2022 -- H 7648 | |
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LC004830 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION - TEACHERS' RETIREMENT - POST-RETIREMENT | |
EMPLOYMENT | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Noret, Amore, Ruggiero, O'Brien, Serpa, McNamara, | |
Date Introduced: March 02, 2022 | |
Referred To: House Finance | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 16-16 of the General Laws entitled "Teachers' Retirement [See Title |
2 | 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby amended by adding thereto |
3 | the following section: |
4 | 16-16-24.1. Suspension of post-retirement cap on teachers' employment. |
5 | Effective July 1, 2022, the prohibitions and restrictions on post-retirement employment by |
6 | persons who have retired under the provisions of titles 16, 36 or 45, are hereby suspended, for those |
7 | specific retired teaching and administrative staff, identified by local educational agencies (LEA). |
8 | Any retired teaching or administrative staff so employed or re-employed by an LEA pursuant to |
9 | this section shall not be entitled to additional service credits for retirement. The provisions of this |
10 | section shall sunset on July 1, 2024. |
11 | SECTION 2. Chapter 36-10 of the General Laws entitled "Retirement System - |
12 | Contributions and Benefits" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
13 | 36-10-36.1. Suspension of post-retirement cap on teachers' employment. |
14 | Effective July 1, 2022, the prohibitions and restrictions on post-retirement employment by |
15 | persons who have retired under the provisions of titles 16, 36 or 45, are hereby suspended, for those |
16 | specific retired teaching and administrative staff, identified by local educational agencies (LEA). |
17 | Any retired teaching or administrative staff so employed or re-employed by an LEA pursuant to |
18 | this section shall not be entitled to additional service credits for retirement. The provisions of this |
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1 | section shall sunset on July 1, 2024. |
2 | SECTION 3. Chapter 45-21 of the General Laws entitled "Retirement of Municipal |
3 | Employees" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
4 | 45-21-54.1. Suspension of post-retirement cap on teachers' employment. |
5 | Effective July 1, 2022, the prohibitions and restrictions on post-retirement employment by |
6 | persons who have retired under the provisions of titles 16, 36 or 45, are hereby suspended, for those |
7 | specific retired teaching and administrative staff, identified by local educational agencies (LEA). |
8 | Any retired teaching or administrative staff so employed or re-employed by an LEA pursuant to |
9 | this section shall not be entitled to additional service credits for retirement. The provisions of this |
10 | section shall sunset on July 1, 2024. |
11 | SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION - TEACHERS' RETIREMENT - POST-RETIREMENT | |
EMPLOYMENT | |
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1 | This act would temporarily remove the cap on the number of days that retired teachers and |
2 | administrators can work, without penalty, from July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2024 when the provisions of |
3 | this act would sunset. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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