Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB158: Revising working retiree provisions under TRS
Status: Signed into law, April 17, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising working retiree provisions under the teachers' retirement system; amending section 19-20-732, mca; amending section 4, chapter 307, laws of 2019, and section 4, chapter 135, laws of 2023; and providing an effective date and a termination date.".
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING WORKING RETIREE PROVISIONS UNDER THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM; AMENDING SECTION 19-20-732, MCA; AMENDING SECTION 4, CHAPTER 307, LAWS OF 2019, AND SECTION 4, CHAPTER 135, LAWS OF 2023; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION DATE." Section 1. Section 19-20-732, MCA, is amended to read: "19-20-732. (Temporary) Reemployment of certain retired teachers, specialists, and administrators -- procedure -- definitions. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section: (a) a teacher, specialist, or administrator who has been receiving a retirement allowance for no less than 2 months, except a disability retirement allowance pursuant to part 9 of this chapter, may be employed on a full-time basis by an employer for a maximum of 3 years 5 years during the lifetime of the retired member without the loss or interruption of any payments or retirement benefits (ii) the retired member holds a valid certificate pursuant to the provisions of 20-4-106; and (iii) each year, prior to employing a retired member, the employer certifies to the office of public instruction and to the retirement board that after having advertised the position for that year the employer has been unable to fill the position because the employer either has received no qualified applications or has not received an acceptance of an offer of employment made to a nonretired teacher, specialist, …
Sponsors
- Nikolakakos, Melissa (R, 20) · primary sponsor
- Emrich, Daniel (R, 11)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (March 31, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 28, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 27, 2025): 97 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 24, 2025): 97 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Retirement, Senior Citizens, Education - K-12
Common questions
- What is HB158?
- HB158 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revising working retiree provisions under TRS.
- What does HB158 do?
- In its own words: An act revising working retiree provisions under the teachers' retirement system; amending section 19-20-732, mca; amending section 4, chapter 307, laws of 2019, and section 4, chapter 135, laws of 2023; and providing an effective date and a termination date.".
- What is the status of HB158?
- Signed into law as of April 17, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB158?
- Nikolakakos, Melissa (R, 20), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB158?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0942
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