Allowing certain rehired annuitants to elect to not become new participants in the Wisconsin Retirement System for a defined period. (FE)

2. The annuitant is hired during period beginning on March 12, 2020 and ending on March 11, 2021.

3. The annuitant does not have an agreement with any participating employer to return to employment or enter into a contract to provide employee services for the employer.

4. At least 30 days have elapsed between the annuitant's termination of employment and the annuitant's appointment to the new position.

The bill also allows a participating employee who retired as a correctional officer or from a protective occupation, who returned to work as a correctional officer or to a protective occupation and was required to suspend his or her annuity, to elect to not suspend his or her annuity during the period from March 12, 2020, to March 11, 2021.

Under current law, generally, if a WRS annuitant is appointed to a position with a WRS-participating employer, or provides employee services to a WRS-participating employer in which he or she is expected to work at least two-thirds of what is considered full-time employment by the Department of Employee Trust Funds, the annuity must be suspended and no annuity payment is payable until after the participant again terminates covered employment.