Bill > HB2194

This bill modifies the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) working after retirement rules specifically for retired teachers who return to work in a teaching position requiring a teaching certificate. Under current law, retirants who return to work are typically subject to employer contribution requirements, but this bill creates an exemption from those employer contribution rates for retirants employed as teachers in positions that require a teaching certificate. The bill amends K.S.A. 74-4914 to add a new provision (subsection 6(b)(xi)) that specifically carves out this exception, allowing retired teachers to return to teaching without triggering the standard employer contribution rates that would otherwise apply to their employment. This change could help school districts more easily rehire experienced retired teachers by reducing the financial burden associated with their reemployment, potentially addressing teacher shortages or filling critical teaching positions. The bill will take effect upon publication in the official statute book.

Labor and Employment

https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2194/