Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB349: Revise TRS laws related to reemployment
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act establishing provisions for retirees under the teachers' retirement system to return to work for the superintendent of public instruction without losing retirement benefits; establishing reporting requirements; providing rulemaking authority; providing definitions; and providing an immediate effective date and a termination date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING PROVISIONS FOR RETIREES UNDER THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO RETURN TO WORK FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION WITHOUT LOSING RETIREMENT BENEFITS; ESTABLISHING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION DATE. Section 1. (Temporary) Reemployment of certain retirees by superintendent of public instruction -- procedure -- definitions. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section: (a) a retired member of the teachers' retirement system who has been receiving a retirement allowance for no less than 2 months, except for a disability retirement allowance pursuant to Title 19, chapter 20, part 6, may be employed in a position reportable to the teachers' retirement system on a full-time basis by the superintendent of public instruction for a maximum of 5 years during the lifetime of the retired member without the loss or interruption of any payments or benefits and (ii) each year, prior to employing a retired member, the superintendent of public instruction certifies to the teachers' retirement system board that after having advertised the position, the employer has been unable to fill the position because the employer has either received no qualified applicants or has not received an acceptance of an offer of employment made to a nonretired member of the teachers' retirement system; (b) the employer certification required …
Sponsors
- Nikolakakos, Melissa (R, 20) · primary sponsor
- Hayman, Denise (D, 32)
Latest actions
- : 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
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 15, 2025): 35 yea, 15 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 14, 2025): 39 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 22, 2025): 95 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 21, 2025): 95 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: Retirement, Education - Teachers
Common questions
- What is HB349?
- HB349 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise TRS laws related to reemployment.
- What does HB349 do?
- In its own words: An act establishing provisions for retirees under the teachers' retirement system to return to work for the superintendent of public instruction without losing retirement benefits; establishing reporting requirements; providing rulemaking authority; providing definitions; and providing an immediate effective date and a termination date.
- What is the status of HB349?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB349?
- Nikolakakos, Melissa (R, 20), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB349?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1116
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