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2003 Regular Session

House Bill 6696

AN ACT CONCERNING THE REEMPLOYMENT OF RETIRED TEACHERS, THE PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL CREDITED SERVICE IN THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE EXCESS EARNINGS ACCOUNT, CREDIT FOR SERVICE WITH CERTAIN BARGAINING ORGANIZATIONS, AND PAYMENT FOR ADDITIONAL CREDITED SERVICE PURCHASED BY BOARDS OF EDUCATION, AND MAKING CHANGES TO THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Became law as Public Act 03-232, signed July 9, 2003, 103 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

Section 1. To increase the earnings limit for reemployed retired members; specify procedure for recovering overpayments to members who exceed the earnings limit; require school districts to offer health insurance to reemployed members; eliminate option of contributing to the system and accruing benefits during period of reemployment; Section 2. To allow purchase of additional credited service prior to retirement; Sections 3. and 4. To rename excess earnings account to cost of living adjustment reserve account; Section 5. To require boards of education to make delinquent payments of funds due the system, plus credited interest, at the time such board purchased service under an early retirement program; Section 6. To allow the purchase of service credit by or on behalf of a member who is elected to a full-time position in a bargaining organization other than the organization affiliate with the local bargaining unit with which the member served. Requested by the Teachers' Retirement Board.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

98 co-sponsors

Steven T. Mikutel, Gary Orefice, Roberta B. Willis, Faith McMahon, John Mazurek, Reginald G. Beamon, DebraLee Hovey, David McCluskey, Christopher G. Donovan, Vickie Orsini Nardello, Ryan P. Barry, Paul R. Doyle, Antonio Guerrera, Toni E. Walker, Livvy R. Floren, Tim O'Brien, Kathleen M. Tallarita, Joan A. Lewis, Donald B. Sherer, Janice R. Giegler, Steve Fontana, George M. Wilber, Peggy Sayers, Emil "Buddy" Altobello, Patricia A. Dillon, Peter J. Panaroni Jr., Marilyn Giuliano, Ted C. Graziani, Christel H. Truglia, Carlo Leone, Linda A. Orange, Louis P. Esposito Jr., Alfred Adinolfi, Shawn T. Johnston, Annette Carter, John W. Thompson, Joseph E. Mann, Jefferson B. Davis, Richard Roy, Peter F. Villano, Edward E. Moukawsher, Anne L. Ruwet, Terry Backer, Christopher R. Stone, Robert M. Ward, John W. Hetherington, Peter A. Metz, David K. Labriola, David A. Scribner, Raymond V. Collins, Themis Klarides, Mary M. Mushinsky, Juan R. Candelaria, Minnie Gonzalez, Bob Congdon, John E. Piscopo, Hank W. Bielawa, Clark J. Chapin, Lawrence F. Cafero Jr., Ruth C. Fahrbach, James Field Spallone, Penny Bacchiochi, Felipe Reinoso, Gail K. Hamm, Evelyn C. Mantilla, Bob Peters, Cathy C. Tymniak, Melissa M. Olson, Brian J. O'Connor, Claudia M. Powers, Nancy E. Kerensky, Konstantinos Diamantis, Bruce Zalaski, Sandy H. Nafis, Wade A. Hyslop Jr., Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey, Patricia M. Widlitz, Richard O Belden, Anthony J. Tercyak, Elizabeth A. Boukus, Jeffrey J. Berger, Lawrence G. Miller, John H. Frey, Stephen D. Dargan, Toni Boucher, Kevin Ryan, Kevin D. Witkos, Claire L. Janowski, Vincent J. Tonucci, Joseph C. Serra, James A. Amann, Jack Malone, Andrea L. Stillman, Melody A. Currey, Michael A. Christ, Lewis J. Wallace Jr., Arthur J. O'Neill, Selim G. Noujaim

In the Senate

    21 co-sponsors

    Edith G. Prague, Mary Ann Handley, Anthony Guglielmo, Leonard A. Fasano, Win Smith, Gary D. LeBeau, Christopher S. Murphy, Toni Nathaniel Harp, Donald E. Williams Jr., Biagio Ciotto, Thomas A. Colapietro, Andrew J. McDonald, Kevin B. Sullivan, Donald J. DeFronzo, Joan V. Hartley, Andrew W. Roraback, Bill Finch, John McKinney, Ernest E. Newton II, Joseph J. Crisco Jr., John A. Kissel

    Its course

    March 28 to July 9, 2003, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action19 actions on 11 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 28 to May 2760 days

    Appropriations CommitteeMar 28 to May 134 days

    In the SenateMay 27 to Jun 37 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 3 to Jun 2320 days

    With the GovernorJun 23 to Jul 916 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 27 · Adopted Jun 3

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Mar 28 – May 27

    1. Mar 28Introduced and sent to Appropriations Committee
    2. Mar 31Heard in Appropriations Committee
    3. May 1Appropriations Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 27The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    5. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 29 – Jun 3

    1. May 29Arrived in the Senate
    2. Jun 3The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor Jun 16 – Jul 9

    1. Jun 16Numbered Public Act 03-232
    2. Jun 23Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Jul 9Signed by the Governor
    All 19 actions, as published
    1. Mar 28REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 31PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. May 1Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. May 1FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. May 8REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. May 14RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. May 14FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. May 14HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. May 14FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 27HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    11. May 27HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    12. May 29FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    13. May 29SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    14. May 29FILE NO.Both houses
    15. Jun 3SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    16. Jun 3SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    17. Jun 16PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    18. Jun 23TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    19. Jul 9SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor