This session the Legislature passed Bills that affect MNPEA members.
For our P&F and Correctional Plan members:
Article 2: Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA)
- P&F Plan: Eliminates one-year waiting period for COLAs in the Police and Fire Plan
o New direct state aid of $8M (Article 2, Section 1, page 8)
o Expires July 1, 2042 - Correctional Plan: reduces employee contribution from 6.83 to 6% of pay, reduces employer
contributions from 10.25 to 9% of pay; and raises cap on COLAs from 2.5 to 3%
For 911 Dispatch and Probation, you now have your own pension and 60 year old retirement:
Article 4: Probation and Telecommunicator Retirement subplan of the MSRS General State Employees
Retirement Plan
- New special coverage that features full retirement at age 60, paid for with increased employee
contributions of 2.71% of pay (8.71% total) and increased employer contribution of 2% of pay - Probation officers and telecommunicators age 60+ on January 1, 2027, stay in the General Plan
- Appropriations from the general fund for the 2% ER contribution increase (Article 4, Section 6,
page 27)
o DOC: year 1 $272,000, next biennium $545,000
o DPS: year 1 $14,000, next biennium $29,000
o Met Council: year 1 $40,000, next biennium $80,000 - Appropriation from the trunk highway fund to DPS: year 1 $7,000, next biennium $14,000
- See article 6 for temporary (20 month) reduction in employee contributions
For more information see the 2026 Omnibus Bill and Pension Summary.