HF 2080 (LSB 5611YH (1) 91)

HOUSE FILE 2080

BY  BARKER

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to bona fide retirement and subsequent employment as school district support staff 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 2026, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph division:
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH DIVISION.  (e)  For a member whose first month of entitlement is July 2026 or later, the member may return to covered employment as school district support staff for a covered employer after receiving one month of retirement benefits.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Current law provides that a member has a bona fide retirement for purposes of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system when the member does not return to any employment with a covered employer until the member has qualified for at least one calendar month of retirement benefits and the member does not return to covered employment until the member has qualified for no fewer than four calendar months of retirement benefits. This bill provides that a member may return to covered employment as school district support staff for a covered employer after receiving one month of retirement benefits.