2008 House Bill 6643

Limit employment restriction for corrections pensioners

Introduced in the House

Nov. 12, 2008

Introduced by Rep. Alma Smith (D-54)

To revise the law which suspends the pension payments of a retired state prison employee who goes back to work for the Department of Corrections. The bill would allow a person to collect his or her pension while also getting paid to do Corrections work if the job is to provide health care to prisoners, is temporary, is paid on a per-diem basis, and has no benefits.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Dec. 11, 2008

Passed in the House 96 to 3 (details)

Received in the Senate

Dec. 18, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary