Part 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM (HEADING: PL 1985, C. 801, §5 (NEW))
Chapter 425: PARTICIPATING LOCAL DISTRICTS HEADING: PL 1985, C. 801, §5 (NEW)
Subchapter 3: CONTRIBUTIONS HEADING: PL 1985, C. 801, §5 (NEW)
§18301. Member contribution
Each member shall contribute to the Participating Local District Retirement Program or have pick-up contributions made by the employer at a rate of 6.5% of earnable compensation, except as otherwise provided
in this Part. [2007, c. 491, §210 (AMD).]
1.Employer pick-up. The contributions required to be made on behalf of a member under this section shall, after the effective date of this section,
be picked up by the employer in lieu of contributions by the employee with a reduction of the member's salary consistent with
section 17001, subsection 28-A.
[
1987, c. 739, §§33, 48 (NEW)
.]
2.No employee option. The employee may not choose to receive pick-up contribution amounts directly instead of having them paid by the employer
to the Participating Local District Retirement Program.
[
2007, c. 491, §211 (AMD)
.]
3.Treatment of pick-up contributions. Pick-up contributions shall be treated as follows.
A. Pick-up contributions shall be treated as the employer's contribution in determining tax treatment under the United States
Internal Revenue Code for federal tax purposes, pursuant to the United States Code, Title 26, Section 414(h)(2). [1987, c. 739, §§33, 48 (NEW).]
B. For all other purposes, pick-up contributions shall be treated in the same manner and to the same extent as member contributions
were treated before the effective date of this section. [1987, c. 739, §§33, 48 (NEW).]
[
1987, c. 739, §§33, 48 (NEW)
.]
4.Payment of contributions for back time; repayment of refunds; purchase of service credit. Wherever under this chapter provision is made for payment of contributions for back time, repayment of refunds or purchase
of service credit through annual direct payments, those payments may be made either by a single annual payment or by an increased
rate of contribution through payroll deduction. For payments or repayments made by single annual payments, the board shall
designate, by rule, a period of not less than 30 days during which annual direct payments or repayments may be made. Regardless
of whether payment or repayment is made by a single annual payment or by payroll deduction, the payment or deduction must
be sufficient to cover interest costs and effect some reduction in principal.
[
1999, c. 537, §3 (AFF);
1999, c. 537, §2 (RPR)
.]
SECTION HISTORY
1985, c. 801, §§5,7 (NEW).
1987, c. 739, §§33,48 (AMD).
1989, c. 710, §14 (AMD).
1999, c. 537, §2 (AMD).
1999, c. 537, §3 (AFF).
2007, c. 491, §§210, 211 (AMD).
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