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Public Employees Pension Reform Act (PEPRA)
School Finance
July 31, 2020

California court gives school districts, local governments limited win in ruling on pensions  

The court upheld a provision of the pension reform law but didn’t determine whether pension obligations to current public employees can be changed.

John Fensterwald
State Education Policy
March 4, 2019

California Supreme Court stops short of allowing school districts to modify existing pensions

Supreme Court reaffirms pension reform law's elimination of one benefit but larger challenge to modify pensions of teachers and other public employees will await a future decision.

John Fensterwald
School Finance
January 27, 2019

Gov. Newsom proposes to chip away at mountain of pension liability and ease school districts' burden

The state will absorb $700 million of school districts' additional payments to CalSTRS for the final two years of the higher payments required to restore the pension fund's financial health.

John Fensterwald
School Finance
October 25, 2018

Jerry Brown awaits his day in court on pension reform

The governor wants California Supreme Court to give public agencies, like school districts, the ability to change pension benefits for current workers in hard times.

John Fensterwald