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H.B. 96

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RETIRED TEACHERS - RETURN TO WORK

             2     
2008 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: DeMar Bud Bowman

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Senate Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act by exempting
             10      licensed educators from certain postretirement employment restrictions.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    amends the six month post retirement wait period, for reemployment with the same
             14      agency, to H. [ 60 ] 7 .H days for licensed educators H. who are at least 62 years of
             14a      age and .H that retire and are reemployed from the
             15      same school district;
             16          .    clarifies that exceptions from postretirement employment restrictions are subject to
             17      federal limitations; and
             18          .    makes technical changes.
             19      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             20          None
             21      Other Special Clauses:
             22          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2008.
             23      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             24      AMENDS:
             25          49-11-504, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 130
             26     
             27      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


             28          Section 1. Section 49-11-504 is amended to read:
             29           49-11-504. Reemployment of a retiree -- Restrictions -- Exceptions.
             30          [(1) A person who retires from a nonparticipating employer is not subject to any
             31      postretirement restrictions under this title.]
             32          [(2) A retiree of an agency who returns to work at a different agency is not subject to
             33      any postretirement restrictions under this section and may not earn additional service credit.]
             34          [(3)] (1) [For the purposes of Subsections (4) and (5),] As used in this section,
             35      "full-time" employment means employment requiring 20 hours of work per week or more or at
             36      least a half-time teaching contract.
             37          (2) (a) Subject to federal limitations, the following retirees are not subject to the
             38      postretirement restrictions under this title:
             39          (i) a person who retires from a nonparticipating employer;
             40          (ii) a person who retires from an elected position;
             41          (iii) a retiree of an agency who returns to work at a different agency;
             42          (iv) unless Subsection (2)(a)(v) applies, a retiree of an agency who is reemployed by
             43      the same agency after six months from the retirement date; and
             44          (v) a retiree of an agency that is a school district and the retiree is:
             45          (A) H. at least 62 years of age;
             45a          (B)eligible for an unreduced allowance;
             45b          (C) .H reemployed by the same agency after H. [ 60 ] 7 .H days from the retirement
             45c      date; and
             46           H. [ (B) ] (D) .H a licensed educator under Title 53A, Chapter 6, Educator Licensing and
             47      Professional Practices Act.
             48          (b) A retiree under Subsection (2)(a)(iii) through (v) may not earn additional service
             49      credit.
             50          [(4)] (3) A retiree of an agency who is reemployed on a full-time basis by the same
             51      agency within six months of the date of retirement is subject to the following:
             52          (a) the agency shall immediately notify the office;
             53          (b) the office shall cancel the retiree's allowance and reinstate the retiree to active
             54      member status;
             55          (c) the allowance cancellation and reinstatement to active member status is effective on
             56      the first day of the month following the date of reemployment;
             57          (d) the reinstated retiree may not retire again with a recalculated benefit for a two-year
             58      period from the date of cancellation of the original allowance, and if the retiree retires again



             59      within the two-year period, the original allowance shall be resumed; and
             60          (e) a reinstated retiree retiring after the two-year period shall be credited with the
             61      service credit in the retiree's account at the time of the first retirement and from that time shall
             62      be treated as a member of a system, including the accrual of additional service credit, but
             63      subject to recalculation of the allowance under Subsection [(9)] (7).
             64          [(5)] (4) A retiree of an agency who is reemployed by the same agency within six
             65      months of retirement on a less than full-time basis by the same agency is subject to the
             66      following:
             67          (a) the retiree may earn, without penalty, compensation from that position which is not
             68      in excess of the exempt earnings permitted by Social Security;
             69          (b) if a retiree receives compensation in a calendar year in excess of the Social Security
             70      limitation, 25% of the allowance shall be suspended for the remainder of the six-month period;
             71          (c) the effective date of a suspension and reinstatement of an allowance shall be set by
             72      the office; and
             73          (d) any suspension of a retiree's allowance under this Subsection [(5)] (4) shall be
             74      applied on a calendar year basis.
             75          [(6)] (5) For six months immediately following retirement, the retiree and participating
             76      employer shall:
             77          (a) maintain an accurate record of gross earnings in employment;
             78          (b) report the gross earnings at least monthly to the office;
             79          (c) immediately notify the office in writing of any postretirement earnings under
             80      Subsection [(4)] (3); and
             81          (d) immediately notify the office in writing whether postretirement earnings equal or
             82      exceed the exempt earnings under Subsection [(5)] (4).
             83          [(7) A retiree of an agency who is reemployed by the same agency after six months
             84      from the retirement date is not subject to any postretirement restrictions under this title and
             85      may not earn additional service credit.]
             86          [(8)] (6) If a participating employer hires a nonexempt retiree who may not earn
             87      additional service credit under this section, the participating employer shall contribute the same
             88      percentage of a retiree's salary that the participating employer would have been required to
             89      contribute if the retiree were an active member, up to the amount allowed by federal law, to a


             90      retiree designated:
             91          (a) qualified defined contribution plan administered by the board, if the participating
             92      employer participates in a qualified defined contribution plan administered by the board; or
             93          (b) qualified defined contribution plan offered by the participating employer if the
             94      participating employer does not participate in a qualified defined contribution plan
             95      administered by the board.
             96          [(9)] (7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a retiree who has returned
             97      to work, accrued additional service credit, and again retires shall have the retiree's allowance
             98      recalculated using:
             99          (a) the formula in effect at the date of the retiree's original retirement for all service
             100      credit accrued prior to that date; and
             101          (b) the formula in effect at the date of the subsequent retirement for all service credit
             102      accrued between the first and subsequent retirement dates.
             103          [(10) This section does not apply to elected positions.]
             104          [(11)] (8) The board may make rules to implement this section.
             105          Section 2. Effective date.
             106          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2008.




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