Montana Title 19. Public Retirement Systems § 19-20-735. Reemployment of certain retirees by superintendent of public instruction--procedure--definitions

(a) a retired member of the teachers' retirement system who has been receiving a retirement allowance for no less than 2 months, except for a disability retirement allowance pursuant to Title 19, chapter 20, part 6, may be employed in a position reportable to the teachers' retirement system on a full-time basis by the superintendent of public instruction for a maximum of 5 years during the lifetime of the retired member without the loss or interruption of any payments or benefits if:

(b) the employer certification required by this section must include the retired member's name and social security number and a copy of the proposed contract of employment for the retired member;

(c) on receipt of the employer's certification and the proposed contract of employment, the teachers' retirement system board shall verify whether the retired member meets the requirements of subsection (1)(a)(i) and shall notify the employer and the retired member of its findings;

(d) a retired member reemployed under this section is ineligible for active membership under 19-20-302 and is ineligible to receive service credit under any retirement system identified in Title 19;  and

(e) the board shall report biennially to the education interim committee and the state administration and veterans' affairs interim committee in accordance with 5-11-210 regarding the implementation of and results arising from this section.

(a) “Employer” means the superintendent of public instruction as described in 20-3-101 that employs a retired member of the teachers' retirement system.

(b) “System” means the teachers' retirement system.

(c) “Year” means all or any part of a fiscal year running July 1 through June 30.