An Act To Remove Certain Restrictions Impose!Jn Retired State Employees Who Return to Work as Educators
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1396
Committee Amendment CA_A_H522 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "11 " to H.P. 970, L.D. 1396, Bill, "An Act To 
Remove Certain Restrictions Impose!Jn Retired State Employees Who Return to Work 
as Educators" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 17859 in subsection 1-A in paragraph A in the last 
line (page 1, line 22 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "years;" the following: 
'and' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 17859 in subsection 1-A by striking out all of 
paragraphs D and E (page 1, lines 29 and 33 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'D. 
At the same normal retirement cost contribution rate of the employer as is 
required for the position if the position were filled by an employee who is not a 
retired state employee or retired teacher.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 17859 in subsection 1-A in the 2nd blocked paragraph 
from the end in the last 5 lines (page 2, lines 1 to 5 in L.D.) by striking out all of the last 
underlined sentence. 
Amend the bill in section I in §17859 in subsection 3 in the 3rd line (page 2, line 34 
in L.D.) by striking out all of the following: "and employee" 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. The amendment clarifies 
that a retired state employee or retired teacher who returns to service as a classroom-
based employee or school administrator is entitled to the same normal retirement cost 
contributions that the employer is required to provide to the Maine Public Employees 
Retirement System that would be required for the position if the position were filled by 
an employee who is not a retired state employee or retired teacher. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attaelltd) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/19/17 Mae.. 
LD 1396 
LR 895(02) 
An Act To Remove Certain Restrictions Imposed on Retired State Employees Who Return to Work as 
Educators 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "Jr C.J-J ~ 5 d. d \ 
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - local school administrative units 
Undetermined future biennium impact - State Employee and Teacher Program 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Under current law, school administrative units (SAU's) are not required to pay the employer contribution of the 
normal cost component of the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program within the Maine Public Employees 
Retirement System for those retirees who have reached normal retirement age and who retired after September 1, 
2011 and return to work as a classroom-based employee. This legislation adds school administrator positions and 
requires SAU's to pay the employer contribution for the classroom-based and school administrator positions filled by 
retired state employees and teachers even though no additional retirement benefits are being accrued by the returning 
employee. This provision will result in increased costs to SAU's versus what they would have been required to pay 
under current law. The impact to individual SAU's can not be estimated at this time. 
The impact to the State Employee and Teacher Program within the Maine Public Employees Retirement System as a 
result of employer contributions being made towards the normal cost component of the plan while a retired state 
employee or teacher holds the position as a classroom-based employee or school administrator will be positive and 
will help offset any potential long-term negative impact to the program that may occur when members retire and begin 
receiving benefit payments earlier than actuarially anticipated. 
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