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

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 24 -- The Indiana House of Representatives' Republican Caucus issued the following news release:

STATEHOUSE (Sept. 24, 2026) - State Rep. Heath VanNatter (R-Kokomo) applauded the announcement at today's Interim Study Committee on Pension Management Oversight 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.

VanNatter, who chairs the standing House E...