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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 438
February Session, 2020
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Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
Introduced by:
(APP)
AN ACT CONCERNING RE VISIONS TO THE TEACHERS'
RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 10-183b of the 2020 supplement to the general 1
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2
(Effective July 1, 2020): 3
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 4
(1) "Actuarial reserve basis" means a basis under which the liabilities 5
of the retirement system are determined under acceptable actuarial 6
methods and under which assets are accumulated under a program 7
designed to achieve a proper balance between the accumulated assets 8
and the liabilities of the system. 9
(2) "Amortization of unfunded liabilities" means: (A) For fiscal years 10
ending on or before June 30, 2019, a systematic program of annual 11
payments determined as a level per cent of expected member annual 12
salaries in lieu of a lump sum payment; and (B) for fiscal years ending 13
on or after June 30, 2020, a systematic program of annual payments, 14 Raised Bill No. 438
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transitioning equally over five consecutive fiscal years from a level per 15
cent of expected annual member salaries to a level payment, in lieu of a 16
lump sum payment. 17
(3) "Annual salary" means the annual salary rate for service as a 18
Connecticut teacher during a school year but not including unused sick 19
leave, unused vacation, terminal pay, coaching or extra duty 20
assignments, unless compensation for coaching or extra duty 21
assignment was included in salary for which contributions were made 22
prior to July 1, 1971. In no event shall annual salary include amounts 23
determined by the board to be included for the purpose of inflating the 24
member's average annual salary. The inclusion in annual salary of 25
amounts paid to the member, in lieu of payment by the employer for the 26
cost of benefits, insurance, or individual retirement arrangements which 27
in prior years had been paid by the employer and not included in the 28
member's annual salary, shall be prima facie evidence that such 29
amounts are included for the purpose of inflating the member's average 30
annual salary. Annual salary shall not (A) include payments the timing 31
of which may be directed by the member, (B) include payments to a 32
superintendent pursuant to an individual contract between such 33
superintendent and a board of education, of amounts which are not 34
included in base salary, or (C) exceed the maximum amount allowed 35
under Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code for the applicable 36
limitation year, provided in no event shall the limitation under Section 37
401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code apply to the annual salary of a 38
member whose membership began prior to January 1, 1996, if such 39
limitation would reduce the amount of the member's annual salary 40
below the amount permitted for calculation of the member's retirement 41
benefit under this chapter, [167a,] without regard to the limitation under 42
Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code. Annual salary shall 43
include amounts paid to the member during a sabbatical leave during 44
which mandatory contributions were remitted, provided such member 45
returned to full-time teaching for at least five full years following the 46
completion of such leave. 47
(4) "Average annual salary" means the average [annual salary 48 Raised Bill No. 438
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received during the three years of highest salary] of the three highest 49
annual salaries received as an active member. 50
(5) "Board" means the Teachers' Retirement Board. 51
(6) "Child" means a natural child, an adopted child, or a stepchild of 52
a deceased member who has been a stepchild for at least one year 53
immediately prior to the date on which the member died. A child is a 54
"dependent child" of a deceased member if at the time of the member's 55
death (A) the member was living with the child or providing or 56
obligated to provide, by agreement or court order, a reasonable portion 57
of the support of the child, and (B) the child (i) is unmarried and has not 58
attained age eighteen, or (ii) is disabled and such disability began prior 59
to the child's attaining age eighteen. 60
(7) "Contributions" means amounts withheld pursuant to this chapter 61
and paid to the board by an employer from compensation payable to a 62
member. Prior to July 1, 1989, "mandatory contributions" are 63
contributions required to be withheld under this chapter and consist of 64
five per cent regular contributions and "one per cent contributions". 65
From July 1, 1989, to June 30, 1992, "mandatory contributions" are 66
contributions required to be withheld under this chapter and consist of 67
five per cent regular contributions and one per cent health 68
contributions. From July 1, 1992, to June 30, 2004, "mandatory 69
contributions" are contributions required to be withheld under this 70
chapter and consist of six per cent "regular contributions" and one per 71
cent health contributions. From July 1, 2004, to December 31, 2017, 72
"mandatory contributions" are contributions required to be withheld 73
under this chapter and consist of six per cent regular contributions and 74
one and one-fourth per cent health contributions. From January 1, 2018, 75
to December 31, 2019, inclusive, "mandatory contributions" are 76
contributions required to be withheld under this chapter and consist of 77
seven per cent "regular contributions" and one and one-fourth per cent 78
health contributions. On and after January 1, 2020, "mandatory 79
contributions" are contributions required to be withheld under this 80
chapter and consist of seven per cent "regular contributions" and one 81 Raised Bill No. 438
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and one-fourth per cent health contributions, except that no health 82
contributions shall be required for an employee of the state that (A) has 83
completed the vesting service necessary to receive health benefits 84
provided to retired state employees, and (B) does not participate in any 85
group health insurance plans maintained for retired teachers. Nothing 86
in this subdivision shall affect any other obligation of such a state 87
employee to contribute to the state's retiree health care trust fund. 88
"Voluntary contributions" are contributions by a member authorized to 89
be withheld under section 10-183i, as amended by this act. 90
(8) "Coparticipant" means a designated beneficiary under the 91
provisions of subsection (d) of section 10-183j, as amended by this act. 92
[(8)] (9) "Credited interest" means interest at the rate from time to time 93
fixed by the board consistent with industry standards and practices. 94
Such interest shall be applied to a member's account based on the 95
balance as of the previous June thirtieth. Credited interest shall [be 96
assessed] accrue on any mandatory contributions which were due but 97
not remitted prior to the close of the school year for which salary was 98
paid. 99
[(9)] (10) "Current service" means service rendered in the current 100
fiscal year. 101
[(10)] (11) "Dependent former spouse" means a former spouse of a 102
deceased member who (A) has in his or her care a dependent child of 103
the deceased member; and (B) was receiving, or was entitled to receive, 104
from the deceased member at the time of the death of the deceased 105
member, at least one-half of his or her support; and (C) has not 106
remarried; and (D) is the parent of the child or adopted the child while 107
married to the member and before the child attained age eighteen or, 108
while married to the member, both of them adopted the child before the 109
child attained age eighteen. 110
[(11)] (12) "Dependent parent" means a parent of a deceased member 111
who (A) has reached the age of sixty-five; and (B) has not married after 112
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or her support from the member at the time of the member's death and 114
files proof of such support within two years of the date of the member's 115
death; and (D) is not receiving, or entitled to a federal or state old age 116
benefit based on the parent's own earnings, equal to or greater than the 117
amount the parent would be entitled to as a dependent parent under 118
this chapter. A "parent of a deceased member" is (i) the mother or father 119
of a deceased member; or (ii) a stepparent of a deceased member by a 120
marriage entered into before the member attained age sixteen; or (iii) an 121
adopting parent of a deceased member who adopted the deceased 122
member before the member attained age sixteen. 123
[(12)] (13) "Designated beneficiary" means a person designated on a 124
form prescribed by the board by a member to receive amounts which 125
may become payable under this chapter as the result of the member's 126
death whether before or after retirement. If a designated beneficiary is 127
not living at the time of the death of a member, the amounts that would 128
have been payable to the designated beneficiary shall be paid to the 129
member's estate. 130
(14) "Disability allowance" means the amount payable to a disabled 131
member pursuant to the provisions of section 10-183aa, as amended by 132
this act. 133
[(13)] (15) "Disabled" means the inability to perform any teaching 134
service, whether or not such service is performed full-time or part-time, 135
in a public or nonpublic school or a nonschool setting, on a volunteer 136
basis or for compensation, within or without the state of Connecticut, or 137
engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically 138
determinable physical or mental impairment [which] that (A) is 139
permanent or can be expected to last continually for not less than twelve 140
months from the onset of such impairment, or (B) can be expected to 141
result in death or to be of long-continued and indefinite duration, except 142
that during the first twenty-four months that a member is receiving a 143
disability allowance, "disabled" means the inability to perform the usual 144
duties of his occupation by reason of any such impairment. 145 Raised Bill No. 438
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[(14)] (16) "Employer" means an elected school committee, a board of 146
education, the State Board of Education, the Office of Early Childhood, 147
the Board of Regents for Higher Education or any of the constituent 148
units, [the governing body of the Children's Center and its successors,] 149
the E. O. Smith School and any other activity, institution or school 150
employing members. With respect to members hired prior to July 1, 151
2020, "employer" also means the governing body of the Children's 152
Center and its successors. 153
[(15)] (17) "Formal leave of absence" means any absence from active 154
service in the public schools of Connecticut formally granted by a 155
member's employer as evidenced by contemporary records of the 156
employer, provided in the case of an absence due to illness, medical or 157
other evidence of such illness may, at the discretion of the Teachers' 158
Retirement Board, be accepted in lieu of evidence of the formal granting 159
of a leave. 160
[(16)] (18) "Formal application of retirement" means (A) the member's 161
application, birth certificate or notarized statement supported by other 162
evidence satisfactory to the board, in lieu thereof, (B) records of service, 163
[when] if such records are required by the board to determine a salary 164
rate or years of creditable service, (C) a statement of payment plan, 165
[and,] including, if applicable, the fixed period of time selected by a 166
member under Plan C or the coparticipant's share designated under 167
Plan D, pursuant to section 10-183j, as amended by this act, (D) in the 168
case of an application for a disability benefit, a physician's or an 169
advanced practice registered nurse's statement of health, (E) in the case 170
of a member who is married, a marriage certificate, and (F) any other 171
documentation required by the board. 172
[(17)] (19) "Funding" means the accumulation of assets in advance of 173
the payment of retirement allowances in accordance with a [definite 174
actuarial program] reasonable actuarial methodology. 175
[(18)] (20) "Member" means any Connecticut teacher employed for an 176
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who under any provision of the general statutes elects not to participate 178
in the system shall be a member unless and until the teacher elects to 179
participate in the system] and who was employed on and compensated 180
for the first school day, according to such member's schedule, of a school 181
month. Members teaching in a nonpublic school classified as a public 182
school [by the board] under the provisions of this section may continue 183
as members as long as they continue as teachers in such school even if 184
the school ceases to be so classified. A former teacher who has not 185
withdrawn his or her accumulated contributions shall be an "inactive 186
member". A member who, during the period of a formal leave of 187
absence granted by his or her employer, but not exceeding an aggregate 188
of ten school months, continues to make mandatory contributions to the 189
board, retains his or her status as an active member. 190
[(19)] (21) "Normal cost" means the amount of contribution which the 191
state is required to make into the retirement fund in order to meet the 192
actuarial cost of current service. 193
[(20)] (22) "Public school" means any day school conducted within or 194
without this state under the orders and superintendence of a duly 195
elected school committee, a board of education, the State Board of 196
Education, the Office of Early Childhood, the board of governors or any 197
of its constituent units, the E. O. Smith School, [the Children's Center 198
and its successors, the State Education Resource Center established 199
pursuant to section 10-4q of the 2014 supplement to the general statutes, 200
revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, the State Education Resource 201
Center established pursuant to section 10-357a,] joint activities of boards 202
of education authorized by subsection (b) of section 10-158a and any 203
institution supported by the state at which teachers are employed or any 204
incorporated secondary school not under the orders and 205
superintendence of a duly elected school committee or board of 206
education but located in a town not maintaining a high school and 207
providing free tuition to pupils of the town in which it is located, and 208
which has been approved by the State Board of Education under the 209
provisions of part II of chapter 164, provided that such institution or 210
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board. With respect to members hired prior to July 1, 2020, "public 212
school" also means the Children's Center and its successors, the State 213
Education Resource Center established pursuant to section 10-4q of the 214
2014 supplement to the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 215
January 1, 2013, and the State Education Resource Center established 216
pursuant to section 10-357a. 217
[(21)] (23) "Retirement allowance" means payments for life derived 218
from member contributions, including credited interest, and 219
contributions from the state. 220
(24) "Retired member" means a member receiving a retirement 221
benefit as computed under section 10-183g, as amended by this act. 222
[(22)] (25) "School year" means the twelve months ending on June 223
thirtieth of each year. 224
[(23)] (26) "Surviving spouse" means a widow or widower of a 225
deceased member who (A) was living with the member at the time of 226
the member's death, or receiving, or entitled by court order or 227
agreement to receive, regular support payments from the member, and 228
(B) has not remarried. 229
[(24)] (27) "Survivors" means a surviving spouse, a dependent former 230
spouse, a dependent child and a dependent parent. 231
[(25)] (28) "System" means the Connecticut teachers' retirement 232
system. 233
[(26)] (29) "Teacher" means (A) any person employed by the public 234
schools of Connecticut, including, but not limited to, a teacher, 235
permanent substitute teacher, principal, assistant principal, supervisor, 236
assistant superintendent or superintendent employed by the public 237
schools in a professional capacity while possessing a certificate or 238
permit issued by the State Board of Education, except State Board of 239
Education endorsement 85 or any successor to such endorsement, 240
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position in which the person is then employed, except as provided for 242
in section 10-183qq, (B) certified personnel hired prior to July 1, 2020, 243
who provide health and welfare services for children in nonprofit 244
schools, as provided in section 10-217a, under an oral or written 245
agreement, (C) any person who is engaged in teaching or supervising 246
schools for adults in a program that leads to a high school diploma if the 247
annual salary paid for such service is equal to or greater than the 248
minimum salary paid for a regular, full-time teaching position in the 249
day schools in the town where such service is rendered, (D) a member 250
of the professional staff of [the State Board of Education,] the Office of 251
Early Childhood, or of the Board of Regents for Higher Education or any 252
of the constituent units, [and] (E) a [member of the] staff member of the 253
State Education Resource Center established pursuant to section 10-4q 254
of the 2014 supplement to the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised 255
to January 1, 2013, or the State Education Resource Center established 256
pursuant to section 10-357a, employed in a professional capacity while 257
possessing a certificate or permit issued by the State Board of Education, 258
provided such staff member was hired prior to July 1, 2020, and (F) any 259
person employed as professional staff of the State Board of Education, 260
provided such person was a member or inactive member prior to July 1, 261
2020. A "permanent substitute teacher" is [one] a person who serves as 262
[such for at least ten months during any school year] a substitute teacher 263
in the same assignment for an entire school year. 264
[(27)] (30) "Unfunded liability" means the actuarially determined 265
value of the liability for service before the date of the actuarial valuation 266
less the accumulated assets in the retirement fund. 267
[(28)] (31) "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code 268
of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the 269
United States, as from time to time amended, and any regulations 270
promulgated under or interpretations of said code that may affect this 271
chapter. 272
[(29)] (32) "Limitation year" means the twelve-month period 273
beginning each July first and ending each June thirtieth. 274 Raised Bill No. 438
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Sec. 2. Section 10-183c of the general statutes is repealed and the 275
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 276
(a) The Connecticut teachers' retirement system is established to 277
provide retirement and other benefits for teachers, their survivors and 278
beneficiaries. On or after a member vests in the system by becoming 279
eligible to receive a retirement benefit pursuant to section 10-183f, as 280
amended by this act, or accumulates ten years of credited service in the 281
system, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10-183e, as amended by 282
this act, whichever is later, the member's benefit under sections 10-183e, 283
10-183f, 10-183g, 10-183h, 10-183j and 10-183aa, as amended by this act, 284
is contractual in nature and no public or special act of the General 285
Assembly shall diminish such benefit, provided this section shall apply 286
only to an active member who is vested on October 1, 2003, or to a 287
member who vests or accumulates ten years of credited service on or 288
after October 1, 2003, and shall apply to the member's benefit in 289
existence on October 1, 2003, or to the member's benefit in existence on 290
the date the member vests or accumulates ten years of credited service, 291
respectively, whichever is later. 292
(b) In addition to the benefits described in subsection (a) of this 293
section, upon the issuance of bonds authorized by section 10-183qq, all 294
benefits of all members of the teachers' retirement system as of said 295
issuance shall be construed to be contractual in nature, as long as the 296
bonds issued in accordance with section 10-183qq or any subsequent 297
reauthorizations of said bonds remain outstanding. Nothing in this 298
subsection shall be construed to bestow any vested rights upon a 299
member of the Connecticut teachers' retirement system until such time 300
as those rights are earned in accordance with provisions in place upon 301
issuance of the bonds pursuant to section 10-183qq. 302
(c) Nothing in this section shall affect the provisions of section 10-303
183t, as amended by this act, or 10-183z. 304
Sec. 3. Section 10-183e of the general statutes is repealed and the 305
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 306 Raised Bill No. 438
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(a) (1) A member shall receive a month of credited service for each 307
month of service, from September to June, inclusive, as a teacher, 308
[provided the Teachers' Retirement Board may grant a member] subject 309
to the payment of the mandatory contribution for such month. Ten 310
months of credited service shall be equal to one year of credited service. 311
A member may not accumulate more than one year of credited service 312
during any school year. 313
(2) The Teachers' Retirement Board may allow a member to receive a 314
month of credited service for a month during which such member was 315
employed after the first school day but not later than the fifth school day 316
of such month if [(1)] (A) such month was the member's first month of 317
service as a teacher, [and (2)] (B) such month of credited service is 318
needed by the member in order to qualify for a normal retirement 319
benefit, [. Ten months of credited service shall be equal to one year of 320
credited service. A member may not accumulate more than one year of 321
credited service during any school year] and (C) the mandatory 322
contribution for such month is paid. 323
(b) Any member may purchase, as provided in subsection (c) of this 324
section, additional credited service, but not to exceed an aggregate of 325
one year in the case of service described in subdivision (2) of this 326
subsection for each two years of active full-time service as a Connecticut 327
teacher; and not to exceed an aggregate of one year in the case of absence 328
described in subdivision (8) of this subsection for each five years of 329
active full-time service as a Connecticut teacher, provided if any such 330
absence exceeds thirty consecutive school months, such additional 331
credited service shall be limited to thirty school months; and not to 332
exceed an aggregate of ten years for all service described in this 333
subsection, except for service described in subdivision (2) of this 334
subsection. In no event may any service described in this subsection be 335
purchased if the member is receiving or is, or will become, entitled to 336
receive a retirement benefit based upon such service from any 337
governmental system other than the teachers' retirement system or the 338
federal Social Security System. Additional credited service includes: 339 Raised Bill No. 438
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(1) Service as a teacher in a school for military dependents established 340
by the United States Department of Defense; 341
(2) Service as a teacher in the public schools of another state of the 342
United States, its territories or possessions; 343
(3) Service in the armed forces of the United States in time of war, as 344
defined in section 27-103, or service in said armed forces during the 345
period beginning October 27, 1953, and ending January 31, 1955; 346
(4) Service in a permanent full-time position for the state; 347
(5) Service as a teacher at The University of Connecticut prior to July 348
1, 1965; 349
(6) Service as a teacher at the Wheeler School and Library, North 350
Stonington, prior to September 1, 1949; 351
(7) Service as a teacher at the Gilbert Home, Winsted, prior to 352
September 1, 1948; 353
(8) Any formal leave of absence as provided in regulations adopted 354
by the board, if the member subsequently returns to service for at least 355
one school year; 356
(9) Service as a teacher at the American School [at Hartford] for the 357
Deaf, the Connecticut Institute for the Blind or the Newington 358
Children's Hospital; 359
(10) Forty or more days of service as a substitute teacher, or the 360
equivalent service rendered at less than half-time, in a single public 361
school system within the state of Connecticut in any school year, 362
provided (A) eighteen days of such service shall equal one month of 363
credited service under subsection (a) of this section, and (B) on and after 364
July 1, 2020, such service shall be determined on a school year basis; 365
(11) Service in the armed forces of the United States, other than 366
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thirty months; 368
(12) Service as a full-time, salaried, elected official of the state or any 369
political subdivision of the state during the 1978 calendar year or 370
thereafter, if such member subsequently returns to service as a teacher 371
in a public school for at least one school year; 372
(13) Service in the public schools of Connecticut as a member of the 373
federal Teacher Corps, not to exceed two years; 374
(14) Service in the United States Peace Corps; 375
(15) Service in the United States VISTA (Volunteers in Service to 376
America) program; 377
(16) Service in the public schools of Connecticut as a social work 378
assistant, from January 1, 1969, to December 31, 1986, inclusive, if such 379
member became a certified school social worker and remained in public 380
school service as a social worker after certification; and 381
(17) Service prior to July 1, 2007, as a member of the staff of the State 382
Education Resource Center established pursuant to section 10-4q of the 383
general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2007, employed 384
in a professional capacity while possessing a certificate or permit issued 385
by the State Board of Education. 386
Any service described in subdivision (3), (8) or (10) of this subsection 387
shall be considered service in the public schools of Connecticut. 388
(c) Additional credited service [must] may only be purchased by a 389
member (1) prior to the [time] effective date of such member's 390
retirement, or (2) at the time a surviving spouse elects benefits under the 391
provisions of subsection (d) of section 10-183h, as amended by this act. 392
[, or (3) at the time benefits commence as provided under sections 10-393
183g and 10-183jj.] Any purchase of such service shall be accomplished 394
by the member paying to the board an amount determined on the basis 395
of actuarial factors adopted by the board that reflect the present value 396
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derived by the purchase of such service, except that in the case of 398
purchase of service described in subdivision (17) of subsection (b) of this 399
section, or in the case of purchase of service described in subdivision (2) 400
of said subsection (b) in excess of ten years, the present value of the full 401
actuarial cost. Such factors shall consider the member's age at the time 402
of purchase, actual or projected salary, and the earliest date on which 403
the member would be eligible for a normal retirement allowance. 404
Payments for additional credited service may be made in a lump sum 405
by transfer of funds from the member's accumulated one per cent 406
contributions withheld prior to July 1, 1989, with credited interest and 407
accumulated voluntary contributions with credited interest plus such 408
other amounts as may be required to complete the purchase. Any other 409
payment for additional credited service shall be made solely by payroll 410
deduction of an amount subject to state, federal or local tax in the tax or 411
income year in which such voluntary contribution is made and shall also 412
include such other amounts as may be required to complete the 413
purchase. Any such other amount shall be deposited directly into such 414
member's regular account. No amount deposited in accordance with 415
this subsection shall be treated as a voluntary contribution as described 416
in section 10-183i, as amended by this act. 417
[(d) For the purpose of determining eligibility for benefits under 418
section 10-183f, credited service purchased under subsection (b) of this 419
section shall not be used except that (1) service in a school for military 420
dependents described in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section 421
and out-of-state public school service described in subdivision (2) of 422
said subsection (b) shall be used to determine eligibility for a normal 423
retirement benefit based upon thirty-five years of credited service and 424
for an early retirement benefit; and (2) military service described in 425
subdivision (3) of said subsection (b), any leave of absence described in 426
subdivision (8) of said subsection (b) and substitute service described in 427
subdivision (10) of said subsection (b) shall be used as if they were 428
service in the public schools of Connecticut. 429
(e) For purposes of computing benefit amounts under section 10-430
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benefits, credited service purchased under subsection (b) of this section 432
shall be used in the same manner as credited service described in 433
subsection (a) of this section. In computing proratable benefits, 434
purchased service credits shall be used as set forth in subsection (b) of 435
section 10-183g. In computing deferred vested retirement benefits, 436
purchased service credits shall be used as set forth in subsection (d) of 437
section 10-183g. In computing the lump sum death benefit under section 438
10-183h, military service described in subdivision (3) of subsection (b) 439
of this section and leaves of absence described in subdivision (8) of said 440
subsection (b) shall be used as if they were service in the public schools 441
of Connecticut.] 442
[(f)] (d) For purposes of computing benefit amounts under [section 443
10-183g] this chapter, whole months of credited service, including 444
additional credited service, in excess of whole years shall be used in 445
determining aggregate accumulations of credited service. 446
[(g)] (e) Any member who has been elected to a full-time or part-time 447
position in an organization which has been duly designated as the 448
teachers' representative or who has been elected to a full-time or part-449
time position in a state-wide, national or international bargaining 450
organization may, during the time such member so serves, continue 451
membership and may make, or have made for such member, payments 452
of contributions for such time, provided the organization which such 453
member represents shall pay the full actuarial cost that would otherwise 454
be incurred by the state for the time such member serves in excess of one 455
year. If payment is made during such periods or at any time before 456
retirement, such member shall receive credit for such service and shall 457
be considered as serving as a public school teacher in the state for the 458
purpose of computing length of service, and for the purpose of 459
computing average annual salary, and shall be considered by the 460
retirement board as though such member were remaining in such 461
member's latest teaching position. 462
Sec. 4. Section 10-183f of the general statutes is repealed and the 463
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 464 Raised Bill No. 438
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(a) A member is eligible to receive a normal retirement benefit [who] 465
if such member (1) has attained age sixty and has accumulated twenty 466
years of credited service in the public schools of Connecticut, or (2) has 467
attained any age and has accumulated thirty-five years of credited 468
service, at least twenty-five years of which are service in the public 469
schools of Connecticut. 470
(b) A member is eligible to receive a proratable retirement benefit 471
[who] if such member has attained age sixty prior to termination of 472
service and has accumulated at least ten years of credited service in the 473
public schools of Connecticut. 474
(c) A member is eligible to receive an early retirement benefit [who] 475
if such member has accumulated twenty-five years of credited service 476
at least twenty years of which are service in the public schools of 477
Connecticut, or [who] if such member has attained the age of fifty-five 478
and has accumulated at least twenty years of credited service, at least 479
fifteen of which are service in the public schools of Connecticut. 480
(d) A member is eligible to receive a deferred vested retirement 481
benefit beginning at age sixty [who] if such member: (1) Has 482
accumulated ten years of credited service in the public schools of 483
Connecticut; and (2) terminates service before becoming eligible for any 484
other retirement benefit; and (3) leaves his or her accumulated 485
contributions with the system. 486
(e) Repealed by P.A. 79-541, S. 5, 6. 487
(f) The survivors of a member who dies (1) while in service in the 488
public schools of Connecticut, (2) within two months after withdrawal 489
from such service and prior to the effective date of such member's 490
retirement or (3) while receiving a disability benefit under section 10-491
183aa, as amended by this act, shall receive survivors' benefits. [, except 492
that, if a member who has elected a coparticipant option, under section 493
10-183j, dies after such option becomes effective, such coparticipant 494
option shall be given effect and no survivors' benefits shall be payable.] 495
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applications and other documents and information as it deems 497
necessary. 498
(g) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, pursuant to 499
Section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code, a member shall begin 500
receiving benefits under this chapter no later than April first of the 501
calendar year following the calendar year in which (1) the member 502
attains age seventy and one-half, or seventy-two for members who 503
attain such age on or after January 1, 2020, or (2) if the member retires 504
after age seventy and one-half, or seventy-two for members who attain 505
such age on or after January 1, 2020, the calendar year in which such 506
member retires. 507
Sec. 5. Section 10-183g of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 508
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 509
1, 2020): 510
(a) The normal retirement benefit shall be two per cent times the 511
number of years of full-time credited service and a proportional fraction 512
of two per cent times the number of years of credited service at less than 513
full-time multiplied by average annual salary. In no event, however, 514
shall such benefit exceed seventy-five per cent of such salary or be less 515
than three thousand six hundred dollars. 516
(b) The proratable retirement benefit shall be computed as follows: 517
Average annual salary multiplied by (1) number of years of credited 518
service [, excluding all additional credited service, except service 519
described in subdivisions (3), (8) and (10) of subsection (b) of section 10-520
183e,] in the public schools of Connecticut multiplied by the applicable 521
percentage based on age and service as determined from the table 522
below, and (2) number of years of all additional credited service not 523
used in subdivision (1) of this subsection multiplied by one per cent. 524
T1 TABLE
T2 AGE OF RETIREMENT
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T4 Connecticut
T5 Service 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
T6 10 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
T7 11 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
T8 12 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
T9 13 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
T10 14 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4
T11 15 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
T12 16 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6
T13 17 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7
T14 18 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8
T15 19 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9
T16 20 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
(c) The early retirement benefit shall be computed in the same 525
manner as the normal retirement benefit, then actuarially reduced, on 526
the basis of early retirement tables adopted from time to time by the 527
board, for each month early retirement precedes the minimum age at 528
which the member could have retired with a normal retirement benefit 529
pursuant to section 10-183f, as amended by this act. [Such minimum age 530
shall be such member's actual age at retirement plus the lesser of (1) the 531
difference between such age and age sixty, or (2) the difference between 532
thirty-five years and the sum of such member's years of Connecticut 533
public school service plus all purchased leaves of absence, military and 534
out-of-state public school service.] On and after July 1, 1999, any 535
revisions to the early retirement tables shall be submitted to the Office 536
of Policy and Management and the joint standing committee of the 537
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 538
appropriations and the budgets of state agencies within one month of 539
their adoption by the board. Any such revisions shall be accompanied 540
by an actuarial certification of the costs associated with such revisions. 541
(d) The deferred vested retirement benefit shall be computed as 542
follows: Average annual salary multiplied by (1) number of years of 543
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service described in subdivisions (3), (8) and (10) of subsection (b) of 545
section 10-183e,] in the public schools of Connecticut multiplied by two 546
per cent, then actuarially reduced in the same manner as the early 547
retirement benefit if the years of service which could have been 548
rendered were less than twenty years by age sixty or by the subsequent 549
date of retirement, and (2) number of years of all additional credited 550
service not used in subdivision (1) of this subsection multiplied by one 551
per cent. 552
(e) Repealed by P.A. 79-541, S. 5, 6. 553
(f) (1) In addition to a retirement benefit computed under subsections 554
(a) to (d), inclusive, of this section and a disability allowance under 555
subsections (a) to (g), inclusive, of section 10-183aa, as amended by this 556
act, and except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, a 557
member shall receive a lump sum payment equal to the member's 558
accumulated one per cent contributions withheld prior to July 1, 1989, 559
and any voluntary contributions with credited interest. Such lump sum 560
shall be paid not later than three months after (A) the effective date of 561
retirement, or (B) the date the first payment of a disability allowance 562
under section 10-183aa, as amended by this act, is made, except the 563
board may delay payment of such lump sum in the case of extenuating 564
circumstances. If such delay occurs, the board shall submit a written 565
notice to the member explaining the nature of the extenuating 566
circumstances and an estimate as to when such lump sum shall be paid. 567
(2) In lieu of such lump sum, the member may elect to receive an 568
actuarially equivalent annuity for life. [Such lump sum or annuity shall 569
be paid, or commenced to be paid,] Payment of such annuity, if elected, 570
shall commence when the first payment of the [other] retirement benefit 571
computed under subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, of this section or a 572
disability allowance under section 10-183aa, as amended by this act, is 573
made. 574
(g) A member's complete formal application for retirement, if sent by 575
mail, shall be deemed to have been filed with the board on the date such 576 Raised Bill No. 438
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application is postmarked. No benefit computed under subsections (a) 577
to (d), inclusive, of this section and under subsections (a) to (g), 578
inclusive, of section 10-183aa, as amended by this act, shall become 579
effective until [the end of the calendar month of the filing by the] a 580
member eligible for retirement under section 10-183f, as amended by 581
this act, files with the board [of] a complete formal application for 582
retirement and terminates service with such member's employer. Such 583
benefit shall accrue from the first day of the month following [such] the 584
calendar month such application is filed and payment of such benefit in 585
equal monthly installments shall commence on the last day of the month 586
in which such benefit begins to accrue. The initial payment of such 587
benefit may be made not later than three months following the effective 588
date of retirement, provided such payment shall be retroactive to such 589
effective date. Upon a finding that extenuating circumstances relating to 590
the health of a member caused a delay in the filing of the member's 591
complete formal application, and such application is filed on or after 592
July 1, 1986, the board may deem such application to have been filed up 593
to three months earlier than the actual date of the filing. Upon a finding 594
that extenuating circumstances related to the health of a member caused 595
a delay in the filing of an election pursuant to subsection (g) of section 596
10-183aa, as amended by this act, and such election is filed on or after 597
July 1, 1986, the board may deem such election to have been filed as of 598
the date such member's benefits would otherwise have been converted 599
to a normal retirement [allowance, provided such member's disability 600
allowance became effective on or before November 1, 1976, and such 601
member attained the age of sixty on or after August 1, 1984] benefit 602
under this section. 603
(h) (1) A benefit computed under subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, of 604
this section and under subsections (a) to (g), inclusive, of section 10-605
183aa, as amended by this act, shall continue until the death of the 606
member. 607
(2) For any member who [retires] accumulates ten years of credited 608
service prior to July 1, 2019, if twenty-five per cent of the aggregate 609
benefits paid to a member prior to death, inclusive of the month of such 610 Raised Bill No. 438
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member's death, are less than such member's accumulated regular 611
contributions, including any one per cent contributions withheld prior 612
to July 1, 1989, and any voluntary contributions plus credited interest, 613
the member's designated beneficiary shall be paid on the death of the 614
member a lump sum amount equal to the difference between such 615
aggregate payments and such accumulated contributions plus credited 616
interest that had been accrued to the date benefits commenced. 617
(3) For any member who [retires] accumulates ten years of credited 618
service on or after July 1, 2019, notwithstanding the provisions of 619
subdivision (2) of section 10-183c, as amended by this act, if twenty-five 620
per cent of the aggregate benefits paid to a member before July 1, 2019, 621
[and prior to death,] plus fifty per cent of the aggregate benefits paid to 622
a member on or after July 1, 2019, and prior to death, inclusive of the 623
month of such member's death, are less than such member's 624
accumulated regular contributions, including any one per cent 625
contributions withheld prior to July 1, 1989, and any voluntary 626
contributions plus credited interest, the member's designated 627
beneficiary shall be paid on the death of the member a lump sum 628
amount equal to the difference between such aggregate payments and 629
such accumulated contributions plus credited interest that had been 630
accrued to the date benefits commenced. 631
(i) [In lieu of a benefit computed under subsections (a) to (d), 632
inclusive, of this section and under subsections (a) to (g), inclusive, of 633
section 10-183aa, a] A member [may] shall elect one of the benefit 634
options described in section 10-183j , as amended by this act, or any 635
other actuarially equivalent option which the board may offer from time 636
to time. 637
(j) Beginning the first day of January or July which follows nine 638
months in retirement, a retired member who retired prior to September 639
1, 1992, or a member's successor beneficiary, except a person receiving 640
survivor's benefits, shall be eligible for an annual five per cent cost of 641
living allowance on any benefit except a benefit based upon such 642
member's one per cent contributions or voluntary contributions. Such 643 Raised Bill No. 438
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cost of living allowance shall be computed on the basis of the retirement 644
benefits to which such retired member or successor beneficiary was 645
entitled on the last day of the preceding December or June except 646
benefits based upon one per cent or voluntary contributions. Such 647
member's successor beneficiary means any person, other than such 648
member, receiving benefits as the result of the election of a period 649
certain option or a coparticipant option, including an election for such 650
an option by a surviving spouse under subsection (d) of section 10-183h, 651
as amended by this act. The right to such allowance, or any portion 652
thereof, may be waived by the person entitled thereto at any time. Any 653
waiver shall remain in effect until the first day of the month following 654
such person's death or the filing with the board of a written notice of 655
cancellation of the waiver. Any allowance waived shall be forever 656
forfeited. If on any subsequent first day of January or July the Teacher's 657
Retirement Board determines that the National Consumer Price Index 658
for urban wage earners and clerical workers for the twelve-month 659
period ending on the last day of the preceding November or May has 660
increased less than the cost of living allowance provided under this 661
subsection, the cost of living allowance provided by this subsection shall 662
be adjusted to reflect the change in such index provided such cost of 663
living allowance shall not be less than three per cent. 664
(k) Beginning the first day of January or July which follows nine 665
months in retirement, a retired member who retired on or after 666
September 1, 1992, or a member's successor beneficiary, except a person 667
receiving survivor's benefits, shall be eligible for an annual cost of living 668
allowance calculated in accordance with the provisions of subsections 669
(l) or (m) of this section on any benefit except a benefit based upon such 670
member's one per cent contributions or voluntary contributions. Such 671
cost of living allowance shall be computed on the basis of the retirement 672
benefits to which such retired member or successor beneficiary was 673
entitled on the last day of the preceding December or June except 674
benefits based upon one per cent or voluntary contributions. Such 675
member's successor beneficiary means any person, other than such 676
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certain option or a coparticipant option, including an election for such 678
an option by a surviving spouse under subsection (d) of section 10-183h, 679
as amended by this act. The right to such allowance, or any portion 680
thereof, may be waived by the person entitled thereto at any time. Any 681
waiver shall remain in effect until the first day of the month following 682
such person's death or the filing with the board of a written notice of 683
cancellation of the waiver. Any allowance waived shall be forever 684
forfeited. 685
(l) (1) Beginning the first day of January or July which follows nine 686
months in retirement, a retired member who retired on or after 687
September 1, 1992, or a member's successor beneficiary, except a person 688
receiving survivor's benefits, shall be eligible for an annual cost of living 689
allowance. The cost of living allowance shall be calculated by using the 690
percentage cost of living adjustment granted by the Social Security 691
Administration for the applicable year, computed on the basis of the 692
retirement benefits to which such retired member or successor 693
beneficiary was entitled on the last day of the preceding December or 694
June except benefits based upon one per cent or voluntary contributions, 695
provided no cost of living allowance shall exceed six per cent and 696
provided further, if the total return earned by the trustees on the market 697
value of the pension assets for the preceding fiscal year is less than eight 698
and one-half per cent, any cost of living allowance granted shall not 699
exceed one and one-half per cent. 700
(2) A member entering the retirement system commencing on or after 701
July 1, 2007, or such member's successor beneficiary, except a person 702
receiving survivor's benefits, shall, beginning the first day of January or 703
July that follows nine months in retirement, be eligible for an annual 704
cost of living allowance as follows: The cost of living allowance shall be 705
calculated by using the percentage cost of living adjustment granted by 706
the Social Security Administration for the applicable year, computed on 707
the basis of the retirement benefits to which such retired member or 708
successor beneficiary was entitled on the last day of the preceding 709
December or June, as applicable, except benefits based upon one per 710
cent or voluntary contributions, provided (A) no cost of living 711 Raised Bill No. 438
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allowance shall exceed five per cent, and (B) if the total return earned by 712
the trustees on the market value of the pension assets for the preceding 713
fiscal year is less than eight and one-half per cent, any cost of living 714
allowance granted shall not exceed one per cent, if such total return for 715
the preceding fiscal year is greater than eight and one-half per cent but 716
less than eleven and one-half per cent, any cost of living allowance 717
granted shall not exceed three per cent, and if such return exceeds 718
eleven and one-half per cent, any cost of living allowance granted shall 719
not exceed five per cent. 720
(m) Repealed by P.A. 07-186, S. 14. 721
(n) Repealed by P.A. 07-186, S. 14. 722
(o) On January 1, 1988, each eligible retired member who had 723
rendered at least twenty-five years of full-time service prior to normal 724
retirement under the provisions of subsection (a) of section 10-183f, as 725
amended by this act, or such member's successor beneficiary, as defined 726
in subsection (j) of this section, shall receive a single increase in 727
retirement benefits provided under this chapter. Such increase shall be 728
paid to such eligible members or successor beneficiaries whose monthly 729
benefit as of December 31, 1987, before any reduction for an optional 730
benefit payment plan, is less than eight hundred dollars, and shall be 731
sufficient to increase such monthly benefit to eight hundred dollars. 732
(p) On January 1, 1991, each eligible retired member who had 733
rendered at least twenty-five years of full-time service at least twenty 734
years of which were service in the public schools of Connecticut prior to 735
early retirement before January 1, 1976, under the provisions of 736
subsection (c) of section 10-183f, as amended by this act, or such 737
member's successor beneficiary, as defined in subsection (j) of this 738
section, shall receive a single increase in retirement benefits provided 739
under this chapter. Such increase shall be paid to such eligible members 740
or successor beneficiaries whose monthly benefit as of December 31, 741
1990, before any reduction for an optional benefit payment plan, is less 742
than eight hundred dollars, and shall be sufficient to increase such 743 Raised Bill No. 438
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monthly benefit to eight hundred dollars. 744
(q) On January 1, 1999, each eligible retired member who had 745
rendered at least twenty-five years of full-time service, or such 746
member's successor beneficiary, as defined in subsection (j) of this 747
section, shall receive a single increase in benefits provided under this 748
chapter. Such increase shall be sufficient to increase the monthly benefit 749
of such eligible members or successor beneficiaries, whose monthly 750
benefit as of December 31, 1998, before any actuarial reduction for early 751
retirement or for an optional benefit payment plan, is less than twelve 752
hundred dollars and shall be sufficient to increase such monthly benefit 753
to twelve hundred dollars. 754
(r) No retirement benefit payable under this chapter, including any 755
cost of living allowance, shall exceed the maximum dollar limit in effect 756
under Section 415(b) of the Internal Revenue Code for the applicable 757
limitation year, as increased in subsequent years pursuant to Section 758
415(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. [A subsequent annual increase 759
shall apply to a member if the increase becomes effective after the 760
member retires or, if such increase becomes effective before a member 761
retires, after the date on which such benefit begins to accrue.] 762
Sec. 6. Section 10-183h of the general statutes is repealed and the 763
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 764
(a) The basic monthly survivor's [monthly] benefit, subject to a family 765
maximum of one thousand five hundred dollars, shall be (1) three 766
hundred dollars each for a surviving spouse, plus twenty-five dollars 767
for each year of service in excess of twelve years in the Connecticut 768
public schools completed by the member, subject to a maximum 769
monthly benefit of six hundred dollars, (2) three hundred dollars each 770
for a dependent former spouse; for a dependent parent if there is no 771
surviving spouse or dependent child; and for a legal guardian of any 772
dependent child if there is no surviving spouse, dependent former 773
spouse or dependent parent, and (3) three hundred dollars for each 774
dependent child. In applying the family maximum, the benefit shall be 775 Raised Bill No. 438
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first allocated to the child or children, with the excess allocated to the 776
surviving spouse and any dependent former spouse in proportion to the 777
amount each would receive according to the above formula. Payment of 778
the benefit shall commence on the last day of the month following the 779
month of the member's death. Such benefit shall continue through the 780
month preceding the month in which the survivor dies or ceases to be 781
eligible for such benefit. Such benefit to the legal guardian of dependent 782
children shall continue until all such children are no longer dependent, 783
as defined in section 10-183b, as amended by this act. Notwithstanding 784
the provisions of this subsection, any such surviving spouse, dependent 785
former spouse, dependent parent or legal guardian may waive the right 786
to payment of the benefit under this subsection in order that a 787
designated beneficiary who is the child of the deceased member may 788
receive such member's accumulated contributions plus credited 789
interest. Such waiver shall be made prior to the payment of the benefit 790
to any such surviving spouse, dependent former spouse, dependent 791
parent or legal guardian. 792
(b) [If no coparticipant option under 10-183j has become effective, a] 793
A lump sum death benefit shall be payable to [the] a surviving spouse. 794
Such benefit shall be one thousand dollars for five years or less of 795
[Connecticut public school] service in the public schools of Connecticut, 796
plus two hundred dollars for each year of credited service in the public 797
schools of Connecticut in excess of five years, to a maximum of two 798
thousand dollars. [For purposes of this subsection, purchased military 799
service and purchased leaves of absence under subdivisions (3) and (8) 800
of subsection (b) of section 10-183e shall be deemed to be Connecticut 801
public school service.] If there is no surviving spouse, such benefit shall 802
be equal to the member's burial expenses but not in excess of what 803
would have been payable to a surviving spouse and shall be payable to 804
the person who paid such expenses. No payment under this subsection 805
shall be made unless application for the payment is filed with the board 806
within two years of such member's death. 807
(c) In lieu of such basic survivor's benefit and such lump sum death 808
benefit, a sole survivor who has attained age eighteen, and is the 809 Raised Bill No. 438
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member's designated beneficiary may elect to receive an amount equal 810
to such member's accumulated contributions together with credited 811
interest. [When a member has designated two or more beneficiaries, 812
who have, at the time of such member's death, attained age eighteen, the 813
one entitled to basic survivor's benefits, if any, shall be deemed the sole 814
survivor within the meaning of this subsection, provided, that all other 815
designated beneficiaries relinquish all claim to any amounts that may 816
be due them from the system.] 817
(d) The surviving spouse of any member who, at the time of death 818
was eligible for a retirement benefit other than a disability benefit and 819
had not filed a waiver of the coparticipant's option, may elect to receive 820
(1) a monthly benefit for life equal to the benefit payable if a one 821
hundred per cent coparticipant's option had been elected, or (2) an 822
amount equal to the member's accumulated contributions with credited 823
interest. 824
(e) If no coparticipant option has become effective and if the 825
aggregate payments under this section are less than the accumulated 826
mandatory contributions of a deceased member plus credited interest, 827
there shall be paid to such member's designated beneficiary an amount 828
equal to the difference between such aggregate payments and such 829
accumulated mandatory contributions plus credited interest. 830
(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (B) of 831
subdivision [(23)] (26) of section 10-183b, as amended by this act, 832
benefits payable under this section to a surviving spouse shall not be 833
terminated because of remarriage if such surviving spouse has attained 834
the age of sixty. 835
(g) If a member who has filed an application for retirement dies prior 836
to the effective date of retirement, such member's spouse, if such spouse 837
is designated on such application as the sole beneficiary, may elect to 838
receive either (1) the preretirement death benefits as set forth in this 839
section, or (2) the benefit payment option selected by the deceased 840
member on such retirement application. 841 Raised Bill No. 438
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Sec. 7. Subsection (a) of section 10-183i of the general statutes is 842
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 843
2020): 844
(a) A member may make voluntary contributions to the system and 845
may, no more than once, withdraw such voluntary contributions from 846
the system under rules of the board. Any voluntary contribution shall 847
be made solely by payroll deduction of an amount subject to state, 848
federal or local tax in the tax or income year in which such voluntary 849
contribution is made. Voluntary contributions shall be subject to the 850
limitations imposed under Section 415(c) of the Internal Revenue Code 851
for the applicable limitation year. Such contributions shall earn credited 852
interest. Upon retirement such member shall elect to receive the 853
accumulated contributions plus credited interest either in a lump sum 854
or in the form of an actuarially equivalent annuity for life. Such lump 855
sum, [or] if elected, shall be paid not later than three months after the 856
effective date of retirement, except the board may delay payment of 857
such lump sum in the case of extenuating circumstances. If such delay 858
occurs, the board shall submit a written notice to the member explaining 859
the nature of the extenuating circumstances and an estimate as to when 860
such lump sum shall be paid. Payment of such annuity, if elected, shall 861
[be paid or commenced to be paid] commence when the first payment 862
of such member's other retirement benefit is made. If such member dies 863
before the effective date of his or her retirement, the accumulated 864
contributions plus credited interest shall be paid to such member's 865
designated beneficiary. 866
Sec. 8. Section 10-183j of the general statutes is repealed and the 867
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 868
(a) [In lieu of a normal, early, proratable or deferred vested benefit, 869
a] A member [may] shall elect [either] one of the benefit options 870
described in [subsections] subsection (b), [and] (c) or (d) of this section. 871
(b) The Plan N allowance may be elected in which the member 872
receives the benefit described in section 10-183g, as amended by this act. 873 Raised Bill No. 438
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[(b) A] (c) The Plan C period certain option may be elected in which 874
the member receives an actuarially reduced benefit for a fixed period of 875
time selected by such member and for the remainder of such member's 876
life. Such member may select a fixed period of twenty-five years or such 877
shorter period as the board may offer. If such member dies before 878
receiving the benefit for the selected period, such benefit shall be paid 879
to the member's designated beneficiary for the remainder of such 880
period. If such member's designated beneficiary dies before such 881
member, or if such member has no designated beneficiary and such 882
member dies before receiving the benefit for the selected period, any 883
remaining benefit shall be paid to such member's estate as a commuted 884
value. If there are multiple designated beneficiaries and a designated 885
beneficiary dies before the end of such period, such beneficiary's 886
remaining benefit shall be equally allocated to the remaining designated 887
beneficiaries. If a sole designated beneficiary dies before the end of such 888
period, any remaining benefit shall be paid to such designated 889
beneficiary's estate as a commuted value. 890
[(c) A] (d) (1) The Plan D coparticipant's option may be elected in 891
which the member receives an actuarially reduced benefit as provided 892
in [subsection (d)] subdivision (2) of this [section] subsection and upon 893
such member's death, one-third, one-half, two-thirds, three-fourths or 894
all of such amount is paid to such member's designated beneficiary for 895
life. Any member who elects said option shall designate a sole 896
designated beneficiary, who shall be such member's coparticipant. Such 897
designation shall be irrevocable and shall terminate only as provided in 898
subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of this subsection. With respect to 899
any benefits which become effective on or after January 1, 2001, if 900
twenty-five per cent of the aggregate benefits paid to the member or 901
such member's designated beneficiary are, upon the death of such 902
member or such designated beneficiary, less than such member's 903
accumulated contributions plus credited interest, the estate of such 904
member or such designated beneficiary, as appropriate, shall be paid a 905
lump sum amount equal to the difference between such aggregate 906
benefits paid and such accumulated contributions plus credited interest. 907 Raised Bill No. 438
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[(d)] (2) The benefits payable to such member and such coparticipant 908
shall be computed as follows: 909
[(1)] (A) The benefit payable to such member at retirement and to 910
such coparticipant upon such member's death shall be the actuarial 911
equivalent of the normal, early, [or] proratable or deferred vested 912
benefit for which such member is eligible and based upon such 913
member's age at retirement and the age of such coparticipant on such 914
retirement date. In the event the member predeceases the coparticipant, 915
upon the death of the coparticipant, any remaining value in the account 916
shall be paid in a lump sum to the coparticipant's estate. In the event the 917
coparticipant predeceases the member, upon divorce or, on or after July 918
1, 2020, upon legal separation, the member's actuarially reduced benefit 919
shall revert to the unreduced benefit provided for under Plan N and, 920
upon the member's death, any remaining value in the member's account 921
shall be paid to the member's designated beneficiary, if any, otherwise 922
to the member's estate. 923
[(2) The benefit payable to such coparticipant of such member who 924
dies after such option first becomes effective but before retirement shall 925
be the actuarial equivalent of the normal, early or proratable benefit for 926
which such member was eligible based on such member's age at death 927
and the age of such coparticipant on such date of death.] 928
[(3) (A)] (B) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph [(B)] (B)(ii) of this 929
subdivision, a coparticipant option shall be terminated, for any member 930
whose designated coparticipant dies or is divorced from the member 931
after the member's retirement, on the date of such death or divorce. Such 932
member shall thereupon be paid the normal, early or proratable 933
retirement benefit for which the member is eligible. [(B)] (ii) On and after 934
July 1, 2016, upon the divorce or, on or after July 1, 2020, the divorce or 935
legal separation of a member and such member's designated 936
coparticipant subsequent to the member's retirement, the member may 937
retain the coparticipant designation and the coparticipant option elected 938
at the time of retirement by filing a [qualified] domestic relations order 939
with the board. 940 Raised Bill No. 438
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Sec. 9. Section 10-183k of the general statutes is repealed and the 941
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 942
(a) [A] Any member who voluntarily or involuntarily terminates 943
service with an employer prior to retirement shall be entitled to have 944
refunded his or her accumulated voluntary contributions with credited 945
interest. 946
(b) A member who voluntarily or involuntarily terminates service 947
with an employer prior to retirement with less than five years' credited 948
service in the public schools of Connecticut shall be entitled to have 949
refunded his or her accumulated regular contributions with credited 950
interest. A member who voluntarily or involuntarily terminates service 951
with his or her employer prior to retirement or death with more than 952
five years of credited service shall be entitled to have refunded his or 953
her accumulated regular contributions with credited interest and his or 954
her accumulated one per cent contributions withheld prior to July 1, 955
1989. If a member elects a refund pursuant to this subsection, all credited 956
service shall be cancelled and any rights to benefits provided by this 957
chapter shall be extinguished, except as provided in subsection (d) of 958
this section. 959
(c) A member who voluntarily or involuntarily terminates service 960
with his or her employer prior to retirement with more than ten years' 961
credited service in the public schools of Connecticut but prior to 962
retirement may elect to receive in lieu of the benefits provided by this 963
chapter a refund of his or her accumulated contributions with credited 964
interest as provided in subsection (b) of this section. If such member 965
elects a refund, all credited service shall be cancelled and any rights to 966
benefits provided by this chapter shall be extinguished, except as 967
provided in subsection (d) of this section. If such member does not elect 968
a refund, but dies before age sixty or before receiving the deferred 969
vested benefit, if later, such member's [accumulated voluntary 970
contributions,] accumulated regular contributions with credited interest 971
and accumulated one per cent contributions withheld prior to July 1, 972
1989, [together with credited interest] shall be paid to such member's 973 Raised Bill No. 438
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designated beneficiary. 974
(d) A member who receives a refund and returns to service shall be 975
regarded as a new member unless such member repays, subject to the 976
requirements established by the board, the amount refunded, other than 977
voluntary contributions and the interest thereon, together with credited 978
interest compounded from the date interest was last credited to such 979
member's account to the date of repayment. The credited service 980
accumulated before termination and any unrefunded one per cent 981
contributions withheld prior to July 1, 1989, and credited interest shall 982
be restored to a member who makes such repayment. Resto red 983
contributions and interest shall be credited with credited interest for the 984
period between the last day for which interest was credited on such 985
contributions and such member's [return to service] date of repayment. 986
Sec. 10. Section 10-183l of the general statutes is repealed and the 987
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 988
(a) (1) On and after July 1, 1991, the management of the system shall 989
continue to be vested in the Teachers' Retirement Board, whose 990
members shall include the Treasurer, the Secretary of the Office of Policy 991
and Management and the Commissioner of Education, or their 992
designees, who shall be voting members of the board, ex officio. (2) On 993
or before June 15, 1985, and quadrennially thereafter, the members of 994
the system shall elect from their number, in a manner prescribed by said 995
board, two persons to serve as members of said board for terms of four 996
years beginning July first following such election. Both of such persons 997
shall be active teachers who shall be nominated by the members of the 998
system who are not retired and elected by all the members of the system. 999
On or before July 1, 1991, and quadrennially thereafter, the members of 1000
the system shall elect from their number, in a manner prescribed by said 1001
board, three persons to serve as members of said board for terms of four 1002
years beginning July first following such election. Two of such persons 1003
shall be retired teachers who shall be nominated by the retired members 1004
of the system and elected by all the members of the system and one shall 1005
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system who are not retired and elected by all the members of the system. 1007
(3) On or before July 1, 2011, and quadrennially thereafter, the members 1008
of the system shall elect from their number, in a manner prescribed by 1009
said board, one person to serve as a member of said board for a term of 1010
four years beginning July first following such election. Such person shall 1011
be an active teacher who shall be nominated by the members of the 1012
system who are not retired, elected by all the members of the system 1013
and a member of an exclusive representative of a teachers' bargaining 1014
unit that is not represented by the members of the board elected under 1015
subdivision (2) of this subsection. (4) If a vacancy occurs in the positions 1016
filled by the members of the system who are not retired, said board shall 1017
elect a member of the system who is not retired to fill the unexpired 1018
portion of the term. If a vacancy occurs in the positions filled by the 1019
retired members of the system, said board shall elect a retired member 1020
of the system to fill the unexpired portion of the term. The Governor 1021
shall appoint five public members to said board in accordance with the 1022
provisions of section 4-9a, one of whom shall be the mayor, first 1023
selectman or chief elected official of a municipality. On and after the 1024
effective date of this section, the Governor shall fill the next vacant 1025
position on the board that is appointed by the Governor with a person 1026
who is the mayor, first selectman or chief elected official of a 1027
municipality. The members of the board shall serve without 1028
compensation, but shall be reimbursed for any expenditures or loss of 1029
salary or wages which they incur through service on the board. [All 1030
decisions of the board shall require the approval of six members of the 1031
board or a majority of the members who are present, whichever is 1032
greater] A majority of the membership of the board shall constitute a 1033
quorum for the transaction of any business. 1034
(b) In carrying out its duties, the board may employ [a secretary] an 1035
administrative officer with a title established by the board, who shall 1036
also serve as secretary of the board, and such [clerical and other 1037
assistance] staff as may be necessary. Their salaries shall be paid by said 1038
board with the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 1039
Management. Said board shall employ the services of one or more 1040 Raised Bill No. 438
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actuaries, each of which shall be an individual or firm having on its staff 1041
a fellow of the Society of Actuaries, to carry out the actuarial duties of 1042
this section and sections 10-183b, as amended by this act, 10-183r, and 1043
10-183z and for such related purposes as the board deems advisable. 1044
The cost of such services shall be charged to the funds provided for in 1045
section 10-183r. Said board shall arrange for such actuary to prepare an 1046
actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities of the system as of June 1047
30, 1980, and at least once every two years thereafter. On the basis of 1048
reasonable actuarial assumptions approved by the board, such actuary 1049
shall determine the [normal cost] actuarially determined employer 1050
contribution required to meet the actuarial cost of current service and 1051
the unfunded accrued liability. Commencing December 1, 2002, such 1052
valuation shall be completed prior to December first biennially. Said 1053
board shall adopt all needed actuarial tables and may adopt regulations 1054
and rules not inconsistent with this chapter, including regulations and 1055
rules for payment of purchased service credits and repayment of 1056
previously withdrawn accumulated contributions. Said board shall 1057
establish [such funds as are] an operational budget necessary for the 1058
management of the system. The board may enter into such contractual 1059
agreements, in accordance with established procedures, as may be 1060
necessary for the discharge of its duties. 1061
Sec. 11. Section 10-183n of the general statutes is repealed and the 1062
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1063
(a) Each employer shall: (1) Before employing a teacher notify such 1064
teacher of the provisions of this chapter applicable to such teacher; (2) 1065
distribute, post or otherwise disseminate in a timely manner, to teachers 1066
in its employ, any notices, bulletins, newsletters, annual statements of 1067
account and other information supplied by the board for the purpose of 1068
properly notifying teachers of their rights and obligations under the 1069
system; (3) furnish to the board at times designated by said board such 1070
reports and information as the board deems necessary or desirable for 1071
the proper administration of the system; and (4) deduct each month 1072
[seven] eight and one-fourth per cent of one-tenth of such teacher's 1073
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voluntary deductions as authorized by such teacher. [, except that no 1075
deductions shall be made from any amounts received by regularly 1076
employed teachers for special teaching assignments rendered for the 1077
State Board of Education or the Board of Regents for Higher Education 1078
unless the salary for such special teaching assignment is equal to or 1079
greater than the minimum salary paid for such teacher's regular 1080
teaching assignment.] In the event the employer does not deduct the 1081
amount set forth in subdivision (4) of this subsection, a member shall 1082
remit such payment to the board in order to receive the annual salary 1083
rate credit for the amount on which the payment relates. If the employer 1084
deducted but failed to remit the mandatory contribution amount, the 1085
employer shall be responsible for the payment of both the mandatory 1086
contribution amount plus the credited interest due from the date the 1087
payment of the mandatory contribution amount was required to be 1088
made by the employer to the date of payment to the system. In the event 1089
the mandatory contribution amount is not received by the system, the 1090
member will be ineligible for the associated service credit. The board 1091
shall not be required to refund credited interest for payments made 1092
prior to the date such deduction was required. 1093
(b) Each local treasurer or other person having custody of amounts 1094
deducted under this chapter by an employer shall transmit and report 1095
such amounts to the board so that they are received by said board no 1096
later than the fifth business day of the following month. On and after 1097
July 1, 2001, all such amounts shall be transmitted via electronic transfer 1098
of funds. Such amounts shall at all times be the property of the system 1099
and while in the custody of such local treasurer or other person such 1100
person is a fiduciary with respect to such amounts and shall discharge 1101
a fiduciary's responsibilities solely for the benefit of the system. If such 1102
amounts are not accompanied by the reports and information deemed 1103
necessary or desirable by the board for the proper administration of the 1104
system, in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the board may 1105
deem such amounts not received by the fifth business day of the 1106
following month for purposes of this subsection until the date on which 1107
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to receive from an employer interest at the rate of nine per cent per year 1109
from the due date on all amounts deducted by such employer and not 1110
received by said board by the fifth business day of the following month. 1111
Interest at the rate of nine per cent per year shall be compounded 1112
annually on the interest assessed from the date payment is received to 1113
the date the interest assessment is paid. Such interest shall be treated as 1114
an amount earned by assets of the system. 1115
(c) All amounts received by the board under this section shall be 1116
forwarded to the State Treasurer. 1117
(d) Each member shall file with the board [an enrollment and such 1118
other] such forms, documents and information as the board deems 1119
necessary or desirable for the proper administration of the system. 1120
Sec. 12. Section 10-183o of the general statutes is repealed and the 1121
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1122
During any period when this country is at war, a board of education 1123
may [cause to be paid] pay to the retirement board the mandatory 1124
contributions of members who were in its employ at the time of entering 1125
into the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, [. Such contributions 1126
as may be approved by the board of education shall be included in the 1127
annual itemized budget estimate of the costs of maintenance of public 1128
schools for the ensuing year] on behalf of such members, in accordance 1129
with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights 1130
Act of 1994, 38 USC Chapter 43, as amended from time to time. 1131
Sec. 13. Section 10-183p of the general statutes is repealed and the 1132
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1133
[(a) Any member of either the state employees retirement system or 1134
the teachers' retirement system, if eligible to belong to the other or in 1135
accordance with the provisions of subsection (h) of section 5-160 or 1136
section 5-192e, may transfer from the one to which such member 1137
belongs to the other or prior to the first of the month following three 1138
months after June 28, 1985, to an alternate retirement program, as 1139 Raised Bill No. 438
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defined in subsection (u) of section 5-154, when authorized to do so, in 1140
the case of a transfer between said systems or a transfer from the 1141
teachers' retirement system to an alternate retirement program, by the 1142
concurrent action of the State Employees Retirement Commission and 1143
the Teachers' Retirement Board. No person shall be eligible to 1144
membership in more than one such system or program at the same time, 1145
provided nothing contained herein shall affect the rights of any person 1146
who, on June 18, 1953, was a member of both systems. Any member of 1147
the teachers' retirement system who elects or has elected to participate 1148
in an alternate retirement program shall receive a refund of all 1149
contributions made by him into said system in lieu of any benefits under 1150
said system. Any former state employee who was, during such 1151
employee's period of employment, eligible to belong to either the state 1152
employees retirement system or the teachers' retirement system and 1153
who withdrew from the state employees retirement system after July 1, 1154
1940, to become a member of the teachers' retirement system may be 1155
credited in the teachers' retirement system with such member's period 1156
of state service upon making application in writing to the secretary of 1157
the Teachers' Retirement Board and paying contributions for such 1158
period of service with credited interest from the date such service was 1159
rendered. 1160
(b) No person who has creditable service as a member of the state 1161
employees retirement system and who transfers, on or after May 6, 1975, 1162
to the teachers' retirement system shall be entitled to benefits from the 1163
teachers' retirement system until such person has been a member of and 1164
contributed to said system for a period of one year. If such transferee 1165
dies or becomes disabled before completion of that one year, such 1166
transfer shall be deemed to be cancelled and such person shall be 1167
deemed to be a member of the state employees retirement system.] 1168
Any member who is also a participant in an alternate retirement 1169
program, as defined in subsection (u) of section 5-154, the state 1170
employees retirement system or any other retirement system may 1171
purchase service credit in the Connecticut teachers' retirement system 1172
in accordance with section 10-183e, as amended by this act, provided 1173 Raised Bill No. 438
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such member withdraws any and all employee funds and forfeits all 1174
employer contributions and earnings thereon in the respective system, 1175
other than the Social Security System or the nonregular military 1176
retirement system under 10 USC Chapter 1223, as amended from time 1177
to time. No person shall be eligible for membership in more than one 1178
such system or program at the same time for the same service. 1179
Sec. 14. Section 10-183q of the general statutes is repealed and the 1180
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1181
(a) The portion of each member's compensation deducted or to be 1182
deducted under this chapter and all rights of each member and of each 1183
survivor to receive benefits or other payments under this chapter shall 1184
be exempt from the operation of any laws relating to bankruptcy or 1185
insolvency; and, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, 1186
shall not be subject to garnishment, attachment, execution, levy or any 1187
other similar legal process of any court. [No] Except as provided in 1188
subsection (c) of this section, assignment of any right of a member or 1189
any other person to receive benefits or other payments from the system 1190
shall be valid. The funds of the system invested in personal property 1191
shall be exempt from taxation. 1192
(b) The portion of each member's compensation deducted or to be 1193
deducted under this chapter and all rights of each member and of each 1194
survivor to receive benefits or other payments under this chapter shall 1195
be subject to attachment in favor of an alternate payee as set forth in an 1196
approved domestic relations order. 1197
(c) A distributee may elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed 1198
by the board, to have any portion of an eligible rollover distribution or 1199
trustee to trustee transfer paid directly to an eligible retirement plan by 1200
way of a direct rollover. Taxable funds may be distributed as a rollover 1201
if so elected by a distributee. For purposes of this subsection, (1) 1202
"distributee" means a member, a member's surviving spouse or a 1203
member's former spouse who is an alternate payee under an approved 1204
domestic relations order; and (2) "eligible rollover distribution" and 1205 Raised Bill No. 438
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"eligible retirement plan" each have the meaning provided in Section 1206
402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent 1207
corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended 1208
from time to time, except (A) a qualified trust shall be considered an 1209
eligible retirement plan only if it accepts the distributee's eligible 1210
rollover distribution; and (B) in the case of an eligible rollover 1211
distribution to a surviving spouse, an eligible retirement plan shall 1212
mean an individual retirement account or an individual retirement 1213
annuity as defined in Section 408 of said Internal Revenue Code. 1214
Sec. 15. Section 10-183t of the general statutes is repealed and the 1215
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1216
(a) The retirement board shall offer one or more health benefit plans 1217
to: Any member receiving retirement benefits or a disability allowance 1218
from the system; the spouse or surviving spouse of such member, and a 1219
disabled dependent of such member if there is no spouse or surviving 1220
spouse, provided such member, spouse, surviving spouse, or disabled 1221
dependent is participating in Medicare Part A hospital insurance and 1222
Medicare Part B medical insurance. The board may offer one or more 1223
basic plans, the cost of which to any such member, spouse, surviving 1224
spouse or disabled dependent shall be one-third of the basic plan's 1225
premium equivalent, and one or more optional plans, provided such 1226
member, spouse, surviving spouse or disabled dependent shall pay one-1227
third of the basic plan's premium equivalent plus the difference in cost 1228
between any such basic plans and any such optional plans. The board 1229
shall designate those plans which are basic and those plans which are 1230
optional for the purpose of determining such cost and the amount to be 1231
charged or withheld from benefit payments for such plans. The 1232
surviving spouse of a member, or a disabled dependent of a member if 1233
there is no surviving spouse, shall not be ineligible for participation in 1234
any such plan solely because such surviving spouse or disabled 1235
dependent is not receiving benefits from the system. With respect to any 1236
person participating in any such plan, the state shall appropriate to the 1237
board one-third of the cost of such basic plan or plans, or one-third of 1238
the cost of the rate in effect during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, 1239 Raised Bill No. 438
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whichever is greater. [On and after July 1, 2012, federal reimbursements 1240
received by the retirement board under the retiree drug subsidy 1241
provisions of Medicare Part D shall be used to offset amounts 1242
appropriated by the state to the board pursuant to this subsection.] 1243
(b) Any member who is receiving retirement benefits or a disability 1244
allowance from the system, the spouse or surviving spouse of such 1245
member, or a disabled dependent of such member if there is no spouse 1246
or surviving spouse, and who is not participating in Medicare Part A 1247
hospital insurance and Medicare Part B medical insurance, may fully 1248
participate in any or all group health insurance plans maintained for 1249
active teachers by such member's last employing board of education, or 1250
by the state in the case of a member who was employed by the state, 1251
provided such member either meets the state's eligibility criteria for 1252
health insurance or is eligible to participate in the group health 1253
insurance plan offered by such member's last employing board of 1254
education, upon payment to such board of education or to the state, as 1255
applicable, by such member, spouse, surviving spouse or disabled 1256
dependent, of the premium charged for his form of coverage. Such 1257
premium shall be no greater than that charged for the same form of 1258
coverage for active teachers. The spouse, surviving spouse or disabled 1259
dependent shall not be ineligible for participation in any such plan 1260
solely because such spouse, surviving spouse or disabled dependent is 1261
not receiving benefits from the system. No person shall be ineligible for 1262
participation in such plans for failure to enroll in such plans at the time 1263
the member's retirement benefit or disability allowance became 1264
effective. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to impair or alter 1265
the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement relating to the 1266
payment by a board of education of group health insurance premiums 1267
on behalf of any member receiving benefits from the system. Prior to the 1268
cancellation of coverage for any member, spouse, surviving spouse or 1269
disabled dependent for failure to pay the required premiums or cost 1270
due, the board of education or the state, if applicable, shall notify the 1271
Teachers' Retirement Board of its intention to cancel such coverage at 1272
least thirty days prior to the date of cancellation. Absent any contractual 1273 Raised Bill No. 438
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provisions to the contrary, the payments made pursuant to subsection 1274
(c) of this section shall be first applied to any cost borne by the member, 1275
spouse, surviving spouse or disabled dependent participating in any 1276
such plan. As used in this subsection, "last employing board of 1277
education" means the board of education by which such member was 1278
employed when such member filed his initial application for retirement, 1279
and "health insurance plans" means hospital, medical, major medical, 1280
dental, prescription drug or auditory benefit plans that are available to 1281
active teachers. 1282
(c) (1) On and after July 1, 2000, the board shall pay a subsidy equal 1283
to the subsidy paid in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, to the board 1284
of education or to the state, if applicable, on behalf of any member who 1285
is receiving retirement benefits or a disability allowance from the 1286
system, the spouse of such member, the surviving spouse of such 1287
member, or a disabled dependent of such member if there is no spouse 1288
or surviving spouse, who is participating in a health insurance plan 1289
maintained by a board of education or by the state, if applicable. Such 1290
payment shall not exceed the actual cost of such insurance. 1291
(2) With respect to any person participating in any such plan 1292
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the state shall appropriate to 1293
the board one-third of the cost of the subsidy, except that, for the fiscal 1294
year ending June 30, 2013, the state shall appropriate twenty-five per 1295
cent of the cost of the subsidy. On and after July 1, 2018, for the fiscal 1296
year ending June 30, 2019, and for each fiscal year thereafter, fifty per 1297
cent of the total amount appropriated by the state in each such fiscal 1298
year for the state's share of the cost of such subsidies shall be paid to the 1299
board on or before July first of such fiscal year, and the remaining fifty 1300
per cent of such total amount shall be paid to the board on or before 1301
December first of such fiscal year. 1302
(3) No payment to a board of education pursuant to this subsection 1303
may be used to reduce the amount of any premium payment on behalf 1304
of any such member, spouse, surviving spouse, or disabled dependent, 1305
made by such board pursuant to any agreement in effect on July 1, 1990. 1306 Raised Bill No. 438
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On and after July 1, 2012, the board shall pay a subsidy of two hundred 1307
twenty dollars per month on behalf of the member, spouse or the 1308
surviving spouse of such member who: (A) Has attained the normal 1309
retirement age to participate in Medicare, (B) is not eligible for Medicare 1310
Part A without cost, and (C) contributes at least two hundred twenty 1311
dollars per month towards his or her medical and prescription drug 1312
plan provided by the board of education. 1313
(d) The Treasurer shall establish a separate retired teachers' health 1314
insurance premium account within the Teachers' Retirement Fund. 1315
Commencing July 1, 1989, and annually thereafter all health benefit plan 1316
contributions withheld under this chapter in excess of five hundred 1317
thousand dollars shall, upon deposit in the Teachers' Retirement Fund, 1318
be credited to such account. Interest derived from the investment of 1319
funds in the account shall be credited to the account. Funds in the 1320
account shall be used for (1) payments to boards of education pursuant 1321
to subsection (c) of this section and for payment of premiums on behalf 1322
of members, spouses of members, surviving spouses of members or 1323
disabled dependents of members participating in one or more health 1324
insurance plans pursuant to subsection (a) of this section in an amount 1325
equal to the difference between the amount paid pursuant to subsection 1326
(a) of this section and the amount paid pursuant to subsection (c) of this 1327
section, and (2) payments for professional fees associated with the 1328
administration of the health benefit plans offered pursuant to this 1329
section. If, during any fiscal year, there are insufficient funds in the 1330
account for the purposes of all such payments, the General Assembly 1331
shall appropriate sufficient funds to the account for such purpose. 1332
(e) (1) Not later than the first business day of February, May, August 1333
and November, annually, each employer shall submit to the board, in a 1334
format established by the board, any information the board determines 1335
to be necessary with respect to the additions, deletions and premium 1336
changes for the health insurance subsidy program under subsection (c) 1337
of this section. Any report received by the board after the due date shall 1338
be processed in the following quarterly cycle. Failure to timely submit 1339
the quarterly report shall result in a delay of the subsidy for that quarter, 1340 Raised Bill No. 438
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which shall be paid as a retroactive subsidy as provided in subdivision 1341
(2) of this subsection. 1342
(2) Retroactive subsidy payments shall be limited to six months prior 1343
to the first day of the month in which the board receives an untimely 1344
report with the new eligible retired members or dependents included. 1345
The board shall pay the subsidy retroactively to the effective date of the 1346
disability, provided the eligible members or dependents are added to 1347
the report not later than the first quarter following the board's approval 1348
of the disability and the member's disability allowance is initiated 1349
within four months of board approval. The employer shall hold any 1350
member or dependent harmless for any costs associated with, arising 1351
from or out of the loss of the benefit of the subsidy as a result of such 1352
employer's untimely or inaccurate filing of the quarterly report. 1353
Sec. 16. Section 10-183v of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 1354
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1355
1, 2020): 1356
(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection 1357
and subsection (b) of this section, a teacher receiving retirement benefits 1358
from the system may not be employed by an employer in a teaching 1359
position receiving compensation paid out of public money appropriated 1360
for school purposes except that such teacher may be employed in such 1361
a position and receive no more than forty-five per cent of the maximum 1362
salary level for the assigned position for each school year. Any teacher 1363
who receives in excess of such amount shall reimburse the board for the 1364
amount of such excess. 1365
(2) Commencing July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2020, inclusive, the 1366
provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection establishing a limitation 1367
on the compensation of a reemployed teacher and requiring the 1368
reimbursement of any amount received in excess of that limitation shall 1369
not apply to a teacher who (A) is receiving retirement benefits from the 1370
system based on thirty-four or more years of credited service, (B) is 1371
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pursuant to section 10-262u, and (C) was serving as a teacher in that 1373
district on July 1, 2015. 1374
(3) On and after July 1, 2016, a teacher receiving retirement benefits 1375
from the system may be employed in a teaching position and receive (A) 1376
compensation paid out of public money appropriated for school 1377
purposes, (B) health insurance benefits, and (C) other employment 1378
benefits provided to active teachers employed by such school system, 1379
provided such teacher does not receive a retirement income during such 1380
employment. Payment of such teacher's retirement income shall resume 1381
on the first day of the month following the termination of such 1382
employment. The compensation under subparagraph (A) of this 1383
subdivision shall be provided in accordance with subsection (c) of this 1384
section. 1385
(4) Notice of employment under this subsection shall be sent to the 1386
board by the employer at the beginning and end of the school year, or 1387
assignment within the school year when reemployed for less than the 1388
full school year. 1389
(b) A teacher receiving retirement benefits from the system may be 1390
reemployed for up to one full school year by a local board of education, 1391
the State Board of Education or by any constituent unit of the state 1392
system of higher education (1) in a position designated by the 1393
Commissioner of Education as a subject shortage area for the school year 1394
in which the teacher is being employed, (2) at a school located in a school 1395
district identified as a priority school district, pursuant to section 10-1396
266p, for the school year in which the teacher is being employed, (3) if 1397
the teacher graduated from a public high school in an educational 1398
reform district, as defined in section 10-262u, or (4) if the teacher 1399
graduated from an historically black college or university or a Hispanic-1400
serving institution, as those terms are defined in the Higher Education 1401
Act of 1965, P.L. 89-329, as amended from time to time, and reauthorized 1402
by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, P.L. 110-315, as 1403
amended from time to time. Notice of such reemployment shall be sent 1404
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hire and at the end of the assignment. Such reemployment may be 1406
extended for [an] one additional school year, not to exceed two school 1407
years over the lifetime of the retiree, provided the local board of 1408
education (A) submits a written request for approval to the Teachers' 1409
Retirement Board, (B) certifies that no qualified candidates are available 1410
prior to the reemployment of such teacher, and (C) indicates the type of 1411
assignment to be performed, the anticipated date of rehire and the 1412
expected duration of the assignment. 1413
(c) The employment of a teacher under subsections (a) and (b) of this 1414
section shall not be considered as service qualifying for continuing 1415
contract status under section 10-151 and the salary of such teacher shall 1416
be fixed at an amount at least equal to that paid other teachers in the 1417
same school system with similar training and experience for the same 1418
type of service. 1419
(d) No person shall be entitled to survivor's benefits under subsection 1420
(f) of section 10-183f, as amended by this act, as a result of reemployment 1421
under this section. 1422
(e) The same option plan of retirement benefits in effect prior to 1423
reemployment shall continue for a reemployed teacher during 1424
reemployment. 1425
(f) Any member in violation of any provision of this section, as 1426
determined by the board, shall be required to reimburse the board for 1427
all amounts they received in excess of the amount permitted under this 1428
section. Such reimbursement shall be accomplished through an offset of 1429
all or a portion of the excess amount which can be recaptured 1430
commencing with the next immediate retirement benefit payment 1431
issued to such member. Such member may request an alternative 1432
payment method to reimburse the board for the excess amount through 1433
an acceptable alternative method agreed to by the board. 1434
(g) In no event shall a retired member be permitted to revert to active 1435
status after the effective date of retirement, except a member may 1436
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[(f)] (h) The provisions of this section in effect on June 30, 2003, 1438
revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2003, shall be applicable to any 1439
person making contributions to the Teachers' Retirement System on 1440
June 30, 2003, in accordance with said provisions. 1441
(i) For purposes of this section, "employed" and "reemployed" mean 1442
to hire, retain or otherwise procure the services of a retired teacher or 1443
member by an employer. 1444
Sec. 17. Section 10-183y of the general statutes is repealed and the 1445
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1446
Any member may appeal to the Teachers' Retirement Board for 1447
reconsideration of a decision of the board affecting such member. Such 1448
member shall submit with such appeal a written statement identifying 1449
the section of the general statutes that provides for the benefit to which 1450
such member claims he or she was entitled and denied and received a 1451
written denial for such request. Such appeal shall be made within ninety 1452
days of the date of issuance of written notice of such decision. The board 1453
shall meet to review such member's records and, if requested in writing, 1454
allow such member to appear at such meeting. The board shall render a 1455
written decision within sixty days of receipt of such request for 1456
reconsideration. 1457
Sec. 18. Section 10-183aa of the general statutes is repealed and the 1458
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1459
(a) (1) An active member is eligible for a disability allowance if he or 1460
she has [(1)] (A) become disabled as a result of any sickness or injury 1461
incurred in the performance of his or her duty as a teacher, without 1462
regard to the member's accumulated years of service at the time the 1463
disability is incurred; or [(2)] (B) accumulated at least five years of 1464
service in the public schools and becomes disabled, without regard to 1465
whether the disability was incurred in the performance of his or her 1466
duty as a teacher. 1467
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the board a formal application for disability allowance, which shall 1469
include the following: (A) The member's application; (B) the member's 1470
birth certificate or, in lieu thereof, a notarized statement supported by 1471
other evidence satisfactory to the board; (C) records of service, if such 1472
records are required by the board to determine a salary rate or years of 1473
creditable service; (D) a physician's statement of health for the member, 1474
including, but not limited to, medical reports and office notes from such 1475
physician; (E) in the case of a member who is married, a marriage 1476
certificate; (F) an employer's statement regarding work performance, 1477
attendance records and any other information regarding the member's 1478
disability; (G) the member's statement outlining the effect his or her 1479
impairment has on the ability to perform the duties of his or her 1480
occupation; and (H) any other documentation required by the board. 1481
For any formal application for disability allowance filed on or after July 1482
1, 1986, upon a finding by the board that extenuating circumstances 1483
relating to the health of an active member caused a delay in the filing of 1484
such member's complete formal application for disability allowance, the 1485
board may deem such application to have been filed up to three months 1486
earlier than the actual date of such filing. 1487
(b) The disability allowance is computed as follows: Two per cent 1488
times credited service to the date of disability multiplied by average 1489
annual salary, provided such allowance shall not be less than fifteen per 1490
cent or more than fifty per cent of the member's average annual salary. 1491
In no case shall such disability allowance, less cost of living adjustments, 1492
plus any initial award of Social Security benefits and workers' 1493
compensation, exceed seventy-five per cent of the member's average 1494
annual salary. 1495
(c) The board shall designate a medical committee to be composed of 1496
no more than five physicians. If required, other physicians may be 1497
employed to report on special cases. Such medical committee shall 1498
review each application for a disability allowance and shall make 1499
findings and recommendations in writing to the board. The medical 1500
committee shall perform additional examinations or case reviews as 1501
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receive compensation for their services at a rate to be determined by the 1503
board. 1504
(d) The disability allowance being paid to a member shall cease when 1505
and if the disability ends. The board may determine that a member's 1506
disability has ended if it finds, upon the recommendation of its medical 1507
committee, that the member has failed to pursue an appropriate 1508
program of treatment. In either event, such member shall receive 1509
credited service for the years he received such disability allowance 1510
subject to a maximum total credit of thirty years, or actual years of 1511
credited service to the date the disability commenced, whichever is 1512
greater. Such member, if eligible, may then (1) retire on a normal, early 1513
or proratable retirement benefit or (2) retain a vested right to a deferred 1514
normal, early or proratable retirement benefit. Upon attainment of the 1515
member's normal retirement date, as determined by his age and 1516
credited service, including the credited service granted by this 1517
subsection, the member's disability allowance shall convert to a normal 1518
or other service retirement, which shall be payable either in the normal 1519
form or under an optional payment form under section 10-183j. The 1520
board may require periodic medical examinations. 1521
(e) No credit for a period of service of any kind prior to the months 1522
in which contribution therefor is made shall be given under this chapter 1523
or any special act in determining service in connection with an 1524
application for disability allowance other than for injury received in 1525
performance of duty as a teacher if such disability occurred within five 1526
years after contributions and required interest on account of such period 1527
were paid in full. The foregoing limitation shall not apply to (1) any 1528
reinstatement of prior Connecticut teaching service, or (2) credit 1529
obtained immediately after transfer from the state employees retirement 1530
system under this chapter for service previously credited in said system; 1531
but in the case of such transfer, no allowance on account of disability 1532
occurring within such five-year period, other than for injury received in 1533
performance of duty as a teacher, shall exceed the benefit which would 1534
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(f) During the first twenty-four months of payment of the disability 1536
allowance to a member, twenty per cent of all of such member's outside 1537
earned income or wages shall be offset against the disability allowance 1538
payable, unless the board determines that such earned income or wages 1539
are being paid as part of the rehabilitation of the member. At the 1540
expiration of such twenty-four-month period, if the total of the disability 1541
allowance and outside earned income exceeds one hundred per cent of 1542
average annual salary, the disability allowance will be reduced by the 1543
amount of such excess over one hundred per cent. The board shall adopt 1544
regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, concerning 1545
procedures for verification of the income of members in receipt of a 1546
disability allowance. 1547
(g) All members of the teachers' retirement system who are receiving 1548
disability payments under subsection (e) of section 10-183g of the 1549
general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 1979, may, using a form 1550
provided by the board, elect to have their disability payments 1551
recomputed with regard to the percentage basis and pursuant to the 1552
provisions of this section and section 10-183bb. Such election shall not 1553
be revocable. 1554
Sec. 19. Section 10-183ff of the general statutes is repealed and the 1555
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1556
(a) Should any change or error in records result in any member or 1557
beneficiary receiving from the teachers' retirement system more or less 1558
than he would have been entitled to receive had the records been 1559
correct, then upon discovery of any such error the Teachers' Retirement 1560
Board shall notify the member or beneficiary affected and correct the 1561
same, and as far as practicable shall adjust the payments in such manner 1562
that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which such member or 1563
beneficiary was correctly entitled shall be paid, provided if such change 1564
or error results in any member or beneficiary receiving less than he 1565
would have been eligible to receive, such member or beneficiary may 1566
elect to have such benefit paid in a single payment. The board may, 1567
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overdraft charges incurred by a member resulting from an erroneous 1569
suspension of benefits in error by the board, provided such member 1570
submits such request to the board not later than the last business day of 1571
the month following the month in which such error occurred. 1572
(b) If a member or beneficiary has been overpaid through no fault of 1573
his own, and he could not reasonably have been expected to detect the 1574
error, the board may waive any repayment which it believes would 1575
cause hardship. 1576
(c) Upon determination by the Teachers' Retirement Board that any 1577
person has erroneously been included in membership in the teachers' 1578
retirement system, contributions and interest credited under the 1579
provisions of this chapter shall be refunded and records of related 1580
service voided. 1581
(d) Upon determination that the Teachers' Retirement Board has 1582
invoiced a member for the purchase of additional credited service in an 1583
amount in excess of that permitted by law, and such member has paid 1584
the invoiced amount, the amount of the overpayment shall be refunded 1585
to such member with interest at a rate equal to the average of interest 1586
rates for the most recent ten-year period from the date of the member's 1587
retirement to the date such amount is refunded. 1588
[(e) Upon determination that a member has not purchased additional 1589
credited service which was invoiced to him in an amount in excess of 1590
that permitted by law, such member shall be given the opportunity at 1591
any time to make such purchase by the payment of the proper amount 1592
with interest to the date of payment. The additional benefit resulting 1593
from the credited service so purchased shall be made retroactive to the 1594
date of the member's retirement, and the aggregate amount of such 1595
additional benefit shall be paid to the member in a single payment 1596
together with interest calculated at a rate equal to the average of interest 1597
rates for the most recent ten-year period from the date each payment 1598
was due to the date such payment is made.] 1599
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member received, on or after November 1, 2008, an estimate of benefits 1601
statement from the board that contained a material error, the board shall 1602
pay the member the benefits set forth in such estimate if the board 1603
determines that (1) the member could not reasonably have been 1604
expected to detect such error, and (2) the member, in reliance upon such 1605
estimate, irrevocably submitted (A) his or her resignation to the 1606
employing board of education, and (B) a formal application of 1607
retirement to the Teachers' Retirement Board. For purposes of this 1608
subsection, "material error" means an error that amounts to a difference 1609
of ten per cent or greater between the estimated retirement benefits and 1610
the actual retirement benefits to which such member would otherwise 1611
be entitled. 1612
Sec. 20. Section 10-183gg of the general statutes is repealed and the 1613
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1614
Part-time service averaging at least one-half of a school day but less 1615
than a full school day shall be treated as full-time service for purposes 1616
of determining eligibility for benefits under this chapter. For purposes 1617
of determining benefits under subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, of section 1618
10-183g, as amended by this act, the percentages utilized in said sections 1619
shall be proportionally reduced for each year or portion of a year of 1620
service rendered or purchased after July 1, 1977, which is part-time 1621
service. Notwithstanding the provisions of [subdivision (4) of] section 1622
10-183b, as amended by this act, the average annual salary of a member 1623
with part-time service shall be such member's full-time annualized 1624
salary during his three highest years. Any benefit awarded pursuant to 1625
this section shall be proportional in all respects to the benefit which 1626
would have been payable had such service been rendered on a full-time 1627
basis. 1628
Sec. 21. Subsection (a) of section 10-183jj of the general statutes is 1629
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1630
2020): 1631
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incentive plan for teachers, as defined in [subparagraph (A) of 1633
subdivision (26) of] section 10-183b, as amended by this act, in its 1634
employ who are members of the teachers' retirement system. The plan 1635
shall provide for purchase of additional credited service by a board of 1636
education and a member of the system who chooses to participate in the 1637
plan, of additional credited service for such member and for payment 1638
by the board of education of not less than fifty per cent of the entire cost 1639
of such additional credited service and payment by the member of the 1640
remaining percentage of such total cost. The member shall pay the 1641
remaining percentage of such total cost, if any, in one lump sum not later 1642
than thirty days after receipt of notification by the Teachers' Retirement 1643
Board of the amount owed. Any such plan shall specify a maximum 1644
number of years, not exceeding five years, of additional credited service 1645
which may be purchased under the plan. Any such plan shall have a 1646
two-month application period. 1647
Sec. 22. Section 10-183pp of the general statutes is repealed and the 1648
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1649
Any member who began receiving disability benefits October 1, 1977, 1650
under the provisions of subsection (d) of section 10-166 and who elected 1651
to receive benefits in accordance with the former provisions of 1652
subsection (c) of section 10-164-7 of the Regulations of Connecticut State 1653
Agencies in effect June 30, 1978, may elect to receive such benefits 1654
readjusted under the provisions of subsection [(b) or] (c) or (d) of section 1655
10-183j, as amended by this act, provided such member provides written 1656
notice of such election to the Teachers' Retirement Board not later than 1657
ninety days following January 1, 2001. 1658
Sec. 23. Section 10-183rr of the general statutes is repealed and the 1659
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1660
Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision [(26)] (29) of section 1661
10-183b, as amended by this act, concerning the requirement that a 1662
teacher hold a certificate for the position in which the person is 1663
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the State Board of Education and is notified on or after December 1, 2003, 1665
by the Department of Education that such teacher is not properly 1666
certified for the position in which the teacher is employed or has been 1667
employed, such teacher shall receive no further credit in the teachers' 1668
retirement system for employment in such position until the teacher 1669
becomes properly certified for such position. The Teachers' Retirement 1670
Board shall not rescind any credited service to such teacher for such 1671
employment and shall restore any such credit to such teacher if 1672
rescinded prior to May 27, 2008. 1673
Sec. 24. Subsection (a) of section 10-183ww of the 2020 supplement to 1674
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1675
thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1676
(a) Not later than fourteen business days after the last action 1677
necessary to make effective a state budget act for the biennium ending 1678
June 30, 2021, subject to the approval of the Teachers' Retirement Board, 1679
the credited interest percentage for member accounts, except voluntary 1680
accounts containing only those contributions made pursuant to section 1681
10-183i, as amended by this act, shall be not more than four per cent per 1682
annum and the return assumption shall be six and nine-tenths per cent 1683
per annum. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 10-183vv, 12-1684
801, 12-806 and 12-812, if the board fails to revise such percentage and 1685
adopt such return assumption: (1) No moneys shall be deposited in the 1686
Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve 1687
Fund, established in section 10-183vv; (2) the Treasurer's duties and 1688
obligations under section 10-183vv shall terminate; and (3) the pledges 1689
made in section 10-183vv shall not be in effect. 1690
Sec. 25. Subsection (d) of section 10-66dd of the general statutes is 1691
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1692
2020): 1693
(d) (1) An otherwise qualified school professional hired by a charter 1694
school prior to July 1, 2010, and employed in a charter school may 1695
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on the same basis as if such professional were employed by a local or 1697
regional board of education. The governing council of a charter school 1698
shall make the contributions, as defined in [subdivision (7) of] section 1699
10-183b, as amended by this act, for such professional. 1700
(2) An otherwise qualified school professional hired by a charter 1701
school on or after July 1, 2010, and who has not previously been 1702
employed by a charter school in this state prior to July 1, 2010, shall 1703
participate in the state teachers' retirement system under chapter 167a 1704
on the same basis as if such professional were employed by a local or 1705
regional board of education. The governing council of a charter school 1706
shall make the contributions, as defined in [subdivision (7) of] section 1707
10-183b, as amended by this act, for such professional. 1708
(3) Any administrator or person providing instruction or pupil 1709
services in a charter school who holds a charter school educator permit 1710
issued by the State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-145q shall 1711
participate in the state teachers' retirement system under chapter 167a 1712
pursuant to subdivision (2) of this section when such administrator or 1713
person providing instruction or pupil services obtains professional 1714
certification pursuant to section 10-145b. 1715
Sec. 26. Subsection (a) of section 10a-55i of the general statutes is 1716
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1717
2020): 1718
(a) There is established a Higher Education Consolidation Committee 1719
which shall be convened by the chairpersons of the joint standing 1720
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1721
relating to higher education or such chairpersons' designee, who shall 1722
be a member of such joint standing committee. The membership of the 1723
Higher Education Consolidation Committee shall consist of the higher 1724
education subcommittee on appropriations and the chairpersons, vice 1725
chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committees of 1726
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 1727
education and appropriations. The Higher Education Consolidation 1728 Raised Bill No. 438
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Committee shall establish a meeting and public hearing schedule for 1729
purposes of receiving updates from (1) the Board of Regents for Higher 1730
Education on the progress of the consolidation of the state system of 1731
higher education pursuant to this section, section 4-9c, subsection (g) of 1732
section 5-160, section 5-199d, subsection (a) of section 7-323k, subsection 1733
(a) of section 7-608, subsection (a) of section 10-9, section 10-155d, 1734
subdivision [(14)] (16) of section 10-183b, as amended by this act, 1735
sections 10a-1a to 10a-1d, inclusive, 10a-3 and 10a-3a, subsection (a) of 1736
section 10a-6a, sections 10a-6b, 10a-8, 10a-10a to 10a-11a, inclusive, 10a-1737
17d and 10a-22a, subsections (f) and (h) of section 10a-22b, subsections 1738
(c) and (d) of section 10a-22d, sections 10a-22h and 10a-22k, subsection 1739
(a) of section 10a-22n, sections 10a-22r, 10a-22s, 10a-22u, 10a-22v, 10a-1740
22x and 10a-34 to 10a-35a, inclusive, subsection (a) of section 10a-48a, 1741
sections 10a-71 and 10a-72, subsections (c) and (f) of section 10a-77, 1742
section 10a-88, subsection (a) of section 10a-89, subsection (c) of section 1743
10a-99 and sections 10a-102, 10a-104, 10a-105, 10a-109e, 10a-143 and 10a-1744
168a, and (2) the Board of Regents for Higher Education and The 1745
University of Connecticut on the program approval process for the 1746
constituent units. The Higher Education Consolidation Committee shall 1747
convene its first meeting on or before September 15, 2011, and meet not 1748
less than once every two months. 1749
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2020 10-183b
Sec. 2 July 1, 2020 10-183c
Sec. 3 July 1, 2020 10-183e
Sec. 4 July 1, 2020 10-183f
Sec. 5 July 1, 2020 10-183g
Sec. 6 July 1, 2020 10-183h
Sec. 7 July 1, 2020 10-183i(a)
Sec. 8 July 1, 2020 10-183j
Sec. 9 July 1, 2020 10-183k
Sec. 10 July 1, 2020 10-183l
Sec. 11 July 1, 2020 10-183n
Sec. 12 July 1, 2020 10-183o
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Sec. 14 July 1, 2020 10-183q
Sec. 15 July 1, 2020 10-183t
Sec. 16 July 1, 2020 10-183v
Sec. 17 July 1, 2020 10-183y
Sec. 18 July 1, 10-183aa
Sec. 19 July 1, 2020 10-183ff
Sec. 20 July 1, 2020 10-183gg
Sec. 21 July 1, 2020 10-183jj(a)
Sec. 22 July 1, 2020 10-183pp
Sec. 23 July 1, 2020 10-183rr
Sec. 24 July 1, 2020 10-183ww(a)
Sec. 25 July 1, 2020 10-66dd(d)
Sec. 26 July 1, 2020 10a-55i(a)
Statement of Purpose:
To revise and update the teachers' retirement system statutes to align
with current practices.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]