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2023 SESSION
SB 1479 Virginia Retirement System; return to work, hiring retired teachers, bus drivers, etc.
Introduced by: L. Louise Lucas | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Virginia Retirement System; return to work. Reduces from 12 to six the number of months for the required break in service for a teacher, bus driver, school administrator, or school security officer to return to work full time and continue to receive his pension under the Virginia Retirement System (VRS). The bill adds specialized student support positions to the list of employees who may return to work with a six-month break in service and specifies that the employer shall include such employees' compensation in membership payroll for purposes of the employer contributions to VRS. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2028, for the reduction of the required break in service period for all classes of employees. Finally, the bill requires VRS to submit a report regarding options for employing certain enumerated positions part-time during the required six-month break in service period.
FULL TEXT
- 01/18/23 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 23104499D pdf | impact statement
- 01/27/23 Senate: Printed as engrossed 23104499D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/13/23 House: Committee substitute printed 23106613D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/23 Senate: Conference substitute printed 23107505D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1479ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0708) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/18/23 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 23104499D
- 01/18/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 01/25/23 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (16-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/23 Senate: Read second time
- 01/27/23 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/27/23 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/27/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1479E
- 01/27/23 Senate: Printed as engrossed 23104499D-E
- 01/30/23 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/23 House: Read first time
- 02/09/23 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/10/23 House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement
- 02/13/23 House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/23 House: Committee substitute printed 23106613D-H1
- 02/15/23 House: Read second time
- 02/16/23 House: Read third time
- 02/16/23 House: Committee substitute agreed to 23106613D-H1
- 02/16/23 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1479H1
- 02/16/23 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/23 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/23 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
- 02/21/23 House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/21/23 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/22/23 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/23 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/22/23 Senate: Senators: Lucas, Deeds, Vogel
- 02/23/23 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/23/23 House: Delegates: Coyner, Bell, Bourne
- 02/25/23 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/23 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/25/23 Senate: Conference substitute printed 23107505D-S1
- 02/25/23 House: Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/23 House: VOTE: Adoption (89-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/23 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1479ER)
- 03/08/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/13/23 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
- 03/13/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/27/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 708 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/27/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0708)