Minnesota Session Laws - 1983, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1983 

                         CHAPTER 67--H.F.No. 157
           An act relating to education; authorizing allowable 
          service years to be used for the teacher early 
          retirement incentive program; amending Minnesota 
          Statutes 1982, section 125.611, subdivision 1. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 125.611, 
subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
    Subdivision 1.  [CRITERIA.] For purposes of this section, 
"teacher" means a teacher as defined in section 125.03, 
subdivision 1, who:  
    (a) is employed in the public elementary, secondary or area 
vocational-technical schools in the state and 
    (b) either 
    (1)(i) has not less than 15 total years of full time 
teaching service in elementary, secondary and area 
vocational-technical schools, or at least 15 years of allowable 
service as defined in sections 354.05, subdivision 13; 354.092; 
354.093; 354.094; 354.53; 354.531; 354.66; 354A.011, subdivision 
4; 354A.091; 354A.092; 354A.093; 354A.094; or Laws 1982, chapter 
578, article II, section 1 and 
    (ii) has or will have attained the age of 55 years but less 
than 65 years as of the June 30 in the school year during which 
an application for an early retirement incentive is made, or 
    (2) has not less than 30 total years of full time teaching 
service in elementary, secondary and area vocational-technical 
schools, or at least 30 years of allowable service as defined in 
sections 354.05, subdivision 13; 354.092; 354.093; 354.094; 
354.53; 354.531; 354.66; 354A.011, subdivision 4; 354A.091; 
354A.092; 354A.093; 354A.094; or Laws 1982, chapter 578, article 
II, section 1. 
    Sec. 2.  [APPLICATION TIME EXTENDED.] 
    Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, 
section 125.611 to the contrary, any person who is eligible for 
an early retirement incentive by virtue of this act may apply to 
the school board before June 1, 1983, or according to the 
procedures in Minnesota Statutes, section 125.611, subdivision 5.
    Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    This act is effective the day following final enactment. 
    Approved April 29, 1983