A municipal affiliated public employer may elect by resolution of its governing body or by execution of a collective bargaining agreement and in the manner prescribed by the retirement board to be responsible for making contributions of up to seventy-five percent of its employees' member contributions as follows:
A. the resolution or collective bargaining agreement shall be irrevocable; except that:
(1) if the resolution is passed or the collective bargaining agreement is executed on or before June 30, 2020, the percentage of the employee contributions that the municipal affiliated public employer elects to be responsible for making shall apply to the statutory employee contribution rate in effect on June 30, 2020 and shall not apply to any increase in the statutory employee contribution rate that may occur after that date; and
(2) if the resolution is passed or the collective bargaining agreement is executed on or after July 1, 2020, the percentage of the employee contributions that the municipal affiliated public employer elects to be responsible for making shall apply to the statutory employee contribution rate in effect on the date that the resolution is passed or the collective bargaining agreement is executed and shall not apply to any increases in the statutory employee contribution rate that may occur after that date; provided, however, that if the statutory employee contribution rate is decreased after the date that the resolution is passed or the collective bargaining agreement is executed, the percentage of the employee contributions that the municipal public affiliated employer is responsible for making shall apply to the decreased statutory employee contribution rate;
B. a municipal affiliated public employer may by subsequent resolution or collective bargaining agreement:
(1) elect to increase the percentage of employee member contributions for which it will be responsible;
(2) elect to be responsible for a percentage of any increase to the statutory employee contribution rate in effect after the passing of an earlier resolution or the execution of an earlier collective bargaining agreement; or
(3) at the time a new coverage plan is adopted, elect to be responsible under the new coverage plan for making a different percentage of employee member contributions than that which it elected under a previous coverage plan;
C. the resolution or executed collective bargaining agreement shall apply to all employees or else to specified employee divisions of the municipal affiliated public employer and shall be effective the first pay period of the month following the filing of the resolution with the retirement board;
D. the portion of the employee contributions made by the municipal affiliated public employer on behalf of a member shall be credited to the member's individual accumulated member contribution account in the member contribution fund. The member shall be responsible for the difference between the contributions the member would be required to make if the municipal affiliated public employer had not made the election provided for in this section and the amount contributed by the municipal affiliated public employer pursuant to the provisions of this section;
E. pensions payable to members whose municipal affiliated public employer makes the election provided for in this section shall be the same as if the member had made the entire member contribution; and
F. any municipal affiliated public employer increasing the percentage of the employee member contributions it elects to make pursuant to this section shall submit a resolution or executed collective bargaining agreement to the association by July 1 of the fiscal year in which the increase will take place indicating the percentage of the employee member contributions that will be made by the municipal affiliated public employer.
History: Laws 1987, ch. 253, § 5; 1999, ch. 92, § 1; 2013, ch. 225, § 3; 2020, ch. 11, § 2.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1987, Chapter 253 repealed former 10-11-5 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1977, ch. 247, § 48, relating to officers, and enacted a new section, effective July 1, 1987.
The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, delayed the dates for determining the percentage of employee contributions for which the municipal affiliated public employer elects to be responsible; and in Subsection A, Paragraph A(1), after each occurrence of "June 30", deleted "2013" and added "2020", and in Paragraph A(2), after "July 1", deleted "2013" and added "2020".
The 2013 amendment, effective July 1, 2013, permitted municipal employers to elect by the execution of a collective bargaining agreement to pay a portion of its employees' member contributions; provided that municipal employers will not pay any portion of the one and one-half percent increase in employee contributions effective July 1, 2013 without passing a resolution or executing a collective bargaining agreement; provided that municipalities may by subsequent resolution or collective bargaining agreement elect to pay a portion of employee contribution increases that occur after July 1, 2013; in the introductory sentence, after "resolution of its governing body" added "or by execution of a collective bargaining agreement"; in Subsection A, in the introductory sentence, after "the resolution", added "or collective bargaining agreement" and after "irrevocable", deleted "however" and added "except that"; added Paragraphs (1) and (2) of Subsection A; in Subsection B, in the introductory sentence, after "resolution", added "or collective bargaining agreement"; added Paragraph (2) of Subsection B; in Paragraph (3) of Subsection B, after "to be responsible", added "under the new coverage plan" and after "coverage plan for", added "making"; in Subsection C, after "the resolution", added "or executed collective bargaining agreement"; and in Subsection F, after "submit a resolution", added "or executed collective bargaining agreement".
Severability. — Laws 2013, ch. 225, § 93 provided that if any part or application of Laws 2013, ch. 225 is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected.
The 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, inserted "up to" in the introductory language; in Subsection A inserted the language beginning "however" to the end, and added Paragraphs (1) and (2); added the Subsection B designation, and added "the resolution" at the beginning of the subsection; redesignated the subsequent subsections accordingly; added Subsection E; and made minor stylistic changes.
Compiler's notes. — Laws 1999, ch. 92, § 2 provided that if the public employees retirement association received a ruling from the internal revenue service that the provisions of this act jeopardize the qualified status of the public employees retirement plan, the provisions of this act shall be null and void as of the date of receipt of the ruling.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees
Article 11 - Retirement of Public Officers and Employees Generally
Section 10-11-1 - Short title.
Section 10-11-2 - Definitions.
Section 10-11-2.1 - Definitions.
Section 10-11-2.2 - Additional definition; state legislator member.
Section 10-11-3 - Membership; requirements; exclusions; termination.
Section 10-11-4 - Service credit; requirements for; forfeiture; reinstatement.
Section 10-11-4.2 - Correction of errors and omissions; estoppel.
Section 10-11-5 - Credited service; municipal election to make employee contributions.
Section 10-11-7 - Service credit; purchase of service.
Section 10-11-8 - Normal retirement; return to employment; benefits continued; contributions.
Section 10-11-10.1 - Disability retirement.
Section 10-11-12 - Status of disability retired member upon termination of disability retirement.
Section 10-11-14.1 to 10-11-14.4 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-14.5 - Death before retirement; survivor pensions.
Section 10-11-14.6 - Calculation of final average salary.
Section 10-11-15 - State general member coverage plan 1; applicability.
Section 10-11-18 - State general member coverage plan 1; final average salary.
Section 10-11-18.1 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-19 - State general member coverage plan 1; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-20 - State general member coverage plan 1; state contribution rate.
Section 10-11-21 - State general member coverage plan 2; applicability.
Section 10-11-23 - State general member coverage plan 2; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-24 - State general member coverage plan 2; final average salary.
Section 10-11-25 - State general member coverage plan 2; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-26 - State general member coverage plan 2; state contribution rate.
Section 10-11-26.1 - State general member coverage plan 3; applicability.
Section 10-11-26.3 - State general member coverage plan 3; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-26.4 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-26.5 - State general member coverage plan 3; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-26.6 - State general member coverage plan 3; state contribution rate.
Section 10-11-26.7 - Service credit under this plan required.
Section 10-11-27.2 - Legislative findings.
Section 10-11-29.1 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-33 - Juvenile correctional officer member coverage plan 1; applicability.
Section 10-11-37 - Juvenile correctional officer member coverage plan 1; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-38 - Juvenile correctional officer member coverage plan 1; state contribution rate.
Section 10-11-38.1 - Juvenile correctional officer member coverage plan 2; applicability.
Section 10-11-38.4 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-38.5 - Juvenile correctional officer member coverage plan 2; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-38.6 - Juvenile correctional officer member coverage plan 2; state contribution rate.
Section 10-11-38.7 - Service credit under this plan required.
Section 10-11-39 - State legislator member coverage plan 1; applicability.
Section 10-11-41 - State legislator member coverage plan 1; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-42 - State legislator member coverage plan 1; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-43 - State legislator member coverage plan 1; state contribution rate.
Section 10-11-43.1 - State legislator member coverage plan 2; applicability.
Section 10-11-43.3 - State legislator member coverage plan 2; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-43.4 - State legislator member coverage plan 2; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-43.5 - State legislator member coverage plan 2; state contribution rate.
Section 10-11-44 - Municipal general member coverage plan 1; applicability.
Section 10-11-46 - Municipal general member coverage plan 1; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-48 - Municipal general member coverage plan 1; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-50 - Municipal general member coverage plan 2; applicability.
Section 10-11-52 - Municipal general member coverage plan 2; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-54 - Municipal general member coverage plan 2; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-55.1 - Municipal general member coverage plan 3; applicability.
Section 10-11-55.3 - Municipal general member coverage plan 3; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-55.4 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-55.5 - Municipal general member coverage plan 3; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-55.7 - Municipal general member coverage plan 4; applicability.
Section 10-11-55.9 - Municipal general member coverage plan 4; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-55.10 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-55.11 - Municipal general member coverage plan 4; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-56 - Municipal police member coverage plan 1; applicability.
Section 10-11-58 - Municipal police member coverage plan 1; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-60 - Municipal police member coverage plan 1; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-62 - Municipal police member coverage plan 2; applicability.
Section 10-11-64 - Municipal police member coverage plan 2; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-66 - Municipal police member coverage plan 2; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-68 - Municipal police member coverage plan 3; applicability.
Section 10-11-70 - Municipal police member coverage plan 3; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-72 - Municipal police member coverage plan 3; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-74 - Municipal police member coverage plan 4; applicability.
Section 10-11-76 - Municipal police member coverage plan 4; amount of pension; form of pension A.
Section 10-11-78 - Municipal police member coverage plan 4; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-80 - Municipal police member coverage plan 5; applicability.
Section 10-11-82 - Municipal police member coverage plan 5; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-84 - Municipal police member coverage plan 5; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-86 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 1; applicability.
Section 10-11-88 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 1; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-90 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 1; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-92 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 2; applicability.
Section 10-11-94 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 2; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-96 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 2; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-98 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 3; applicability.
Section 10-11-100 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 3; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-102 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 3; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-104 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 4; applicability.
Section 10-11-106 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 4; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-108 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 4; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-110 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 5; applicability.
Section 10-11-112 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 5; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-114 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 5; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-115.1 - Municipal detention officer member coverage plan 1; applicability.
Section 10-11-115.4 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-115.5 - Municipal detention officer member coverage plan 1; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-116 - Election of form of payment of a pension.
Section 10-11-117 - Forms of payment of a pension.
Section 10-11-118 - Cost-of-living adjustments; qualified pension recipient; declining increase.
Section 10-11-118.1 - Adjustment of benefits.
Section 10-11-119 - Commencement, change and termination of a pension.
Section 10-11-120 - Denial of benefit claim; appeals.
Section 10-11-121 - Group health insurance; continuation; group life insurance.
Section 10-11-122 - Public employer affiliation.
Section 10-11-123 - Funds of association.
Section 10-11-124 - Member contribution fund.
Section 10-11-125 - Member contributions; tax treatment.
Section 10-11-127 - Retirement reserve fund.
Section 10-11-128 - Income fund.
Section 10-11-129 - Distribution of income fund.
Section 10-11-129.1 - Legislative retirement fund.
Section 10-11-130 - Retirement board; authority; membership.
Section 10-11-131 - Retirement board; officers; employment of services.
Section 10-11-133 - Investment of funds; prudent investor standard; conditions.
Section 10-11-133.1 - Disclosure of third-party marketers; penalty.
Section 10-11-134 - Survivor benefit fund; disposition.
Section 10-11-135 - Funds not subject to process.
Section 10-11-136 - Division of funds as community property.
Section 10-11-136.1 - Legal process to satisfy child support obligations.
Section 10-11-137 - Insurance and banking laws not applicable.
Section 10-11-138 - Gifts and bequests.
Section 10-11-141 - Purchase of service credit.
Section 10-11-142 - Notice of eligibility and changes in benefits.