Effective: September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation: House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
An alternative retirement program is hereby established in accordance with this chapter for the purpose of providing to eligible employees the opportunity of participating in an alternative retirement plan as an alternative to participating in a state retirement system. The employer is the sponsor of each alternative retirement plan offered under this chapter.
Each alternative retirement plan offered under this program shall be a defined contribution plan qualified under section 401 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code that provides retirement and, to the extent applicable, death benefits through investment options. The options shall be offered to electing employees pursuant to trust or custodial accounts or pursuant to group or individual annuity contracts and certificates issued under group contracts. The options may include life insurance, annuities, variable annuities, regulated investment trusts, pooled investment funds, or other forms of investment, at the option of each electing employee.
Notwithstanding this chapter, any retirement plan established by a public institution of higher education prior to March 31, 1997, as an alternative to participating in any state retirement system may continue in effect and be modified without regard to this chapter for all employees at the public institution eligible to participate in the plan.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 33 | Education-Libraries
Chapter 3305 | Alternative Retirement Plans
Section 3305.01 | Alternative Retirement Program Definitions.
Section 3305.02 | Alternative Retirement Program.
Section 3305.03 | Designation of Entities Eligible to Provide Investment Options.
Section 3305.031 | Additional Procedures When Designating or Reviewing a Vendor.
Section 3305.032 | Adoption of Rules.
Section 3305.04 | Adoption of Alternative Retirement Plan; Implementation.
Section 3305.05 | Employees Who May Elect to Participate in Alternative Plan.
Section 3305.051 | Elections Made Prior to Effective Date.
Section 3305.053 | Selection and Change of Providers Under Alternative Plan.
Section 3305.06 | Employee and Employer Contributions.
Section 3305.07 | Payment of Benefits to Electing Employee.
Section 3305.08 | Tax Exemption.
Section 3305.09 | Withholding Order to Pay Restitution for Sex Offense or Theft in Office.
Section 3305.10 | Consent of Spouse of Electing Employee Required Prior to Payment.
Section 3305.11 | Forfeiture of Retirement Benefits Under Rc 2929.192.
Section 3305.12 | Benefits Subject to Termination.
Section 3305.20 | Alternate Payee Entitled to Certain Information.
Section 3305.21 | Orders for Division of Marital or Separate Property.
Section 3305.22 | Repayment or Recovery of Amounts Paid to Alternate Payee.