Bill > HB1526

This bill modifies provisions related to retirement credited service for juvenile court employees in Missouri, addressing how employees in single county and multicounty circuits are classified and receive retirement benefits. The bill provides detailed guidelines for juvenile court employees, including juvenile officers, specifying whether they are state or county employees, which retirement plan they can participate in, and how they can receive creditable prior service. Key provisions include allowing certain juvenile court employees to receive creditable prior service in the state retirement plan for work performed before July 1, 1999, with specific conditions for transferring credits between county and state retirement plans. The bill also establishes reimbursement guidelines for counties, mandates maintenance of effort funding by counties, and creates a process for employees to elect how their prior service and retirement benefits will be calculated. Notably, the bill restricts juvenile court employees from participating in the county employees' retirement system and provides mechanisms for employees in different judicial circuits to transfer and receive credit for their previous years of service, ensuring more consistent retirement benefit treatment across different court systems.

Government Affairs, Labor and Employment

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1526&year=2025&code=R