Record of Testimony

Please consider this a formal recommendation submitted to the Advisory Group for discussion and consideration:

Testimony attached below.

Submitted via email

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE ERSRI PENSION SYSTEM

Submitted via email

REVENUE STREAMS FOR FUNDING COLA RESTORATION

SUBMISSION OF ADVOCATES FOR COLA RESTORATION AND PENSION RELIEF TO 

I am a teacher who retired in 2005. During my years of teaching I contributed to the pension system with the guarantee that I would have a pension that would support me after retirement.

I was an eligibility technician at DHS for 30 years.

I loved my job.

Over the years I have met some of my clients.

They have outstanding jobs and some are married with families

Again as I said I loved my job, helping the needy.

I am writing as a member of the State of RI pension system for advice from you about how to craft a testimony for the committee. I retired at the age of 62 under the "early retirement" incentive in 2016 after 20 years as a middle school math and science teacher in South Kingstown public schools.

Pension Advisory Working Group Statement

Offered by Lawrence Verria, teacher 1983-2023 (lwverria@gmail.com)