Effective - 28 Aug 2003
169.577. Purchase of additional creditable service to achieve minimum time required for allowance — request, form, purchase, requirements, term. — Any member of a retirement system subject to the provisions of this chapter, who is within five years of being eligible to retire with a retirement allowance as provided in this chapter, may elect to purchase additional creditable service of up to five-tenths of a year which shall, when so purchased, be included in the total of the member's years of creditable service, used to enable the member to achieve the minimum creditable service time required for a retirement allowance, and applied in the computation of the member's annual service retirement allowance. For any member of a retirement system established by sections 169.010 to 169.141 or 169.600 to 169.715, and notwithstanding any other provision within this section to the contrary, the purchase shall be effected in the same manner as provided in section 169.056. The request for purchase of the additional creditable service shall be made in writing to the board of trustees of the system in which the applicant is a member. The purchase shall be effected by the member paying to the retirement system the amount required by the rules and regulations established by the respective retirement system, or absent such rules and regulations, the amount, with interest, the member would have contributed thereto and the amount the member's employer would have contributed thereto had the person been employed in a position covered by the retirement system for the number of months for which the member is electing to purchase credit, and had the member's compensation during such period been the same as the annual salary rate at which the member is receiving at the time of application, and the contribution rate in effect on the date of election to purchase credit. The payment shall be completed prior to termination of membership with the retirement system with interest on the unpaid balance. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow a member to vest in the retirement system by using the creditable service purchased pursuant to the provisions of this section to reach the time of vesting.
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(L. 1995 S.B. 378 § 1, A.L. 1997 H.B. 169 merged with S.B. 309, A.L. 2003 H.B. 346 & 174)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XI - Education and Libraries
Chapter 169 - Teacher and School Employee Retirement Systems
Section 169.010 - Definitions.
Section 169.021 - Transfer of teachers from urban district to state retirement system — procedure.
Section 169.022 - Board of education in sections 169.020 and 169.021 defined.
Section 169.035 - Additional deposits by members, when.
Section 169.045 - Bank deposits of system, how secured.
Section 169.050 - Membership — prior service credit, withdrawal — reinstatement contributions.
Section 169.060 - Retirement and disability.
Section 169.080 - Correction of errors in benefits — adjustment.
Section 169.090 - Funds not subject to execution, garnishment, attachment.
Section 169.100 - Gifts accepted.
Section 169.110 - Appropriations made by general assembly to be repaid in two-year period.
Section 169.270 - Definitions.
Section 169.295 - Board of trustees, powers and duties.
Section 169.311 - One year creditable service, how computed.
Section 169.320 - Member may retire, when.
Section 169.326 - Optional plans for payment of benefits — limitations — waiver.
Section 169.380 - Immunity from execution, garnishment or attachment.
Section 169.390 - Limitation of state contributions.
Section 169.400 - Correction of errors in benefits — adjustment.
Section 169.410 - Definitions.
Section 169.420 - Retirement system — how managed.
Section 169.430 - Who shall be members.
Section 169.466 - Annual pension increase, when.
Section 169.476 - Insurance for retired members may be provided — rules and regulations.
Section 169.510 - Obligations of system paid how — effect of change in law.
Section 169.530 - False statement, misdemeanor — correction of records — adjustment.
Section 169.540 - State shall contribute no funds — exceptions.
Section 169.560 - Retirees may be employed, when — salary amount, effect on benefits, exception.
Section 169.566 - School retirement systems to conduct study.
Section 169.569 - Joint rules promulgated, procedure.
Section 169.573 - Plan for utilization of minority professionals, report.
Section 169.574 - Members may designate trust as beneficiary.
Section 169.587 - Benefits exempted from taxation and creditors — benefits not assignable.
Section 169.597 - Hancock amendment standing — certain statutes void, when.
Section 169.600 - Definitions.
Section 169.610 - System established — board of trustees to administer — funds to be kept separate.
Section 169.640 - Bank deposits of system, how secured.
Section 169.650 - Membership — prior service credit — reinstatement — procedure.
Section 169.670 - Benefits, how computed — beneficiary benefits, options, election of.
Section 169.680 - Penalty for false statements — correction of errors in benefits — adjustment.
Section 169.690 - Funds not subject to execution, garnishment, attachment.
Section 169.700 - Gifts accepted.
Section 169.750 - Indemnification permitted, when — insurance or indemnity policies authorized.