Effective - 28 Aug 2003
169.331. Retired teachers may teach full time without loss of benefits, when — school district requirements. — 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of sections 169.270 to 169.400 to the contrary, a retired certificated teacher receiving a retirement benefit from the retirement system established pursuant to sections 169.270 to 169.400 may, without losing his or her retirement benefit, teach full time for up to two years for a school district covered by such retirement system; provided that the school district has a shortage of certified teachers, as determined by the school district. The total number of such retired certificated teachers shall not exceed, at any one time, fifteen certificated teachers.
2. The employer's contribution rate shall be paid by the hiring school district and the employee's contribution rate shall be paid by the employee.
3. Any additional actuarial costs resulting from the hiring of a retired certificated teacher pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be paid by the hiring school district.
4. In order to hire teachers pursuant to the provisions of this section, the school district shall:
(1) Show a good faith effort to fill positions with nonretired certificated teachers;
(2) Post the vacancy for at least one month;
(3) Have not offered early retirement incentives for either of the previous two years;
(4) Solicit applications through the local newspaper, other media, or teacher education programs;
(5) Determine there is an insufficient number of eligible applicants for the advertised position; and
(6) Declare a critical shortage of certificated teachers that is active for one year.
5. Any person hired pursuant to this section shall be included in the State Director of New Hires for purposes of income and eligibility verification pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 1320b-7.
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(L. 2003 H.B. 346 & 174)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XI - Education and Libraries
Chapter 169 - Teacher and School Employee Retirement Systems
Section 169.010 - Definitions.
Section 169.021 - Transfer of teachers from urban district to state retirement system — procedure.
Section 169.022 - Board of education in sections 169.020 and 169.021 defined.
Section 169.035 - Additional deposits by members, when.
Section 169.045 - Bank deposits of system, how secured.
Section 169.050 - Membership — prior service credit, withdrawal — reinstatement contributions.
Section 169.060 - Retirement and disability.
Section 169.080 - Correction of errors in benefits — adjustment.
Section 169.090 - Funds not subject to execution, garnishment, attachment.
Section 169.100 - Gifts accepted.
Section 169.110 - Appropriations made by general assembly to be repaid in two-year period.
Section 169.270 - Definitions.
Section 169.295 - Board of trustees, powers and duties.
Section 169.311 - One year creditable service, how computed.
Section 169.320 - Member may retire, when.
Section 169.326 - Optional plans for payment of benefits — limitations — waiver.
Section 169.380 - Immunity from execution, garnishment or attachment.
Section 169.390 - Limitation of state contributions.
Section 169.400 - Correction of errors in benefits — adjustment.
Section 169.410 - Definitions.
Section 169.420 - Retirement system — how managed.
Section 169.430 - Who shall be members.
Section 169.466 - Annual pension increase, when.
Section 169.476 - Insurance for retired members may be provided — rules and regulations.
Section 169.510 - Obligations of system paid how — effect of change in law.
Section 169.530 - False statement, misdemeanor — correction of records — adjustment.
Section 169.540 - State shall contribute no funds — exceptions.
Section 169.560 - Retirees may be employed, when — salary amount, effect on benefits, exception.
Section 169.566 - School retirement systems to conduct study.
Section 169.569 - Joint rules promulgated, procedure.
Section 169.573 - Plan for utilization of minority professionals, report.
Section 169.574 - Members may designate trust as beneficiary.
Section 169.587 - Benefits exempted from taxation and creditors — benefits not assignable.
Section 169.597 - Hancock amendment standing — certain statutes void, when.
Section 169.600 - Definitions.
Section 169.610 - System established — board of trustees to administer — funds to be kept separate.
Section 169.640 - Bank deposits of system, how secured.
Section 169.650 - Membership — prior service credit — reinstatement — procedure.
Section 169.670 - Benefits, how computed — beneficiary benefits, options, election of.
Section 169.680 - Penalty for false statements — correction of errors in benefits — adjustment.
Section 169.690 - Funds not subject to execution, garnishment, attachment.
Section 169.700 - Gifts accepted.
Section 169.750 - Indemnification permitted, when — insurance or indemnity policies authorized.