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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 262 of 739

provided in subsection (b) of this section. If such member elects a refund, all credited service shall be cancelled and any rights to benefits provided by this chapter shall be extinguished, except as provided in subsection (d) of this section. If such member does not elect a refund, but dies before age sixty or before receiving the deferred vested benefit, if later, such member's [accumulated voluntary contributions,] accumulated regular contributions with credited interest and accumulated one per cent contributions withheld prior to July 1, 1989, [together with credited interest] shall be paid to such member's designated beneficiary. (d) A member who receives a refund and returns to service shall be regarded as a new member unless such member repays, subject to the requirements established by the board, the amount refunded, other than voluntary contributions and the interest thereon, together with credited interest compounded from the date interest was last credited to such member's account to the date of repayment. The credited service accumulated before termination and any unrefunded one per cent contributions withheld prior to July 1, 1989, and credited interest shall be restored to a member who makes such repayment. Restored contributions and interest shall be credited with credited interest for the period between the last day for which interest was credited on such contributions and such member's [return to service] date of repayment. Sec. 179. Section 10-183n of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): (a) Each employer shall: (1) Before employing a teacher, notify such teacher of the provisions of this chapter applicable to such teacher; (2) distribute, post or otherwise disseminate in a timely manner, to teachers in its employ, any notices, bulletins, newsletters, annual statements of account and other information supplied by the board for the purpose of properly notifying teachers of their rights and obligations under the system; (3) furnish to the board at times designated by [said] the board