Abstract: Authorizes retirees in the Teachers' Retirement System of La. (TRSL) who retired after
June 30, 2020 to return to work in critical shortage positions without suspension or reduction
of their retirement benefits.
Present law provides relative to TRSL retirees who return to work in positions covered by the
system.
Present law, applicable to employees who retire on or before June 30, 2020, generally requires
suspension of a retired teacher's benefits during reemployment. Provides exceptions to this
requirement. One such exception provides that a retiree may return to work in specified positions
without a reduction or suspension of benefits if there is a critical shortage of properly certified
candidates to fill a vacancy in such a position.
Present law, applicable to employees who retire after June 30, 2020, requires the retiree returning
to work to choose one of the following options:
(1) Return to work with an allowable employment earnings cap of 25% of his final average
compensation with a reduction in the retirement benefit if the cap is exceeded.
(2) Suspend his benefit, return to work with no employment earnings cap, and begin to accrue
a supplemental benefit for the duration of service after reemployment.
Proposed law provides that an employee who retires after June 30, 2020, may return to work in one
of the specified positions without a reduction or suspension of benefits if there is a critical shortage
of properly certified candidates to fill a vacancy, as is authorized by present law for those who retired
on or before June 30, 2020.
Proposed law requires that any cost of proposed law be funded with additional employer
contributions in compliance with Art. X, Sec. 29(F) of the state constitution.
(Amends R.S. 11:710(H) and 710.1(A)(intro. para.) and (B))


Statutes affected:
HB35 Original: 11:710(H), 11:1(A)