Extension granted on PSRS Social Security
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Jan. 6, 2009
Senator McCaskill's office forwarded a copy of the letter
the Missouri congressional delegation received from the IRS
and Social Security Admininstration (attached) which maintains
their position that some school district employees need to
contribute to Social Security. However, the letter does acknowledge
a need to extend the timeline past July 1, 2009 to determine
who might be impacted as well as answering several other questions
posed in the December 17th letter written by our congressional
delegation (already on our website). In the January 6 IRS/SS
response, the IRS/SS implies they hope to have answers prior
to July 1, 2010. In addition, the letter restates that a special
evaluation team has 60 days to recommend other solutions and
report to the congressional delegation. Missouri NEA is monitoring
the work of this evaluation team.
Overall, this is a small but significant victory. Extending
the timeline beyond July 1, 2009 was Missouri NEA's primary
short-term goal.. Our work with the Missouri congressional
delegation and other state stateholders is paying off. A special
thank you to our US Senators and Congressmen for succeeding
at securing an extension of the timeline. A special thanks
to Senator McCaskill and her staff liason, Melissa Garza,
for keeping Missouri NEA very well informed.
What Next? Missouri NEA will focus on the work of the evaluation
team (IRS, SS, PSRS) prior to finalizing our battery of long
term solutions. It is important to remember that until we
know exactly who will be impacted - we cannot design effective
long-term solutions.
Response from Social
Security Administration (pdf)
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