Bill(s)

2019 Act 185 (COVID-19 relief legislation) include the following provisions which impact benefit programs administered by ETF:

  • Allows a WRS annuitant who is hired for a critical position during the public health emergency starting on March 12, 2020 to return to work and elect to not suspend their annuity for the duration of the public health emergency. The employee may not have an agreement with any WRS employer to return to work or enter into a contract to provide employee services for the employer. Additionally, the bill reduces the break-in-service requirement from 75 days to 15 days for a WRS annuitant who is hired for a critical position during the public health emergency beginning on March 12, 2020.
  • Allows an employee who is on a leave of absence from an employer that participates in the state or local group health insurance program and who returns to work during the March 12, 2020 public health emergency to be immediately eligible for the employer contribution for the Group Health Insurance Program (GHIP), instead of having to be actively employed for 30 days. 

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Status

2019 Session - Enacted Into Law

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Please contact Tarna Hunter, ETF’s Government Relations Director, if you have any questions.