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Committee approves bill requiring districts to disclose Social Security/TRS coverage; amendment allows voluntary family coverage for board members
Summary
Senate Education and Youth Committee members voted to pass House Bill 37 (LC 491994) as a committee substitute, requiring districts to notify employees whether they participate in Social Security or the Teachers Retirement System and adding an amendment to allow school board members, at their own expense, to include family members in board-provided health coverage.
Senate Education and Youth Committee members voted to pass House Bill 37 (LC 491994) as a committee substitute, a bill that would require school districts to disclose to employees whether they participate in Social Security or the Teachers Retirement System (TRS) and that—via an amendment—removes a prohibition so districts may allow school board members to enroll family members in a board-provided plan if the board member pays the full cost.
The measure, presented to the committee by Senator Sentaler on behalf of Representative Leverett, would require districts to notify new hires beginning July 1 whether Social Security is withheld from pay and whether the employee participates in TRS, and to refresh that notice for current…
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