QUESTION  2:   What Is The Impact On Future
Pension Benefit Payments?

45% Of The Estimated Positive Monthly Difference
Between IMP And High 5 Benefits For Each Year
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Year# of Pre-1969 Teachers45% of DifferenceTotal
1998678 X$172=$116,616
1999848 X$261=$221,328
2000764 X$365=$278,860
2001607 X$527=$319,889
2002468 X$611=$285,948
2003271 X$500=$135,500
TOTALS Monthly Amount$1,358,141
Yearly Amount$16,297,692
Current Total TRA Annual Benefits Payment         
      (June 30, 2002 � June 30, 2003)

Estimated Increased Benefit Payout from TRA PRIF
      (an increase of 1.6% resulting from HF 282/SF 213) is
                
$976,976,909
$16,297,692
QUESTION 3: What Are The Estimated Investment Returns From The Transferred Funds
Held In Reserve In The TRA PRIF?
Actually, this increase in annual benefit payments is essentially covered by the investment returns generated by the $191,227,500 transferred to the TRA PRIF, as per 356.215, subd. 8(a), as follows:
Annual Estimated Interest on $191,227,500 at assumed interest rate of 8.5%
$16,254,338
Estimated Increased Benefit Payout from Question #2
$16,297,692
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