House Study Bill 581 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON KAUFMANN) A BILL FOR An Act relating to a bona fide retirement by a licensed teacher 1 under the Iowa public employees’ retirement system. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5452YC (3) 89 ec/rn
H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 97B.52A, subsection 1, paragraph c, 1 subparagraph (2), Code 2022, is amended by adding the following 2 new subparagraph division: 3 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH DIVISION . (d) For a member whose first 4 month of entitlement is July 2022 or later, but before July 5 2026, covered employment does not include employment as 6 a teacher licensed under chapter 272 by a school district 7 pursuant to a contract issued by a board of directors under 8 section 279.13 for a nonadministrative position. 9 Sec. 2. LICENSED TEACHERS —— BONA FIDE RETIREMENT 10 REPORT. The Iowa public employees’ retirement system and the 11 Iowa association of school boards shall each submit a report 12 to the general assembly by November 1, 2025, concerning the 13 costs and effectiveness of the provision of this Act amending 14 section 97B.52A that provides that covered employment, for 15 purposes of establishing a bona fide retirement, does not 16 include employment as a teacher licensed under chapter 272 by 17 a school district pursuant to a contract issued by a board 18 of directors under section 279.13 for a nonadministrative 19 position. Each report shall provide statistics concerning the 20 number of members taking advantage of this provision, the costs 21 and financial benefits, if any, associated with this provision, 22 and recommendations for further action. 23 EXPLANATION 24 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 25 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 26 This bill provides that covered employment, for purposes 27 of determining a bona fide retirement under the Iowa public 28 employees’ retirement system (IPERS), does not include 29 employment as a licensed teacher by a school district for a 30 nonadministrative position for a member whose first month of 31 entitlement is July 2022 or later, but before July 2026. The 32 bill provides that IPERS and the Iowa association of school 33 boards submit separate reports to the general assembly by 34 November 1, 2025, concerning the costs and effectiveness of the 35 -1- LSB 5452YC (3) 89 ec/rn 1/ 2
H.F. _____ provisions of the bill. 1 -2- LSB 5452YC (3) 89 ec/rn 2/ 2