MS · constitutions
Miss. Const. art. 14, § 272A
Retirement systems
(1) All of the assets, proceeds or income of the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi and the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Retirement System or any successor systems, and all contributions and payments made to the systems to provide for retirement and related benefits shall be held, invested as authorized by law, or disbursed as in trust for the exclusive purpose of providing for such benefits, refunds and administrative expenses under the management of the board of trustees of the systems, and shall not be encumbered for or diverted to any other purposes.
(2) Legislation shall not be enacted increasing benefits under the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi and the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Retirement System in any manner unless funds are available therefor, or unless concurrent provisions are made for funding any such increase in accordance with a prior certification of the cost by the board of trustees of the systems based on accepted actuarial standards.
History
SOURCES: Laws, 1985, ch. 618, eff November 20, 1986.
Provenance
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- sos.ms.gov
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- 2026-09-25
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- 2026-09-25
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