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State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund and Related Programs T10-540

funding levels adjusted for inflation (cpi)

  • Funding History
  • Proposals
Adjusted for inflation (cpi) NOT adjusted
FY25 Gov $39,513,074 $39,513,074
FY24 $53,427,425 $53,899,741
FY23 $72,843,338 $69,164,498
FY22 $97,240,990 $88,629,773
FY21 $30,743,942 $26,148,238
FY20 $118,037,598 $98,146,393
FY19 $97,485,949 $79,796,852
FY18 $32,110,348 $25,750,000
FY17 $32,830,159 $25,750,000
FY16 $105,991,148 $81,614,704
FY15 $99,224,515 $75,900,000
FY14 $66,788,344 $50,725,584
FY13 $37,003,780 $27,673,691
FY12 $0 $0
FY11 $0 $0
FY10 $0 $0
FY09$0$0
FY08 $0 $0
FY07 $0 $0
FY06 $0 $0
FY05 $0 $0
FY04 $0 $0
FY03 $0 $0
FY02 $0 $0
FY01 $0 $0

comparisons adjusted for inflation (cpi)

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Funding for State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund and Related Programs
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comparisons adjusted for inflation (cpi)

Notes

  • In FY20, the budget includes a transfer of $22.8 million from excess capital gains transferred into the Pension Reserves Trust and into the State Retiree Benefits Trust.
  • In FY19, the budget includes a transfer of $4.4 million from excess capital gains into the Pension Reserves Trust and into the State Retiree Benefits Trust.
  • From FY01-FY07, Group Insurance Premium and Plan Costs funded both active and retired state employee benefits. Starting in FY08, funding for health insurance for state retirees was partially funded through an operating transfer into the State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund. There was an additional reserve funding some costs in FY12, and starting in FY13, retiree costs were also funded by a "pre-budget" transfer into the trust fund of revenue from the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. All of these are grouped together. Starting in FY15, instead of using the tobacco Master Settlement, the budget uses unexpended debt service appropriations to fund these costs, but notes that the settlement funds could be used if necessary.

* Funding and comparison information includes all line-items listed above. Download the spreadsheet to see funding levels for individual line-items.

Adjusted for inflation (cpi) NOT adjusted
FY25 Gov $39,513,074 $39,513,074

Notes

  • In FY20, the budget includes a transfer of $22.8 million from excess capital gains transferred into the Pension Reserves Trust and into the State Retiree Benefits Trust.
  • In FY19, the budget includes a transfer of $4.4 million from excess capital gains into the Pension Reserves Trust and into the State Retiree Benefits Trust.
  • From FY01-FY07, Group Insurance Premium and Plan Costs funded both active and retired state employee benefits. Starting in FY08, funding for health insurance for state retirees was partially funded through an operating transfer into the State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund. There was an additional reserve funding some costs in FY12, and starting in FY13, retiree costs were also funded by a "pre-budget" transfer into the trust fund of revenue from the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. All of these are grouped together. Starting in FY15, instead of using the tobacco Master Settlement, the budget uses unexpended debt service appropriations to fund these costs, but notes that the settlement funds could be used if necessary.

* Funding information includes all line-items listed above. Download the spreadsheet to see funding levels for individual line-items.

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