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Committee passes HB 44 to allow day program workers to opt into state retirement
Summary
HB 44, carried by Chairman Hill, would let day program employees opt into the state retirement system (paid by the day program or the employees) and was approved by the committee by voice vote.
Chairman Hill presented HB 44, a bill that would permit employees of a local "day program" for youth to opt into the state retirement system. Hill said the program serves as an alternative to sending youth to DYS, providing education, counseling and other services. Under the bill as described, employees could opt into the state retirement system at the expense of the day program or themselves.
"This bill would allow them at the expense of the day program or themselves to opt into that system so that they can have state requirement," Chairman Hill said. He added that many employees in the day program function in roles similar to teachers but are paid through the program rather than the regular school payroll.
Representative Sales noted that employees are either paid by the school system or by the county in some cases, and said that those workers "would be able to receive it either way." The committee voted to advance and pass HB 44 by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the hearing transcript.
Hill said program staff would appreciate the change. The committee did not record detailed implementation steps, cost estimates, or an effective date during the hearing; those details were not specified in the transcript.
