(2) If a pension program member forfeits retirement credit under this section and is subsequently reemployed by a participating public employer:
(a) The person may acquire retirement credit under the pension program only for the purpose of service performed after the person is reemployed; and
(b) Any service performed before the forfeiture may not be credited toward the period of service required by ORS 238A.100 or 238A.115, or toward the accrual of retirement credit under ORS 238A.140, 238A.150 or 238A.155. [2003 c.733 §12]
Note: Sections 5 and 6, chapter 461, Oregon Laws 2021, provide:
Sec. 5. Section 6 of this 2021 Act is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 238A. [2021 c.461 §5]
Sec. 6. Notwithstanding ORS 238A.110 and 238A.145 and in consideration of the COVID-19 pandemic, if calendar year 2020 is a member’s fifth consecutive calendar year of performing fewer than 600 hours of service and the member forfeited all retirement credit under ORS 238A.145 at the end of 2020, but the person performs 600 hours or more of service in calendar year 2021, the person’s membership and any retirement credit forfeited at the end of calendar year 2020 shall be restored. [2021 c.461 §6]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections
Chapter 238A - Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan
Section 238A.005 - Definitions.
Section 238A.025 - Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan established.
Section 238A.030 - Information technology system.
Section 238A.050 - Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan part of Public Employees Retirement System.
Section 238A.070 - Participation generally.
Section 238A.100 - Establishing membership under pension program.
Section 238A.110 - Termination of membership.
Section 238A.117 - Vesting of member killed in course and scope of employment.
Section 238A.120 - Withdrawal from pension program by vested inactive member.
Section 238A.125 - Amount of pension; rules.
Section 238A.130 - Final average salary; rules.
Section 238A.140 - Accrual of retirement credit.
Section 238A.142 - Accrual by academic employees of community college.
Section 238A.145 - Loss of retirement credit.
Section 238A.150 - Retirement credit for service in uniformed services; rules.
Section 238A.155 - Retirement credit for periods of disability.
Section 238A.160 - Normal retirement age; normal retirement date.
Section 238A.165 - Earliest retirement age; earliest retirement date.
Section 238A.170 - Latest retirement date; required minimum distributions; rules.
Section 238A.190 - Survivorship benefits.
Section 238A.200 - Actuarial equivalency factor tables.
Section 238A.210 - Cost-of-living adjustment.
Section 238A.220 - Employer contributions.
Section 238A.230 - Death benefit; rules.
Section 238A.235 - Disability benefit.
Section 238A.240 - Funding of disability benefit.
Section 238A.245 - Reemployment after commencement of pension benefits.
Section 238A.250 - Option of legislators to receive certain benefits.
Section 238A.300 - Establishing membership under individual account program.
Section 238A.305 - Persons establishing membership in system before August 29, 2003.
Section 238A.310 - Termination of membership.
Section 238A.330 - Employee contributions.
Section 238A.335 - Employer payment of employee contribution.
Section 238A.340 - Employer contributions.
Section 238A.350 - Individual accounts established.
Section 238A.353 - Employee pension stability accounts established.
Section 238A.360 - Rollover contributions; rules.
Section 238A.375 - Distribution of accounts to inactive member.
Section 238A.400 - Payment of accounts at retirement; rules.
Section 238A.410 - Death benefits; rules.
Section 238A.415 - Credit for service in uniformed services; rules.
Section 238A.420 - Investment options under individual account program; rules.
Section 238A.430 - Direct rollovers; rules.
Section 238A.435 - Distribution of death benefit as rollover distribution.
Section 238A.450 - Rules for Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan.
Section 238A.460 - Limitation on powers of board, director and staff.