Senate adopts changes allowing retired PERS members to return to teaching sooner with higher pay share

The Senate adopted a committee substitute to ease return-to-work rules for retired educators: the break-in-service window is reduced from 90 to 45 days, pay for returning retirees rises to 65% of the slot, employers pay the PERS contribution, and eligibility expands beyond critical-shortage designations; supporters said the changes help fill vacancies while critics urged actuarial analysis of long-term impacts.