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House Bill 441

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Last Action	03/11/25: to Rules (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to reemployment after retirement in the Teachers' Retirement System.
Bill Documents	Current Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Actuarial Analysis Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist
Bill Request Number	357
Sponsors	J. Tipton, B. Chester-Burton, D. Grossberg
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 161.605, relating to the Teachers' Retirement System, to remove language requiring superintendents to make every reasonable effort to hire qualified applicants for teaching and nonteaching positions, increase the percentage of retired members that an employer can employ full-time from three percent to 10 percent, increase the number of retired members that a local school district may employ under the critical shortage provision from one percent of total active members employed by the school district or two members to 10 percent or four members, remove Kentucky Virtual High School the list of schools the Department of Education operates, remove the pension waiver program, and make technical changes; amend KRS 156.106 to remove language requiring superintendents to make every reasonable effort to hire qualified applicants for critical shortage areas; direct that current participants in the pension waiver program may continue to participate.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Local school district, critical shortage, rehire requirement Retirement and Pensions - Teachers' Retirement System, critical shortage, rehire requirement Teachers - Teachers' Retirement System, critical shortage, rehire requirement Actuarial Analysis - Teachers' Retirement System, critical shortage, rehire requirement
Jump to Proposed Amendments	Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements
Votes	Vote History

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02/12/25	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/14/25	to State Government (H)
02/20/25	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/21/25	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 25, 2025
02/25/25	3rd reading, passed 97-0
02/26/25	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/28/25	to State & Local Government (S)
03/05/25	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/06/25	2nd reading, to Rules
03/07/25	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 11, 2025
03/11/25	3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) received in House to Rules (H)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement	Actuarial Analysis to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; amend KRS 161.605 to require the system to continue to provide health coverage and benefits to TRS retirees reemployed by an employer who does not participate in a state-administered retirement system except as required by the Medicare Secondary Payer Act.
Index Headings	Retirement and Pensions - Teachers' Retirement System, allow retirees employed in private sector to retain TRS health coverage Teachers - Teachers' Retirement System, allow retirees employed in private sector to retain TRS health coverage Actuarial Analysis - Teachers' Retirement System, allow retirees employed in private sector to retain TRS health coverage

Last updated: 3/11/2025 9:25 PM (EDT)