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HOUSE BILL NO. 637, As Amended in the Senate – Teachers, early retirement

HOUSE BILL NO. 637, As Amended in the Senate

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H0637aaS.......................................................by EDUCATION
TEACHERS - Amends existing law to provide that a certificated employee of a
public school district shall be fifty-five years old before September 1 of
the year application is made for early retirement; and to provide an
exception.
                                                                        
02/21    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/22    Rpt prt - to Educ
02/25    Rpt out - to Com/HuRes
03/02    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/03    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/08    3rd rdg - PASSED - 68-0-2
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough(Barraclough), Barrett, Bell, Bieter,
      Black, Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Cheirrett, Clark,
      Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner,
      Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Henbest,
      Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake,
      Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Moss,
      Moyle, Pearce, Pomeroy, Reynold Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali,
      Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff,
      Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Mortensen, Pischner
    Floor Sponsor - Meyer
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/09    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
03/15    Rpt out - to 14th Ord
03/21    Rpt out amen - to 1st rdg as amen
03/23    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/24    3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 35-0-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
      Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh,
      Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner,
      Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Schroeder
    Title apvd - to House
03/27    House concurred in Senate amens - to engros
03/28    Rpt engros - rules susp - PASSED - 69-0-1
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe,
      Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Cheirrett, Clark, Crow, Cuddy,
      Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould,
      Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet,
      Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Linford,
      Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen,
      Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo,
      Robison, Sali, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson,
      Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann,
      Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Schaefer
    Floor Sponsor - Meyer
    Title apvd - to enrol
03/29    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/30    Pres signed
03/31    To Governor
04/03    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 167
         Effective: 07/01/00

Bill Text


 H0637
                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-fifth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2000
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                        HOUSE BILL NO. 637, As Amended in the Senate
                                                                        
                                   BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE FOR CERTIFICATED  EMPLOYEES  OF  PUBLIC
  3        SCHOOL  DISTRICTS;  AMENDING SECTION 33-1004G, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT
  4        AN EMPLOYEE SHALL BE FIFTY-FIVE YEARS OLD BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1 OF  THE  YEAR
  5        APPLICATION  IS  MADE FOR EARLY RETIREMENT, TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION AND TO
  6        MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
                                                                        
  7    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  8        SECTION 1.  That Section 33-1004G, Idaho Code, be, and the same is  hereby
  9    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 10        33-1004G.  EARLY  RETIREMENT  INCENTIVE. (1) Each certificated employee of
 11    an Idaho public school district as defined in section 33-1001 13., Idaho Code,
 12    is eligible for an early retirement incentive, provided they meet the  follow-
 13    ing criteria:
 14        (a)  The  employee has completed a minimum of ten (10) years of continuous
 15        full-time certified employment, which may include time spent on a sabbati-
 16        cal leave, in Idaho public school districts at the time of application.
 17        (b)  The employee is not eligible for unreduced service, early or disabil-
 18        ity retirement from the public employee retirement system of Idaho at  the
 19        time of application.
 20        (c)  The  employee is fifty-five (55) years old before August 15 September
 21        1 of the year the application is made; provided that persons turning  fif-
 22        ty-six  (56)  years old or greater between August 15 and 31, 2000, will be
 23        eligible to receive the retirement incentive option percentage provided in
 24        this section  that reflects their age on August 15, 2000.
 25        (d)  The employee submits his/her application to the state  superintendent
 26        of public instruction on or before April 1 of the  year of application.
 27        (e)  The  employee  is contracted with an Idaho public school district for
 28        the entire school year  during the year of application and  has  not  been
 29        terminated  or  on  a  leave of absence for the current or upcoming school
 30        year.
 31        (2)  (a) Full-time qualifying applicants shall receive as a one  (1)  time
 32        incentive  the following amount of the  employee's qualifying salary allo-
 33        cation as provided in section 33-1004E, Idaho Code:
 34        at 55 years of age            55% of allocation
 35        at 56 years of age            50% of allocation
 36        at 57 years of age            45% of allocation
 37        at 58 years of age            40% of allocation
 38        at 59 years of age            30% of allocation
 39        at 60 years of age            30% of allocation
 40        at 61 years of age            20% of allocation
 41        at 62 years of age            20% of allocation
 42        at 63 years of age and over    0% of allocation
 43        (b)  Certified employees working less than full-time  in  the  application
                                                                        
                                           2
                                                                        
  1        year will have the incentive payment prorated according to their full-time
  2        equivalent (FTE) percentage.
  3        (c)  Incentive  payments for certified employees not placed on the experi-
  4        ence  and education multiplier table  as  provided  in  section  33-1004A,
  5        Idaho Code, will be calculated using the BA column of the table.
  6        (3)  Incentives and the employer's share of FICA benefits shall be paid by
  7    the  state  department  of  education to the Idaho public school district with
  8    which the applicant was last contracted on or before July 31 of  the  year  of
  9    application and acceptance.
 10        (4)  Incentives  shall be considered additional compensation  flowing from
 11    the employment relationship and subject to federal and state tax laws.  Incen-
 12    tives  shall  not  be  considered  salary for purposes of the  public employee
 13    retirement system.
 14        (5)  Any employee receiving an early retirement incentive as  provided  in
 15    this  section shall not be eligible for future employment with an Idaho school
 16    district where such employment would again qualify him/her  for  participation
 17    in the state retirement system.
 18        (6)  Any  applicant choosing to withdraw their application must notify the
 19    state superintendent of public instruction in writing no later than June 20 in
 20    the year of application.
 21        (7)  A  special  application  of  the  early  retirement  incentive  shall
 22    supercede supersede the limitations of this section to the extent necessary to
 23    comply with this subsection. An otherwise qualified certificated employee  who
 24    becomes medically unable to work prior to July 1 of any year shall be eligible
 25    to  apply for the early retirement incentive for which the employee would have
 26    been eligible retroactive to April 1.

Amendment


 AH0637
                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-fifth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2000
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                     Moved by    Schroeder           
                                                                        
                                                     Seconded by Dunklin             
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                              SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 637
                                                                        
  1                               AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1
  2        On page 1 of the printed bill, in line 15, following "employment"  insert:
  3    ",  which may include time spent on a sabbatical leave,"; and in line 21, fol-
  4    lowing "made" insert: "; provided that persons turning  fifty-six  (56)  years
  5    old or greater between August 15 and 31, 2000, will be eligible to receive the
  6    retirement incentive option percentage provided in this section  that reflects
  7    their age on August 15, 2000".
                                                                        
  8                                 CORRECTION TO TITLE
  9        On  page  1,  in  line  5, following "RETIREMENT" insert: ", TO PROVIDE AN
 10    EXCEPTION".

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


     
                           
                 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                       RS 10023 
                           
     This legislation amends Section 33-1004G, Idaho Code, to provide that an
     employee-shall be 55 years old before September 1 of the year an application is
     made for early retirement; technical corrections. 
     
     
     
                    FISCAL IMPACT
     
     None 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     Contact 
     Name: Rep. Meyer 
     Phone: 208/332-1000 
     
     
                                                  STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                                H 637