PERA Privatization: Latest Information

Background

• CEA General Message on PERA (April 2006)
• CEA Position on SB 235 (May 1, 2006)
• Status of Current Legislative and Ballot Issue Proposals
• CEA Radio Ad (April 2006)

• April 11 Rocky Mountain News
• Colorado Coalition for Retirement Security
• Protect the Promise of Our Retirement Security from CEA Journal (April-May 2006)
• Pension Privatization Backgrounder
• Defined Benefit vs. Defined Contribution Plans from CEA Journal (October-November 2005)

• Stop the Privatization of PERA from CEA Journal (February-March 2006)
• PERA Facts (Spring 2006)
• PERA Presentation to State Senate-House Finance Committees (January 19, 2006)

CEA Positions

• SB 235 - Support

• November 2006 Ballot Initiative #106 - Oppose

• HB 1083, SB 162, SB 174 - Oppose (these three bills were defeated)

Links

Our Partners in The Colorado Coalition for Retirement Security

• CASE


• Colorado AFL-CIO


• Colorado Federation of Public Employees (CFPE)


• Colorado AFT


• Colorado Association of Public Employees (CAPE)


• Colorado AFSCME


• Colorado SEIU


• Colorado Retired School Employees Association (CRSEA)

PERA
National Council on Teacher Retirement (NCTR)
Defined Benefits.org: The Public Pension Online Network
National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS)