(b) The percentage increase provided for in this section shall be adjusted by the board to reflect increases or decreases in a member’s retirement allowance that are attributable to the member’s participation in the Variable Annuity Account established by ORS 238.260, that are attributable to a change in the member’s beneficiary or payment option under ORS 238.305 or 238.325, or that are attributable to corrections to the member’s retirement allowance calculation.
(c) The percentage increase provided for in this section shall be applied to any lump sum payment made to a member or a beneficiary of a member on or after January 1, 1991, that is attributable to a retroactive correction or adjustment of the amount payable to the member or beneficiary as a retirement allowance or that is attributable to a retroactive correction or adjustment to any other benefit that entitles a member or beneficiary to an increased benefit under this section. The percentage increase payable under this paragraph applies only to the principal amounts included in the lump sum payment as a retroactive correction or adjustment and does not apply to any interest on the retroactive correction or adjustment paid as part of the lump sum payment.
(2) The amount of any death benefit under ORS 238.390, 238.395, 238.400 or 238.405, including the amount of any monthly payments, shall be increased by the greater of the percentage provided for in ORS 238.366 or the percentage calculated under subsection (4) of this section.
(3)(a) A member of the system who elects to receive a lump sum in lieu of a retirement allowance or other benefit under ORS 238.315 shall receive an increase based on the greater of the percentage provided for in ORS 238.366 or the percentage calculated under subsection (4) of this section.
(b) A member of the system who withdraws the amount credited to the member account, if any, of the member in the fund under the provisions of ORS 238.265, or whose member account is returned to the employee after the membership of the employee is terminated under the provisions of ORS 238.095, shall receive an additional amount calculated by multiplying the amount of the member account of the member by the greater of the percentage provided for in ORS 238.366 or the percentage calculated under subsection (4) of this section. If a member thereafter elects to obtain restoration of creditable service by repaying the amount of the withdrawn member account pursuant to the provisions of ORS 238.105, the member must also repay all amounts paid under this section, together with interest from the date of withdrawal at the same rate as applied to the withdrawn member account under ORS 238.105. If a member repays only part of the withdrawn member account pursuant to the provisions of ORS 238.115, the member must repay that part of the amount paid under this section that is proportionate to the portion of the withdrawn member account that is repaid under ORS 238.115, together with interest from the date of withdrawal at the same rate as applied to the withdrawn member account under ORS 238.115. All amounts paid to the member that are subsequently repaid under ORS 238.105 or 238.115 shall be deposited by the board to the employer reserve for pension accounts in the fund.
(4)(a) The Public Employees Retirement Board shall calculate a multiplier for the purposes of this section equal to the percentage produced by the following formula:
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(b) Upon the retirement or death of a member of the system, the board shall determine the fraction of the member’s retirement allowance or death benefit, including any refund or lump sum payment, that is attributable to service rendered by the member before October 1, 1991. The board shall then calculate a percentage that is equal to that fraction multiplied by the multiplier determined by the board under paragraph (a) of this subsection. The percentage so calculated shall be used to determine the amount of the increase in benefits provided to a member, if any, under this section.
(5) For the purpose of determining that portion of a retirement allowance or death benefit attributable to service rendered before October 1, 1991, the board shall divide the number of years of creditable service performed before October 1, 1991, by the total number of years of creditable service during which the pension income was earned. For the purposes of this subsection:
(a) The number of years of creditable service does not include any period of employment for which a benefit is paid for prior service credit.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, the number of years of creditable service includes all retirement credit of the member, and any retirement credit of a member that is attributable to periods of service, employment or other activity performed before October 1, 1991, shall be considered creditable service performed before October 1, 1991.
(6) The increased benefits provided for in this section shall be funded by employer contributions.
(7) The increased benefits provided by this section apply only to members who establish membership in the Public Employees Retirement System before July 14, 1995, and whose effective date of retirement or date of death is on or after January 1, 1991. The increased benefits provided by this section do not apply to any creditable service or prior service credit acquired by a member under the terms of a contract of integration entered into pursuant to ORS 238.035, 238.680 or 238.690 on or after October 1, 1991.
(8) If a member is entitled to receive an increased benefit under the provisions of this section, and any portion of the member’s retirement allowance or other benefit payable under the system is payable to an alternate payee under the provisions of ORS 238.465, the increased benefits payable under this section shall be divided between the member and the alternate payee in proportion to the share of the total benefit received by each person. If an alternate payee elects to begin receiving benefits under ORS 238.465 (1) before the member’s effective date of retirement, the alternate payee may not begin receiving the increased benefit provided for in this section until benefits are first paid from the system on behalf of the member.
(9) A person establishes membership in the system before July 14, 1995, for the purposes of subsection (7) of this section if:
(a) The person is a member of the system, or a judge member of the system, on July 14, 1995;
(b) The person was a member of the system before July 14, 1995, ceased to be a member of the system under the provisions of ORS 238.095, 238.265 or 238.545 before July 14, 1995, but restores part or all of the forfeited creditable service from before July 14, 1995, under the provisions of ORS 238.105 or 238.115 after July 14, 1995; or
(c) The person performed any period of service for a participating public employer before July 14, 1995, that is credited to the six-month period of employment required of an employee under ORS 238.015 before an employee may become a member of the system. [Formerly 238.380]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections
Chapter 238 - Public Employees Retirement System
Section 238.005 - Definitions.
Section 238.008 - Computation of salary.
Section 238.015 - Membership generally.
Section 238.035 - Membership of part but not all employees of a public employer.
Section 238.068 - Membership of legislators.
Section 238.078 - Reemployment of retired members.
Section 238.082 - Limits on hours worked by retired members.
Section 238.088 - Appointment or election of retired member to public office.
Section 238.095 - Termination of membership.
Section 238.105 - Restoration of credit forfeited by reason of termination of membership.
Section 238.125 - Credit for probationary period of employment.
Section 238.135 - Credit for probationary periods in seasonal positions.
Section 238.148 - Credit for service as public safety officer in another state.
Section 238.160 - Retirement credit for service while on loan to federal government.
Section 238.162 - Retirement credit for service as teacher in public schools of another state.
Section 238.165 - Credit for certain periods of employment by Legislative Assembly.
Section 238.175 - Retirement credit for periods of disability.
Section 238.200 - Employee contributions generally.
Section 238.205 - Payment of employee contribution by employer.
Section 238.215 - Contributions by certain higher education employees.
Section 238.220 - Employee rollover contributions; rules.
Section 238.227 - Pooling of employers for purpose of computing employer contributions.
Section 238.232 - Choice of amortization period for certain lump sum payments to side accounts.
Section 238.255 - Credits to regular accounts when earnings less than assumed interest rate.
Section 238.260 - Variable Annuity Account; rules.
Section 238.265 - Withdrawal of member account.
Section 238.280 - Eligibility for retirement.
Section 238.285 - Verification of retirement data.
Section 238.300 - Service retirement allowance.
Section 238.305 - Optional service retirement allowance calculations.
Section 238.310 - Minimum service retirement allowance.
Section 238.320 - Disability retirement allowance.
Section 238.325 - Optional disability retirement allowance calculations.
Section 238.330 - Minimum disability retirement allowance.
Section 238.350 - Use of unused leave to increase retirement allowance; rules.
Section 238.360 - Cost-of-living adjustments.
Section 238.364 - Calculation of increased benefit payable under ORS 238.362.
Section 238.366 - Retirement allowance increase based on years of service.
Section 238.368 - Retirement allowance increases for members who retired before January 1, 1991.
Section 238.372 - Increased benefits not payable to nonresidents.
Section 238.374 - Applicant’s statement; resumption of residency.
Section 238.376 - Nonresidency after benefits commenced; required statement; subsequent residency.
Section 238.378 - Information from Department of Revenue.
Section 238.390 - Death benefit.
Section 238.395 - Additional death benefit.
Section 238.405 - Death benefit payable to survivors of certain police officers or firefighters.
Section 238.407 - Distribution of death benefit as rollover distribution.
Section 238.410 - Board may contract for insurance for retirees; rules.
Section 238.415 - Payment toward cost of pre-Medicare insurance; rules.
Section 238.420 - Payment toward cost of Medicare supplemental insurance.
Section 238.440 - Optional purchase of benefit units by police and firefighters.
Section 238.442 - Prior service credit.
Section 238.445 - Benefits exempt from execution, bankruptcy and certain taxes; exceptions.
Section 238.450 - Computation of retirement allowance or benefit; notice of dispute.
Section 238.455 - Estimated benefit payments.
Section 238.458 - Unclaimed benefits.
Section 238.460 - Waiver of retirement allowance.
Section 238.462 - Spousal consent required for certain optional forms of retirement allowance.
Section 238.465 - Benefits payable to others under certain judgments; rules.
Section 238.485 - Fund established.
Section 238.488 - Payment of benefits; employer contributions.
Section 238.490 - Administrative expenses.
Section 238.492 - Rules for administration of fund.
Section 238.500 - Definitions for ORS 238.500 to 238.585.
Section 238.505 - Judges as PERS members.
Section 238.515 - Contributions.
Section 238.535 - Service retirement allowance.
Section 238.538 - Health benefit plans for certain retired judge members.
Section 238.545 - Withdrawal of member account; retirement allowance of inactive judge member.
Section 238.555 - Disability retirement allowance.
Section 238.565 - Judge’s beneficiaries; spouse’s pension.
Section 238.575 - Cost-of-living adjustments; ad hoc increase.
Section 238.580 - Application of PERS laws to judges.
Section 238.600 - System established; legislative intent.
Section 238.605 - Actuarial report on system; determination of unfunded actuarial liability.
Section 238.606 - Independent review of actuarial report on system; reports.
Section 238.607 - Actuarial equivalency factor tables.
Section 238.610 - Administrative expenses of system; rules.
Section 238.615 - Revolving fund for payment of administrative expenses.
Section 238.630 - Board generally; rules.
Section 238.640 - Qualifications of board members.
Section 238.650 - Rules of board; written plan document.
Section 238.657 - Board counsel.
Section 238.660 - Fund generally; board review of legislative proposals.
Section 238.670 - Reserve accounts in fund.
Section 238.680 - Integration of other retirement systems.
Section 238.685 - Method of payment of unfunded obligation under integration contract.
Section 238.690 - Integration of retirement plan of mass transit district.
Section 238.692 - Definitions for ORS 238.692 to 238.698.
Section 238.696 - Debt service trust fund.
Section 238.697 - Requirements for issuance of bonds.
Section 238.698 - Funds diversion agreement.
Section 238.705 - State departments to remit contributions and furnish reports.
Section 238.715 - Recovery of overpayments; rules.
Section 238.730 - Unfunded Actuarial Liability Resolution Program.