59-1309. ALLOCATION OF EXTRAORDINARY GAINS. (1) At the close of each fiscal year, the board shall determine whether the fund has experienced extraordinary gains. If extraordinary gains exist the board may allocate all or part of them as set forth in this section. In determining whether extraordinary gains should be allocated, the board shall exercise its fiduciary discretion.
(2) Extraordinary gains are defined as the excess, if any, at the close of the fiscal year of plan assets over the plan’s accrued actuarially determined liabilities plus a sum necessary to absorb a one (1) standard deviation market event without increasing contribution rates, as determined by the board.
(3) If the board determines that extraordinary gains should be allocated, the gains shall be allocated to retirees, to active members, and to employers in such proportion as determined by the board. The board shall determine no later than the first day of December following the close of the fiscal year the amount of extraordinary gains to be allocated, if any.
(4) Retirees shall receive their allocation in the form of a one-time payment made in addition to their regular monthly benefit payments. For purposes of this section, "retirees" include retired members, members receiving a disability retirement allowance, contingent annuitants, and surviving spouses who elected the annuity option under section 59-1361(5), Idaho Code. To participate in the retiree allocation, a retiree must be receiving a regular monthly allowance at the close of the fiscal year and on the date of distribution. The retiree allocation shall be distributed proportionally based on the final monthly retirement allowance of the fiscal year divided by the total of all monthly retirement allowances paid for the same month. The date of distribution shall be no later than the first day of February following the close of the fiscal year.
(5) Active members shall receive their allocation as a transfer of funds to a supplemental retirement account established by the board. Funds transferred to or held in supplemental retirement accounts shall be accounted for separately and shall not be considered in determining any other benefits under this chapter. To participate in the active member allocation, the member must have been an active member on the last day of the fiscal year and have accrued at least twelve (12) months of service on that date. Any member who has withdrawn contributions from the fund prior to the date of transfer is not eligible to receive a transfer under this section. The active member allocation shall be distributed proportionally based on accumulated contributions at the close of the fiscal year divided by the total accumulated contributions of all active members at the close of the fiscal year, not to exceed the amount that would result by applying the limits imposed by rule or by section 415(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code to compensation earned during the fiscal year. The transfer of funds shall occur in the following calendar year but shall be subject to reduction and forfeiture, based on the application of limits imposed by rule or by section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code for that year.
(6) Employers shall receive their allocation as a credit against future contributions required by section 59-1325, Idaho Code. Credits are not available to any employer who has withdrawn from participation in the fund prior to the transfer date. The employer allocation shall be credited proportionally based on employer contribution liability accrued during the fiscal year as provided in section 59-1322, Idaho Code, divided by the total employer contribution liability for the fiscal year. The credits shall be established no later than the first day of February following the close of the fiscal year. The credits shall be applied thereafter in the same manner as provided in section 59-1325, Idaho Code, until exhausted. If, after twelve (12) months of remittances, an employer’s credits have not been exhausted, and the employer has not withdrawn from participation in the fund, the value of the remaining credits shall carry over to the next year, together with an interest payment equal to regular interest on the remaining credits.
History:
[59-1309, added 2000, ch. 208, sec. 2, p. 531.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 59 - PUBLIC OFFICERS IN GENERAL
Chapter 13 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Section 59-1302 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 59-1303 - POLICE OFFICER MEMBER STATUS.
Section 59-1304 - RETIREMENT BOARD — APPOINTMENT.
Section 59-1305 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD — INDEMNIFICATION.
Section 59-1305A - CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS.
Section 59-1306 - CONFORMITY WITH FEDERAL TAX CODE TO MAINTAIN QUALIFIED PLAN TAX STATUS.
Section 59-1307 - AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.
Section 59-1309 - ALLOCATION OF EXTRAORDINARY GAINS.
Section 59-1312 - SELECTION OF FUNDING AGENT(S) — INVESTMENT OF ASSETS — TAX EXEMPTION.
Section 59-1313 - TRUST AGREEMENT — AMENDED TO COMPLY WITH THIS CHAPTER.
Section 59-1314 - RULES — PROCEDURES FOR HEARINGS PRIOR TO APPEALS — APPEALS.
Section 59-1316 - MEMBER’S RETIREMENT RECORDS CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 59-1317 - RIGHTS TO BENEFITS INALIENABLE.
Section 59-1318 - RIGHTS IN ASSETS OF SYSTEM LIMITED.
Section 59-1319 - APPROVED DOMESTIC RETIREMENT ORDERS — REQUIREMENTS.
Section 59-1320 - APPROVED DOMESTIC RETIREMENT ORDERS — APPLICATION AND EFFECT.
Section 59-1322 - EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS — AMOUNTS — RATES — AMORTIZATION.
Section 59-1324 - TRANSFER OF MONEYS FROM STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACCOUNT.
Section 59-1325 - EMPLOYER REMITTANCE TO BOARD — COLLECTION OF DELINQUENCIES.
Section 59-1327 - MAKING A FALSE CLAIM — MISDEMEANOR.
Section 59-1328 - ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Section 59-1329 - BOARD REGULATIONS.
Section 59-1331 - CONTRIBUTIONS.
Section 59-1332 - PICK UP OF EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS.
Section 59-1333 - CONTRIBUTIONS FROM EMPLOYEES.
Section 59-1334 - CONTRIBUTIONS — FROM POLICEMEN AND FIREFIGHTERS.
Section 59-1335 - CONTRIBUTIONS — FROM SCHOOL EMPLOYEES.
Section 59-1341 - CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE RETIREMENT.
Section 59-1342 - COMPUTATION OF SERVICE RETIREMENT ALLOWANCES — MINIMUM BENEFITS.
Section 59-1343 - CONVERSION AND COMMUTATION OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS.
Section 59-1344 - TIME FOR PAYMENT OF SERVICE RETIREMENT OR EARLY RETIREMENT.
Section 59-1345 - VESTED MEMBER ELIGIBLE FOR EARLY RETIREMENT.
Section 59-1346 - COMPUTATION OF EARLY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCES.
Section 59-1350 - DEFERRAL OF EARLY RETIREMENT.
Section 59-1352 - ELIGIBILITY FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENT.
Section 59-1352A - PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER PERMANENT DISABILITY BENEFIT.
Section 59-1352B - PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER CATASTROPHIC LINE OF DUTY BENEFITS.
Section 59-1353 - COMPUTATION OF DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCES.
Section 59-1354 - TIME FOR PAYMENT OF DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE.
Section 59-1354A - MEMBERS RECEIVING A DISABILITY RETIREMENT RETURNING TO WORK.
Section 59-1355 - POSTRETIREMENT ALLOWANCE ADJUSTMENTS.
Section 59-1356 - REEMPLOYMENT OF RETIRED MEMBERS.
Section 59-1358 - COMPUTATION OF SEPARATION BENEFITS.
Section 59-1359 - SEPARATION BENEFITS.
Section 59-1360 - CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP — REINSTATEMENT.
Section 59-1361 - COMPUTATION OF DEATH BENEFITS — METHOD OF PAYMENT — OPTIONAL DEATH BENEFIT.
Section 59-1361A - PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER DEATH BENEFITS.
Section 59-1362 - PURCHASE OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES.
Section 59-1363 - PURCHASE OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICE.
Section 59-1365 - VOLUNTARY UNUSED SICK LEAVE POOL.
Section 59-1381 - MERGER OF CITY SYSTEMS INTO STATE EMPLOYEE SYSTEM — DEFINITIONS.
Section 59-1382 - CITY ORDINANCE ELECTING MERGER — CONTRACT WITH BOARD.
Section 59-1384 - BENEFITS NOT REDUCED.
Section 59-1391 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 59-1393 - CONTRIBUTIONS.
Section 59-1394 - EXCESS COSTS — ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
Section 59-1395 - MEMBERSHIP RIGHTS AND DUTIES.
Section 59-1396 - LIMIT ON SEPARATION BENEFIT.
Section 59-1397 - BENEFITS PAYABLE.
Section 59-1398 - MEMBERSHIP IN SOCIAL SECURITY.
Section 59-1399 - COOPERATION OF STATE INSURANCE FUND.
Section 59-1399A - DIVESTMENT OF CERTAIN ASSETS RELATED TO RUSSIA.