Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB359: Generally revise TRS laws on when retired teachers can return to work after retirement
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising working retiree provisions under the teachers' retirement system; allowing retired teachers to mentor new teachers; amending section 19-20-734, mca; amending section 6, 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; ALLOWING RETIRED TEACHERS TO MENTOR NEW TEACHERS; AMENDING SECTION 19-20-734, MCA; AMENDING SECTION 6, CHAPTER 135, LAWS OF 2023; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION DATE. Section 1. Section 19-20-734, MCA, is amended to read: "19-20-734. (Temporary) Break-in-service requirements. (1) Except as provided in 19-20-732 and subsection (2) of this section, a retired member who first applies for retirement benefits or applies for resumed or recalculated retirement benefits pursuant to 19-20-733: (a) based on a date of termination of January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2023, may not be employed in a position reportable to the retirement system pursuant to 19-20-731 until the employee has a break in service of 150 calendar days commencing on the first day following the member's date of termination; or (b) based on a date of termination of January 1, 2024, or later, may not be employed in a position reportable to the retirement system pursuant to 19-20-731 until the employee has a break in service of 120 calendar days commencing on the first day following the member's date of termination. (2) A retired member may be employed by an employer during the break-in-service period only if: (a) the retired member: (i) is employed as a substitute classroom teacher to carry on …
Sponsors
- Isaly, Jamie (D, 58) · primary sponsor
- Morigeau, Jacinda (D, 46)
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 11, 2025): 45 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 20, 2025): 93 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 19, 2025): 93 yea, 7 nay, passed
Subjects: Retirement, Education - K-12
Common questions
- What is HB359?
- HB359 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise TRS laws on when retired teachers can return to work after retirement.
- What does HB359 do?
- In its own words: An act revising working retiree provisions under the teachers' retirement system; allowing retired teachers to mentor new teachers; amending section 19-20-734, mca; amending section 6, chapter 135, laws of 2023; and providing an effective date and a termination date.
- What is the status of HB359?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB359?
- Isaly, Jamie (D, 58), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB359?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2786
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