HB 1414 would ask the State Retirement and Pension System to evaluate various provisions that would accompany a county decision to alter the pension offerings to the teachers in its…
Following the public hearings on HB 390 and SB 741, MACo has released a followup letter to the members of the two committees that have heard the proposed bill. The…
This week, MACo received a letter from Maryland's State Treasurer Nancy Kopp sharing that the Maryland State Pension Board of Trustees found no objections to legislation that would provide a…
HB 390, MACo's initiative legislation to add a new member with county experience to the state's pension board, has been voted out of the House Appropriations Committee, and is currently…
As the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee is working through its fiscal package for FY 2014, one area of focus has been state funding of pension contributions. From coverage on…
The MACo staff gave testimony this week on the following bills: March 20, 2013: HB 1384: State Retirement and Pension System - Board of Trustees - County Representation testimony MACo supported…
This morning the Senate Budget and Taxation Pension Subcommittee voted a favorable report on SB 741 State Retirement and Pension System - Board of Trustees. This bill would add one…
As reported in the Cumberland Times-News, last year’s shift of teacher pension costs from the state to counties is leaving a budget hole for Allegany and Garrett counties. These Counties…
