Sec. 31. (a) If a member of the plan separates from employment with the member's employer and later begins employment with the same or a different employer in a position covered by the plan:
(1) the member resumes the member's participation in the plan; and
(2) the member is entitled to receive credit for the member's years of participation in the plan before the member's separation.
Any amounts forfeited by the member under section 25(e) of this chapter may not be restored to the member's account.
(b) An individual who returns to state employment having had an opportunity to make an election under section 20 of this chapter during an earlier period of state employment is not entitled to a second opportunity to make an election under section 20 of this chapter.
(c) An individual described in section 1(a)(3) of this chapter who returns to employment with a participating political subdivision having had an opportunity to make an election under section 20.5 of this chapter during an earlier period of employment with the participating political subdivision is not entitled to a second opportunity to make an election under section 20.5 of this chapter with respect to that employer.
As added by P.L.22-2011, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.241-2015, SEC.36; P.L.209-2016, SEC.7; P.L.85-2017, SEC.9.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 5. State and Local Administration
Article 10.3. The Public Employees' Retirement Fund
Chapter 12. Public Employees' Defined Contribution Plan
5-10.3-12-1. Applicability of Chapter
5-10.3-12-3. "Annuity Savings Account"
5-10.3-12-6. "Dies in the Line of Duty"
5-10.3-12-7.5. "Employees of the State"
5-10.3-12-9. "Employer Contribution Subaccount"
5-10.3-12-11. "Internal Revenue Code"
5-10.3-12-13. "Member Contribution Account"
5-10.3-12-14. "Normal Retirement Age"
5-10.3-12-14.5. "Participating Political Subdivision"
5-10.3-12-15.5. "Volunteer Fire Department"
5-10.3-12-16. "Years of Participation"
5-10.3-12-17. Applicability of Other Laws
5-10.3-12-18. Establishment and Administration of Plan; Internal Revenue Service Approval
5-10.3-12-19. Authorization to Request Internal Revenue Service Rulings or Determination Letters
5-10.3-12-20. Plan Membership; Election; Fund Membership
5-10.3-12-20.3. Election During July 2016, by First Time State Employee Who Is Fund Member
5-10.3-12-21. Plan; Member Accounts; Rollover Accounts
5-10.3-12-24.7. Political Subdivision Contributions; Members of a Volunteer Fire Department
5-10.3-12-26. Member Accounts; Withdrawals; Forms of Payment
5-10.3-12-27. Member Accounts; Beneficiary or Survivor Withdrawals; Forms of Payment
5-10.3-12-28. Plan Exempt From Legal Process; Assignment of Payments
5-10.3-12-29. Rollover Contributions; Rollover Accounts
5-10.3-12-30. Member Accounts; Disability Withdrawals; Forms of Payment