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                                                     SENATE BILL 6273

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1994 Regular Session

By Senators Winsley, Wojahn, Franklin, Bauer, Roach, Oke, M. Rasmussen, Rinehart, Erwin, Skratek, Moyer and McAuliffe

Read first time 01/18/94.  Referred to Committee on Education.

Allowing retired teachers to work in educational institutions for ninety days per school year without a reduction in benefits.

          AN ACT Relating to pension payments to retired teachers; amending RCW 41.32.570; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  The legislature finds that there is a shortage of certificated substitute teachers in many regions of the state, and that this shortage will likely increase in the coming years.  The legislature further finds that one method of reducing this shortage of substitute teachers is to encourage retired teachers to serve as substitutes by increasing the number of days they can work without affecting their retirement payments.

        Sec. 2.  RCW 41.32.570 and 1989 c 273 s 29 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) Any retired teacher who enters service in any public educational institution in Washington state shall cease to receive pension payments while engaged in such service: PROVIDED, That service may be rendered up to seventy‑five days per school year without reduction of pension.

          (2) In addition to the seventy-five days of service permitted under subsection (1) of this section, a retired teacher may also serve only as a substitute teacher for up to an additional fifteen days per school year without reduction of pension, subject to the conditions in subsection (3) of this section.

(3) If a school district or multidistrict substitute cooperative determines it has a shortage of certificated substitute teachers it can, by resolution adopted by the school board or cooperative board, elect to make its substitute teachers who are retired teachers eligible for the extended service permitted by subsection (2) of this section.  The resolution shall state that the board or cooperative board finds there to be a shortage of certificated substitute teachers and that the services of retired teachers are necessary to address the shortage.  The district or cooperative board shall forward a copy of the resolution with a list of retired teachers who have been employed as substitute teachers to the department.  Upon supplying the department with a copy of the resolution and the list, the district or cooperative board may notify the retired teachers included on the list of their right to take advantage of the provisions of subsection (2) of this section.

(4) Subsection (1) of this section shall apply to all persons governed by the provisions of plan I, regardless of the date of their retirement, but shall apply only to benefits payable after June 11, 1986.

(5) Subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall apply to all persons governed by the provisions of plan I, regardless of the date of their retirement, but shall only apply to benefits payable after September 1, 1994.

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