HB 831

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON WHO WAS MAJORING IN EDUCATION AT A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING DURING ANY PART OF THE CALENDAR YEARS 2024, 2025 OR 2026, WHO IS EMPLOYED AS A TEACHER BY A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT BEGINNING ON OR AFTER MARCH 1, 2026, AND WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER GRADUATION, SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS IF HE OR SHE BECAME A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2011, BUT BEFORE MARCH 1, 2026, (TIER 4 MEMBERSHIP) FOR ALL PURPOSES UNDER THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM LAW; TO AMEND SECTIONS 25-11-103, 25-11-109, 25-11-111, 25-11-112, 25-11-114, 25-11-115, 25-11-117, 25-11-123 AND 25-11-147, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.