ORS Chapter 238

Chapter 238 — PublicEmployees Retirement System

 

2009 EDITION

 

 

PUBLICEMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM

 

PUBLICOFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

 

GENERALPROVISIONS

 

238.005     Definitions

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

(MembershipGenerally)

 

238.015     Membershipgenerally

 

238.025     Effectof service interruptions on membership

 

238.035     Membershipof part but not all employees of a public employer

 

238.045     Membershipof certain circuit court judges

 

238.055     Membershipof judges previously receiving retirement pay from Judges’ Retirement Fund

 

238.062     Membershipof deputy district attorneys

 

238.068     Membershipof legislators

 

238.072     Membershipof certain legislative employees

 

238.074     Membershipof community college employees

 

(Membershipof Retired Employees)

 

238.078     Reemploymentof retired members

 

238.082     Limitson hours worked by retired members

 

238.088     Appointmentor election of retired member to public office

 

238.092     Optionof legislators to receive certain benefits; employment of persons aslegislative employees or state police officer beyond 65 years of age

 

(Terminationof Membership)

 

238.095     Terminationof membership

 

RETIREMENTCREDIT

 

(Restorationof Forfeited Credit)

 

238.105     Restorationof credit forfeited by reason of termination of membership

 

238.115     Alternatemethod of restoring credit forfeited by reason of termination of membership

 

(Creditfor Probationary Periods)

 

238.125     Creditfor probationary period of employment

 

238.135     Creditfor probationary periods in seasonal positions

 

(Creditfor Periods of Service With Other Employers)

 

238.145     Creditfor service as police officer or firefighter with nonparticipating employer

 

238.148     Creditfor service as public safety officer in another state

 

238.156     Contributions,benefits and retirement credit for periods of service in uniformed services orArmed Forces; rules

 

238.157     Alternativeprovision for retirement credit for periods of service with Armed Forces

 

238.160     Retirementcredit for service while on loan to federal government

 

238.162     Retirementcredit for service as teacher in public schools of another state

 

(Miscellaneous)

 

238.165     Creditfor certain periods of employment by Legislative Assembly

 

238.175     Retirementcredit for periods of disability

 

CONTRIBUTIONS

 

(EmployeeContributions)

 

238.200     Employeecontributions generally

 

238.205     Paymentof employee contribution by employer

 

238.210     Paymentof certain circuit court judge employee contributions by employer

 

238.215     Contributionsby certain higher education employees

 

(EmployeeRollover Contributions)

 

238.220     Employeerollover contributions; rules

 

238.222     Trustee-to-trusteetransfers to fund restoration of forfeited service or purchase of retirementcredit; rules

 

(EmployerContributions)

 

238.225     Employercontributions

 

238.227     Poolingof employers for purpose of computing employer contributions

 

238.229     Effectof lump sum payment on contributions of pooled employer; application of excessamounts to offset contributions to individual account program; rules

 

238.231     Unfundedliability or surplus after employee transfer or employer merger, consolidationor split

 

MEMBERACCOUNTS

 

(Generally)

 

238.250     Regularaccounts

 

238.255     Creditsto regular accounts when earnings less than assumed interest rate

 

238.258     Minimumregular account balance

 

238.260     VariableAnnuity Account; rules

 

(Withdrawalor Transfer of Member Account)

 

238.265     Withdrawalof member account

 

238.270     Transferof member account to other public employee retirement system

 

ELIGIBILITYFOR RETIREMENT

 

238.280     Eligibilityfor retirement

 

BENEFITS

 

(ServiceRetirement Allowance)

 

238.300     Serviceretirement allowance

 

238.305     Optionalservice retirement allowance calculations

 

238.310     Minimumservice retirement allowance

 

238.315     Lumpsum payment in lieu of small allowance

 

(DisabilityRetirement Allowance)

 

238.320     Disabilityretirement allowance

 

238.325     Optionaldisability retirement allowance calculations

 

238.330     Minimumdisability retirement allowance

 

238.335     Medicalexamination for disability retirement allowance; rules

 

238.340     Returnto work

 

238.345     Optionalservice-connected disability retirement allowance for police officers andfirefighters

 

(Useof Sick Leave to Increase Retirement Allowance)

 

238.350     Useof unused sick leave to increase retirement allowance; rules

 

238.355     Computationof unused sick leave for community college employees

 

(Cost-of-LivingAdjustments)

 

238.360     Cost-of-livingadjustments

 

(BenefitIncreases in Compensation of Claims Based on Taxation of Benefits)

 

238.375     Increasedbenefits payable in compensation for certain damages attributable to taxationof benefits

 

238.380     Calculationof increased benefit payable under ORS 238.375

 

238.385     Retirementallowance increase based on years of service

 

238.387     Retirementallowance increases for members who retired before January 1, 1991

 

(DeathBenefits)

 

238.390     Deathbenefit

 

238.395     Additionaldeath benefit

 

238.400     Paymentupon death of retired member who dies before making election of retirementbenefits

 

238.405     Deathbenefit payable to survivors of certain police officers or firefighters

 

238.407     Distributionof death benefit as rollover distribution

 

(InsurancePremium Payments)

 

238.410     Boardmay contract for insurance for retirees; rules

 

238.415     Paymenttoward cost of pre-Medicare insurance; rules

 

238.420     Paymenttoward cost of Medicare supplemental insurance

 

(BenefitsPayable to Vested Inactive Member)

 

238.425     Benefitspayable to vested inactive member

 

(BenefitsPayable to Persons Establishing Membership on or After January 1, 1996)

 

238.430     Limitationon benefits payable to persons establishing membership on or after January 1,1996

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