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HB26-1146 • 2026

Allow Approved Facility Schools Participate in Public Employees' Retirement Association

The act includes approved facility schools in the definition of 'employer' for purposes of the public employees' retirement association (PERA) and allows an approved facility school to apply to the PE

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Rep. E. Hamrick, Rep. J. Phillips, Sen. C. Kipp, Sen. C. Kolker, Rep. J. Bacon, Rep. A. Boesenecker, Rep. S. Camacho, Rep. M. Carter, Rep. C. Clifford, Rep. M. Duran, Rep. L. Garcia Sander, Rep. L. García, Rep. L. Goldstein, Rep. S. Lieder, Rep. M. Lindsay, Rep. M. Lukens, Rep. J. McCluskie, Rep. K. Nguyen, Rep. M. Rutinel, Rep. K. Stewart, Rep. T. Story, Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. J. Danielson, Sen. J. Gonzales, Sen. W. Lindstedt, Sen. J. Marchman, Sen. K. Mullica, Sen. K. Wallace, Sen. M. Weissman
Last action
2026-04-02
Official status
Governor Signed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is not provided in the source material, only that it was signed by the Governor on April 2, 2026.

Allow Approved Facility Schools to Join the Public Employees' Retirement Association

This law counts approved facility schools as employers under PERA rules and lets them apply to join.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds 'approved facility school' to the list of groups that count as an employer for PERA purposes.
  • Allows an approved facility school to ask the PERA board to become part of PERA.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Approved facility schools
  • The Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA) and its board

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not say when this law starts to take effect.
  • The source does not explain the steps a school must follow after applying.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-02 Governor

    Governor Signed

  2. 2026-03-26 Governor

    Sent to the Governor

  3. 2026-03-26 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. 2026-03-25 House

    Signed by the Speaker of the House

  5. 2026-03-16 Senate

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. 2026-03-13 Senate

    Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments

  7. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

  8. 2026-03-02 Senate

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance

  9. 2026-02-25 House

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  10. 2026-02-24 House

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  11. 2026-02-19 House

    House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  12. 2026-02-04 House

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Education

Official Summary Text

The act includes approved facility schools in the definition of 'employer' for purposes of the public employees' retirement association (PERA) and allows an approved facility school to apply to the PERA board to affiliate with PERA.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)