A. Any political subdivision of the Commonwealth which has a defined benefit plan that is not supplemental to the Virginia Retirement System may enter into an agreement with the Virginia Retirement System to permit any vested member of the Virginia Retirement System, upon entering service in a covered position and filing a written application with the political subdivision's plan, to purchase service credit, of an amount to be determined by the governing authority of the political subdivision's plan, in the political subdivision's plan. The purchase shall be accomplished by and upon the transfer of assets to the political subdivision's plan from the Virginia Retirement System as provided in the agreement.
B. Any political subdivision of the Commonwealth which has a defined benefit plan that is not supplemental to the Virginia Retirement System (the "transferor's plan") may enter into an agreement with any other political subdivision of the Commonwealth which has a defined benefit plan that is not supplemental to the Virginia Retirement System (the "transferee's plan") to permit any vested member of the transferor's plan, upon entering service in a covered position and filing a written application with the transferee's plan, to purchase service credit, of an amount to be determined by the governing authority of the transferee's plan, in the transferee's plan. The purchase shall be accomplished by and upon the transfer of assets to the transferee's plan from the transferor's plan as provided in the agreement.
1996, cc. 939, 990.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 51.1 - Pensions, Benefits, and Retirement
Chapter 8 - Local Retirement Systems
§ 51.1-801. Counties, cities, and towns generally
§ 51.1-802. Assets of retirement systems; exemption from taxation; execution and assignment
§ 51.1-803. Investments of retirement systems
§ 51.1-805. In certain counties
§ 51.1-807. Police officers' pension and retirement boards
§ 51.1-808. Powers, authority, and duties of board
§ 51.1-809. Treasurer of board
§ 51.1-810. Time credited to service record
§ 51.1-811. Eligibility for retirement; retirement allowance
§ 51.1-812. Disability from natural causes not originating in performance of official duties
§ 51.1-813. Disability resulting from activities in discharge of official duties
§ 51.1-814. Employing such presumption in determining eligibility for benefits
§ 51.1-816. Reduction of pension and benefits where income earned during disability retirement
§ 51.1-817. Salary deductions payable to estate or refunded
§ 51.1-818. Funds for payment of pensions and benefits
§ 51.1-819. Adoption of article optional by counties, cities, and towns; appeal
§ 51.1-820. Police officers' pensions and retirements
§ 51.1-821. Police Retirement System
§ 51.1-822. Amendment, suspension, or revocation of retirement plan and trust