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Overview of Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA)

Subject:
Financial Services & Commerce
State Government
Published:
October 19, 2026
Publishing Agency:
Legislative Council Staff

Roughly one in ten Coloradans are members of the Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA), which is a pension plan that substitutes Social Security for most participating public employees. This memorandum provides an overview of PERA with a focus on the state legislature’s role in the pension system.