Purpose
To support continued voluntary participation of state and local government employers and employees in the Social Security program and oppose legislation to compel program participation.

Structure
The Coalition to Preserve Retirement Security is a not-for-profit Colorado corporation.

Officers
Terri Bierdeman, Chair
Director of Government Relations, State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio

Nick Yelverton, Vice Chair
Illinois Teachers' Retirement System

Robert Gray, Secretary-Treasurer
Director of Government Relations, Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association

Board of Directors
Each voting member has one seat on the Board of Directors.

Member Benefits
Each member receives:

• Access to a members-only Web site providing coalition updates, news stories and studies and reports pertaining to Social Security-related issues.
• Tracking of all Social Security legislation filed in Congress.
• Reports of meetings of Washington lobbyists.
• Timely alerts.
• Tracking tallies of senators and representatives.
• Bulk rate prices for copies of The Segal Study, a four color, 18-page report that concluded that mandatory Social Security coverage of public employees and employers would cost $26 billion over five years and affect every state.

Non-Statewide Public Employee Pension Plans
10 cents per active member not to be less than $500 nor more than $15,000.

Associations of Pension Plans
10 cents per active employee included in every member's pension plan not to be less than $1,000 nor more than $15,000.

Related Organizations, Such as Cities, Counties and Unions
10 cents per active employee/individual member, excluding the number included under another membership, not to be less than $500 nor more than $15,000.

Other Interested Parties
Non-voting associate memberships are available for $500 a year.

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Coalition to Preserve Retirement Security
100 N. Pitt St., Suite 403
Alexandria, Va. 22314
TEL: 703-684-3601
FAX: 703-684-3417
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