AN ACT EXCLUDING OVERTIME AND MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS FROM STATE EMPLOYEE PENSION CALCULATIONS.

HB 5817 (2025) amends state law to exclude overtime pay and mileage reimbursements from the salary used to calculate retirement benefits for state employees. This change directly affects current and future state employees whose pension amounts are based on their average salary, reducing the base amount used for calculations. The bill modifies section 5-154 of the general statutes by removing these specific payments from the definition of "salary" for pension purposes. The policy change is a direct adjustment to pension calculation methodology, not a new benefit or funding measure. (Bill text: HB 5817, LCO 2436)