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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 82
BY REPRESENTATIVE JONES
RETIREMENT/TEACHERS: Authorizes a retired member of the Teachers' Retirement
System of La. who does not have a valid teaching certificate to return to work as a
substitute instructor and continue to receive retirement benefits
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 11:710(A)(5), relative to retired members of the Teachers'2
Retirement System of Louisiana; to provide relative to such members returning to3
work in covered positions; to provide salary restrictions; to provide for funding; and4
to provide for related matters.5
Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published6
as provided by Article X, Section 29(C) of the Constitution7
of Louisiana.8
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:9
Section 1. R.S. 11:710(A)(5) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:10
ยง710. Employment of retirees11
A. For purposes of this Section, "retired teacher" shall mean any of the12
following:13
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(5) A retired member who returns to active service covered by the provisions15
of this Chapter as a substitute classroom teacher instructor who teaches any student16
in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. For purposes of this Paragraph "substitute17
classroom teacher instructor" shall mean a classroom teacher person employed in a18
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unavailable to teach for any reason. Such substitute classroom teacher's instructor's1
earnings from his return to active service shall not exceed twenty-five percent of his2
benefit during any fiscal year. If actual earnings exceed this amount in any fiscal3
year, the benefits payable to the retiree shall be reduced by the amount in excess of4
twenty-five percent of his benefit.5
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Section 2. The cost of this Act, if any, shall be funded with additional employer7
contributions in compliance with Article X, Section 29(F) of the Constitution of Louisiana.8
Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not9
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature10
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If11
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become12
effective on the day following such approval.13
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Jones HB No. 82
Abstract: Authorizes a retired member of the Teachers' Retirement System of La. (TRSL)
who does not possess a valid teaching certificate to return to work as a substitute
classroom instructor and continue to receive retirement benefits.
Present law (R.S. 11:710(C)(2)) prohibits a retired member of TRSL from receiving his
benefit check while he is reemployed in a position covered by TRSL. Present law (R.S.
11:710(A)) provides exceptions to this prohibition.
Present law defines the term "classroom teacher" to mean any employee whose position of
employment requires a valid La. teaching certificate and who is assigned the professional
activities of instructing pupils in courses in classroom situations for which daily pupil
attendance figures for the school system are kept.
Pursuant to present law, a retired classroom teacher may return to work as a substitute
classroom teacher and continue to receive his retirement benefits. Proposed law removes
the requirement that the retiree possess a valid La. teaching certificate in order to return to
work as a substitute and continue to receive benefits.
Pursuant to present law, a retired member returning to work as a substitute may continue to
draw his full benefit check while working, but may only earn up to 25% of his annual benefit
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Proposed law requires that any cost of proposed law be funded with additional employer
contributions in compliance with Art. X, Sec. 29(F) of the state constitution.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 11:710(A)(5))