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House Education committee considers extending interim-educator retirement waiver
Summary
A House Education committee on March 19 reviewed an amendment to H.480 that would extend and modify a temporary allowance letting retired educators return to work while drawing a pension. Committee members raised concerns about stability and low program use; no formal vote was recorded.
A House Education committee on March 19 examined an amendment to H.480 that would extend and modify a temporary program allowing retired educators to resume service while continuing to collect a state retirement allowance.
The amendment, introduced on the floor by a House representative (name not specified), would add language from H.311 and push the program's statutory sunset from June 30, 2026, to June 30, 2028; it would also repeal a one-year limit on interim-service positions and adjust the period during which the State Treasurer may grant renewals.
Supporters said the change preserves a recruitment tool for districts facing staffing shortages. "This is a way to entice people out of retirement," the representative said, describing a superintendent in the sponsor's district who served under the interim-educator program and helped the district pass a…
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