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priority school district, pursuant to section 10-266p, for the school year in which the teacher is being employed, (3) if the teacher graduated from a public high school in an educational reform district, as defined in section 10-262u, or (4) if the teacher graduated from an historically black college or university or a Hispanic-serving institution, as those terms are defined in the Higher Education Act of 1965, P.L. 89-329, as amended from time to time, and reauthorized by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, P.L. 110-315, as amended from time to time. Notice of such reemployment shall be sent to the board by the employer and by the retired teacher at the time of hire and at the end of the assignment. Such reemployment may be extended for one additional school year, not to exceed two school years over the lifetime of the retiree, provided the local board of education (A) submits a written request for approval to the Teachers' Retirement Board, (B) certifies that no qualified candidates are available prior to the reemployment of such teacher, and (C) indicates the type of assignment to be performed, the anticipated date of rehire and the expected duration of the assignment. Sec. 184. Section 10-183aa of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (h) as follows (Effective July 1, 2022): (NEW) (h) For purposes of this section, "active member" means a member who (1) is actively employed as a teacher at the time the member submits an application for disability benefits, or (2) was actively employed as a teacher not more than ninety days before the date the member submitted his or her application for disability benefits. Sec. 185. Section 10-183ff of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): (a) Should any change or error in records result in any member or beneficiary receiving from the teachers' retirement system more or less than [he] the member or beneficiary would have been entitled to receive