§ 31-31-705. Affiliation by Volunteer Pension Plans
The board is authorized to make affiliation agreements with governing bodies that provide pension plans for volunteer firefighters to administer such plans and manage the funds of such plans for investment. The fire and police pension association may require periodic renewal of the agreement. The fire and police pension association has the following responsibilities in […]
§ 31-31-706. Affiliation by Exempt Defined Benefit Pension Plans
At the request of any local employer having an exempt defined benefit pension plan, the board is authorized to make an agreement with the employer’s governing body to manage such employer’s exempt defined benefit pension plan fund for investment. As an alternative to affiliation for investment management pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, at […]
§ 31-31-707. Multiple Plan Employers
An employer with multiple plans may exercise its options of affiliation and withdrawal pursuant to this article on an individual plan basis. Source: L. 2001: Entire section added, p. 420, § 8, effective June 1.
§ 31-31-708. Optional Affiliation by County Sheriff
Any county that does not cover, under the federal “Social Security Act”, as amended, salaried employees whose duties are directly involved with the provision of law enforcement or fire protection as certified by the county may elect coverage under the statewide defined benefit plan established in part 4 of this article 31 and the statewide […]
§ 31-31-801. Definitions
As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires: “Assigned duties” means those specific tasks or jobs designated by the employer for a particular position within a job classification. The term does not include the duties of a member’s rank or grade that the member is not actually required to regularly perform in […]
§ 31-31-802. Coverage
Except as provided in section 31-31-803, any member hired before, on, or after April 7, 1978, is eligible for the benefits provided by this part 8, with the exception of the following: Any member whose employer covers them under the federal “Social Security Act” shall be exempt from the provisions of this part 8 except […]
§ 31-31-411. Return to Work by Participating Member After Retirement – Rules
The board may, in its discretion, adopt rules suspending the benefits of a member who participates in the defined benefit system, separates from service, elects a retirement, and subsequently returns to work with an employer who participates in the defined benefit system. Such rules shall indicate whether the member shall earn additional service credit as […]
§ 31-31-803. Retirement for Disability
Any member hired before, on, or after April 7, 1978, who becomes totally disabled, as defined in section 31-31-801 (4), shall be retired from active service for disability and shall be eligible to receive the disability benefit provided by this subsection (1) or section 31-31-806.5 if the member: (1) (a) (I) Any member hired before, […]
§ 31-31-501. Withdrawal Into Statewide Money Purchase Plan
Any employer may withdraw from its participation in the statewide defined benefit plan established by part 4 of this article for the sole purpose of electing participation in the statewide money purchase plan created pursuant to the authority granted in section 31-31-502. The employer may initiate withdrawal from the statewide defined benefit plan by filing […]
§ 31-31-804. Reduction of Disability Benefits – Definitions
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (SB 09-017), ch. 53, p. 191, § 4, effective March 25, 2009.) Any disability benefit provided pursuant to section 31-31-803 shall be reduced by the pro rata amount of any social security benefit received by the member attributable to the member’s quarters of social security coverage derived from employment as […]