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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
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.
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
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