HB 827 -- PUBLIC SCHOOL AND NONTEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
(Hagan-Harrell)

Dental and vision benefits must be included in employer-paid
medical benefits when calculating compensation for members of
the public school and nonteachers' retirement systems.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds.

HB 827 -- PUBLIC SCHOOL AND NONTEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

SPONSOR:  Hagan-Harrell

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee
on  Retirement by a vote of 7 to 0.

Dental and vision benefits must be included in employer-paid
medical benefits when calculating compensation for members of
the public school and nonteachers' retirement systems.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill requires all school
districts offering employer-paid medical benefits to count the
value of dental and vision benefits as part of teacher and
nonteacher compensation.  The bill cleans up in the wake of the
Savannah lawsuit; it resolves an equity issue and forestalls
some large administrative burdens (like issuance of revised W-2
forms) that would result otherwise.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Hagan-Harrell;
Missouri National Education Association; and Missouri State
Teachers Association.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Becky DeNeve, Research Analyst

HB 827 -- Public School and Nonteacher Retirement Systems

Sponsor:  Hagan-Harrell

Dental and vision benefits must be included in employer-paid
medical benefits when calculating compensation for members of
the public school and nonteachers' retirement systems.