Legislators in Michigan are advancing bills that would make it easier for retired teachers to return to the classroom, as the state faces a continuing shortage of substitute teachers.
On Tuesday, a House panel voted unanimously to recommend passage of a bill allowing retired educators to go back to work after 12 months without losing any retirement benefits. The Senate Education Committee has also advanced a bill of their own, and both bills are expected to move to the the full chambers this week.
Current law states that retirees have to wait a full year before returning to work, and forfeit pensions and health benefits for each month that their pay exceeds a third of their former compensation.
Bridge Michigan reports that Michigan’s Office of Retirement Services is supporting both bills.
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Good luck! A lot of teachers wanted to get out of the schools, since the leftist policies have turned them into toxic cesspools of idiocy. You’ll have a hard time convincing those people to come back since the idiot leftist policies are still in place. Of course, a lot of teachers ARE idiot leftists who don’t connect the dots between leftist policies and the toxic school environment…