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The Retirement Credit Bill
Teachers can buy retirement credit for past day program work
Teachers' Retirement System, reopened to allow the purchase of credit for prior service rendered to the St. Clair County DAY Program, Incorporated
Good for everyday people ·
If passed, teachers who worked at the St. Clair County Day Program could pay to add that time to their retirement credit.
Our take
What we think, in plain words.
This bill helps teachers get credit for past service, so they may retire sooner, but they must pay for the credit, so it costs them.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- Allows purchase of retirement credit for prior service at St. Clair County Day Program.
- Applies to the Teachers' Retirement System.
- Teachers must pay to obtain the credit.
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