According to PERS Executive Director Pat Robertson, Senator Sally Doty will bring PERS’ technical amendments bill (House Bill 899) before the Mississippi Senate either Tuesday, March 29 or Wednesday, March 30, and PERS has requested support in helping get this bill passed.
House Bill 899 includes various technical amendments, many of which the PERS Board of Trustees has requested since 2012. See the attached unofficial summary of the bill prepared by MRPEA.
Summary of House Bill 899 (2016) as passed by Senate Finance Committee
Interested individuals can help PERS get these technical amendments passed by contacting their senator before March 29 and letting him or her know they support this bill.