Legislative Session News Archive
Regular Session News #25: Legislative Session - Week in Review
Jun 3, 2016
The House rejected Senate amendments to a trio of bills affecting the law that governs TRSL retirees who return to work in positions eligible for TRSL membership. The amendments would have increased the waiting period between retirement and returning to work from 12 months to 36 months for non-critical shortage positions for the legislation below. (The re-employment of retirees who have met the 12-month waiting period and returned to work prior t...
Regular Session News #24: Return-to-work bills move forward
Jun 2, 2016
The Senate has passed the following bills affecting the law that governs TRSL retirees who return to work in positions eligible for TRSL membership: House Bill 907 (LeBas), increases the earnings allowed for TRSL retirees who are re-employed as substitute classroom teachers and filling a vacancy created by extended leave, from 25% of benefit to 50% of benefit. House Bill 61 (Hoffmann), adds “school psychologist” ...
Regular Session News #21: Governor signs COLA bills, return-to-work bills move forward
Jun 1, 2016
Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards signed three bills into law that, taken together, allow TRSL to pay a 1.5% permanent benefit increase (also called COLA) to eligible TRSL retirees and beneficiaries on July 1. Senate Bill 2, sponsored by Sen. Barrow Peacock, authorizes the 1.5% COLA calculated on the first $60,000 of the retirement benefit. Granting of the COLA was contingent upon passage of Senate bills 5 and 18, also sponsored by Sen. Peacock, and s...
Regular Session News #23: Action taken on House bills affecting TRSL
May 31, 2016
The Senate yesterday unanimously passed an amended House Bill 60 by Rep. Blake Miguez. HB 60 (Miguez), adds “school nurse” to the list of retirees who can return to work and continue to receive a benefit check, subject to a 25% of benefit earnings limitation. HB 60 was amended in an earlier Senate retirement committee meeting to increase the waiting period between retirement and returning to work from 12 months to 36 mon...