JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Public Employees' Retirement Board is considering changes to help the retirement system during the next Legislative session.

There are more than 300,000 members in the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) in Mississippi. State leaders are looking for ways to take strain off of the system.

“PERS is a complex issue with a lot of moving parts. But right now, the most important thing is additional funding," said Ray Higgins, executive director of PERS.

The PERS Board is looking at changes to Mississippi's "Return to Work" rules. The current system restricts how long retired employees can work.

“One of the things I've heard over the past few months is that we have retired state employees who have retired at a young age who still want to work," s

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