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MS HB1409

Bill

Status

Failed

2/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Bo Brown

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Public Employees' Retirement System to conduct a feasibility study on allowing all retired public school teachers to work full-time as teachers in any public school district after retirement while continuing to receive their retirement allowance.

  • Study must examine the impact on the system's unfunded liability, actuarial assumptions, employer contribution rates, teacher retirement patterns, and other financial aspects.

  • Extends current authorization under Section 25-11-126, which previously limited post-retirement employment to teachers with 30+ years of service in districts with critical shortages and capped compensation at 50% of regular teacher pay.

  • Requires the Public Employees' Retirement System to submit a report with study results to the Legislature by December 1, 2025.

Legislative Description

PERS; conduct study on feasibility of allowing all retired teachers to continue to work as a teacher in any school district and receive retirement allowance.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency1/20/2025

Full Bill Text

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