Use of Retirees to Support Staffing
Employer may use any available LEA funds to pay applicable surcharges and secure eligible retirees for employment. ">“We have used ESSER funds to offset the cost of paying surcharges for retired teachers.â€
">EAR restrictions and surcharges do not apply when: ">Position is in addition to the normal staffing level. (Existing positions cannot be reclassified); AND ">Position is fully paid by federal COVID relief funds; AND ">Position is related to mitigating student learning loss because of COVID-19. ">Ends Dec. 31, 2024.  ">LEAs could create new surge positions focused on addressing student learning loss that are fully funded by federal COVID relief funds. ">Service retirees who retired on or before Jan. 1, 2021 may work full time without the consecutive 12-month break in service that was previously required.  ">Surcharges still apply when working LEAs should work with eligible retirees seeking full-time employment to determine when their 12-month break in service has been fulfilled. ">“Internal employees recruiting people they know that retired and increasing daily substitute rate has been very successful.â€
">Allows a nonprofit teacher organization to facilitate the tutoring of K-12 public school students by active or retired certified teachers. ">By the last day of each semester, LEAs must submit a report to the board of trustees reflecting the number of active or retired teachers who contacted the district or school to offer tutoring services and the number used by the district or school as a tutor.">Not subject to EAR restrictions ">Subject to surcharges unless otherwise exempt ">Employer may use any available LEA funds to pay applicable surcharges and secure eligible retirees as tutors. ">“We only hire retirees for subs, tutors, or less than half-time work. Sticking with that makes it easier.â€
">Cannot be combined">Cannot be combined">No limit">Total combined employment cannot exceed 11 days
">No limit">Cannot be combined">Surcharges Information">The amount of the pension surcharge is equal to the what the amount of both member and state contributions would have been on the compensation paid to the retiree if the retiree were an active member. ">A health benefit surcharge is also due for TRS-Care participants. ">The pension surcharge is 15.75% of payroll and the TRS-Care surcharge is $535, if applicable. ">The pension surcharge will increase from 15.75% to 16% beginning September 1, 2022; the TRS-Care surcharge will remain the same.