An Act To Eliminate the Penalties for State and Teacher Retirees Who Return to Employment
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §17859, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. L, §1, is further amended to read:
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §17859, sub-§1-A, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 486, Pt. A, §1, is amended to read:
A. In one-year contracts, which may be nonconsecutive. The maximum time that a classroom-based employee may be restored to service with an individual school administrative unit pursuant to this paragraph is 5 years;
Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §17859, sub-§1-A, ¶¶B and C, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 486, Pt. A, §1, are repealed.
Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §17859, sub-§2, ¶A, as amended by PL 2013, c. 486, Pt. A, §2, is further amended to read:
A. The compensation of the retired state employee or retired teacher who returns to service must be set at 75% of the compensation established for the position to be filled, at a step determined by the appointing authority. The compensation of or the retired classroom-based employee who returns to service as a classroom-based employee pursuant to subsection 1-A, paragraph A must be set at 100% of the compensation established for the position to be filled, at a step determined by the school administrative unit , for up to the maximum 5-year period that a classroom-based employee may contract with an individual school administrative unit.
Sec. 5. 5 MRSA §17859, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. MMM, §1, is repealed.
summary
This bill eliminates the provisions in law that limit employment of a retired state employee or teacher to 5 years and 75% of the compensation established for the position.