An Act relative to the retirement options of certain educational personnel

This bill allows certain educational support staff, such as school nurses and social workers, to join the same retirement system as teachers if they transfer roles or have been working in those positions for at least 20 years. It specifically grants these employees the option to participate in an alternative superannuation retirement benefit program within 180 days of joining the teachers' retirement system or the State-Boston retirement system. Additionally, the legislation provides a one-time window for individuals who were eligible to join this program before July 1, 2005, to make a late election, requiring them to pay contributions and interest as if they had enrolled earlier.