PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Gov. Gina Raimondo has signed an executive order allowing retired teachers to return to the classroom while continuing to collect their full pension, a move meant to help alleviate a shortage of substitutes exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
The pandemic prompted many teachers to retire or work remotely because of health protocols.
The order signed late last month waives the existing requirement that a retired teacher’s state pension be paused if they work for more than 90 days in the year.
State Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green told WPRI-TV on Tuesday the pension pause was a “barrier” to getting retirees to return to the classroom.
