04/12/2018 01:30 PM Senate FINANCE

SENATE BILL NO. 185                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to reemployment of persons who retire                                                                     
     under the teachers' retirement system."                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:00:36 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair MacKinnon directed attention  to the bill. The bill                                                                    
had been  heard on April 9,  2018; at which time  the public                                                                    
hearing was  opened and closed.  The committee  had reviewed                                                                    
the fiscal notes, and no proposed amendments were received.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Micciche gave  a high-level  overview of  the bill,                                                                    
which  gave retired  Alaskan teachers  the  same ability  to                                                                    
help fill  positions temporarily as retired  people from out                                                                    
of  state.   The  bill   allowed  reemployment   of  retired                                                                    
educators  without  losing   retirement  benefits,  and  was                                                                    
matched  with Internal  Revenue Service  letter of  the law.                                                                    
The  bill was  expected  to  be at  no  cost  to the  state,                                                                    
depending upon the length of  retirement. He referenced past                                                                    
retiree   re-hire  legislation.   He  mentioned   bona  fide                                                                    
separation/prearrangement prohibition.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair   Bishop  stated   he  had   met  with   numerous                                                                    
superintendents and  school boards.  He supported  the bill.                                                                    
He referenced  the book "The  World's Smartest  Kids," which                                                                    
discussed the  value of quality  teachers. He wanted  a plan                                                                    
to solve educational issues.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Bishop  MOVED to  report  CSSB  185(EDC) out  of                                                                    
Committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal  note. There being NO  OBJECTION, it was                                                                    
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CSSB  185(EDC) was  REPORTED  out of  committee  with a  "do                                                                    
pass" recommendation  and with one new  indeterminate fiscal                                                                    
note from the Department of Administration.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
4:03:53 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
4:05:45 PM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair MacKinnon  discussed the  agenda for  the following                                                                    
day.