REP. LOPEZ: INDIANA'S PRE-1996 TEACHERS' RETIREMENT FUND TO BE FULLY FUNDED A DECADE EARLIER THAN PROJECTED

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 28 -- The Indiana House of Representatives' Republican Caucus issued the following news release:

STATEHOUSE (Sept. 28, 2026) - State Rep. Danny Lopez (R-Carmel) applauded the announcement at the recent Interim Study Committee on Pension Management Oversight meeting that Indiana's Pre-1996 Teachers' Retirement Fund is expected to be fully funded a decade earlier than projected.

The Pre-96 fund supports pension payments for Hoosier teachers hired before July 1, 1995. It was designed to be a "pay-as-you-go" model where benefits are paid out as they come due. The fund supports nearly 52,000 retired teachers and will support approximately 3,900 additional currently active teachers.

Lopez, a member of the House Ways a...