LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S CHAPTER
SIGNATURE
72
JUNE 19, 2021 RESOLVES
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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H.P. 456 - L.D. 620
Resolve, To Develop a Plan for Teachers To Collect Social Security
Sec. 1. Develop plan for teachers to collect social security. Resolved: That
the Maine Public Employees Retirement System shall examine options and make
recommendations for a plan to allow teachers in the State to contribute, accumulate credit
and collect benefits under the United States Social Security Act in addition to collecting
benefits under the Maine Public Employees Retirement System. In examining options, the
Maine Public Employees Retirement System shall consider and outline the process for an
amendment to the State's so-called Section 218 Agreement with the United States Social
Security Administration and any other available avenues to allow teachers to collect social
security. In conducting its work under this section, the Maine Public Employees Retirement
System shall consult, as needed, with experts in public retirement and social security issues.
In making recommendations, the Maine Public Employees Retirement System shall
develop implementation timelines and outline statutory and other changes necessary to
implement the plan. For the purposes of this section, "teacher" has the same meaning as in
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 17001, subsection 42.
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That no later than December 1, 2021, the Maine Public
Employees Retirement System shall submit to the Joint Standing Committee on Labor and
Housing a report, including its findings and recommendations as required under section 1,
for a plan to allow teachers to collect social security in addition to collecting benefits under
the Maine Public Employees Retirement System. Following receipt and review of the
report, the committee is authorized to submit a bill to the Second Regular Session of the
130th Legislature.
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