(a) Each member shall contribute to the member's individual account an amount equal to eight percent of the member's compensation from July 1 to the following June 30.
(b) [Repealed, ยง 116 ch 20 SLA 2007.]
(c) The employer shall deduct the contribution from the member's compensation at the end of each payroll period, and the contribution shall be credited by the administrator to the member's individual account. The contributions shall be deducted from the member's compensation before the computation of applicable federal taxes and shall be treated as employer contributions under 26 U.S.C. 414(h)(2). A member may not have the option of making the payroll deduction directly in cash instead of having the contribution picked up by the employer.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums
Chapter 25. Teachers' Retirement
Article 3. Teachers First Hired on or after July 1, 2006.
Sec. 14.25.310. Applicability of AS 14.25.310 - 14.25.590.
Sec. 14.25.320. Defined contribution retirement plan established.
Sec. 14.25.340. Contributions by members.
Sec. 14.25.345. Employment contributions mandatory.
Sec. 14.25.350. Contributions by employers.
Sec. 14.25.360. Rollover contributions and distributions.
Sec. 14.25.380. Limitations on contributions and benefits.
Sec. 14.25.400. Investment of individual accounts.
Sec. 14.25.410. Distribution election at termination.
Sec. 14.25.420. Forms of distribution.
Sec. 14.25.430. Manner of electing distributions.
Sec. 14.25.440. Distribution requirements.
Sec. 14.25.450. Designation of beneficiary.
Sec. 14.25.460. Rights under qualified domestic relations order.
Sec. 14.25.470. Eligibility for retirement and medical benefits.
Sec. 14.25.480. Medical benefits.
Sec. 14.25.485. Occupational disability benefits and reemployment of disabled members.
Sec. 14.25.486. Disability benefit adjustment.
Sec. 14.25.487. Occupational death benefit.
Sec. 14.25.488. Survivors' pension adjustment.
Sec. 14.25.490. Amendment and termination of plan.
Sec. 14.25.500. Exclusive benefit.
Sec. 14.25.510. Nonguarantee of returns, rates, or benefit amounts.
Sec. 14.25.520. Nonguarantee of employment.
Sec. 14.25.532. Pension forfeiture.
Sec. 14.25.550. Membership in teachers' and public employees' retirement systems.
Sec. 14.25.560. Legislators who have been teachers.
Sec. 14.25.580. Participation by Special Education Service Agency employees.
Sec. 14.25.582. Special rules for treatment of qualified military service.