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After being rereferred earlier this week, the Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs amended SB 291 (ESG investment restrictions) and recommended the bill favorably for passage as amended. The bill is now back on the Senate floor, ready for debate by the full chamber.  

The Senate has five KPERS bills in the queue for floor debate, but none are scheduled for debate today. The bills on the Senate floor include:
  • HB 2196 (KP&F DROP expansion)
  • HB 2198 (KP&F coverage for KDWP officers)
  • SB 23 (15% alternatives cap)
  • SB 172 ($6,000 retiree death benefit)
  • SB 291 (ESG investment restrictions
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KPERS Related Bills 
  KP&F coverage for Department of Corrections security officers. Expanding the KPERS 3 self-funded COLA option to KPERS 1 and KPERS 2 members.  Include juvenile corrections officers in the definition of corrections officers for coverage in the KPERS-Correctional plan. Eliminating the 15% cap on alternative investments and delegating selection of the alternatives cap to the Board of Trustees.
  Authorizing transfers of unclaimed property funds from the State Treasurer for management by the KPERS Board of Trustees. 
  Working after retirement; Requiring the statutory employer contribution rate for all retiree compensation for a period ending December 31, 2024. Increasing the threshold for 30% employer contribution to $35,000. 
  Expanding the KP&F Deferred Retirement Option Program to all KP&F employers. 
  KP&F affiliation for certain positions within the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.
  Providing a retiree Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA).
  Working after retirement exemption for Community Development Disability Organizations (CDDOs).
  Abolishing KPERS 3; Transferring KPERS 3 members to KPERS 2.
  Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing; KPERS divestment requirements 
  KP&F Coverage for State Corrections positions and Wildlife and Parks officers. 
  Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Investing restrictions.
  Legislator compensation, including eliminating salary annualization for KPERS calculations.
  Eliminating the 15% cap on alternative investments and delegating selection of the alternatives cap to the Board of Trustees. Increasing the KPERS lump-sum death benefit from $4,000 to $6,000. Providing a retiree Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing; KPERS divestment requirements
  Enacting the Kansas Thrift Savings Plan
  1% CY 2023 dividend interest credit for KPERS 3 members (total dividend, not additional) Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Investing restrictions.