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KY Teachers Groups to Unveil Alternative Plan to Governor’s Pension Reform Bill

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Education leaders across Kentucky are joining Monday to present a new pension reform plan as an alternative to Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed bill.

According to a release, ‘The Shared Responsibility Plan’ is designed to address challenges and financial shortcomings of the current state employee pension fund while considering long term stability for public workers. Representatives from the Kentucky Association of School Administrators, Kentucky Retired Teachers Association, and others will  unveil the plan at 1:00 p.m. Central Time at Woodford County High School. The plan has been presented to lawmakers in draft form.

 

Teachersand some state lawmakershave suggested tackling tax reform first and closing loopholes to shore up the pension fund. The Governor is expected to call a special session that will consider changes to the existing state employee pension program.

 

Ebony Clark is a student at Murray State University majoring in computer science. She was born in Brownsville, Tennessee. Ebony has served as a reporter for 4-H congress in Nashville, TN where she spoke with several state leaders and congressmen. Ebony enjoys writing poetry and spoken word and competed in Tennessee's Poetry Out Loud competition hosted by the arts council in Nashville,TN.
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