- 1. All persons who shall hereafter become employees, shall become members as a condition of their employment and shall receive no pension or retirement allowance from any pension or retirement system other than the retirement system established under sections 169.410 to 169.540 because of years of service in the school district, nor shall they be required to make contributions under any other pension or retirement system of any school district or state because of such years, except that this section does not prohibit the extension of the benefits and liabilities of Title II of the Social Security Act of the United States (42 U.S.C.A. { 401 et seq.) to the employees of the school district for the purpose of supplementing the benefits provided by this law, through agreement by the district and the state pursuant to sections 105.300 to 105.440, RSMo.
- 2. Any employee in service on the date the retirement system becomes operative shall become a member as of that date unless prior thereto he shall file with the board of trustees on a form prescribed by the board of trustees a notice of his election not to become a member of the retirement system and a duly executed waiver of all present and prospective benefits which would otherwise inure to him on account of his participation in the retirement system.
- 3. Should any member with less than five years of creditable service not be an employee for more than four consecutive years or should any member withdraw his accumulated contributions, or should any member become a retirant or die, he shall thereupon cease to be a member.
(L. 1943 p. 805 § 3, A.L. 1953 pp. 438, 496, A.L. 1955 p. 546, A.L. 1957 p. 462, A.L. 1961 p. 384, A.L. 1981 H.B. 33, et al.)