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HB 1589 Teachers and admin. personnel; returning to work after retiring.

Introduced by: Phillip A. Hamilton | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Virginia Retirement System; retirees hired as teachers. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to at least annually survey all local school divisions to identify critical shortages of teachers by geographic area, by school division, or by subject matter. The bill also provides that retired persons who are members of the Virginia Retirement System may be hired as teachers or administrative personnel without interrupting their retirement benefits under the following conditions: (i) the person's retirement allowance is based on his service as a licensed instructional or administrative employee; (ii) the person has been receiving such retirement allowance for a minimum period of time to be determined by VRS and JLARC; (iii) the person had not retired pursuant to an early retirement incentive; and (iv) the person is to be employed to fill the critical shortage identified by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The provisions of this act are effective from its passage but will expire on July 1, 2006.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Virginia Retirement System; retirees hired as teachers. Provides that retired members of the Virginia Retirement System may be hired as teachers without interrupting their retirement benefits. Incorporates HB 2510.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Teachers; returning to work after retiring. Permits retired teachers to return to teaching for a period of five years without interrupting their receipt of retirement benefits. In such cases, health benefits would remain the same as that provided to retired employees.