Update #27 - Legislative Committee Article by Larry Carmichael, FREA (6-22-10)

Update #26 - Please view a "must see" video FASA Legislative Session Video Update

Update #25 - Please spread this information so your members are alerted to what may have happened.  As the dust settles in the next several days we hope to hear more from Larry Carmichael, Jim Warford, Juhan Mixon, Larry Woods, and Connie Milito with more details of what passed and what did not pass.

Update #24 - Senate Appropriations Conference Committee completed work on issues related to Pre-K-12 public schools

Update #23 - FASA update April 23

Update #22 - Budget Conference Report

Update #21 - FREA Legislation Update,  April 19, 2010.   We need to keep on letting our legislators know how we feel.

Update #20 - Health Insurance Subsidy bill is not yet dead but on life support. 

Update #19 - HB5701 (bill eliminating the Health Insurance Subsidy (HIS) for FRS retirees) may be DEAD!

Update #18 - Retirement Bills -- Summary of 2010 Legislative Activity

Update #17 - Notices from Larry Carmichael (April 1)

Update #16 - What some legislators want to do...You need to read this information and take appropriate action. 

Update #15 - Public Employee Retirement and FRS Issues--The machine keeps churning away in Tallahassee.  Linked is the latest information on the attacks to the teacher retirement system.  Nick Whitman, CTA Executive Director

Update #14 - DO NOT WAIT to read this article your retirement pension benefits and your health insurance supplement are being threatened.

Update #13 - 2010 REGULAR SESSION FISCAL REPORT - March 14, 2010

Legislative Bills that will effect the Florida Retirement System

Five Bills that deal with:

1. Number of years needed to be vested

2. The investment plan versed the defined contribution plan

3. Employees contributing to the retirement plan

4. The Health insurance subsidy

5. Change from best 5 years to calculate retirement benefits

For a quick look at all the FRS bills filed so far click here: