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House passes bill allowing retired PERSI members to serve as unpaid volunteers without jeopardizing benefits
Summary
House Bill 55 passed unanimously in the House (69-0 with one absent). The bill creates a 'bona fide volunteer' category intended to let retirees advise or assist without pay during a 90-day blackout period after retirement, though some questions about scope and compensated stipends were raised on the floor.
The Idaho House passed House Bill 55 on Feb. 6, 2025, by a roll-call vote of 69 ayes with one member absent and excused. The bill establishes language allowing retired members of the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI) to act as “bona fide volunteers” without compensation and without jeopardizing their retirement benefits during the statutory…
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