An Act relating to employer contribution rates in the teachers' retirement system and the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska; and providing for an effective date.
SB 81 sets minimum annual employer contribution rates for Alaska's Teachers' Retirement System and Public Employees' Retirement System. It requires state employers to pay at least the rate needed to cover three specific costs: ongoing pension expenses (normal cost), past service liabilities, and other mandated contributions. This directly affects state agencies, school districts, and other public employers that fund these retirement systems. The bill takes immediate effect without further legislative action.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 31, 2025
Last action Feb 11, 2026
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SB 81
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CSSB 81(L&C)
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MINOR
The bill was amended to remove references to the Teachers' Retirement System, limiting its scope exclusively to the Public Employees' Retirement System. The effective date was updated to reflect the Second Session of the Legislature, and the bill was formally offered by the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee rather than an individual senator.
Scope change
The bill's applicability was narrowed from covering both the Teachers' Retirement System and the Public Employees' Retirement System to covering only the Public Employees' Retirement System.
SCOPE
Removed all provisions and references related to the Teachers' Retirement System.
TIMELINE
Changed the session designation from First Session to Second Session and updated the offer date to February 11, 2026.
REQUIREMENT
Updated the sponsor attribution from Senator Stedman to the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee.
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Total actions
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Key actions
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Committee
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Feb 11, 2026
Committee
(S) REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
(S) Moved CSSB 81(L&C) Out of Committee
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bert Stedman
RRepublican
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