HB 808 Eliminates sunset provisions on authority for teachers to obtain teacher certification through ABCTE and on certain alternative retirement provisions for PSRS and PEERS

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Current Bill Summary

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HB 808 - This act removes the August 28, 2014, expiration date for individuals to obtain teacher certification based on certification by the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence.

This section is identical to SCS/SB 455 (2013) and a provision contained in CCS/HCS/SCS/SB 17 (2013) and is similar to a provision contained in SCS/SB 239. (Section 168.021)

Currently, certain provisions of the Public School Retirement System of Missouri and the Public Education Employee Retirement System of Missouri that allow teachers and school employees to retire with less than thirty years of service will expire on July 1, 2013. Also, a provision that allows teachers with thirty-one or more years of service to receive a higher multiplier to be used in the calculation of his or her retirement benefits will expire on July 1, 2013. This act makes these alternative retirement provisions permanent.

These provisions are identical to SB 232 (2013), HB 313 (2013), and provisions contained in HCS/SCS/SB 86 (2013). (Sections 169.070 and 169.670)

MICHAEL RUFF

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