Annual Stakeholder Forum
On Feb. 10, 2012, the TRS Legislative Committee conducted its annual Stakeholder forum. Joined by leadership and administration from various stakeholder groups representing active members, school districts, retired members and taxpayers throughout the state, TRS provided information about legislative initiatives, funding, investments and member issues. In addition, the group heard from the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability's Dan Long, an expert on budget and finance issues for the State of Illinois. The presentations are available to download as PDFs below.
- Funding - by Director of Research Kathleen Farney
- Investments- by Chief Investment Officer Stan Rupnik and Public Information Officer Dave Urbanek
- Legislation - by Executive Director Dick Ingram and Governmental Affairs Consultant Andrew Bodewes
Major Legislation and Proposals
An updated page summarizes legislation of interest for TRS Members:
2012 Major Legislation and Proposals
General Assembly Bill Tracker
While TRS tracks the progress of specific pieces of legislation, the Illinois General Assembly Web site is the definitive source of record for all legislation. TRS members can view the current status and sponsors of all bills and resolutions, read a brief synopsis of all legislation and read the complete text of any bill or resolution. Click here for a direct link to the General Assembly’s Bill Tracker.
The Illinois General Assembly is currently in the 97th General Assembly. Click here to see the schedule. Follow the hyperlinked text 'schedule' under the House or Senate column to view the respective chamber's calendars.
Divestment Laws
The Teachers’ Retirement System is prohibited by state law from investing in companies that do business in Sudan and Iran. Follow the hyperlink below for the full divestment story.
TRS Complies with Divestment Laws
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