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Senate Commerce advances PERSI volunteer clarification and classifies DOPL attorneys as nonclassified employees
Summary
The Idaho Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee voted to advance two bills to the Senate floor: House Bill 55, which clarifies when retirees may volunteer without jeopardizing PERSI benefits, and Senate Bill 1056, which classifies DOPL attorneys as nonclassified professional employees.
The Idaho Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee voted to advance two bills to the Senate floor: House Bill 55, which clarifies when retirees may volunteer without jeopardizing Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI) benefits, and Senate Bill 1056, which classifies attorneys employed by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL) as nonclassified professional employees.
The measures drew brief presentations and unanimous voice votes. Representative Sean Deigert (District 23) introduced House Bill 55 to address what he described as a problem under the “rule of 90,” where retirees face a mandatory separation that includes a 90-day blackout that can prevent even informal assistance to successors. "They're told to have total separation, which means a…
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