Montana Code Annotated
Title 19. Public Retirement Systems
Chapter 20. Teachers' Retirement

19-20-106. Retaining qualified plan status -- board rulemaking authority - 19-20-106. Retaining qualified plan status -- board rulemaking authority. (1)...

Part 2. Administration of System

19-20-201. Administration by retirement board -- jurisdiction and venue for judicial review - 19-20-201. Administration by retirement board -- jurisdiction and venue for...

19-20-202. Per diem and expenses of board members - 19-20-202. Per diem and expenses of board members. The members...

19-20-203. Officers and employees of retirement board - 19-20-203. Officers and employees of retirement board. (1) It is...

19-20-204. Repealed - 19-20-204. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 39, L. 2017. History: En....

19-20-205. Board to determine membership - 19-20-205. Board to determine membership. It is the duty of...

19-20-206. Board to grant benefits - 19-20-206. Board to grant benefits. It is the duty of...

19-20-207. Repealed - 19-20-207. Repealed. Sec. 11, Ch. 111, L. 1995. History: En....

19-20-208. Duties and liability of employer - 19-20-208. Duties and liability of employer. (1) Each employer shall:...

19-20-209. through 19-20-211 reserved - 19-20-209 through 19-20-211 reserved.

19-20-212. General internal revenue service qualification rules - 19-20-212. General internal revenue service qualification rules. (1) The board...

19-20-213. and 19-20-214 reserved - 19-20-213 and 19-20-214 reserved.

19-20-215. Presentation to board of investments - 19-20-215. Presentation to board of investments. The retirement board shall...

19-20-216. Board to make special report - 19-20-216. Board to make special report. As soon as possible...

Part 3. Membership

19-20-301. Membership application - 19-20-301. Membership application. Whenever a person becomes a member of...

19-20-302. Active membership - 19-20-302. Active membership. (1) Unless otherwise provided by this chapter,...

19-20-303. Inactive membership -- dormant membership status - 19-20-303. Inactive membership -- dormant membership status. (1) A nonvested...

19-20-304. Repealed - 19-20-304. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 276, L. 2019. History: En....

19-20-305. Alternate payees -- family law orders - 19-20-305. Alternate payees -- family law orders. (1) A participant...

19-20-306. Execution or withholding for support obligation - 19-20-306. Execution or withholding for support obligation. (1) Benefits in...

Part 4. Creditable Service

19-20-401. Creditable service - 19-20-401. Creditable service. (1) The creditable service of a member...

19-20-402. Creditable service for employment in out-of-state public and federal schools - 19-20-402. Creditable service for employment in out-of-state public and federal...

19-20-403. Creditable service for employment while on leave - 19-20-403. Creditable service for employment while on leave. (1) (a)...

19-20-404. Creditable service for active service in military, red cross, or merchant marine - 19-20-404. Creditable service for active service in military, red cross,...

19-20-405. Limit on creditable service that may be awarded - 19-20-405. Limit on creditable service that may be awarded. The...

19-20-406. Repealed - 19-20-406. Repealed. Sec. 20, Ch. 282, L. 2009. History: En....

19-20-407. No duplication of credit for same period of service - 19-20-407. No duplication of credit for same period of service....

19-20-408. Creditable service for employment in private schools - 19-20-408. Creditable service for employment in private schools. (1) (a)...

19-20-409. Transfer of service credits and contributions from public employees' retirement system - 19-20-409. Transfer of service credits and contributions from public employees'...

19-20-410. Creditable service for extension service employment - 19-20-410. Creditable service for extension service employment. (1) (a) Subject...

19-20-411. Absence because of employment-related injury - 19-20-411. Absence because of employment-related injury. (1) Subject to the...

19-20-412. Repealed - 19-20-412. Repealed. Sec. 26, Ch. 111, L. 1999. History: En....

19-20-413. Repealed - 19-20-413. Repealed. Sec. 26, Ch. 111, L. 1999. History: En....

19-20-414. Payment methods for purchase of service credit - 19-20-414. Payment methods for purchase of service credit. (1) An...

19-20-415. Procedure for purchase of service credit and pick up - 19-20-415. Procedure for purchase of service credit and pick up....

19-20-416. Credit for legislative service required - 19-20-416. Credit for legislative service required. (1) A legislator who...

19-20-417. Credit for substitute teaching service, teacher's aide service, or other service not reported - 19-20-417. Credit for substitute teaching service, teacher's aide service, or...

19-20-418. through 19-20-425 reserved - 19-20-418 through 19-20-425 reserved.

19-20-426. Creditable service for employment under university system retirement program - 19-20-426. Creditable service for employment under university system retirement program....

19-20-427. Redeposit of contributions previously withdrawn - 19-20-427. Redeposit of contributions previously withdrawn. (1) Except as provided...

Part 5. Management of Funds

19-20-501. Financial administration of money - 19-20-501. Financial administration of money. The members of the retirement...

19-20-502. Restrictions on use of money - 19-20-502. Restrictions on use of money. (1) A member of...

19-20-503. Forfeiture of unclaimed account balances or benefits - 19-20-503. Forfeiture of unclaimed account balances or benefits. (1) A...

19-20-504. Vesting of retirement allowances upon termination of system - 19-20-504. Vesting of retirement allowances upon termination of system. Upon...

19-20-505. through 19-20-509 reserved - 19-20-505 through 19-20-509 reserved.

19-20-510. Probate and nonprobate transfer statutes superseded - 19-20-510. Probate and nonprobate transfer statutes superseded. If a provision...

Part 6. Funds -- Contributions

19-20-601. Method of financing - 19-20-601. Method of financing. The retirement board shall establish and...

19-20-602. Annuity savings account -- member's contribution - 19-20-602. Annuity savings account -- member's contribution. (1) The annuity...

19-20-603. Withdrawal from membership -- refund of accumulated contributions -- options - 19-20-603. Withdrawal from membership -- refund of accumulated contributions --...

19-20-604. State contributions -- termination - 19-20-604. (Temporary) State contributions -- termination. The state shall contribute...

19-20-605. Pension accumulation account -- employer's contribution - 19-20-605. Pension accumulation account -- employer's contribution. (1) The pension...

19-20-606. Repealed - 19-20-606. Repealed. Sec. 40, Ch. 532, L. 1997. History: En....

19-20-607. Supplemental state contribution -- appropriation - 19-20-607. Supplemental state contribution -- appropriation. (1) (a) Each month,...

19-20-608. Member supplemental contribution -- actuarially determined adjustments -- effective dates - 19-20-608. Member supplemental contribution -- actuarially determined adjustments -- effective...

19-20-609. Employer's supplemental contribution -- actuarially determined adjustments - 19-20-609. Employer's supplemental contribution -- actuarially determined adjustments. (1) (a)...

19-20-610. through 19-20-620 reserved - 19-20-610 through 19-20-620 reserved.

19-20-621. Montana university system retirement program supplemental contributions - 19-20-621. Montana university system retirement program supplemental contributions. (1) Each...

19-20-622. Renumbered 19-20-720 - 19-20-622. Renumbered 19-20-720. Sec. 83, Ch. 7, L. 2001.

Part 7. Benefits in General

19-20-701. Benefits - 19-20-701. Benefits. (1) The retirement, disability, and other benefits of...

19-20-702. Optional allowances -- joint and survivor annuity -- period certain - 19-20-702. Optional allowances -- joint and survivor annuity -- period...

19-20-703. Payments to be monthly - 19-20-703. Payments to be monthly. (1) All retirement allowances must...

19-20-704. Repealed - 19-20-704. Repealed. Sec. 26, Ch. 111, L. 1999. History: En....

19-20-705. Repealed - 19-20-705. Repealed. Sec. 30, Ch. 210, L. 2015. History: En....

19-20-706. Exemption from taxation and legal process - 19-20-706. (Temporary) Exemption from taxation and legal process. Except as...

19-20-707. Repealed - 19-20-707. Repealed. Sec. 26, Ch. 111, L. 1999. History: (1)En....

19-20-708. Repealed - 19-20-708. Repealed. Sec. 26, Ch. 111, L. 1999. History: En....

19-20-709. Repealed - 19-20-709. Repealed. Sec. 26, Ch. 111, L. 1999. History: En....

19-20-710. Maximum benefit limitation - 19-20-710. Maximum benefit limitation. A monthly benefit paid under the...

19-20-711. Repealed - 19-20-711. Repealed. Sec. 6, Ch. 360, L. 1999. History: En....

19-20-712. Repealed - 19-20-712. Repealed. Sec. 6, Ch. 360, L. 1999. History: En....

19-20-713. Repealed - 19-20-713. Repealed. Sec. 6, Ch. 360, L. 1999. History: En....

19-20-714. Repealed - 19-20-714. Repealed. Sec. 6, Ch. 360, L. 1999. History: En....

19-20-715. Earned compensation -- limitations - 19-20-715. Earned compensation -- limitations. (1) Compensation in excess of...

19-20-716. Termination pay - 19-20-716. Termination pay. (1) If a member terminates and receives...

19-20-717. Repealed - 19-20-717. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 276, L. 2019. History: En....

19-20-718. Maximum contribution limitation - 19-20-718. Maximum contribution limitation. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of...

19-20-719. Guaranteed annual benefit adjustment -- rulemaking - 19-20-719. Guaranteed annual benefit adjustment -- rulemaking. (1) On January...

19-20-720. Repealed - 19-20-720. Repealed. Sec. 21, Ch. 59, L. 2011. History: En....

19-20-721. Repealed - 19-20-721. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 276, L. 2019. History: En....

19-20-722. Eligible rollover distributions - 19-20-722. Eligible rollover distributions. As required by section 401(a)(31) of...

19-20-723. through 19-20-730 reserved - 19-20-723 through 19-20-730 reserved.

19-20-731. Postretirement employment limitations -- cancellation and recalculation of benefits -- reporting obligation of retired member - 19-20-731. Postretirement employment limitations -- cancellation and recalculation of benefits...

19-20-732. Reemployment of certain retired teachers, specialists, and administrators -- procedure -- definitions - 19-20-732. (Temporary) Reemployment of certain retired teachers, specialists, and administrators...

19-20-733. Resumption of employment by retired member -- suspension of benefits - 19-20-733. Resumption of employment by retired member -- suspension of...

19-20-734. Break-in-service requirements - 19-20-734. Break-in-service requirements. (1) Except as provided in 19-20-732 and...

Part 8. Superannuation Retirement

19-20-801. Eligibility for service retirement - 19-20-801. Eligibility for service retirement. (1) A tier one member...

19-20-802. Early retirement - 19-20-802. Early retirement. (1) (a) A vested tier one member...

19-20-803. reserved - 19-20-803 reserved.

19-20-804. Allowance for service retirement -- professional retirement option allowance -- creditable service limitation - 19-20-804. Allowance for service retirement -- professional retirement option allowance...

19-20-805. Calculation of average final compensation - 19-20-805. Calculation of average final compensation. (1) Except as limited...

19-20-806. Terminated - 19-20-806. Terminated. Sec. 6, Ch. 120, L. 2003. History: En....

19-20-807. through 19-20-809 reserved - 19-20-807 through 19-20-809 reserved.

19-20-810. Termination of employment -- retired member status -- certification of termination date - 19-20-810. Termination of employment -- retired member status -- certification...

Part 9. Disability Retirement

19-20-901. Eligibility for disability retirement -- determination by board - 19-20-901. Eligibility for disability retirement -- determination by board. (1)...

19-20-902. Allowance for disability retirement - 19-20-902. Allowance for disability retirement. (1) Upon retirement for disability,...

19-20-903. Medical examination of disability retiree - 19-20-903. Medical examination of disability retiree. (1) Once each year...

19-20-904. Adjustment of allowance - 19-20-904. Adjustment of allowance. (1) (a) Except as provided by...

19-20-905. Cancellation of allowance and restoration of membership - 19-20-905. Cancellation of allowance and restoration of membership. (1) If...

Part 10. Death Benefits

19-20-1001. Payments upon death of member prior to retirement - 19-20-1001. Payments upon death of member prior to retirement. (1)...

19-20-1002. Payments upon death of retiree - 19-20-1002. Payments upon death of retiree. (1) In the event...

19-20-1003. Payment of death benefits - 19-20-1003. Payment of death benefits. (1) Death benefits paid from...

19-20-1004. Compliance with federal act - 19-20-1004. Compliance with federal act. With respect to a member's...

19-20-1005. Alternate beneficiaries - 19-20-1005. Alternate beneficiaries. (1) A decedent's alternate beneficiary is the...

19-20-1006. When beneficiaries designated -- eligible beneficiaries -- right to renounce - 19-20-1006. When beneficiaries designated -- eligible beneficiaries -- right to...

19-20-1007. Requirements for beneficiary designation to be effective - 19-20-1007. Requirements for beneficiary designation to be effective. (1) To...

19-20-1008. Changes to beneficiary designations -- limitations on changing spouse beneficiary interest - 19-20-1008. Changes to beneficiary designations -- limitations on changing spouse...

19-20-1009. Payment to minor child -- opportunity to name custodian - 19-20-1009. Payment to minor child -- opportunity to name custodian....

19-20-1010. through 19-20-1012 reserved - 19-20-1010 through 19-20-1012 reserved.

19-20-1013. Supremacy of retirement system provisions - 19-20-1013. Supremacy of retirement system provisions. The designation and payment...

Part 11. Group Insurance

19-20-1101. Withholding of group insurance premium from retirement allowance - 19-20-1101. Withholding of group insurance premium from retirement allowance. (1)...

Part 12. Unpaid Contributions and Overpayments

19-20-1201. Definitions - 19-20-1201. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions...

19-20-1202. Correction of errors - 19-20-1202. Correction of errors. The retirement system shall correct errors...

19-20-1203. Recovery of unpaid employer contributions - 19-20-1203. Recovery of unpaid employer contributions. An amount owed for...

19-20-1204. Recovery of unpaid employee contributions - 19-20-1204. Recovery of unpaid employee contributions. (1) An amount owed...

19-20-1205. Recovery of overpayments - 19-20-1205. Recovery of overpayments. (1) Subject to subsection (2), an...

19-20-1206. Interest on overpayments and unpaid contributions - 19-20-1206. Interest on overpayments and unpaid contributions. (1) Except as...

19-20-1207. through 19-20-1210 reserved - 19-20-1207 through 19-20-1210 reserved.

19-20-1211. Notices required -- initial notice -- final staff determination - 19-20-1211. Notices required -- initial notice -- final staff determination....

19-20-1212. Recovery methods - 19-20-1212. Recovery methods. (1) The retirement system may use any...

19-20-1213. Retirement system's discretion -- priority right to recover - 19-20-1213. Retirement system's discretion -- priority right to recover. (1)...

19-20-1214. Costs and fees for recovering amounts owed - 19-20-1214. Costs and fees for recovering amounts owed. (1) Unless...

19-20-1215. Statute of limitations - 19-20-1215. Statute of limitations. (1) If overpaid benefits or unpaid...

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Montana Code Annotated Title 19. Public Retirement Systems Chapter 20. Teachers' Retirement

Montana Code Annotated
Title 19. Public Retirement Systems
Chapter 20. Teachers' Retirement