Let the budget committee know: ERS deserves funding!

Dear friends,

A small group of senators and representatives is about to settle certain spending plans for the state, and we need your help sending a message to this budget conference committee: Keep funding for the Employees Retirement System in supplemental appropriations!

Every legislative session, the Texas House and Senate square up any budgetary differences from the previous two years through supplemental appropriations. A small conference committee then reconciles differences between the House and Senate versions of these sending plans. We want to make sure  funding that the House proposed giving to ERS stay in the final version of the state's supplemental appropriations.

The House supplemental appropriations plan for ERS would keep the system healthy by effectively increase the state's contribution level. By putting in a fairer share into ERS, the state would help ensure public employees in Texas can retire with dignity and security.

We need your help letting senators in the conference committee know that the House plan for ERS is the way to go with supplemental appropriations. It only takes a couple minutes to reach out to your legislators, so let's get started!

Best,

Keegan

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Keegan Shepherd, PhD    
Pension Policy Coordinator
Texas Pension Coalition