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Chapter 135 - Retirement System for Teachers and State Employees; Social Security; Health Insurance Program for Children.

• § 135-1. Definitions.
• § 135-1.1. Licensing and examining boards.
• § 135-2. Name and date of establishment.
• § 135-3. Membership.
• §§ 135-3.1, 135-3.2: Repealed by Session Laws 1961, c. 516, s. 9.
• § 135-4. Creditable service.
• § 135-4.1. Reciprocity of creditable service with other State-administered retirement systems.
• § 135-4A: Recodified as G.S. 135-4.1 by Session Laws 2006-264, s. 14, effective August 27, 2006.
• § 135-5. Benefits.
• § 135-5.1. Optional retirement program for The University of North Carolina.
• § 135-5.2. Chapel Hill utilities and telephone employees.
• § 135-5.3. Optional participation for charter schools operated by private nonprofit corporations.
• § 135-5.4. Optional retirement program for State-funded community colleges.
• § 135-6. Administration.
• § 135-7. Management of funds.
• §§ 135-7.1 through 135-7.2. Repealed by Session Laws 1979, c. 467, ss. 16, 17.
• § 135-8. Method of financing.
• § 135-9. Exemption from garnishment, attachment, etc.
• § 135-10. Protection against fraud.
• § 135-10.1. Failure to respond.
• § 135-11. Application of other pension laws.
• § 135-12. Obligation of maintaining reserves and paying benefits.
• § 135-13. Certain laws not repealed; suspension of payments and compulsory retirement.
• § 135-14. Pensions of certain former teachers and State employees.
• § 135-14.1. Certain school superintendents and assistant superintendents.
• § 135-15: Repealed by Session Laws 1949, c. 1056, s. 9.
• § 135-16. Employees transferred to North Carolina State Employment Service by act of Congress.
• § 135-16.1. Blind or visually impaired employees.
• § 135-17. Facility of payment.
• § 135-18: Repealed by Session Laws 1969, c. 1223, s. 14.
• § 135-18.1. Transfer of credits from the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System.
• § 135-18.2: Repealed by Session Laws 1959, c. 538, s. 3.
• § 135-18.3. Conditions under which amendments void.
• § 135-18.4. Reservation of power to change.
• § 135-18.5. Provision for emergency expenses of integration of System.
• § 135-18.6. Termination or partial termination; discontinuance of contributions.
• § 135-18.7. Internal Revenue Code compliance.
• § 135-18.8. Deduction for payments to certain employees' or retirees' associations allowed.
• § 135-18.9. Transfer of members from the Legislative Retirement System or the Consolidated Judicial Retirement System.
• § 135-18.10. Forfeiture of retirement benefits for certain felonies.
• § 135-19. Declaration of policy.
• § 135-20. Definitions.
• § 135-21. Federal-State agreement; interstate instrumentalities.
• § 135-22. Contributions by State employees.
• § 135-23. Plans for coverage of employees of political subdivisions.
• § 135-24. Contribution fund.
• § 135-25. Rules and regulations.
• § 135-26. Studies and reports.
• § 135-27. Transfers from State to certain association service.
• § 135-28. Transfer of members to employment covered by the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System.
• § 135-28.1. Transfer of members to employment covered by the Uniform Judicial Retirement System.
• § 135-29. Referenda and certification.
• § 135-30. State employees members of Law-Enforcement Officers' Benefit and Retirement Fund.
• § 135-31. Split referendums.
• §§ 135-32 through 135-33.1: Repealed by Session Laws 1981 (Regular Session, 1982), c. 1398, s. 1.
• § 135-34: Repealed by Session Laws 1987, c. 738, s. 29(l).
• § 135-35: Repealed by Session Laws 1981, c. 859, s. 13.17; 1981 (Regular Session, 1982), c. 1398, s. 1.
• § 135-36: Repealed by Session Laws 1981 (Regular Session, 1982), c. 1398, s. 1.
• §§ 135-37 through 135-42.1: Recodified and renumbered as G.S. 135-43 to 135-47.3.
• § 135-43. Confidentiality of information and medical records; provider contracts.
• § 135-43.1. Committee on Employee Hospital and Medical Benefits.
• § 135-43.2. State Health Plan Administrative Commission.
• § 135-43.3. Oversight team.
• § 135-43.4. Committee on Actuarial Valuation of Retired Employees' Health Benefits.
• § 135-43.5. Auditing of the Plan.
• § 135-43.6. Reports to the General Assembly.
• § 135-43.7. Contract disputes not contested case under the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 150B of the General Statutes.
• § 135-44. Board of Trustees established.
• § 135-44.1. Officers, quorum, meetings.
• § 135-44.2. Executive Administrator.
• § 135-44.3. Meaning of "Executive Administrator and Board of Trustees".
• § 135-44.4. Powers and duties of the Executive Administrator and Board of Trustees.
• § 135-44.5. Health benefit trust funds created.
• § 135-44.6. (See Editor's Note) Premiums set.
• § 135-44.7. Administrative review.
• § 135-44.8. Rules.
• § 135-45. Undertaking.
• § 135-45.1. General definitions.
• § 135-45.2. Eligibility.
• § 135-45.3. Enrollment.
• § 135-45.4. Effective dates of coverage.
• § 135-45.5. Optional participation for charter schools operated by private nonprofit corporations.
• § 135-45.6. Benefits not subject to deductible or coinsurance.
• § 135-45.7. Prior approval procedures.
• § 135-45.8. (See Editor's Note for temporary provision) General limitations and exclusions.
• § 135-45.9. Special provisions for chemical dependency and mental health benefits.
• § 135-45.10. Persons eligible for Medicare; optional participation in other Medicare products.
• § 135-45.11. Cost-savings initiatives and incentive programs authorized.
• § 135-45.12. Cessation of coverage.
• § 135-45.13. Conversion.
• § 135-45.14. Coordination of benefits.
• § 135-45.15. Liability of third person; right of subrogation; right of first recovery.
• § 135-45.16. Right to amend.
• § 135-46. Undertaking.
• § 135-46.1. Long-term care benefits.
• § 135-46.2. Conversion.
• § 135-46.3. Right to alter, amend, or repeal.
• § 135-47. (Repealed effective July 1, 2010) Administration and processing of Program claims.
• § 135-47.1. Right to alter, amend, or repeal.
• § 135-47.2. Child health insurance fund.
• § 135-47.3. Data reporting.
• § 135-48: Reserved for future codification purposes.
• § 135-49: Reserved for future codification purposes.
• § 135-50. Short title and purpose.
• § 135-51. Scope.
• § 135-52. Application of Article 1; administration.
• § 135-53. Definitions.
• § 135-54. Name and date of establishment.
• § 135-55. Membership.
• § 135-56. Creditable service.
• § 135-56.01. Reciprocity of creditable service with other State-administered retirement systems.
• § 135-56.1: Repealed by Session Laws 1983 (Regular Session, 1984), c. 1031, s. 16.
• § 135-56.2. Creditable service for other employment.
• § 135-56.3. Repayments and Purchases.
• § 135-57. Service retirement.
• § 135-58. Service retirement benefits.
• § 135-59. Disability retirement.
• § 135-60. Disability retirement benefits.
• § 135-61. Election of optional allowance.
• § 135-62. Return of accumulated contributions.
• § 135-63. Benefits on death before retirement.
• § 135-64. Benefits on death after retirement.
• § 135-65. Post-retirement increases in allowances.
• § 135-66. Administration; management of funds.
• § 135-67. Assets of Retirement System.
• § 135-68. Contributions by the members.
• § 135-69. Contributions by the State.
• § 135-70. Transfer of members to another system.
• § 135-70.1. Transfer of members from the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System, the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System, or the Legislative Retirement System.
• § 135-71. Return to membership of retired former member.
• § 135-72: Repealed by Session Laws 1999-237, s. 28.25.
• § 135-73. Termination or partial termination; discontinuance of contributions.
• § 135-74. Internal Revenue Code compliance.
• § 135-75. Deduction for payments to certain employees' or retirees' associations allowed.
• § 135-75.1. Forfeiture of retirement benefits for certain felonies.
• § 135-76: Reserved for future codification purposes.
• §§ 135-77 through 135-83: Repealed by Session Laws 1983 (Regular Session 1984), c. 1031, s. 24.
• §§ 135-84 through 135-86: Repealed by Session Laws 1983 (Regular Session, 1984), c. 1031, s. 24.
• § 135-87. Reserved for future codification purposes.
• § 135-88. Reserved for future codification purposes.
• § 135-89. Reserved for future codification purposes.
• § 135-90. Short title and purpose.
• § 135-91. Administration.
• § 135-92. Membership.
• § 135-93. Contributions.
• § 135-94. Benefits.
• § 135-95. Exemption from garnishment, attachment.
• § 135-96. Supplemental Retirement Board of Trustees.
• § 135-97. Reserved for future codification purposes.
• § 135-98 Reserved for future codification purposes.
• § 135-99 Reserved for future codification purposes.
• § 135-100. Short title and purpose.
• § 135-101. Definitions.
• § 135-102. Administration.
• § 135-103. Eligible participants.
• § 135-104. Salary continuation.
• § 135-105. Short-term disability benefits.
• § 135-106. Long-term disability benefits.
• § 135-107. Optional Retirement Program.
• § 135-108. Post disability benefit adjustments.
• § 135-109. Reports of earnings.
• § 135-110. Funding and management of funds.
• § 135-111. Applicability of other pension laws.
• § 135-112. Transition provisions.
• § 135-113. Reservation of power to change.
• § 135-114. Reciprocity of membership service with the Legislative Retirement System and the Consolidated Judicial Retirement System.