Legislation

PERA operates by authority of the Colorado General Assembly and is administered under Title 24, Article 51 of the Colorado Revised Statutes. The primary purpose is to provide benefits and programs as specified by state law, and the Board of Trustees oversees the administration of these benefits and programs, as established by the state legislature. Any changes must go through the legislative process and be signed into law by the Governor.

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Legislative Reports

Signal Light Reporting for the Hybrid Defined Benefit Plan Colorado PERA's Economic and Fiscal Impacts BOCES Critical Shortage Report 2023 Rural School District PERA Employee Retiree Report 2020 Colorado PERA Senate Bill 10-001 Report

Legislative Resources

PERA Members and Benefit Recipients by County PERA Membership by Legislative District Automatic Adjustment Provision fact sheet What is the Direct Distribution Provision?

Colorado General Assembly

PERA regularly reports to the following legislative committees:

Legislation Impacting PERA

Senate Bill 18-200

The Colorado General Assembly passed Senate Bill 200 during the 2018 legislative session, which was a bi-partisan and comprehensive pension reform measure that made a number of changes to the contribution and benefit structure of Colorado PERA.

Senate Bill 18-200 Impact of Changes