Committee approves bill letting retirees return to certain public roles without losing benefits
Summary
Conference committee approved SB 99 CD1, which allows retirees to be employed in specified hard‑to‑fill public positions (including school resource officers) without re-enrolling in the retirement system and without interruption of retirement benefits; the bill requires HR reporting and lists an effective date of July 1, 2026.
Conference committee members approved SB 99 CD1 on April 28. Sponsors described the draft as permitting retirees to be employed as law-enforcement officers stationed at public schools (school resource officers) or in other shortage or hard-to-fill positions without re-enrollment into the employment retirement system or interruption of retirement benefits. The draft also requires the Director of Human Resources of the appropriate jurisdiction to include employment details in annual reports to the legislature.
Members thanked staff and stakeholders for negotiated language and recorded aye votes from both delegations. The conference draft footer was given as "2026-2354 SB 99 conference draft one" and the CD lists an effective date of July 1, 2026.
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