The 2025 legislative session was busy. One update that directly impacts PERSI statute is an additional section to Idaho Statute §59-1356, concerning the reemployment of retired members.

Idaho Statute §59-1356(8)(a) states a retired member may provide services as a bona fide volunteer for an employer, after retirement and such services shall not be considered reemployment of a retired member.

A “bona fide volunteer” means an individual who performs service without promise, expectation, or receipt of any type of compensation, who is not performing a kind of work or service that would normally be compensated by an employer, and who is not classifying employment conduct as volunteering to avoid being considered an employee.

Any retirement allowance payments received by the retired member who is not a bona fide volunteer shall be repaid to the retirement system and the retired member’s retirement shall be negated, and the provisions of subsection (1) of this 59-1356 shall apply.

This new section is effective as of July 1, 2025.