C.R.S. Section 31-31.5-410
Cost of living adjustments

  • definitions

(1)

Cost of living adjustments payable under the lifetime benefit components of the plan, if any, may be paid effective October 1 each year. To be eligible to receive a cost of living adjustment, the benefits must have been paid for at least twelve calendar months prior to the effective date of the cost of living adjustment. Subject to the limits set forth in subsection (2) of this section, the board has the authority to determine the form in which a cost of living adjustment may be paid. This includes the frequency of payment, whether the payment is compounded or noncompounded, and any other form in which to pay a cost of living adjustment.

(2)

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(a)

Any cost of living adjustment made pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be determined by the board in its discretion as a fiduciary of the statewide retirement plan after considering the funding level of the lifetime benefit components, the cost of the adjustment, the components’ ability to fund future benefits, and any other factors that the board deems appropriate. The cost of living adjustment shall not exceed the greater of:

(I)

One hundred three percent of the benefits paid for the prior twelve-month period; or

(II)

The benefits paid during the prior twelve-month period multiplied by a fraction using the consumer price index for the immediately preceding calendar year as the numerator and the consumer price index for the calendar year prior to the immediately preceding calendar year as the denominator.

(b)

As used in this section, “consumer price index” means the national consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers prepared by the United States department of labor.

Source: Section 31-31.5-410 — Cost of living adjustments - definitions, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-31.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

31‑31.5‑101
Establishment of the statewide retirement plan - definitions 31‑31.5‑102
Administration of the plan - rules 31‑31.5‑201
Membership 31‑31.5‑202
Reentering and affiliating employers 31‑31.5‑203
Department chief - exemption by written agreement - definition 31‑31.5‑204
Reemployment 31‑31.5‑301
Defined benefit component minimum contributions 31‑31.5‑302
Social security component minimum contributions 31‑31.5‑303
Hybrid component minimum contributions 31‑31.5‑304
Money purchase component contributions 31‑31.5‑305
Continuing rates of contribution for reentry and affiliating departments 31‑31.5‑306
Picked-up contributions 31‑31.5‑307
Increased local mandatory contribution requirements 31‑31.5‑308
Increased local voluntary contribution requirements 31‑31.5‑309
Remittance of contributions to the association 31‑31.5‑310
Service credit purchases 31‑31.5‑401
Vesting and benefit eligibility 31‑31.5‑402
Plan funding - actuarial valuation and adjustments to maintain the actuarial soundness of the plan 31‑31.5‑403
Defined benefit component benefits 31‑31.5‑404
Social security component benefits 31‑31.5‑405
Hybrid component benefits 31‑31.5‑406
Optional survivor benefits 31‑31.5‑407
Minimum benefit 31‑31.5‑408
Late retirement 31‑31.5‑409
Deferred retirement option plan (DROP) 31‑31.5‑410
Cost of living adjustments - definitions 31‑31.5‑411
Refunds of member contributions 31‑31.5‑501
Vesting 31‑31.5‑502
Normal retirement age 31‑31.5‑503
Individual accounts - investment and account administration 31‑31.5‑504
Distribution of money purchase component accounts 31‑31.5‑601
Modification of plan by the board
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 31-31.5-410’s source at colorado​.gov