Mississippi House Bill 783

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-16 - Referred To State Affairs;Appropriations A
Pending: House State Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Retired Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System To Be Employed In A Position For Which The Employer Has A Critical Need For Or Shortage Of Employees And Draw The Full Amount Of The Retiree's Retirement Allowance, During Which Time The Retiree May Work The Full Number Of Normal Working Days For The Position And Receive The Full Amount Of The Salary In Effect For The Position At The Time Of Employment; To Provide That Before A Retiree May Be Employed In Such A Position, The Employer Must Provide Satisfactory Evidence With Quantifiable Numbers To The Retirement System Of The Existence Of A Critical Need For Or Shortage Of Employees In The Employer's Agency, Department, Institution Or Political Subdivision, And Satisfactory Evidence That The Employee Has The Education And Experience Necessary For The Position For Which There Is A Critical Need Or Shortage And In Which He Or She Will Be Employed; And For Related Purposes.

Retirees; may be employed full time in critical need or shortage position with PERS employer and draw full benefits.

Rep. Jonathon McMillan [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-16	House	Referred To State Affairs;Appropriations A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
25	11	127	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0783.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0783IN.htm