2008 PSRS Legislative Tracker
Missouri Legislation |
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Bill |
Summary |
| Requires state agencies, public schools and colleges, and political subdivisions to use the traditional names of holidays | |
| Changes the laws regarding the release of personal information to unauthorized persons | |
| Requires applicants for public benefits to prove citizenship, permanent residence, or lawful presence to be eligible for such benefits | |
| Changes the laws regarding members of the military and their families | |
| Prohibits the display or posting of financial information on the Internet if consent was not obtained by the individual or entity | |
| Allows retirees of the public school retirement system to return to teaching for up to full time for up to two years without losing retirement benefits | |
| Changes the maximum percentage of increase in annual compensation in the final average salary for members of the Missouri Public School Retirement System. | |
| Requires all state agencies and political subdivisions to fly the United States and Missouri flags at half-staff the day after notice that a Missouri resident has been killed while on active duty | |
| Requires any public governmental body to make and retain a verbatim audio recording of any closed meeting | |
| Requires state agencies to engage in energy conservation and state buildings to meet the International Energy Conservation Code | |
| Allows PSRS retirees age 75 & over that are COLA capped by January 1, 2009 to receive additional $5 monthly times years of service & PEERS retirees to receive additional $3 monthly times years of service. This provision expires January 1, 2014. Identical to SB 1042 | |
| Changes laws relating to the Public School and Public Education Employee Retirement Systems - Association Admission | |
| Allows the Public School or Public Education Employee Retirement Systems to protect and indemnify any trustee or employee of such systems under certain conditions | |
| Enacts provisions relating to educational personnel compensation. Similar to SB 1092 | |
| Changes laws relating to the investment of funds for the Public School and Public Education Employees Retirement System | |
| Changes laws relating to the Public School and and Public Education Employee Retirement Systems | |
| Prohibits any governing authority, board, commission, or personnel of a political subdivision from preventing the display of religious documents in public buildings or on public lands | |
| Exempts federal retirement income from Missouri income tax | |
| Establishes laws for the prevention of and protection from security breaches | |
| Establishes laws for the destruction of personal information to prevent identity theft | |
| Changes provisions relating to the Missouri Sunshine Law | |
| Retirees who have elected a benefit under a joint and survivor option to have their benefits "pop up" to the single life benefit amount following a divorce if the ex-spouse agrees to waive their rights to the benefits. Divorce Pop-up. | |
| Enacts provisions relating to educational personnel compensation. Includes a COLA increase. Allows PSRS retirees age 75 & over that are COLA capped by January 1, 2009 to receive additional $5 monthly times years of service & PEERS retirees to receive additional $3 monthly times years of service. This provision expires January 1, 2014. Contains language on stipends which are not included in FAS. Similar to SB 1092 |
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| Requires school districts to disclose the total compensation packages of school administrators | |
| Allows two or more adjacent school districts to share a superintendent when at least one of the districts' accreditation status is "accredited" or "provisionally accredited" | |
| Prohibits the use of school funds by public school administrators, teachers, or other personnel to purchase alcohol | |
| Urges Congress to immediately repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act | |
| Urges the United States Congress to immediately repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act | |
| This act provides that each publisher or vendor of print instructional materials must make electronic files of the materials available at no cost to schools purchasing the print materials, along with the right to reproduce and distribute such materials in specialized formats. | |
| Requires applicants to prove citizenship, permanent residence, or lawful presence in order to receive state or local public benefits | |
| Modifies the law relating to illegal immigrants. Similar to SB 751 & HB 1655. | |
| Increases the maximum percentage of increase in annual compensation for the Public School Retirement System. Similar to HB 1774. Has carve out provision included. | |
| Allows PSRS retirees age 75 & over that are COLA capped by January 1, 2009 to receive additional $5 monthly times years of service & PEERS retirees to receive additional $3 monthly times years of service. This provision expires January 1, 2014. Identical to HB 1902. | |
| Creates an alternative method of obtaining teacher certification from the State Board of Education. | |
| Creates the Minimum Salary Fund for Teachers to provide minimum salary supplements to public school teachers. Similar to HB 2040 | |
| Creates the Minimum Salary Fund for Teachers to provide minimum salary supplements. Similar to HB 2040. | |
| Prevents nonprofit educational associations or organizations from having their employees join PSRS or PEERS after June 30, 2009. This act is identical to HB 1972 (2008). | |
| Allows teacher and school retirement systems to indemnify and protect trustees and employees. This act is identical to HB 1973 (2008). | |
| Modifies provisions relating to the investment of funds for teacher and school employee retirement systems. This act is similar to HB 2056 (2008). | |
| Modifies provisions relating to teacher and school employee retirement systems. Similar to HB 2104. | |
| Modifies provisions of law authorizing an income tax exemption for certain retirement benefits | |
| Requires applicants to prove citizenship, permanent residence, or lawful presence in order to receive state or local public benefits. | |
| Requires applicants to prove citizenship, permanent residence, or lawful presence in order to receive state or local public benefits. | |
