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Center for State and Local Government Excellence

Helping State and Local Governments Become More Competitive Employers

Helping State and Local Governments Become More Competitive EmployersThe Center for State and Local Government Excellence helps state and local governments become knowledgeable and competitive employers so they can attract and retain a talented and committed workforce. Partnering with leading universities and researchers, the Center identifies best practices and conducts authoritative research on competitive employment practices, workforce development, pensions, retiree health security, and financial planning. It also brings state and local leaders together with respected researchers to find promising approaches to cultivating the next generation of state and local government leaders. www.slge.org

 

Pensions

Valuing Liabilities in State and Local Plans

 

The Funding of State and Local Pensions: 2009-2013

 

Pension Obligation Bonds: Financial Crisis Exposes Risks

 

Retiree Health Care

At a Crossroads: The Financing and Future of Health Benefits for State and Local Government Retirees

 

Retiree Health Care in the American States

 

Prefunding Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) in State and Local Governments: Options and Early Evidence

 

Local Government Retiree Health Care: Current Offerings and Future Direction

 

A Guide to Implementing GASB 45

 

Workforce Demographics

Out of Balance? Comparing Public and Private Sector Compensation Over 20 Years

 

The Great Recession and the State and Local Government Workforce

 

A Tidal Wave Postponed: The Economy and Public Sector Retirements

 

Issue Briefs

The Funding Status of Locally Administered Pension Plans

 

After GASB 45: Solving the Unfunded Liability Problem in Retiree Health Care

 

Retiree Health Plans: A National Assessment

 

Financing Retiree Health Care: Assessing GASB 45 Estimates of Liabilities

 

The Crisis in State and Local Government Retiree Health Benefit Plans: Myths and Realities

 

Balancing Dollars and Health Sense

 

What Do We Know About the Universe of State and Local Plans?

 

Why Have Some States Introduced Defined Contribution Plans?

 

Why Have Defined Benefit Plans Survived in the Public Sector?

 

State and Local Pensions Are Different From Private Plans

 

 

Public Opinion Research

Security: What Americans Want From a Job

 

Facing the Future: Retirements, second careers to reshape state and local governments in the post-Katrina era

 

 

2006 State Pension Data

Primary Defined Contribution Plans
Data, Notes, and Codebook

Defined Benefit Plans
Data

Plan Notes

Codebook

Comparison to Other Data Sets