Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 895

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Background

Title

Description: Teachers, retired; may be employed in critical shortage subject areas and receive retirement benefits.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/12 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2001
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committees:

Principal Author: Clarke

Additional Authors: Banks, Flaggs, Rushing

Code Sections: A 025-0011-0103, A 025-0011-0105, A 025-0011-0127, A 037-0019-0007

Title: AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 25-11-126, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS RECEIVING A RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE FROM THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM WHO ARE EMPLOYED AFTER RETIREMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS TEACHERS IN CRITICAL SHORTAGE SUBJECT AREAS, AND PERSONS EMPLOYED IN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS TEACHERS IN CRITICAL SHORTAGE SUBJECT AREAS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RETIREMENT UNDER THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, MAY RECEIVE A RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE WHILE EMPLOYED AS TEACHERS IN ADDITION TO RECEIVING A TEACHER'S SALARY; TO PROVIDE THAT THOSE PERSONS MAY CHOOSE TO BE CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THEY RECEIVE A RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE WHILE EMPLOYED AS TEACHERS; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY OF THOSE PERSONS WHO CHOOSE TO BE A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF THE SYSTEM SHALL RECEIVE CREDITABLE SERVICE FOR THE PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT AS A TEACHER; TO AMEND SECTIONS 25-11-103, 25-11-105 AND 25-11-127, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-19-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE TEACHERS' SALARIES OF THOSE PERSONS SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF THE SALARY THAT THEY RECEIVED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF THEIR RETIREMENT OR THE DATE THAT CURRENT TEACHERS BEGAN RECEIVING A RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TEACHERS' SALARIES OF THOSE PERSONS SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY INCREASE IN THE SALARY FOR TEACHING EXPERIENCE OBTAINED AFTER THE DATE OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT AS TEACHERS AFTER THEIR RETIREMENT OR THE DATE THAT CURRENT TEACHERS BEGAN RECEIVING A RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/01 at 18:19.

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