§ 1001. Creation of Committee
(a) Creation. There is created the Joint Public Pension Oversight Committee for the purpose of working
with and providing assistance to other legislative committees on matters related to
the State’s retirement system and other postemployment benefits.
(b) Members. The Committee shall be composed of the following members, who shall be appointed each
biennial session of the General Assembly:
(1) three members of the House, who shall not be from the same party, appointed by the
Speaker of the House; and
(2) three members of the Senate, who shall not be from the same party, appointed by the
Committee on Committees.
(c) Powers and duties. The Committee shall evaluate and make recommendations on the following:
(1) issues of public policy related to the provision of retirement benefits to the State’s
public sector workforce;
(2) changes to statutory provisions regarding the provision, design, and administration
of retirement benefits and the retirement systems;
(3) issues of public policy relating to health benefit design innovations, State regulatory
measures, and alternative methods of providing pooled health care benefits to both
active and retired school employees to lower health care costs for employees, retirees,
school boards, and the State; and
(4) the appropriate annual appropriation to fund the State’s retirement obligations in
accordance with actuarial recommendations, statutory amortization schedules, and funding
policies.
(d) Policies. The Committee shall elect a chair, vice chair, and clerk from among its members and
shall adopt rules of procedure. The Chair shall rotate biennially between the House
and Senate members. The Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings.
(e) Meetings.
(1) When the General Assembly is in session, the Committee shall meet at the call of the
Chair.
(2) The Committee may meet six times during adjournment and may meet more often subject
to approval of the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
(3) A quorum shall consist of four members.
(f) Assistance. The Committee shall have assistance from the Office of Legislative Counsel, the Office
of Legislative Operations, and the Joint Fiscal Office.
(g) Compensation and reimbursement. For attendance at a meeting when the General Assembly is not in session, members of
the Committee shall be entitled to compensations for services and reimbursement of
expenses as provided under subsection 23(a) of this title.
(h) Reports. Annually, on or before December 1 each year, the Vermont Pension Investment Commission
and the Boards of Trustees for the State Employees’ Retirement System, Teachers’ Retirement
System, and Municipal Employees’ Retirement, shall report to the Committee. (Added 2021, No. 75, § 11, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.)