Bill Text: CA SB601 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Public employee retirement systems: asset valuation: reporting.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2018-02-01 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a). [SB601 Detail]
Download: California-2017-SB601-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION
| Senate Bill | No. 601 |
| Introduced by Senator Morrell |
February 17, 2017 |
An act to amend Section 22324 of the Education Code, and to amend Sections 7507.5 and 20229 of the Government Code, relating to public employee retirement systems.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 601, as introduced, Morrell.
Public employee retirement systems: asset valuation: reporting.
Existing law requires the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System and the Teachers’ Retirement Board to provide annual reports to the Legislature and the Governor with regard to investment returns on assets of the Public Employees’ Retirement System and the State Teachers’ Retirement System, respectively. As part of these reports, the boards are required to calculate and report on the rate of return on investments based on different assumptions.
This bill would require the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System to report a calculation of liabilities based on a discount rate equal to the yield on a 10-year United States Treasury note in the year prior to the report. The bill would require the Teachers’ Retirement Board to provide a description of the discount rate the board uses for reporting
liabilities calculations, a calculation of liabilities based on a discount rate that is 2% below the long-term rate of return assumed by the board, and a calculation of liabilities based on a discount rate equal to the yield on a 10-year United States Treasury note in the year prior to the report.
Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that the Regents of the University of California provide written notice to the Legislature of any proposed changes to retirement plan benefits, employer or employee contribution rates, or actuarial assumptions affecting the University of California Retirement System, as specified.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature that the Regents of the University of California provide an annual written report to the Legislature regarding annual return on investments for the University of California Retirement System for the past 20 years and certain information regarding the
rate of return of the system by asset type, as specified.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 22324 of the Education Code is amended to read:22324.
The board shall file an annual report with the Governor and the Legislature by March 1 of each year on all phases of its work that could affect the need for public contributions for costs of administration of the system, including the subjects of benefits, programs, practices, procedures, comments on trends and developments in the field of retirement, and the following information on the assets of the plan:(a) A copy of the annual audit performed pursuant to Section 22217.
(b) A certification letter from the system’s consulting actuary concerning the findings of the most recent actuarial valuation, accompanied by analysis of funding progress and summaries of the actuarial cost method, assumptions, and demographic data,
including actual payroll subject to the system.
(c) A review of the system’s asset mix strategy, a market review or the economic and financial environment in which investments were made, and a summary of the system’s general investment strategy.
(d) A description of the investments of the system at cost and market value, and a summary of major changes that occurred since the previous year.
(e) The annual return on investments and the following information regarding the rate of return of the system by asset type:
(1) Time-weighted market value rate of return on a five-year, three-year, and one-year basis.
(2) Time-weighted book value rate of return on a five-year, three-year, and one-year
basis.
(3) Portfolio return comparisons that compare investment returns with universes and indexes.
(f) A description of the discount rate utilized by the board for reporting liabilities.
(1) A calculation of those liabilities based upon a discount rate that is 2 percent below the long-term rate of return actually assumed by the board.
(2) A calculation of those liabilities that is based upon a discount rate that is equal to the yield on a 10-year United
States Treasury note in the year prior to the report.
(f)
(g) A report on the use of outside investment advisers and managers.
(g)
(h) A report on the nature and cost of investment contract services used, including either the start date of an existing contract or, if there are multiple existing contracts with the
same contractor or vendor, the earliest start date.
(h)
(i) A report on shareholder voting.
(i)
(j) A report for the prior fiscal year on the following information:
(1) The percentage of purchasing power protection and any changes adopted by the board.
(2) The extent to which inflation has eroded the purchasing power of benefits provided under the Defined Benefit Program.
(3) The amount of supplementary increases in retirement allowances required to preserve the purchasing power of benefits provided by the Defined Benefit Program.
SEC. 2.
Section 7507.5 of the Government Code is amended to read:7507.5.
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Regents of the University of California provide written notice to the Legislature of any proposed changes to retirement plan benefits, employer or employee contribution rates, or actuarial assumptions affecting the University of California Retirement System, at least 60 days prior to the effective date thereof. The written notice shall be provided to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the fiscal subcommittees and shall consist of:(a)
(1) A description and explanation of each specific proposed change to the benefit structure, contribution rates, or actuarial assumptions.
(b)
(2) The actuarial impact upon future annual costs of each proposed change.
(b) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Regents of the University of California provide an annual written report to
the Legislature regarding annual return on investments for the University of California Retirement System for the past 20 years and the following information regarding the rate of return of the system by asset type:
(A) Time-weighted market value rate of return on a five-year, three-year, and one-year basis.
(B) Time-weighted book value rate of return on a five-year, three-year, and one-year basis.
(C) Portfolio return comparisons that compare investment returns with universes and indexes.
(D) A description of the discount rate utilized by the system for reporting liabilities.
(i) A
calculation of those liabilities based upon a discount rate that is 2 percent below the long-term rate of return actually assumed by the system.
(ii) A calculation of those liabilities that is based upon a discount rate that is equal to the yield on a 10-year United States Treasury note in the year previous to the report.
(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the report described in paragraph (1) be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.
SEC. 3.
Section 20229 of the Government Code is amended to read:20229.
(a) The board, notwithstanding Section 10231.5, shall provide the Legislature, the Governor, and the Chair of the California Actuarial Advisory Panel, established pursuant to Section 7507.2, with an annual report that includes all of the following, as these items apply to state employee retirement plans:(1) (A) A description of the investment return assumption utilized by the board when determining the contribution rates.
(B) A calculation of the contribution rates utilizing an investment return assumption 2 percentage points above and 2 percentage points below the investment return assumption utilized by the board.
(2) (A) A description of the amortization period for any unfunded liabilities utilized by the board when determining the contribution rates.
(B) A calculation of the contribution rates based on an amortization period equal to the estimated average remaining service periods of employees covered by the contributions.
(3) (A) A description of the discount rate utilized by the board for reporting liabilities.
(B) A calculation of those liabilities based upon a discount rate that is 2 percent below the long-term rate of return actually assumed by the board.
(C) A calculation of those liabilities that is based upon a
discount rate that is equal to the yield on a 10-year United States Treasury note in the year prior to the report.
(4) The market value of the assets controlled by the board and an explanation of how the actuarial value assigned to those assets differs from the market value of those assets.
(b) Each legislative session, the Chair of the California Actuarial Advisory Panel, or his or her designee, shall, during a publicly noticed joint hearing of the Senate Committee on Public Employment and Retirement and the Assembly Committee on Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security, do all of the following based on information received in the report required by subdivision (a):
(1) Explain the role played by the investment return assumption and amortization period in the calculation of the
contribution rates.
(2) Describe the consequences for future state budgets should the investment return assumption not be realized.
(3) Report whether the board’s amortization period exceeds the estimated average remaining service periods of employees covered by the contributions.
(c) The report required by subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.
