper

Fact Sheet 1: Costly and Chaotic
Fact Sheet 2: Don't Destroy a Proven System
Fact Sheet 3: Tried and True Works
Facts and Myths
Expert Testimonials

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