| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.597 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECROSSLEY. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 0957H.02I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsection169.596,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto |
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| 8 | 8 | | schoolemployeeretirementsystems. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Section169.596,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection169.596,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 169.596.1.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionofthischaptertothecontrary,a |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2retiredcertificatedteacherreceivingaretirementbenefitfromtheretirementsystem |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3establishedpursuanttosections169.010to169.141may,withoutlosinghisorherretirement |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4benefit,teachfulltimeforuptofouryearsforaschooldistrictcoveredbysuchretirement |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5system;providedthattheschooldistricthasashortageofcertifiedteachers,asdeterminedby |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6theschooldistrict,andprovidedthatnosuchretiredcertificatedteachershallbeemployedas |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7asuperintendent.Thetotalnumberofsuchretiredcertificatedteachersshallnotexceed,at |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8anyonetime,thegreaterofonepercentofthetotalcertificatedteachersandnoncertificated |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9staffforthatschooldistrict,orfivecertificatedteachers. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10 2.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionofthischaptertothecontrary,aperson |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11receivingaretirementbenefitfromtheretirementsystemestablishedpursuanttosections |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12169.600to169.715may,withoutlosinghisorherretirementbenefit,beemployedfulltime |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13foruptofouryearsforaschooldistrictcoveredbysuchretirementsystem;providedthatthe |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14schooldistricthasashortageofnoncertificatedemployees,asdeterminedbytheschool |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15district.Thetotalnumberofsuchretirednoncertificatedemployeesshallnotexceed,atany |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16onetime,the[lesseroften]greaterofonepercentofthetotalcertificatedteachersand |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17noncertificatedstaffforthatschooldistrict,orfiveemployees. |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 3.Theemployer'scontributionrateshallbepaidbythehiringschooldistrict. |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19 4.Inordertohireteachersandnoncertificatedemployeespursuanttotheprovisions |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20ofthissection,theschooldistrictshall: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21 (1)Showagoodfaithefforttofillpositionswithnonretiredcertificatedteachersor |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22nonretirednoncertificatedemployees; |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23 (2)Postthevacancyforatleastonemonth; |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24 (3)Havenotofferedearlyretirementincentivesforeitheroftheprevioustwoyears; |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25 (4)Solicitapplicationsthroughthelocalnewspaper,othermedia,orteacher |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26educationprograms; |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27 (5)Determinethereisaninsufficientnumberofeligibleapplicantsfortheadvertised |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28position;and |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29 (6)Declareacriticalshortageofcertificatedteachersornoncertificatedemployees |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30thatisactiveforoneyear. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31 5.AnypersonhiredpursuanttothissectionshallbeincludedintheStateDirectoryof |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32NewHiresforpurposesofincomeandeligibilityverificationpursuantto42U.S.C.Section |
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| 45 | 45 | | 331320b-7. |
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| 46 | 46 | | âś” |
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| 47 | 47 | | HB597 2 |
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