HB 22-1057

House Bill 22-1057, which has been signed into law, allows retired teachers who receive benefits from the Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA) to work as substitute teachers without losing their retirement benefits when there is a shortage of substitutes. This temporary measure applies to any school district or charter school and doesn't count towards the usual limits on post-retirement employment that would otherwise reduce these benefits. The law aims to help schools deal with critical shortages by allowing retired educators to step in more flexibly as needed.

Official Summary

Current law limits the number of days that a retired teacher who is a public employees' service association (PERA) retiree can work as a substitute teacher for a PERA employer without reduction in PERA retirement benefits. The act temporarily waives these limits for qualified service retirees in any school district or charter school while there are critical substitute teacher shortages. This temporary waiver does not count against the additional 10 service retirees that a state college or university or an employer in the school division or the Denver public schools division of PERA may hire. For purposes of the act, "substitute teacher" is defined to have no restriction in the length of a continuous assignment. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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