AB 1033

This bill allows an annuitant under the Wisconsin Retirement System who was

a correctional officer or a protective occupation participant upon retirement to return

to a position covered by the WRS and elect to not suspend his or her annuity if all of

the following apply:

1. The annuitant is hired as a correctional officer or for a position that is in the

protective occupation participant category.

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.