PURPOSE: This rule clarifies the process for certifying employment and salary figures upon termination of employment for purposes of calculating retirement benefits in the future.

1. (1) The County Employees’ Retirement Fund will follow Missouri’s common law which prohibits a spouse from receiving survivorship benefits if the spouse intentionally killed the member.

2. (2) Part-time employees may be enrolled and service will be calculated as follows:

   1. (A) An employee must work one thousand (1000) hours to be enrolled in the system;
   2. (B) An employee must have at least eight

3. (8) years of service with at least one thousand (1000) hours worked per year to be vested;

   1. (C) An employee must work one thousand (1000) hours to receive a year of membership credit;
   2. (D) If an employee is enrolled in the system and works less than one thousand (1000) hours in any particular year, s/he will receive membership credit for that year calculated on twelfths of a year. Therefore, there will be no need to refund any contributions received for hours worked;
   3. (E) The plan administrator will develop a system to track this information and to obtain additional information if an employee worked less than one thousand (1000) hours; and
   4. (F) The death benefit will only be extended to part-time and seasonal employees in months for which they receive pay.

AUTHORITY: section 50.1032, RSMo Supp. 1997.* Original rule filed Nov. 26, 1996, effective June 30, 1997. Amended: Filed Dec. 9, 1997, effective June 30, 1998. Amended: Filed March 2, 1998, effective Aug. 30, 1998. *Original authority 1995.