1. 1. If a member has less than five years of creditable service upon termination of employment, the member shall forfeit the portion of his or her defined contribution account attributable to matching contributions pursuant to section 50.1230. The proceeds of such forfeiture shall be applied towards matching contributions made by the board for the calendar year in which the forfeiture occurs. If the board does not approve a matching contribution, then forfeitures shall revert to the county employees' retirement fund.
2. 2. A member shall be eligible to receive a distribution of the member's defined contribution account as soon as administratively feasible following termination of employment, or may choose to receive the account balance at a later time, but no later than his or her required beginning date. The member's account balance shall be paid in a single sum. The amount of the distribution shall be the amount determined as of the valuation date described in section 50.1240, if the member has at least five years of creditable service. If the member has less than five years of creditable service upon his or her termination of employment, then the amount of the distribution shall equal the portion of the member's defined contribution account attributable to the member's seed contributions pursuant to section 50.1220, if any, determined as of the valuation date.
3. 3. If the member dies before receiving the member's account balance, the member's designated beneficiary shall receive the member's defined contribution account balance, as determined as of the immediately preceding valuation date, in a single sum. The member's beneficiary shall be his or her spouse, if married, or his or her estate, if not married, unless the member designates an alternative beneficiary in accordance with procedures established by the board.

(L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314 merged with S.B. 467)

Effective 1-1-00