Mississippi House Bill 577

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Required Separation Period For Retirees Returning To Work As Teachers From 90 Days To 30 Days; To Remove The Requirement Of A Minimum Number Of Years Of Creditable Service For Such A Retiree To Return To Work As A Teacher; To Remove The Requirement That Such A Retiree Returning To Work As A Teacher Be Hired To Teach Only In A District Having A Critical Teacher Shortage Or Critical Subject-area Shortage; To Adjust The Pension Liability Participation Assessment And Such Retiree's Salary For Returning To Work As A Teacher, As Determined In Section 37-19-7; To Allow Local Education Agencies To Pay, From Local Education Funding, All Or A Portion Of The Health Insurance Premiums For Such Retirees Returning To Work As Teachers; To Allow A Member To Continue As A Licensed Teacher In An Instructional Position If The Person Has Reached The Age And/or Service Requirement That Will Not Result In A Prohibited In-service Distribution As Defined By The Internal Revenue Service, Provided That The Person Elects To Receive Compensation As Provided For Other Retirees Returning To Work As Teachers Under This Section; To Amend Sections 25-11-127 And 25-9-120, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A School District May Pay No More Than 65% Of A Retired Teacher's Compensation As Salary, And The District Shall Pay To The Board Of Trustees Of The Public Employees' Retirement System Of Mississippi, A Pension Liability Participation Assessment In The Amount Of The Employer And Employee Contributions On The Full Amount Of The Regular Compensation For The Position Held By The Retired Teacher; And For Related Purposes.

Retired educators; revise provisions regarding return to work as teachers.

Rep. Henry Zuber [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-13	House	Referred To Education;Appropriations A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
25	11	126	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	11	127	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	9	120	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	19	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0577.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0577IN.htm