After five years of shared sacrifice, PERA is making progress toward becoming fully funded. That’s according to a new report PERA released  as required by Senate Bill 10-001.

Known as SB 1, this landmark legislation was a response to the Great Recession that required sacrifice from members, retirees, and employers alike in order to return PERA to long-term sustainability.

The report shows that PERA has saved about $15 billion to date in unfunded liability as a result of SB 1 changes. Over 90 percent of that savings is a result of the reduction of the Annual Increase. But even with the reduction, PERA benefit recipients have kept up with inflation over the last five years.

For PERA’s two largest member divisions, the State and School Divisions, the actuarial funded ratios, or the ratios between PERA’s assets and promised benefits, are slightly ahead of the original projections made when SB 1 went into effect five years ago.

Take a look at a brief fact sheet explaining how SB 1 has allowed PERA to continue delivering the benefits earned by Colorado’s public workforce, making Colorado stronger for everyone.