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House advances bill letting BOCES hire retired executive directors without PERA penalty, expands grant eligibility
Summary
HB10-27 passed second reading after a sponsor explanation that it would allow BOCES executive directors to work full time while retaining PERA retirement benefits and make most BOCES eligible for postsecondary/workforce readiness grants; committee had passed it 13–0.
House members moved House Bill 10-27 forward after sponsor Representative Story summarized the measure and its rationale. The bill would (1) add BOCES executive directors to the list of retired employees who may be rehired without loss of PERA retirement benefits (the floor discussion noted an existing 110-day limit under PERA for most retirees) and (2) make most BOCES eligible to apply for postsecondary and workforce readiness grants referenced as "Senate Bill 25 3 15" in floor remarks, so that regional BOCES that do not operate stand-alone schools can access concurrent-enrollment and industry-certification funding.
Representative Story said the bill passed out of the Education Committee unanimously, 13–0, and described BOCES as regional organizations critical for rural education, special education supports, concurrent-enrollment and CTE programs. After brief committee-report discussion the bill passed on the floor.
