§ 25-11-1. Citation
Articles 1 and 3 shall be known and cited as the Public Employees’ Retirement Law of 1952.
§ 25-11-11. Coverage of employees of political subdivisions and instrumentalities
Each political subdivision of the state and each instrumentality of the state or of a political subdivision, or of both, is hereby authorized to submit for approval by the board a plan for extending the benefits of this article, in conformity with applicable federal law, to employees of any such political subdivision or instrumentality. Each […]
§ 25-11-13. Contribution fund
There is hereby established a special fund, separate and apart from all public moneys or funds of this state, to be known as a contribution fund, which shall be administered by the board exclusively for the purposes of this article. Such fund shall consist of and there shall be deposited in such fund: (a) All […]
§ 25-11-15. Administration and operation of Public Employees’ Retirement System, federal-state agreement, and Articles 1 and 3
Board of trustees: The general administration and responsibility for the proper operation of the Public Employees’ Retirement System and the federal-state agreement and for making effective the provisions of Articles 1 and 3 are vested in a board of trustees. The board shall consist of ten (10) trustees, as follows: The State Treasurer; One (1) […]
§ 25-11-17. Rules and regulations
The board shall make, adopt, and promulgate such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of Articles 1 and 3, as it finds necessary or appropriate to the efficient administration of the functions with which it is charged under said articles.
§ 25-11-19. Studies and reports
The board shall make studies concerning the problem of old-age and survivors insurance protection for employees of the state and local governments and their instrumentalities and concerning the operation of agreements made and plans approved under Articles 1 and 3, shall submit a report to the Governor not later than the first day of February […]
§ 25-11-21. Former laws remain in force
Nothing contained in this article shall be construed as repealing any existing law of this state providing for retirement of public employees.
§ 25-11-3. Purpose and declaration of policy
In order to extend to employees of the state and its political subdivisions and of the instrumentalities of either, and to the dependents and survivors of such employees, the basic protection accorded to others by the old-age and survivors insurance system embodied in the Social Security Act, it is hereby declared to be the policy […]
§ 25-11-5. Definitions
For the purposes of this article: The term “wages” means all remuneration for employment as defined herein, including the cash value of all remuneration paid in any medium other than cash, except that such term shall not include that part of such remuneration which, even if it were for “employment” within the meaning of the […]
§ 25-11-7. Federal-state agreement
The board, with the approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized to enter on behalf of the state into an agreement with the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, consistent with the terms and provisions of this article, for the purpose of extending the benefits of the federal old-age and survivors insurance system to employees […]
§ 25-11-9. Contributions by state employees
Every employee of the state whose services are covered by an agreement entered into under Section 25-11-7 shall be required to pay for the period of such coverage, into the contribution fund established by Section 25-11-13, contributions, with respect to wages (as defined in Section 25-11-5 of this article), equal to the amount of tax […]