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2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2598

Public schools; allow retired administrators to return to work as teachers.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's ED,AC,AP Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-11-126, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW ANY PERSON WHO WAS EMPLOYED AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER OR ADMINISTRATOR AT THE TIME OF RETIREMENT, HAS BEEN RETIRED AT LEAST 90 DAYS AND IS RECEIVING A RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE, AND HOLDS THE APPLICABLE EDUCATOR LICENSE, TO BE EMPLOYED AS A TEACHER IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT AFTER RETIREMENT, AND CHOOSE TO CONTINUE RECEIVING THE RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE IN ADDITION TO A SALARY, ALONG WITH THE LOCAL CONTRIBUTION OF THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE RETIREE IS EMPLOYED; TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT OF HAVING AT LEAST 30 YEARS OF CREDITABLE SERVICE; TO AUTHORIZE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ALLOCATE, AS SALARY AND ASSESSMENT OF A RETIRED TEACHER RETURNING TO WORK AS A TEACHER, UP TO 150% OF THE AMOUNT PROVIDED UNDER THE SALARY SCHEDULE COMPARABLE TO THE YEARS OF SERVICE AND LICENSE TYPE OF THE TEACHER; TO PROVIDE THAT LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES MAY PAY, FROM LOCAL EDUCATION FUNDING, ALL OR A PORTION OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR RETIRED EMPLOYEES RETURNING TO WORK AS TEACHERS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-19-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

5 co-sponsors

Nicole Boyd, Bart Williams, Michael McLendon, Kevin Blackwell, Chad McMahan

Its course

January 20 to March 4, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 617 days

EducationJan 20 to Jan 3111 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 6 to Mar 4 · stopped26 days

ED,AC,APFeb 14 to Mar 4 · stopped18 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 20 – Feb 6

  1. Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 6Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 7 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 7Sent to the House
  2. Feb 14Referred to the House committee on ED,AC,AP
  3. Mar 4Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To EducationSenate
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 6Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 6PassedSenate
  5. Feb 7Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 14Referred To ED,AC,APHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives