PERS; require employers to pay percentage of contract workers' compensation into the system.

HB 45 would require Mississippi public employers to pay a percentage of the compensation paid to contract workers into the state's public employees' retirement system (PERS). This applies only when the contract work involves services typically performed by regular PERS-covered employees, such as roles previously filled by active system members. The contribution rate must match the employer's current rate for regular employees who joined PERS before March 1, 2026. The bill extends retirement system funding to certain contract workers without altering existing contribution rates for regular employees.