Public Act No. 06-190 AN ACT AUTHORIZING MEMBERS OF THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO CONTRIBUTE TO RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PLANS FOR TEACHERS AND TO PURCHASE RETIREMENT CREDIT FOR CERTAIN SERVICE AS ASSISTANT SOCIAL WORKERS
To allow the Teachers' Retirement Board additional time to calculate a retired member's benefit and make payment of such benefit for the first time; to allow the surviving spouse of a member who (1) designated such spouse as the sole beneficiary on the application for retirement filed by such member, and (2) dies after filing such application but before the effective date of such application, to elect either preretirement death benefits or the benefit option selected by the deceased member on such application; and to require any member receiving retirement benefits or a disability allowance from the system, the spouse or surviving spouse of such member, and a disabled dependent of such member if there is no spouse or surviving spouse, to participate in Medicare Part B medical insurance.
To permit members of the Teachers' Retirement System who are eligible for retirement incentive plans established by local or regional boards of education to pay up to one-half of the cost of purchasing additional credited service on behalf of such member, not exceeding the lesser of (1) five years of additional credited service, or (2) an amount of service credit equal to one-fifth of the member's total credited service, including additional credited service purchased by the member pursuant to the provisions of section 10-183e of the general statutes.
Public Act No. 06-192 AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS TO THE EDUCATION STATUTES
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.
These acts were signed by the Governor on June 7, 2006.