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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 239 of 739

providing free tuition to pupils of the town in which it is located, and which has been approved by the State Board of Education under the provisions of part II of chapter 164, provided that such institution or such secondary school is classified as a public school by the retirement board. [(21)] (22) "Retirement allowance" means payments for life derived from member contributions, including credited interest, and contributions from the state. (23) "Retired member" means a member who receives a retirement benefit computed pursuant to section 10-183g. [(22)] (24) "School year" means the twelve months ending on June thirtieth of each year. [(23)] (25) "Surviving spouse" means a widow or widower of a deceased member who (A) was living with the member at the time of the member's death, or receiving, or entitled by court order or agreement to receive, regular support payments from the member, and (B) has not remarried. [(24) "Survivors"] (26) "Survivor" means a surviving spouse, a dependent former spouse, a dependent child and a dependent parent. [(25)] (27) "System" means the Connecticut teachers' retirement system. [(26)] (28) "Teacher" means any: (A) [any] Person, including, but not limited to, a teacher, permanent substitute teacher, principal, assistant principal, supervisor, assistant superintendent or superintendent who is employed by [the] a public [schools] school in a professional capacity while possessing a certificate or permit, except a school business administration endorsement, issued by the State Board of Education, provided on and after July 1, 1975, such certificate shall be for the