# Connecticut SB 01525: AN ACT CONCERNING THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT BOARD'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES TO THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM STATUTES.

Connecticut SB 01525, AN ACT CONCERNING THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT BOARD'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES TO THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM STATUTES., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Appropriations Committee; status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut SB 01525
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT BOARD'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES TO THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM STATUTES.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-18
- Last action: 2025-07-01, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Appropriations Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: appropriations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (238 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 6

## Summary

To implement the Teachers' Retirement Board's recommendations for changes to the teachers' retirement system statutes.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Teacher survivors get death payout rules: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, a designated survivor age 18 or older can choose the member’s accumulated contributions plus credited interest. This replaces both the basic survivor’s benefit and the lump-sum death benefit. Without a named beneficiary, contributions and interest go first to the surviving s…
- Retired teachers gain health coverage safeguards: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, collective bargaining subsidies must reduce costs for retirement-system members, spouses, surviving spouses, or disabled members. School boards and the state must notify the Teachers’ Retirement Board at least 30 days before canceling coverage for nonpayment. This notice rul…
- Eligible teachers get disability application review: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Teachers’ Retirement System medical committee must review every disability allowance application meeting statutory eligibility requirements. Review does not guarantee approval or a specific payment.
- New center hires lose teacher pension access: cost, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, the State Education Resource Center is excluded from the Teachers’ Retirement System employer definition for new hires. The center remains in the public-school definition for members hired before that date.
- Commission director loses teacher pension option: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the commission’s executive director can no longer choose the Teachers’ Retirement System. The available choices are the state employees retirement system and the alternate retirement program for eligible higher-education employees.
- Teachers’ retirement applications lock at retirement: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Teachers’ Retirement System applications become final on the member’s retirement date. Members cannot change or withdraw their applications once that date arrives.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Appropriations Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-24 | House | House Roll Call Vote 315 AS AMENDED | pass | 148 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 288 | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass | 54 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-07-01: Signed by the Governor (legislature)
- 2025-06-25: Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor (legislature)
- 2025-06-25: Transmitted to the Secretary of State (legislature)
- 2025-06-16: Public Act 25-120 (legislature)
- 2025-06-03: In Concurrence (legislature)
- 2025-06-03: House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A (House)
- 2025-06-03: House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A (House)
- 2025-05-30: House Calendar Number 668 (House)
- 2025-05-30: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House)
- 2025-05-29: Rules Suspended, Transmitted to the House (House)
- 2025-05-29: Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 8285 (Senate)
- 2025-05-12: File Number 869 (legislature)
- 2025-05-12: Senate Calendar Number 470 (Senate)
- 2025-05-12: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2025-05-12: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-05-05: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 05/12/25 12:00 PM (legislature)
- 2025-04-25: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-04-24: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2025-03-19: Public Hearing 03/28 (legislature)
- 2025-03-18: Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations (legislature)

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 25-120, 2025-05-29: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00120-R00SB-01525-PA.PDF)
- File No. 869, 2025-05-12: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025SB-01525-R000869-FC.PDF)
- APP Joint Favorable, 2025-04-24: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01525-R01-SB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2025-03-18: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01525-R00-SB.PDF)
- APP Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01525-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01525-R00APP-CV23-TS.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 869: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01525-R000869-BA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 869: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01525-R000869-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8285 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01525-R00LCO08285-FNA.pdf)
- Fiscal Note for SB-1525, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 8285): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01525-R01-FN.PDF)
- House Roll Call Vote 315 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00315-R00SB01525-HV.PDF)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 288: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00288-R00SB01525-SV.PDF)
- Senate Schedule A LCO# 8285 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/S/pdf/2025SB-01525-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- Summary for Public Act No. 25-120: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00120-R01SB-01525-SUM.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST. (signed)
- SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF THE STATE. (signed)
- SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES. (signed)
- SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNPAID SEWER ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER FEES AND CHARGES. (signed)
- HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS. (signed)
- HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Public Act No. 25-120 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00120-R00SB-01525-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 869 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025SB-01525-R000869-FC.PDF)
- [APP Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01525-R01-SB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01525-R00-SB.PDF)
- [APP Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01525-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- [APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01525-R00APP-CV23-TS.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 869 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01525-R000869-BA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 869 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01525-R000869-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8285 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01525-R00LCO08285-FNA.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note for SB-1525, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 8285) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01525-R01-FN.PDF)
- [House Roll Call Vote 315 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00315-R00SB01525-HV.PDF)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 288 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00288-R00SB01525-SV.PDF)
- [Senate Schedule A LCO# 8285 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/S/pdf/2025SB-01525-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 25-120 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00120-R01SB-01525-SUM.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05013-2025)
- [SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01558-2025)
- [SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01396-2025)
- [SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNP…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01187-2025)
- [HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07236-2025)
- [HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07192-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01525-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).