JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A House select committee formed by House Speaker Jason White (R-Miss.) is taking a deeper look at the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).

House PERS Select Co-Chair Randy Rushing (R-District 78) told the committee on Monday that state employees whose retirement comes from PERS have no need to worry.

“If anything, be happy we're having these meetings. Because that is strictly just to make sure that the PERS system is around for many, many years to come," he said.

Ray Higgins, the executive director of PERS, encouraged lawmakers to aim for full funding of the system.

“If we were 80% funded now as opposed to 56% funded, we would all feel a lot better, and we'd be having different conversations. But it's important to be aiming for the full funding because yo

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