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Colorado's political, business and community leaders should encourage employers to use automatic enrollment for 401(k) pension plans. We should also educate workers about the value of participating in these plans and of increasing contributions over time to meet retirement needs. Automatic enrollment is allowed under federal law, and pension reform legislation passed by Congress in August provides additional incentives to do so.

We must encourage the development and expansion of dual enrollment and other innovative programs throughout the state. If the state Department of Education and Department of Higher Education and their governing boards cannot agree on how to do this, the legislature should by-pass them and make it happen

This bill proposes to create a [name of State] retirement savings program to promote expanded pension and retirement security for the citizens of [name of State] and assist them to achieve economic independence by making it easier for working families to save and for smaller employers to sponsor plans for their employees.

SB 07-148 represents a net opportunity gain for Colorado. Along with assisting students to complete high school, the Fast College Fast Jobs pilot program proposed by the bill would make post-secondary education more accessible and affordable for students who might otherwise drop out.

We must encourage the development and expansion of dual enrollment programs throughout the state. If the Colorado departments of Education and Higher Education and their governing boards cannot agree on how to do this, the Legislature should bypass them and make it happen.

Colorado???s political, business and community leaders should encourage employers to use automatic enrollment for 401(k) pension plans. We should also educate workers about the value of participating in these plans and of increasing contributions over time to meet retirement needs. Automatic enrollment is allowed under federal law, and pension reform legislation currently pending before Congress provides additional incentives to do so.

HB 06-1358 represents a net opportunity gain for Colorado. Along with assisting students to complete high school, the dual enrollment programs proposed by the bill would make post-secondary education more accessible and affordable for students who might otherwise drop out of Colorado???s education pipeline.