Effective: March 23, 2015
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 42 - 130th General Assembly
To coordinate and integrate membership in the state retirement systems, the following provisions apply:
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Retirement systems" means the public employees retirement system, state teachers retirement system, and school employees retirement system.
(2) In addition to the meaning given in section 3307.50 of the Revised Code, "disability benefit" means "disability benefit" as defined in sections 145.01 and 3309.01 of the Revised Code;
(3) "Actuarial assumption rate" means the investment rate of return assumed for projecting assets in the STRS defined benefit plan.
(4) "Total service credit" means the total credit in all retirement systems, except that such credit shall not exceed one year for any period of twelve months.
(5) "Paying system" means the state retirement system in which the member has the greatest service credit, without adjustment or, if the member has equal service credit in two or more retirement systems, the retirement system in which the member has the greatest total contributions.
(6) "Transferring system" means the state retirement system transferring a member's contributions and service credit in that system to the paying system.
(7) "Retention percentage" means five per cent, or a percentage determined under division (D) of this section, of a member's earnable salary in the case of a member of the public employees retirement system or five per cent, or a percentage determined under division (D) of this section, of a member's compensation in the case of a member of the state teachers retirement system or school employees retirement system.
(B) At the option of a member participating in the STRS defined benefit plan, total contributions and service credit in all retirement systems, including amounts paid to restore service credit under sections 145.311, 3307.711, and 3309.261 of the Revised Code, shall be used in determining benefits. If total contributions and service credit are combined, the following provisions apply:
(1) Service retirement or a disability benefit is effective on the first day of the month next following the later of:
(a) The last day for which compensation was paid;
(b) The attainment of minimum age or service credit for benefits provided under this section.
(2) The board of the paying system shall do both of the following:
(a) Determine a member's eligibility for a retirement or disability benefit;
(b) Calculate and pay the member's retirement or disability benefit.
(3)(a) Each transferring system in which the member has service credit shall certify to the paying system all of the following:
(i) The service credit earned by the member in the transferring system;
(ii) The beginning and ending dates of the service credit period covered by the transferring system;
(iii) Any breaks in service by the member, excluding school breaks;
(iv) If available, a statement listing the member's monthly contributions and service credit earned, obtained, or purchased in the transferring system.
(b) The certification under division (B)(3)(a) of this section may be reviewed by both the transferring system and paying system.
(4) In determining the total credit to be used in calculating a retirement or disability benefit, credit shall not be reduced below that certified by the transferring system, except as follows:
(a) Not more than one year of credit may be certified by the transferring system for any one "year" as defined in the law governing the transferring system.
(b) The paying system may reduce any credit certified by the transferring system that is concurrent with any period of service credit the member earned from the paying system.
(c) The paying system may reduce any credit certified by the transferring system if the amount certified, when added to the paying system's service credit for any one "year" as defined in the law of the paying system, exceeds one year.
(5)(a) The paying system shall receive from the transferring system or systems all of the following for each year of service:
(i) The amount contributed by the member, or, in the case of service credit purchased by the member, paid by the member, that is attributable to the year of service;
(ii) An amount equal to the lesser of the employer's contributions made on behalf of the member to the transferring system for that year of service less the retention percentage or the amount that would have been contributed by the employer for the service had the member been a member of the state teachers retirement system at the time the credit was earned less the retention percentage;
(iii) If applicable, an amount equal to the amount paid on behalf of the member by an employer under section 145.483 of the Revised Code;
(iv) Interest compounded annually on the amounts specified in divisions (B)(5)(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) of this section at the lesser of the actuarial assumption rate for that year of the paying system or the transferring system or systems.
(6) The annuity rates and mortality tables of the paying system shall be applicable.
(7) Deposits made for the purchase of additional income, with guaranteed interest, upon the member's request, shall be transferred to the paying system. The return upon such deposits shall be that offered by the paying system.
(C) A person receiving a benefit under this section, who accepts employment amenable to coverage in any retirement system that participated in the person's combined benefit, shall be subject to the applicable provisions of law governing such re-employment.
If a retirant should be paid any amount to which the retirant is not entitled under the applicable provisions of law governing such re-employment, such amount shall be recouped by the paying system by utilizing any recovery procedure available under the paying system's re-employment provisions.
(D) The retention percentage used in the calculation under division (B)(5)(a)(ii) of this section shall be reviewed by the state retirement systems not less than once every five years beginning after the effective date of this amendment or on request of any of the systems. If the retirement systems agree, the retention percentage may be changed if any of the system's employer contribution rate increases or decreases or the systems agree that a change is in the interest of one or more of the systems.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 33 | Education-Libraries
Chapter 3307 | State Teachers Retirement System
Section 3307.01 | State Teachers Retirement System - Definitions.
Section 3307.03 | State Teachers Retirement System - Board.
Section 3307.031 | Composition of State Teachers Retirement System.
Section 3307.04 | General Administration and Management Vested in Board.
Section 3307.041 | Travel Expense Policies - Bonus Policy - Budget.
Section 3307.042 | Ethics Policy - Commission Approval - Ethics Training.
Section 3307.044 | Selection of Internal Auditor.
Section 3307.05 | Board Membership.
Section 3307.051 | Orientation Program Required for New Members - Continuing Education.
Section 3307.052 | Members With Excessive Travel Expenses Ineligible for Another Term.
Section 3307.06 | Board Elections.
Section 3307.061 | Disqualification of Convicted Member - Misconduct in Office - Removal Procedure.
Section 3307.07 | Procedure for Electing Board Members.
Section 3307.071 | No Election if Only One Candidate Nominated.
Section 3307.073 | Filing of Statements - Prohibited Campaign Activities.
Section 3307.074 | Complaint Alleging Violation of Rc 3307.073 - Procedure - Fine.
Section 3307.08 | Oath of Office.
Section 3307.091 | Digital Board Meeting Attendance.
Section 3307.10 | Expenses - Liability Insurance.
Section 3307.11 | Officers - Executive Director.
Section 3307.12 | Treasurer of State Is Custodian of Funds.
Section 3307.121 | Annual Statement of Amount of Funds Furnished by Treasurer.
Section 3307.13 | Legal Adviser.
Section 3307.131 | Actions; Venue.
Section 3307.14 | Creation of Funds - Trustees.
Section 3307.141 | Each Fund Is Separate Legal Entity.
Section 3307.142 | Interest Compounded Annually Credited to Accounts of Members and Funds.
Section 3307.143 | Discontinuation of Health Care Coverage; Transfer of Surplus.
Section 3307.15 | Investment and Fiduciary Duties of Board.
Section 3307.151 | Prohibited Business Transactions.
Section 3307.153 | Annual Disclosures to Ohio Ethics Commission.
Section 3307.154 | Designation of Ohio-Qualified Investment Managers - Utilization - Annual Report.
Section 3307.18 | Trustee or Employee of Board Shall Have No Interest in Profits nor Borrow Funds.
Section 3307.181 | Restrictions on Fiduciaries.
Section 3307.19 | Maintenance of Individual Account.
Section 3307.20 | Disclosure of Records.
Section 3307.21 | Notifying Teacher of Duties and Obligations Under Chapter.
Section 3307.211 | Certifying Names of Covered Employees.
Section 3307.212 | Notifying Board of Personnel Changes.
Section 3307.213 | Maintaining Records and Furnishing Assistance.
Section 3307.214 | Information to New Employees.
Section 3307.231 | Verifying Termination of Active Service.
Section 3307.24 | Denying Membership to Certain Classes of Teachers.
Section 3307.252 | Effect of Electing Strs Defined Contribution Plan.
Section 3307.26 | Contributions.
Section 3307.261 | Contributions During Disability Leave.
Section 3307.27 | Employer Pick Up of Teacher Contributions.
Section 3307.28 | Employer Contribution.
Section 3307.29 | Deductions Certified.
Section 3307.291 | Transmitting Payments Monthly.
Section 3307.292 | Failure of Employer to Transmit Amounts Due.
Section 3307.30 | Levying Additional Taxes.
Section 3307.31 | Deducting Employer Contributions From State Aid Moneys.
Section 3307.32 | Payment of Amounts Due Retirement System From Treasury.
Section 3307.33 | Termination of Membership.
Section 3307.35 | Employment of Retirant.
Section 3307.351 | Continuing Contributions to State System After Retirement.
Section 3307.352 | Retirant May Apply for Monthly Annuity or Lump Sum Payment.
Section 3307.354 | Superannuates or Other System Retirants.
Section 3307.37 | Restitution Order Based on Theft in Office or Certain Sex Offenses.
Section 3307.371 | Order for Division of Marital Property.
Section 3307.372 | Forfeiture of Retirement Benefits Under Rc 2929.192.
Section 3307.373 | Benefits Subject to Termination.
Section 3307.39 | Group Health Insurance Coverage for Retired Persons and Survivors.
Section 3307.391 | Establishing Programs for Long Term Health Care Insurance.
Section 3307.392 | Lump Sum Payment for Death Benefit.
Section 3307.393 | Additional Deposits to Fund Medical Expenses.
Section 3307.41 | Tax Exemptions.
Section 3307.42 | Acquiring Vested Right in Pension When Granted; Suspension of Benefits.
Section 3307.44 | Waiver of Rights.
Section 3307.46 | Increasing Pension, Benefit, or Allowance When Limits of 26 Usc 415 Are Raised.
Section 3307.461 | Establishing and Maintaining Qualified Governmental Excess Benefit Arrangement.
Section 3307.47 | Recovering Erroneous Payments.
Section 3307.48 | Disability Benefit Recipients.
Section 3307.50 | Defined Benefit Plan Definitions.
Section 3307.501 | Final Average Salary.
Section 3307.51 | Actuarial Valuation of Pension Assets, Liabilities, and Funding Requirements.
Section 3307.511 | Data Required for Preparation of Mortality and Service Tables.
Section 3307.512 | Amortizing Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Pension Liability.
Section 3307.513 | Annual Report Disability Retirement Experience of Each Employer.
Section 3307.52 | Service Credited at Retirement.
Section 3307.53 | Computing Service Credit.
Section 3307.56 | Payment to Member Who Ceases to Be a Teacher.
Section 3307.561 | Payments to Members Who Are Members of Another State Retirement System.
Section 3307.562 | Designation or Qualification of Beneficiaries.
Section 3307.563 | Interest Added to Withdrawn Contributions.
Section 3307.57 | Coordinating and Integrating Membership in State Retirement Systems.
Section 3307.58 | Eligibility for Service Retirement.
Section 3307.59 | Disability Allowance Recipient Applying for Service Retirement.
Section 3307.60 | Retirant May Elect Plan of Payment.
Section 3307.62 | Eligibility for Disability Benefits.
Section 3307.63 | Benefits Upon Disability Retirement.
Section 3307.631 | Annual Amount of Disability Allowance.
Section 3307.66 | Beneficiary May Substitute Other Benefits.
Section 3307.661 | Payment of Death Benefit.
Section 3307.67 | Cost of Living Increase.
Section 3307.671 | Establishing Temporary Supplemental Benefit Fund.
Section 3307.69 | Recalculating Benefits.
Section 3307.691 | Annual Lifetime Benefit.
Section 3307.692 | Annual Single Lifetime Benefit Based on 30 or More Years Service.
Section 3307.693 | Supplementing Allowance.
Section 3307.694 | Additional Allowance on or After 7-1-68.
Section 3307.695 | Additional Monthly Payment as of 12-31-71.
Section 3307.696 | Additional Monthly Payment Where Member Died Prior to 7-1-68.
Section 3307.697 | Additional Monthly Payment as of 12-19-73.
Section 3307.698 | Increase in Monthly Allowance, Pension or Benefit Effective 7-1-81.
Section 3307.699 | Increase in Benefits Established Prior to 2-1-83.
Section 3307.6910 | Increase in Benefits for Awards Prior to 7-1-79.
Section 3307.6911 | Recalculating Benefits to Counter Effect of Inflation.
Section 3307.6912 | Recalculating Retirement Allowances for Retirants Prior to 1945 and 1947.
Section 3307.6913 | Recalculating Annual Single Lifetime Benefit.
Section 3307.6914 | Recalculating Benefits Based on Cumulative Percentage Change in Cpi.
Section 3307.70 | Purchasing Service Credits.
Section 3307.701 | Payroll Deduction Plans.
Section 3307.71 | Restoring Service Credit.
Section 3307.711 | Payroll Deduction Plans - Restoring Pers or Sers Credit.
Section 3307.712 | Proceedings on Request for Restoration of Service Credit.
Section 3307.72 | Credit for Years of Service Where Employer Failed to Make Contributions.
Section 3307.73 | Purchase of Service Credit for Period of Self-Exemption.
Section 3307.74 | Credit for Prior Service - Comparable Public Position.
Section 3307.75 | Credit for Military Service.
Section 3307.751 | Purchasing Military Service Credit.
Section 3307.752 | Purchasing Uniformed Services Credit.
Section 3307.76 | Credit for Time Served in Other State Retirement Systems.
Section 3307.761 | Credit for Service in Uniform Retirement System.
Section 3307.763 | Eligibility for Credit for Service in Cincinnati Retirement System.
Section 3307.764 | Transferring Contributions to Cincinnati Retirement System.
Section 3307.765 | Transferred Service Credit From Uniform Retirement System.
Section 3307.77 | Purchasing Service Credit for Period of Approved Absence or Leave.
Section 3307.771 | Purchasing Service Credit for Time Spent on Pregnancy or Adoption.
Section 3307.78 | Purchasing Credit for Service as School Board Member.
Section 3307.80 | Rules for Defined Contribution Plans.
Section 3307.81 | Establishment and Administration of Defined Contribution Plan.
Section 3307.811 | Qualification of Plan for Federal Tax Purposes.
Section 3307.812 | Tax Exemptions and Deferrals.
Section 3307.83 | Member Rights Governed by Plan Selected.
Section 3307.86 | Furnishing Contributions and Information at More Frequent Intervals.