The 2023 Legislative Session ended on Friday, May 12, 2023, without any negative impact on the LAGERS. In total, more than 2,300 bills were filed with 41 bills crossing the finish line. Although LAGERS did not have any legislative priorities this session, the system tracked over 150 bills covering a…...
LAGERS to No Longer Withhold Public Safety Health Insurance Premiums
For eligible public safety retirees who have elected to have LAGERS withhold their health insurance premiums to qualify for the federal HELPS (Health Care Enhancement for Local Public Safety Officers) deduction, an important change is coming later this Spring. With the recent signing of the SECURE 2.0 Act by President…...
LAGERS December Board Report
The LAGERS Board of Trustees has a fiduciary duty to its membership to ensure the system is administered in a fiscally sound manner. The board meets at least quarterly to make sure LAGERS continues to deliver on its commitments of strength and security. The board gathered on December 2, 2022 for…...
Missouri LAGERS Names Bill Betts as System’s Next Executive Director
The Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System (LAGERS) has announced the hiring of Bill Betts as the system’s next Executive Director following the retirement of current director, Robert Wilson. Betts will assume his new role on January 3, 2023. “We look forward to having Bill take the helm of the…...
Jayne White Named LAGERS 2022 Local Government Hero Award Winner
Jefferson City, MO – Andrew County Health Department’s Director of Clinical and Emergency Operations, Jayne White, has been named the winner of LAGERS’ 2022 Local Government Hero Award. The announcement was made on October 28th at LAGERS’ Annual Meeting in Springfield, Missouri. Jayne was honored along with fellow finalists Glenn…...
Missouri LAGERS Receives Awards for Excellence in Financial Reporting, Funding, and Administration
For the 44th consecutive year, the Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement system (LAGERS) has received the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada’s (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. The…...
LAGERS September Board Report
The LAGERS Board of Trustees has a fiduciary duty to its membership to ensure the system is administered in a fiscally sound manner. The board meets at least quarterly to make sure LAGERS continues to deliver on its commitments of strength and security. The board gathered on September 23, 2022 for…...
Governor Parson Signs Senate Bill 655 Into Law
Jefferson City, MO – Governor Parson has signed LAGERS’ public safety expansion bill, Senate Bill 655, meaning that soon all LAGERS employers will have the option to classify their EMS, Jailer, and Emergency Telecommunicators as public safety personnel in LAGERS. “We are pleased to have the Governor sign this important…...
