Public School Retirement System of the City of St. Louis, et al. Missouri Cases

The Public School Retirement System of the City of St. Louis appealed the circuit court's judgment on the pleadings, which found that recent legislative changes to public employee retirement eligibility did not constitute a benefit increase under Section 105.684. The circuit court also concluded that the Retirement System was not an "other political subdivision" entitled to the protections of the Hancock Amendment and that Section 169.597 only granted standing, not substantive protections. The appellate court affirmed the circuit court's judgment, holding that the eligibility change was not a benefit increase and that the Retirement System lacked the power to tax, thus not qualifying for Hancock Amendment protections.