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Committee Hears SB 52 to Ease Return‑to‑Work Rules for State Retirees; Sponsors Say Change Will Fill Staffing Gaps
Summary
Senate Bill 52 would reduce the separation period for most retirees returning to state employment, lower the qualifying age, and remove the current earnings cap for return‑to‑work positions. Proponents said the change would help schools and other state agencies fill long‑term vacancies; the committee took testimony and did not vote.
Senator Darius Brown presented Senate Bill 52 in the Senate Elections and Government Affairs Committee as legislation to ease return‑to‑work restrictions for state retirees and address staffing shortages.
Under current law, returning retirees face a separation period and an earnings cap. Brown described SB 52 as lowering the qualifying age for return‑to‑work rules from 65 to 59, reducing the required separation period from six months to three months for many retirees, and eliminating the…
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