An Act relative to retired teachers supporting public education
Generates a plain-language summary of the bill text and history.
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/30/2026 | House | Accompanied a study order, see H5312↗ (under House Rule 27) |
| — | House | Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order |
| 9/17/2025 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 09/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:00 PM in B-2 and Virtual — Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 9/5/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 09/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Public Service |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J23 | Accompanied | — |
Section 91 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:- (f) Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) or any other general or special law to the contrary, a teacher who is receiving a pension or retirement allowance from the teachers’ retirement system or the Boston retirement system and who has been retired for at least 12 consecutive months may be re-employed in a teaching position in a public school and may continue to receive their full pension or retirement allowance for a period not to exceed 2 consecutive school years from the date of such re-employment. During the 2-year period, any limitations on earnings or hours under this section shall not apply. A retired teacher who remains employed in a teaching capacity beyond this 2-year period shall be subject to all applicable earnings and hour limitations provided in this section. No additional creditable service or adjustments to the retirement allowance shall accrue as a result of such re-employment.
A retired teacher re-employed prior to the effective date of section 3, as set forth in section 4, shall be permitted to complete the 2-year period authorized in subsection (f) of section 91 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as seen in section 1.
Subsection (f) of said section 91 of said chapter 32, added by section 1, is hereby repealed.
Section 3 shall take effect 5 years after the effective date of this act.
SECTION 1. Section 91 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:- (f) Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) or any other general or special law to the contrary, a teacher who is receiving a pension or retirement allowance from the teachers’ retirement system or the Boston retirement system and who has been retired for at least 12 consecutive months may be re-employed in a teaching position in a public school and may continue to receive their full pension or retirement allowance for a period not to exceed 2 consecutive school years from the date of such re-employment. During the 2-year period, any limitations on earnings or hours under this section shall not apply. A retired teacher who remains employed in a teaching capacity beyond this 2-year period shall be subject to all applicable earnings and hour limitations provided in this section. No additional creditable service or adjustments to the retirement allowance shall accrue as a result of such re-employment. SECTION 2. A retired teacher re-employed prior to the effective date of section 3, as set forth in section 4, shall be permitted to complete the 2-year period authorized in subsection (f) of section 91 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as seen in section 1. SECTION 3. Subsection (f) of said section 91 of said chapter 32, added by section 1, is hereby repealed. SECTION 4. Section 3 shall take effect 5 years after the effective date of this act.