HF 663 (LSB 2230YH (2) 89)

HOUSE FILE 663

BY  GOBBLE

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the bona fide retirement of a substitute teacher under the Iowa public employees’ retirement system.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 97B.52A, subsection 1, paragraph c, subparagraph (2), Code 2021, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph division:
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH DIVISION.  (d)  For a member whose first month of entitlement is July 2021 or later, covered employment does not include employment as a substitute teacher.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the bona fide retirement of a substitute teacher under the Iowa public employees’ retirement system (IPERS). Current law provides that a member has a bona fide retirement for purposes of IPERS when, among other things, the member does not return to covered employment until the member has qualified for no fewer than four calendar months of retirement benefits. The bill establishes that, for purposes of this provision, covered employment does not include employment as a substitute teacher. The bill does not modify the requirement that the member not return to any employment with a covered employer until the member has qualified for at least one calendar month of retirement benefits.