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SB 1410FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026dead

Changes to Optional Retirement Program Contributions

Original title: Optional Retirement Programs

March 13, 2026

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The Frame

What this does

The bill changes the funding formula for retirement accounts for eligible higher education staff, which directly impacts the amount of employer-provided retirement contributions for these employees starting July 1, 2026.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Community college employees

The bill changes the calculation method for their employer's retirement contributions.

State university employees

The bill changes the calculation method for their employer's retirement contributions.

What changed

Last recorded activity March 13, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

This bill updates how employer retirement contributions are calculated for certain community college and state university employees participating in s. Starting July 1, 2026, employer contribution rates for these programs will be aligned with the rates used for the Florida Retirement System Investment Plan.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible for these optional retirement programs?
Eligibility is limited to full-time employees in specific instructional or management roles at community colleges and state universities who are not in the Senior Management Service Class.
Can I switch back to the standard Florida Retirement System pension plan?
Yes, employees have one opportunity to transfer from the to the Florida Retirement System pension or investment plan, subject to specific contract terms and actuarial cost calculations.

Why It Matters

The bill changes the funding formula for retirement accounts for eligible higher education staff, which directly impacts the amount of employer-provided retirement contributions for these employees starting July 1, 2026.

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Lobbying Activity

AARP

$4,110,000

2026

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAIDLAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIME/CRIMINAL JUSTICEPHARMACY

P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift100% confidence

Alignment of Retirement Contributions

The bill seeks to standardize employer contribution rates for optional retirement programs by tying them directly to the Florida Retirement System Investment Plan rates.

Connected Entities

Sources

Open source document

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  • Controversy20
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  • Entertainment5
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