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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 377
February Session, 2024
LCO No. 2481
Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
Introduced by:
(APP)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT BOARD'S
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES TO THE TEACHERS'
RETIREMENT SYSTEM STATUTES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subdivision (15) of section 10-183b of the 2024 supplement 1
to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2
thereof (Effective from passage): 3
(15) "Employer" means an elected school committee, a board of 4
education, the State Board of Education, the Office of Early Childhood, 5
the Technical Education and Career System, the Board of Regents for 6
Higher Education or any of the constituent units, the governing body of 7
the Children's Center and its successors for members hired before July 8
1, 2024, The University of Connecticut Board of Trustees, the E. O. Smith 9
School, or any other activity, institution or school employing members, 10
except "employer" shall not include the State Education Resource Center 11
for members hired on or after July 1, 2022. 12
Sec. 2. Subdivision (21) of section 10-183b of the 2024 supplement to 13
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 14 Bill No. 377
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thereof (Effective from passage): 15
(21) "Public school" means any day school conducted within or 16
without this state under the orders and superintendence of a duly 17
elected school committee, a board of education, the State Board of 18
Education, the Office of Early Childhood, the Board of Regents for 19
Higher Education, or any of its constituent units, The University of 20
Connecticut Board of Trustees, the board of governors or any of its 21
constituent units, the Technical Education and Career System, the E. O. 22
Smith School, the Children's Center and its successors for members 23
hired before July 1, 2024, the State Education Resource Center 24
[established pursuant to section 10-4q of the 2014 supplement to the 25
general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, the State 26
Education Resource Center established pursuant to section 10-357a] for 27
members hired before July 1, 2022, joint activities of boards of education 28
authorized by subsection (b) of section 10-158a and (A) any institution 29
supported by the state at which teachers are employed or any 30
incorporated secondary school not under the orders and 31
superintendence of a duly elected school committee or board of 32
education but located in a town not maintaining a high school and 33
providing free tuition to pupils of the town in which it is located, and 34
which has been approved by the State Board of Education under the 35
provisions of part II of chapter 164, or (B) on and after July 1, 2023, any 36
school operated by an interdistrict magnet school operator described in 37
section 10-264s, provided such institution, secondary school or school is 38
classified as a public school by the retirement board. 39
Sec. 3. Subsection (g) of section 10-183g of the general statutes is 40
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 41
2024): 42
(g) A member's complete formal application for retirement, if sent by 43
mail, shall be deemed to have been filed with the board on the date such 44
application is postmarked. Such application for retirement shall be 45
irrevocable on the date the member retires. No benefit computed under 46
subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, of this section and under subsections (a) 47 Bill No. 377
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to (g), inclusive, of section 10-183aa shall become effective until a 48
member eligible for retirement under section 10-183f files with the board 49
a complete formal application for retirement and terminates service 50
with such member's employer. Such benefit shall accrue from the first 51
day of the month following the calendar month in which such 52
application is filed and payment of such benefit in equal monthly 53
installments shall commence on the last day of the month in which such 54
benefit begins to accrue. The initial payment of such benefit may be 55
made not later than three months following the effective date of 56
retirement, provided such payment shall be retroactive to such effective 57
date. Upon a finding that extenuating circumstances relating to the 58
health of a member caused a delay in the filing of the member's complete 59
formal application, and such application is filed on or after July 1, 1986, 60
the board may deem such application to have been filed up to three 61
months earlier than the actual date of the filing. Upon a finding that 62
extenuating circumstances related to the health of a member caused a 63
delay in the filing of an election pursuant to subsection (g) of section 10-64
183aa, and such election is filed on or after July 1, 1986, the board may 65
deem such election to have been filed as of the date such member's 66
benefits would otherwise have been converted to a normal retirement 67
benefit under this section. 68
Sec. 4. Subsection (c) of section 10-183h of the general statutes is 69
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 70
2024): 71
(c) In lieu of a basic survivor's benefit and a lump sum death benefit, 72
a [sole] survivor who has attained age eighteen, and is the member's 73
designated beneficiary may elect to receive an amount equal to such 74
member's accumulated contributions together with credited interest. In 75
the absence of a designation, the member's surviving spouse or, if none, 76
the member's surviving children in equal shares or, if none, the 77
member's estate, shall be entitled to the lump sum payment of the 78
accumulated contributions with credited interest. 79
Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 10-183l of the 2024 supplement to the 80 Bill No. 377
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general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 81
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 82
(a) (1) On and after July 1, 1991, the management of the system shall 83
continue to be vested in the Teachers' Retirement Board, whose 84
members shall include the Treasurer, the Secretary of the Office of Policy 85
and Management and the Commissioner of Education, or their 86
designees, who shall be voting members of the board, ex officio. (2) On 87
or before June 15, 1985, and quadrennially thereafter, the members of 88
the system shall elect from their number, in a manner prescribed by said 89
board, two persons to serve as members of said board for terms of four 90
years beginning July first following such election. Both of such persons 91
shall be active teachers who shall be nominated by the members of the 92
system who are not retired and elected by all the members of the system. 93
On or before July 1, 1991, and quadrennially thereafter, the members of 94
the system shall elect from their number, in a manner prescribed by said 95
board, three persons to serve as members of said board for terms of four 96
years beginning July first following such election. Two of such persons 97
shall be retired teachers who shall be nominated by the retired members 98
of the system and elected by all the members of the system and one shall 99
be an active teacher who shall be nominated by the members of the 100
system who are not retired and elected by all the members of the system. 101
(3) On or before July 1, 2011, and quadrennially thereafter, the members 102
of the system shall elect from their number, in a manner prescribed by 103
said board, one person to serve as a member of said board for a term of 104
four years beginning July first following such election. Such person shall 105
be an active teacher who shall be nominated by the members of the 106
system who are not retired, elected by all the members of the system 107
and a member of an exclusive representative of a teachers' bargaining 108
unit that is not represented by the members of the board elected under 109
subdivision (2) of this subsection. (4) On or before October 1, 2023, and 110
in July quadrennially thereafter, the retired members of the system shall 111
elect from their number, in a manner prescribed by said board, two 112
persons to serve as members of said board for a term of four years 113
beginning October first following such election. Both of such persons 114 Bill No. 377
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shall be (A) retired teachers who are receiving a pension benefit from 115
the system, and (B) nominated and elected by the members of the 116
system who are retired. (5) If a vacancy occurs in the positions filled by 117
the members of the system who are not retired, said board shall elect a 118
member of the system who is not retired to fill the unexpired portion of 119
the term. If a vacancy occurs in the positions filled by the retired 120
members of the system, said board shall elect a retired member of the 121
system to fill the unexpired portion of the term. The Governor shall 122
appoint five public members to said board in accordance with the 123
provisions of section 4-9a, one of whom shall be the mayor, first 124
selectman or chief elected official of a municipality. On and after 125
October 31, 2017, the Governor shall fill the next vacant position on the 126
board that is appointed by the Governor with a person who is the 127
mayor, first selectman or chief elected official of a municipality. The 128
members of the board shall serve without compensation, but shall be 129
reimbursed for any expenditures or loss of salary or wages which they 130
incur through service on the board. A majority of the membership of the 131
board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business. 132
Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 4d-80 of the general statutes is 133
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 134
2024): 135
(b) The Governor shall appoint a chairperson from among the 136
members of the commission or their designees. Subject to the provisions 137
of chapter 67, and within available appropriations, the commission may 138
appoint an executive director and such other employees as may be 139
necessary for the discharge of the duties of the commission. 140
Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the executive 141
director shall have the option to elect participation in the state 142
employees retirement system, or the alternate retirement program 143
established for eligible employees in higher education. [or the teachers' 144
retirement system.] 145 Bill No. 377
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage 10-183b(15)
Sec. 2 from passage 10-183b(21)
Sec. 3 July 1, 2024 10-183g(g)
Sec. 4 July 1, 2024 10-183h(c)
Sec. 5 July 1, 2024 10-183l(a)
Sec. 6 July 1, 2024 4d-80(b)
APP Joint Favorable