FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: February 23, 2017
Time Requested: 02:23 PM |
| Agency: |
Consolidated Public Retirement Board |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 2495 |
Introduced |
SB374 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Legislature, Retirement |
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FUND(S):
PERS 2501
Sources of Revenue:
Other Fund N/A
Legislation creates:
Neither Program nor Fund
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
This bill provides that for any person who first contributes to PERS after June 30, 2017, and claims retirement benefits based on service as a member of the Legislature, that member’s Final Average Salary shall be the average of all years of compensation earned by the member rather than the highest five of the last fifteen years of service.
If enacted, the bill would result in an immediate annual Normal Cost savings of approximately $500 and a total Actuarial Accrued Liability (AAL) savings of approximately $1000 for each newly-participating legislator entering the plan. The AAL savings would need to be amortized over the remaining amortization period for the Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liability (UAAL) in PERS as set by the CPRB to get the annual savings amount. The annual savings would be dependent on the remaining amortization period. Also, note that these results are a per person savings. However, because of the small number of legislators expected to participate in PERS relative to its size, these savings would not have a material impact on the expected costs to the plan as a whole.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2017
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2018
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
5,500 |
0 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
5,500 |
0 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
Due to the small number of affected members in PERS, the cost savings estimated for this bill would not likely result in any material change to the annual contribution requirement for PERS. Necessary changes to the pension administration software utilized by the CPRB have the potential to cost approximately $5500.
Memorandum
• Possible unintended reduced benefit for long-time public employees with service earned as a member of the legislator.
• Possible larger pension benefits for members who start their career as a non-legislator and then work at least 15 years as a member of the legislature immediately prior to their retirement.
• §5-10-52 (b) (1) as written leaves some ambiguity as to whether the alternative calculation of Final average Salary would apply to any member whose first contribution is after June 30, 2017, or only those members whose first contribution as a legislator is after June 30, 2017.
This Actuarial/Fiscal Note is being submitted by the Consolidated Public Retirement Board. It has been reviewed by a qualified actuary, and a letter of certification is available from the CPRB upon request.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Melody Bailey, Actuarial Analyst, WV CPRB
Email Address: melody.j.bailey@wv.gov