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Pictured in the header picture above: STRS Ex. Dir. Mike Nehf; Denise Barthlomew and ORTA Ex. Dir. Ann Hanning before the May 15, 2012 STRS Board Meeting.

PENSION REFORM BILL PASSES IN THE OHIO SENATE May 16, 2012

Important: It is time to send Thank You Notes, E-mails or Cards to Ohio Senators who supported the bill. Those opposing the bill were Faber and Patton.

Pictured above from left to right:  Senator Eric Kearney (D-Cincinnati); Senator Tom Neihaus (R-New Richmond); Bill Estabrook, Executive Director, Ohio Police and Fire Retirement System; Karen Carraher, Executive Director, Ohio Public Employees Retirement System; Mike Nehf, State Teachers Retirement System. Hidden from view is Lisa Morris, School Employees Retirement System.

Senate Bill 342 – STRS Pension Solvency Plan Introduced

Legislative Contact Information

Locate Your Legislators by Name, District or Zip Code

REGISTER HERE for the MEMBERS-ONLY AREA

 Pension Updates from NIRS – STRS Snapshots & Numbers

The NRTA With Our Youth! Awards deadline is June 8, 2012

The Virginia Gay Fund - A Trust Fund Providing Financial Assistance to Retired Ohio Women Teachers as provided for in the Last Will and Testament of Virginia W. Gay.

ORTA RECENT RESOLUTIONS

At its May 3, 2012 Spring Board Meeting ORTA voted to SUPPORT the STRS Solvency Plan as presented on April 13, 2012. The plan is available in the Members-Only Area of this site.

ORTA reaffirms its strong support of public education as a basic right of all Ohio children.  from the ORTA Winter Quarterly.

NRTA – AARP

NEW NRTA Legislative Alert 5-15-12

NRTA Update 4-17-12

AARP Opportunity – Women’s Scholarship Program

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Consultant Job Opportunity for Retired Teachers Living in the Greater Cincinnati and Clermont County Areas

Volunteer Opportunity – 2012 World Choir Games in Cincinnati

Volunteer Opportunities at Cleveland Kids in Need

SOCIAL SECURITY

Action Alert #37 Ten Myths about Social Security

Action Alert #35 from Social Security Fairness – New Senate Bill

Updated Brochure on Mandatory Social Security

Social Security: Mandatory Coverage of New State and Local Government Employers

PENSION NEWS

NEW Ohio Senate Passes Pension Reform Legislation: STRS Hopeful That House of Representatives Will Take Action

NEW Pension Cuts May Run Deep

NEW Ohio Public Pension Changes Get Moving in Senate from CBS Money Watch 5-8-12

Don’t Stall for Time on Pension Reforms from the Advertiser-Tribune.com 5-8-12

Ohio Pension Changes Get Moving in the Senate from Bloomberg Business Week 5-8-12

Pension Reform Might Take Awhile from The Columbus Dispatch 5-1-12

More Teachers Retiring Earlier from The Columbus Dispatch 4-30-12

Ohio Waiting for Pension Reform from the Dayton Daily News.

Plan to Shore Up Pensions Has Them Paying More, Getting Less from the Columbus Dispatch 4-24-12

Dr. Daniel Martin, appointed by Treasurer Kevin Boyce, has left the STRS board. His replacement will be appointed by Treasurer Josh Mandel.

Senate GOP Ready to Act on Pension Fund Issues from the Columbus Dispatch

Pension Spending Supports 6.5 Million American Jobs, $1 Trillion in Economic Output: A Report from NIRS

NIRS Reports on Lessons Learned from Well-Funded Public Pensions

NEW for ORTA Members: AMBA Travel Perx

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