Sec. 10-183v. Reemployment of teachers.
Sec. 10-183v. Reemployment of teachers. (a) Except as provided in subsection
(b) of this section, a former teacher receiving retirement benefits from the system may
not be employed in a teaching position receiving compensation paid out of public money
appropriated for school purposes except that such former teacher may be employed
temporarily in such a position and receive no more than forty-five per cent of the maximum salary level for the assigned position. Any former teacher who receives in excess
of such amount shall reimburse the board for the amount of such excess. Temporary
employment means employment for less than a school year. Notice of such employment
shall be sent semi-annually on January thirty-first and June thirtieth to the board by the
employing officials and by the retired teacher at the end of each assignment.
(b) A former teacher receiving retirement benefits from the system may be reemployed by a local board of education or by any constituent unit of the state system of
higher education in a position designated by the Commissioner of Education as a subject
shortage area for the school year in which the former teacher is being employed. Such
employment may be for up to one full school year but may, with prior approval by the
board, be extended for an additional school year. Such request for approval shall be
made in writing to the Teachers' Retirement Board and certified by the local board of
education that no qualified candidates are available prior to the reemployment of such
former teacher and shall include a statement indicating the type of assignment to be
performed, the anticipated date of rehire and the expected duration of the assignment.
(c) The employment of a former teacher under subsection (b) of this section shall
not be considered as service qualifying for continuing contract status under section 10-151 and the salary of such teacher shall be fixed at an amount at least equal to that paid
other teachers in the same school system with similar training and experience for the
same type of service. Upon approval by the board of such employment, such former
teacher shall be eligible for the same health insurance benefits provided to active teachers
employed by such school system. No benefits shall be paid under section 10-183t, while
such former teacher is employed by such system.
(d) No person shall be entitled to survivor's benefits under subsection (f) of section
10-183f as a result of reemployment under this section.
(e) The same option plan of retirement benefits in effect prior to reemployment
shall continue for a reemployed teacher during reemployment.
(f) The provisions of this section in effect on June 30, 2003, revision of 1958, revised
to January 1, 2003, shall be applicable to any person making contributions to the Teachers' Retirement System on June 30, 2003, in accordance with said provisions.
(P.A. 78-208, S. 21, 35; P.A. 79-403; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 46; 82-401, S. 3-5; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 97-301, S. 4,
10; P.A. 03-232, S. 1, 13; P.A. 06-192, S. 13.)
History: P.A. 79-403 changed maximum earnings allowed in Subsec. (a) for continued benefits from $3,600 to $4,000;
P.A. 82-218 replaced board of higher education with board of governors pursuant to reorganization of higher education
system, effective March 1, 1983; P.A. 82-401 amended Subsec. (a) to change salary limit from $4,000 to 45% of entry level
salary for assigned subject area and amended Subsec. (b) to allow reemployment based on certification that reemployment is
in best interest of school system and not only for emergency, such certification to be made by local or regional board of
education instead of state board of education; P.A. 84-241 added "of higher education" to board of governors' title; P.A.
97-301 amended Subsec. (g) to change deduction amount from five-sixths to six-sevenths and amended Subsec. (h) to
change amount of contribution from 5% to 6%, effective September 1, 1997; P.A. 03-232 amended Subsec. (a) to change
rate of compensation for former teacher employed temporarily from no more than 45% of the entry-level salary for the
assigned subject area to 45% of the maximum salary level for the assigned position, to provide that any payment in excess
of this amount be reimbursed to the board, and to change requirement that notice of such employment be sent to the board
semi-annually on January thirty-first and June thirtieth rather than monthly, amended Subsec. (b) by deleting provisions
concerning employment being authorized by Teachers' Retirement Board upon certification that reemployment is in best
interests of local or regional school system, and inserting reference to reemployment in position designated by Commissioner of Education as "a subject shortage area for the school year", and providing employment may be for up to one full
school year which, with prior approval from the board, may be extended for an additional school year, and providing that
prior to the reemployment a request for approval be made in writing to Teachers' Retirement Board specifying the type
of assignment, the anticipated rehire date and the expected duration of the assignment, amended Subsec. (c) by adding
that upon approval of such employment by the board, the former teacher shall be eligible for the same health insurance
benefits as active teachers employed by the school system, but not eligible for benefits paid under Sec. 10-183t while so
employed, deleted former Subsec. (e) concerning termination of payment of retirement benefits to reemployed teachers
and the resumption of same after reemployment ceases, relettered former Subsec. (f) as Subsec. (e) and deleted "and upon
subsequent retirement", deleted former Subsecs. (g), (h) and (i) concerning reemployed teacher's right to elect to make
contributions to the system, the treatment of such contributions, such teacher's election to obtain retirement credit for the
period of reemployment, and the resulting increase in retirement benefits for such teachers, added new Subsec. (f) providing
that "the provisions of this section in effect on June 30, 2003, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2003, shall be applicable
to" persons making contributions to the Teachers' Retirement System on June 30, 2003, in accordance with said provisions,
effective July 1, 2003, and amended former Subsec. (g) by changing deduction from "six-sevenths" to "twenty-four twenty-ninths of the amount that would be deducted from the salaries of other members", effective July 1, 2004 (Revisor's note:
This amendment is of no effect since Subsec. (g) was deleted by the earlier amendment to this section); P.A. 06-192 amended
Subsec. (b) by requiring that no former teacher receiving retirement benefits may be reemployed without certification by
the local board of education that no qualified candidates are available, effective July 1, 2006.