Many of the 264,600 public employees in the state retirement system would not be able to retire as soon as they can now if a bill proposed to the state Legislature is enacted.
AB361, proposed by Rep. Gene Hahn, R-Cambria, would increase the minimum age at which people in the Wisconsin Retirement System could qualify for a state pension from 55 to 59. The bill would not change the retirement age of 50 for protected occupations such as law enforcement and firefighters, nor would it affect those who have already retired.