SB2598: Public schools; allow retired administrators to return to work as teachers.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Amend Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Any Person Who Was Employed As A Public School Teacher Or Administrator At The Time Of Retirement, Has Been Retired At Least 90 Days And Is Receiving A Retirement Allowance, And Holds The Applicable Educator License, To Be Employed As A Teacher In A School District After Retirement, And Choose To Continue Receiving The Retirement Allowance In Addition To A Salary, Along With The Local Contribution Of The District In Which The Retiree Is Employed; To Remove The Requirement Of Having At Least 30 Years Of Creditable Service; To Authorize The School District To Allocate, As Salary And Assessment Of A Retired Teacher Returning To Work As A Teacher, Up To 150% Of The Amount Provided Under The Salary Schedule Comparable To The Years Of Service And License Type Of The Teacher; To Provide That Local Education Agencies May Pay, From Local Education Funding, All Or A Portion Of The Health Insurance Premiums For Retired Employees Returning To Work As Teachers; To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.