Montana Code Annotated
Part 21. Defined Contribution Plan
19-3-2102. Defined contribution plan established -- assets to be held in trust -- contracted services

19-3-2102. Defined contribution plan established -- assets to be held in trust -- contracted services. (1) The board shall establish within the public employees' retirement system a defined contribution plan in accordance with the provisions of this part. The plan must be established as a pension plan for the exclusive benefit of members and their beneficiaries and as a "qualified governmental plan" pursuant to section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and its implementing regulations. Retirement accounts must be established for each member of the defined contribution plan. Assets of the plan, including assets of the long-term disability plan pursuant to 19-3-2141, must be held in trust. The plan is established in addition to any retirement, pension, deferred compensation, or other benefit plan administered by the state or a political subdivision.
(2) The board may contract for plan administration and use a competitive bidding process when contracting for consulting, educational, investment, recordkeeping, or other services for the plan.
History: En. Sec. 43, Ch. 471, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 490, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 140, L. 2015.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 19. Public Retirement Systems

Chapter 3. Public Employees' Retirement System

Part 21. Defined Contribution Plan

19-3-2101. Definitions

19-3-2102. Defined contribution plan established -- assets to be held in trust -- contracted services

19-3-2103. Legislative intent

19-3-2104. Board powers and duties -- rulemaking

19-3-2105. Administrative expenses and fees

19-3-2106. Limited contract right

19-3-2107. through 19-3-2110 reserved

19-3-2111. Plan membership -- written election required -- failure to elect -- effect of election

19-3-2112. Plan choices for members employed by university system -- amount available to transfer -- effect on rights

19-3-2113. Reinstatement of plan membership -- purchase of prior service credit in defined benefit plan

19-3-2114. Amount available to transfer

19-3-2115. Transfers or rollovers into plan -- service transfers -- membership credit for purposes of vesting

19-3-2116. Vesting -- mandatory termination of membership -- forfeitures

19-3-2117. Allocation of contributions and forfeitures

19-3-2118. through 19-3-2120 reserved

19-3-2121. Repealed

19-3-2122. Investment alternatives -- notice of changes -- default fund

19-3-2123. Payout of vested account balances when terminating plan membership

19-3-2124. Distribution options for plan members -- rulemaking -- minimum distribution requirements -- restrictions

19-3-2125. Death benefits

19-3-2126. Refunds -- minimum account balance -- adjustment by rule

19-3-2127. through 19-3-2130 reserved

19-3-2131. Terminated

19-3-2132. Terminated

19-3-2133. Employee investment advisory council

19-3-2134. Terminated

19-3-2135. through 19-3-2140 reserved

19-3-2141. Long-term disability plan -- benefit amount -- eligibility -- administration and rulemaking

19-3-2142. Disability benefit recipients to remain members -- access to account prohibited

19-3-2143. Implementation