Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2136

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Background

Title

Description: Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be reemployed as teachers in critical teacher shortage areas.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/21 (S) Referred To Finance
2 03/09 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2004
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Hyde-Smith

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 CERTAIN PERSONS RECEIVING A RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE FROM THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM WHO ARE EMPLOYED AS TEACHERS IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL OR SCHOOL DISTRICT LOCATED IN A CRITICAL TEACHER SHORTAGE AREA AND HAVING A LOWER ACCREDITATION LEVEL THAN THE TEACHER'S FORMER SCHOOL OR DISTRICT, AND TEACHERS EMPLOYED IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE FROM THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM WHO ACCEPT EMPLOYMENT UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS, MAY RECEIVE A RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE DURING THEIR EMPLOYMENT AS TEACHERS IN ADDITION TO RECEIVING A TEACHER'S SALARY; TO PROVIDE THAT THOSE PERSONS SHALL NOT BE CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM NOR RECEIVE ANY CREDITABLE SERVICE FOR THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THEY RECEIVE A RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE DURING THEIR EMPLOYMENT AS TEACHERS; 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 03/09/04 at 17:46.

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