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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5772
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 2426
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. LEEPER, 132nd Dist.
REP. DEVLIN, 134th Dist.
SEN. HWANG, 28th Dist.
REP. MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd Dist.
AN ACT AUTHORIZING WAIVERS FROM THE SALARY LIMITATION
FOR RETIRED TEACHERS WHO ARE REHIRED DURING THE COVID -
19 PANDEMIC.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That subsection (a) of section 10-183v of the general statutes be 1
amended to authorize the Teachers' Retirement Board to grant a waiver 2
from the requirement that a teacher who is receiving retirement benefits 3
from the teachers' retirement system and is employed in a teaching 4
position receiving compensation shall not receive more than forty-five 5
per cent of the maximum salary level for the assigned position, during 6
declarations of a public health or civil preparedness emergency relating 7
to COVID-19 by the Governor, or for the school years commencing July 8
1, 2021, and July 1, 2022, whichever is longer. 9
Statement of Purpose:
To address challenges in filling teacher shortage areas resulting from the
COVID-19 pandemic.