This morning MNCORA President Wade Laszlo had coffee with Minnesota State Rep. Niska. He will be working with the LCPR to draft language for a Bill adding a CO seat to the PERA Board.  The House isn't in session until February. That being said it is extremely important for everyone to contact their State Representatives and Senators asking them to support that legislation when it happens.

On October 12th the PERA Board voted unanimously NOT to recommend legislation for a CO seat on the PERA Board.   They want no legislation on it this year. They understand CO's wanting a voice on their plan and agreed to discuss it at their workshop next year. In other words the can was kicked down the road. It is not necessary to have the PERA Board's support as all pension changes come from the Minnesota Legislature. We have a good working relationship with the PERA Board and we didn't want to blindside the Executive Director with this and hoped for their support, but we will proceed taking the legislative path. For too long our PERA Correctional Plan has had threats to it with little to no warning or input. -The 2018 'share the pain' which changed our COLA from an annual 2.5% to a variable one based on Social Security's raise capping us at 2.5% resulting in years with a lower COLA. -The attempt two years ago to add dispatchers to our pension which would have r

MNCORA has been seeking to get a dedicated seat for a Correctional Plan member on the PERA Board for quite some time. We are working with a Minnesota State Representative and the LCPR to make this happen. We recently solicited support from the PERA Board. That request is on the PERA Board Agenda on October 12th. It's item 7 Stakeholder 2024 Initiatives on the Agenda. We will update any developments after the meeting.