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Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
5 §18200. Name, establishment and purpose - §18200. Name, establishment and purpose There is established the Participating...
5 §18201. Local district participation - §18201. Local district participation (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)...
5 §18202. Adoption of amendments to laws - §18202. Adoption of amendments to laws 1. Adoption optional. A...
5 §18203. Withdrawal of district from participation - §18203. Withdrawal of district from participation A participating local district...
5 §18203-A. Resumption of participation after withdrawal - §18203-A. Resumption of participation after withdrawal The board may establish...
5 §18204. Chief fiscal officer - §18204. Chief fiscal officer The chief fiscal officer of a...
5 §18205. Internal Revenue Code qualified plan compliance - §18205. Internal Revenue Code qualified plan compliance The Participating Local...
Subchapter 2: MEMBERSHIP
5 §18251. Compulsory and optional membership - §18251. Compulsory and optional membership (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE...
5 §18252. Membership in districts with Social Security coverage - §18252. Membership in districts with Social Security coverage A person...
5 §18252-A. Membership in district without Social Security coverage and with plan provided by the employer under section 18252-B - §18252-A. Membership in district without Social Security coverage and with...
5 §18252-B. Requirements for plan provided by district employer for employees to whom section 18252-A applies - §18252-B. Requirements for plan provided by district employer for employees...
5 §18252-C. Delayed election of membership; annual open enrollment - §18252-C. Delayed election of membership; annual open enrollment Employees who...
5 §18253. Employment changes affecting membership - §18253. Employment changes affecting membership 1. Reemployment with new employer....
5 §18254. Effect of district's withdrawal - §18254. Effect of district's withdrawal The withdrawal of a participating...
5 §18254-A. Effect of district's resumption of participation after withdrawal - §18254-A. Effect of district's resumption of participation after withdrawal The...
5 §18255. Disbanded or dissolved local district - §18255. Disbanded or dissolved local district If, for any reason,...
5 §18256. Denial of membership rights (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL CONTINGENCY: See PL 1991, c. 619, §18) - §18256. Denial of membership rights (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE...
5 §18256. Denial of membership rights (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE ON CONTINGENCY: See PL 1991, c. 619, §18) - §18256. Denial of membership rights (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE...
5 §18257. Cessation of membership - §18257. Cessation of membership A member ceases to be a...
5 §18258. Service in the armed forces - §18258. Service in the armed forces 1. Membership continued. The...
Subchapter 3: CONTRIBUTIONS
5 §18301. Member contribution - §18301. Member contribution Each member shall contribute to the Participating...
5 §18302. Employer contribution - §18302. Employer contribution 1. Computation by actuary. The actuary shall...
5 §18303. Certification and payment of contributions - §18303. Certification and payment of contributions 1. Certification. The board...
5 §18304. Former members - §18304. Former members Any former member who withdrew that person's...
5 §18305. Back contributions (REPEALED) - §18305. Back contributions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 801,...
5 §18305-A. Back contributions for optional members (REPEALED) - §18305-A. Back contributions for optional members (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
5 §18305-B. Continued eligibility to purchase service credit - §18305-B. Continued eligibility to purchase service credit A member whose...
5 §18305-C. Back contributions for certain days off without pay - §18305-C. Back contributions for certain days off without pay 1....
5 §18306. Refund of accumulated contributions (REPEALED) - §18306. Refund of accumulated contributions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985,...
5 §18306-A. Refund of accumulated contributions - §18306-A. Refund of accumulated contributions 1. Conditions for refund. If...
5 §18307. Inactive accounts (REPEALED) - §18307. Inactive accounts (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 801,...
5 §18307-A. Inactive accounts - §18307-A. Inactive accounts 1. Conditions for refund. The retirement system...
5 §18308. CETA service - §18308. CETA service 1. Definitions. As used in this section,...
5 §18309. Fire fighters - §18309. Fire fighters 1. Contribution rate. Except as provided in...
5 §18310. Police officers - §18310. Police officers 1. Contribution rate. Except as provided in...
5 §18311. Armed forces - §18311. Armed forces 1. Service after becoming a member. For...
5 §18312. Emergency medical services persons - §18312. Emergency medical services persons 1. Contribution rate. Except as...
5 §18313. Dispatchers - §18313. Dispatchers 1. Definition. For the purposes of this chapter,...
Subchapter 4: CREDITABLE SERVICE
5 §18351. Determination of one year's service credit - §18351. Determination of one year's service credit The determination of...
5 §18352. Service credit for prior service - §18352. Service credit for prior service 1. Determination. Service credit...
5 §18353. Service credit for back contributions - §18353. Service credit for back contributions Upon complete payment of...
5 §18354. Out-of-state service - §18354. Out-of-state service 1. Generally. For members who began membership...
5 §18355. Disability retirement service credit - §18355. Disability retirement service credit A beneficiary shall receive service...
5 §18356. Unused accrued or accumulated sick leave or unused vacation leave - §18356. Unused accrued or accumulated sick leave or unused vacation...
5 §18357. Former members - §18357. Former members Upon complete payment of the back contributions...
5 §18358. Prior service; service previous to membership - §18358. Prior service; service previous to membership 1. Employee in...
5 §18359. Employees covered by the Social Security Act (REPEALED) - §18359. Employees covered by the Social Security Act (REPEALED) SECTION...
5 §18360. Service in the armed forces - §18360. Service in the armed forces Service credit for service...
5 §18361. CETA service - §18361. CETA service 1. Service credit allowed. Service credit for...
5 §18362. Teachers in private, parochial and other schools - §18362. Teachers in private, parochial and other schools 1. Parochial...
5 §18363. Law enforcement service - §18363. Law enforcement service Service credit for service in law...
Subchapter 5: BENEFITS
Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
5 §18401. Amendment not to cause reduction in benefit - §18401. Amendment not to cause reduction in benefit No amendment...
5 §18402. Eligibility for benefits - §18402. Eligibility for benefits Only members of the Participating Local...
5 §18403. Election of methods of payment - §18403. Election of methods of payment 1. Definition. As used...
5 §18404. Methods of payment - §18404. Methods of payment Except as provided in subsection 6,...
5 §18405. Remarriage after retirement - §18405. Remarriage after retirement If the recipient of a reduced...
5 §18405-A. Divorce - §18405-A. Divorce If the recipient of a reduced service retirement...
5 §18406. Liability for payment of benefits - §18406. Liability for payment of benefits 1. Retirement system. The...
5 §18407. Cost-of-living adjustment to retirement benefit - §18407. Cost-of-living adjustment to retirement benefit Cost-of-living adjustments to the...
5 §18408. Payment of benefits when a district disbands or dissolves - §18408. Payment of benefits when a district disbands or dissolves...
5 §18409. Payment from certain funds - §18409. Payment from certain funds All benefits payable under this...
5 §18410. Incorrect records - §18410. Incorrect records If any error in any record of...
5 §18411. Earnable compensation continued - §18411. Earnable compensation continued For purposes of determining benefits under...
5 §18412. Limitation on benefits - §18412. Limitation on benefits Benefits are limited as follows: [PL...
5 §18413. Election to reduce or discontinue benefits - §18413. Election to reduce or discontinue benefits Any retiree or...
Article 2: SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFITS
5 §18451. Qualification for benefits for members not covered under chapter 427 - §18451. Qualification for benefits for members not covered under chapter...
5 §18451-A. Qualification for benefits for members covered under chapter 427 - §18451-A. Qualification for benefits for members covered under chapter 427...
5 §18452. Computation of benefit - §18452. Computation of benefit 1. Member in service. The total...
5 §18453. Special retirement benefits - §18453. Special retirement benefits (CONFLICT) A participating local district may,...
5 §18454. Spouse option; no reduction - §18454. Spouse option; no reduction A participating local district may,...
5 §18455. Law governing benefit determination - §18455. Law governing benefit determination 1. Termination on or after...
5 §18456. Minimum benefit - §18456. Minimum benefit Any member who has 10 or more...
5 §18457. Restoration to service (REPEALED) - §18457. Restoration to service (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c....
5 §18457-A. Restoration to service - §18457-A. Restoration to service The plan provisions adopted by rule...
5 §18458. Recomputation of benefit - §18458. Recomputation of benefit When a participating local district adopts...
5 §18459. Interchangeable benefits for law enforcement officers - §18459. Interchangeable benefits for law enforcement officers Any service retirement...
5 §18460. Discontinuation and substitution of benefits - §18460. Discontinuation and substitution of benefits A participating local district...
5 §18461. Collective bargaining rights - §18461. Collective bargaining rights Nothing in section 18453, subsections 1...
5 §18462. Transfer from special plan - §18462. Transfer from special plan A participating local district may...
Article 3: DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS
5 §18501. Definition - §18501. Definition As used in this article, unless the context...
5 §18501-A. Applicability - §18501-A. Applicability This article applies to all disabilities for which...
5 §18502. Application - §18502. Application 1. Written application. In order to receive a...
5 §18503. Examination or tests - §18503. Examination or tests The examination or tests to determine...
5 §18504. Qualification for benefit - §18504. Qualification for benefit 1. Qualification. Except as provided in...
5 §18505. Computation of benefit - §18505. Computation of benefit When a member qualified under section...
5 §18506. Reduction in amount of benefit - §18506. Reduction in amount of benefit 1. Excess compensation. If...
5 §18507. Payment of benefit - §18507. Payment of benefit 1. Beginning. If the chief executive...
5 §18508. Statement of health (REPEALED) - §18508. Statement of health (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c....
5 §18509. Statement of compensation - §18509. Statement of compensation 1. Requirement. The chief executive officer...
5 §18510. Optional election - §18510. Optional election 1. Election. Any beneficiary entitled to a...
5 §18511. Presumption of disability for active firefighters - §18511. Presumption of disability for active firefighters 1. Definition. For...
5 §18512. Rehabilitation - §18512. Rehabilitation Upon agreement of the chief executive officer and...
Article 3-A: DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS AFTER SEPTEMBER 30, 1989
5 §18521. Definitions - §18521. Definitions As used in this article, unless the context...
5 §18522. Applicability - §18522. Applicability This article applies to all disabilities for which...
5 §18523. Statement of health (REPEALED) - §18523. Statement of health (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c....
5 §18524. Qualification for benefit - §18524. Qualification for benefit 1. Qualification. Except as provided in...
5 §18525. Application - §18525. Application 1. Written application. In order to receive a...
5 §18526. Examinations or tests - §18526. Examinations or tests Any examinations or tests conducted under...
5 §18527. Rehabilitation - §18527. Rehabilitation Upon agreement of the chief executive officer and...
5 §18528. Computation of benefit - §18528. Computation of benefit When a member qualified under section...
5 §18529. Payment of benefit - §18529. Payment of benefit 1. Beginning. Payment of disability retirement...
5 §18530. Reduction in amount of benefit - §18530. Reduction in amount of benefit 1. Definition. As used...
5 §18531. Statement of compensation - §18531. Statement of compensation 1. Requirement. The chief executive officer...
5 §18532. Voluntary return to service - §18532. Voluntary return to service 1. Right to reinstatement. If...
5 §18533. Service retirement - §18533. Service retirement 1. Average final compensation. The service retirement...
5 §18534. Optional election - §18534. Optional election Any person entitled to receive a disability...
Article 3-B: MEMBER ELECTION OF DISABILITY PLAN
5 §18541. Member election of disability plan (REPEALED) - §18541. Member election of disability plan (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
Article 3-C: DISABILITY UNDER FORMERLY AVAILABLE DISABILITY PLANS AFTER OCTOBER 16, 1992
5 §18542. Disability under formerly available disability plans after October 16, 1992 - §18542. Disability under formerly available disability plans after October 16,...
Article 4: ORDINARY DEATH BENEFITS
5 §18551. Definitions - §18551. Definitions As used in this article, unless the context...
5 §18552. Designated beneficiary - §18552. Designated beneficiary A qualifying member may designate a beneficiary...
5 §18553. Death before service retirement - §18553. Death before service retirement (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE...
5 §18554. Death after eligibility for retirement (REPEALED) - §18554. Death after eligibility for retirement (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
5 §18555. Applicability - §18555. Applicability Notwithstanding section 18202, the provisions of former section...
5 §18556. Special survivor benefit option - §18556. Special survivor benefit option 1. Manner of adoption. A...
5 §18557. Survivor's benefit contribution - §18557. Survivor's benefit contribution 1. Information from fiscal officer. Before...
5 §18558. Transfer of funds (REPEALED) - §18558. Transfer of funds (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c....
Article 5: ACCIDENTAL DEATH BENEFITS
5 §18601. Definitions - §18601. Definitions As used in this article, unless the context...
5 §18602. Qualification for benefit - §18602. Qualification for benefit The beneficiary of a qualifying member...
5 §18603. Computation of benefit - §18603. Computation of benefit 1. Surviving spouse; no dependent children....
5 §18604. Method of payment - §18604. Method of payment All benefits paid under this article...
5 §18605. Adjustment of benefits - §18605. Adjustment of benefits 1. Cessation of eligibility. When a...
5 §18606. Termination of benefits - §18606. Termination of benefits The benefits under this article shall...
5 §18607. Benefits in lieu of article 4 (REPEALED) - §18607. Benefits in lieu of article 4 (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
Subchapter 6: GROUP LIFE INSURANCE
5 §18651. Authorization - §18651. Authorization The board, and only the board, may purchase...
5 §18652. Nature of policy - §18652. Nature of policy 1. Limitation. All provisions of a...
5 §18653. Rules - §18653. Rules The board may promulgate and publish, in accordance...
5 §18653-A. Funds - §18653-A. Funds All assets in the group life insurance program...
5 §18654. Administration - §18654. Administration 1. Expenses. All expenses of a group life...
5 §18655. Participation - §18655. Participation 1. Local district. A local district may participate...
5 §18656. Coverage - §18656. Coverage 1. Basic insurance. Life insurance and accidental death...
5 §18657. Payments on death - §18657. Payments on death Any amount of group life insurance...
5 §18658. Insurance; automatic application - §18658. Insurance; automatic application 1. Employees insured. Each employee shall...
5 §18659. Payment of premiums - §18659. Payment of premiums Payment of premiums for group life...
5 §18660. Review of insurance program (REPEALED) - §18660. Review of insurance program (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985,...
5 §18661. Termination of coverage - §18661. Termination of coverage 1. Separation from service. The insurance...
5 §18662. Participation of local districts - §18662. Participation of local districts The employees of any local...
5 §18663. Withdrawal of local districts - §18663. Withdrawal of local districts Any local district participating in...
Subchapter 7: LONG-TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE
5 §18701. Long-term disability insurance coverage authorized - §18701. Long-term disability insurance coverage authorized The board may offer...