HB 441 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to reemployment after retirement in the Teachers' Retirement System.

Summary
Amend KRS 161.605, relating to the Teachers' Retirement System, to remove language requiring superintendents to make every reasonable effort to hire qualified applicants for teaching and nonteaching positions, increase the percentage of retired members that an employer can employ full-time from three percent to 10 percent, increase the number of retired members that a local school district may employ under the critical shortage provision from one percent of total active members employed by the school district or two members to 10 percent or four members, remove Kentucky Virtual High School the list of schools the Department of Education operates, remove the pension waiver program, and make technical changes; amend KRS 156.106 to remove language requiring superintendents to make every reasonable effort to hire qualified applicants for critical shortage areas; direct that current participants in the pension waiver program may continue to participate.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Signed Apr 1, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Current/Final · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill has progressed from its initial introduction to an engrossed version with minor technical updates. The primary changes involve updating the bill number and version identifiers to reflect its current legislative status, along with page count adjustments from 13 to 14 pages.
TECHNICAL

Bill identifier updated from '25 RS BR 357' to '25 RS HB 441/EN' to reflect the engrossed status of House Bill 441.

Page count increased from 13 to 14 pages, indicating minor content additions or formatting adjustments during the legislative process.

Document metadata updated with new timestamp (3/28/2025) and version number (HB044120.100) to track the engrossed version.

Floor votes · House Feb 25, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Apr 1, 2025
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 144)
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed 100-0
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 97-0
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
to State Government (H)
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.