Related Resources

State of Florida

View the State of Florida legislation, laws and rules for a comprehensive list of links by the Florida Department of Management Services.

• Florida Retirement Laws - Chapter 112 Public Officers and Employees
• Florida Retirement Rules - Rules in Chapter 60 (Local Retirement Systems) of the Florida Administrative Code deal with retirement

Florida Public Pension Trustees Association (FPPTA)

Visit the Florida Public Pension Trustees Association website or view the following links:

• Understanding Public Pension Plan's Unfunded Liabilities (PDF) - The fact that the retirement plan has an unfunded liability does not mean the plan is underfunded.
• History of Public Pensions (PDF) - Raymond T. Edmondson, CPPT

The Public Pension Institute

The Public Pension Institute offers information to everyone who works with public employees: not just trustees, but city commissioners, mayors, finance managers and administrators. Most importantly, The Public Pension Institute also has been designed to serve as a forum for discussion so that it will become a central source of news and information on all pension related subjects.

National Institute on Retirement Security

Visit the National Institute on Retirement Security or read Look Before You Leap: The Unintended Consequences of Pension Freezes.

Center for State & Local Government Excellence

Visit the Center for State and Local Government Excellence website or view information on State and Local Government Pensions - Published pension-related Issue Briefs.

Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)

Visit the Government Finance Officers Association website or view information about the Best Practice - Governance of Public Employee Post-Retirement Benefit Systems (March 2010).

American Academy of Actuaries

Visit the American Academy of Actuaries website or read about the 80% Pension Funding Standard Myth (PDF).