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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 5-161 (2025)

Retirement contributions

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(a) Each member covered under Social Security shall make retirement contributions equal to: Two per cent on that portion of his salary on which the state is making contributions under the Social Security Agreement; plus five per cent on that portion of his salary in excess of the amount on which the state is making contributions.

(b) Each member not covered under Social Security shall make retirement contributions equal to five per cent of his salary, unless otherwise provided by the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

(c) A member's retirement contributions shall be deducted from his salary by the Comptroller except that contributions by a participant in an alternate retirement program, at the election of the participant, shall be made on a salary reduction basis in accordance with Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended.

(d) The Comptroller shall inform any member so requesting of the total amount of his retirement contributions up to the preceding July first.

(e) Except as provided in subsection (c) of section 5-180, a member absent from state service without pay shall make no contributions during his absence.

(f) The state shall make no retirement contributions for and no retirement contributions shall be due from a member receiving workers' compensation or compensation under section 5-142, provided full retirement credit shall be allowed to such member for the period during which he is receiving such compensation.

(1949 Rev., S. 387, 390; 1957, P.A. 349; 595, S. 6; 1958 Rev., S. 5-109, 5-111; 1961, P.A. 234, S. 10; P.A. 77-234; P.A. 79-376, S. 5; P.A. 83-533, S. 52, 54; P.A. 85-510, S. 15, 35; P.A. 89-211, S. 5; P.A. 05-288, S. 28.)

History: 1961 act “restated” state employees retirement act “in a simpler, clearer and more orderly form”; P.A. 77-234 amended Subsec. (f) deleting provision for payment of retirement contributions for member receiving workmen's compensation but granting retirement credit for period under workmen's compensation; P.A. 79-376 changed “workmen's” to “workers'” compensation; P.A. 83-533 amended Subsec. (c) to permit contributions of participant in an alternate retirement program to be made on a salary reduction basis; P.A. 85-510 amended Subsec. (b) requiring that each member not covered under Social Security shall make retirement contributions equal to 5% of his salary by adding “unless otherwise provided by the applicable collective bargaining agreement”; P.A. 89-211 clarified reference to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; P.A. 05-288 made a technical change in Subsec. (e), effective July 13, 2005.

Former section dealing with contributions found to have nothing to do with determination of eligibility. 10 CS 78; Id., 346.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1980–2004 · leading case: Starks v. Univ. of Connecticut, 850 A.2d 1013 (Conn. 2004).
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Starks v. Univ. of Connecticut, 850 A.2d 1013 (Conn. 2004). · cites it 6× “*30 Currently, no retirement contributions are required under General Statutes § 5-161 (f), 27 but the commission’s practice of awarding or not awarding retirement credit based on the type of benefits received has continued due to the inherent contrast between benefits made in…”
Pineman v. Oechslin, 494 F. Supp. 525 (D. Conn. 1980). · cites it 4× “§ 5-161(b), while an employee who has Social Security coverage must contribute to the fund an amount equal to 2% of that part of his or her salary on which the state makes Social Security contributions plus 5% of the remainder of his or her salary, Conn.Gen.Stat. § 5-161(a).…”
Matter of Childs, 129 B.R. 14 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1991). · cites it 2× “Conn.Gen. Stat. § 5-161(a) and (b). If an employee leaves employment at any time, the employee’s contributions are returned with five percent interest.”
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 5-161(a): 2 cases
Pineman v. Oechslin, 494 F. Supp. 525 (D. Conn. 1980). “§ 5-161(b), while an employee who has Social Security coverage must contribute to the fund an amount equal to 2% of that part of his or her salary on which the state makes Social Security contributions plus 5% of the remainder of his or her salary, Conn.Gen.Stat. § 5-161(a).…”
Matter of Childs, 129 B.R. 14 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1991). “Conn.Gen. Stat. § 5-161(a) and (b). If an employee leaves employment at any time, the employee’s contributions are returned with five percent interest.”
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 5-161(b): 1 case
Pineman v. Oechslin, 494 F. Supp. 525 (D. Conn. 1980). “§ 5-161(b), while an employee who has Social Security coverage must contribute to the fund an amount equal to 2% of that part of his or her salary on which the state makes Social Security contributions plus 5% of the remainder of his or her salary, Conn.Gen.Stat. § 5-161(a).…”
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