19-20-426. Creditable service for employment under university system retirement program. (1) (a) Subject to 19-20-405, a vested member who has completed 1 full year of active membership in the retirement system subsequent to the member's participation in the university system retirement program pursuant to 19-21-201 and contributes to the retirement system as provided in subsection (2) may receive up to 5 years of creditable service in the retirement system for service covered under the university system retirement program.
(b) Employment to be credited must be of an instructional nature, as an administrative officer, or as a member of the scientific staff with an individual contract under the authority of the board of regents.
(c) A member may not receive credit for service as a student employed by the institution.
(2) For each year of service to be credited under this section, the member shall contribute the actuarial cost of the service based on the most recent valuation of the system.
(3) The contributions and interest may be made in a lump-sum payment or in installments as agreed between the person and the retirement board.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 320, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 282, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 210, L. 2015.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 19. Public Retirement Systems
Chapter 20. Teachers' Retirement
19-20-402. Creditable service for employment in out-of-state public and federal schools
19-20-403. Creditable service for employment while on leave
19-20-404. Creditable service for active service in military, red cross, or merchant marine
19-20-405. Limit on creditable service that may be awarded
19-20-407. No duplication of credit for same period of service
19-20-408. Creditable service for employment in private schools
19-20-409. Transfer of service credits and contributions from public employees' retirement system
19-20-410. Creditable service for extension service employment
19-20-411. Absence because of employment-related injury
19-20-414. Payment methods for purchase of service credit
19-20-415. Procedure for purchase of service credit and pick up
19-20-416. Credit for legislative service required
19-20-418. through 19-20-425 reserved
19-20-426. Creditable service for employment under university system retirement program