Opinion letter to the Honorable James A. Noland , Jr.

/, -"' May 26, 1969 OPIBIOa LETTER 10. 12 Honorable James A. Roland, Jr. State Senator - 33rd District State Capitol Bu1ld1n6 Jerteraon City, Miaaourl 651 11 Dear Senator lolone z Th1a letter la 1n reaponee to your opinion request concerning the question whether a leglalator who ia a ~ember or the Publi~ School Ret1 r ... nt Syatea of' M1aaO'Jr1 can becou a meaber or ttt. Mlaeour1 State Ea9loyees Retire•ent System. ~• are encloeing en ot 1c1al Opinion Letter, No. 39. under date or May 15, 1961, to Mr. •.R. Henry, Mr. Balu• Bruffett and Mr. r.L. Brenton, vhtch op1n1~ we believe anawera your tirat queet1on. Your request alao raiaea the queat1on aa to whether a legia- lator who haa been a ae•ber ot the Mlaaouri State Baployeea Retire- ment Syatea con beco•e a meQber o. tne Public Scnool Retireaent Syatea of M1aaour1. The aaaumpt1on is made that you are rererr1ng to a ror .. r legialator who retuzna to teachine, but ia el1~1ble to receive or 1a rece1v1n& a retirement annuity rrom the State Retire- ment System. Chapter 16~, RSMo 1~59 , relat1n~ to the Publ1~ School Ret1re- ._nt Dya t«D ~r Niaaour1, do•• not exprea1l7 prohibit a porton t roa belongin& to the State Teacher• Retir ... nt Syatem if he 1a eligible to reeei~e or 11 recelv1ng • retirement annuity rrom the State E~ployeea Retirement Syatem. Ko~ever, it ahould be note~ that unoer the det1n1t1on o1' teacher in eubeeet1on 6 or Section 169 .01), .RS.Mo 1959 • a me•ber o~ the Tecchera Ret~. f e~ent Syatem 1a required to be esployed on o tull-ttae baa1a. Bonorebte Ja.ea A. MolanJ . Mr. In concluaion, aa to your aecon~ queatton, it is our belief that a former leg1alator who ta eligible to receive or 1a rece1v· ln~ a retireaent annuity froa the State Ret1reaent Syatem may ber.ome a eeaber or the St~te Teacher• Retirement Syatea 1r he ret~rna to teaeh~3 on a tull - t~e baela. Enc : Opinion •o. 39 5115/ 61, Henry Youra very truly. JOBJf C • DAJrl'ORTH Attorney General - 2 - -