Relating to: law enforcement and firefighter annuitants in the Wisconsin Retirement System who are rehired by a participating employer. (FE)

Senate Bill 35 creates an exception for retired law enforcement officers and firefighters who are receiving an annuity from the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS). It allows these individuals to be rehired by a WRS participating employer without re-entering the retirement system as a participating employee. To qualify, there must be at least a 75-day break in service between their initial termination and re-employment, no prior agreement to return to work, and the individual must elect not to become a participating employee again. This bill directly affects these specific annuitants and their employment options with WRS employers.