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Chapter 145
Public Employees Retirement System
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145.01
Public employees retirement system definitions.
145.011
Certain university and college employees included.
145.012
Public employee defined.
145.013
Fireman electing to remain in system.
145.014
Regional council of governments employees.
145.015
County historical society employee electing to remain in system.
145.016
Credit for contributing service.
145.017
Calculation of final average salary.
145.018
Conditions for full year of credit.
145.03
Public employees retirement system - exemption from compulsory membership.
145.031
Exemption requests by Hamilton county municipal court employees.
145.032
Exemption requests by Hamilton county air pollution control employees.
145.033
Exemption requests by Cincinnati correctional institute employees.
145.034
Exemption requests by members becoming subject to social security tax.
145.035
Exemption requests by department of development employees located in foreign countries.
145.036
Transmission of list of independent contractors; determination of status by board.
145.037
Request to be classified as public employee.
145.038
Acknowledgement of independent contractor status.
145.04
Public employees retirement board.
145.041
Orientation program required for members - continuing education.
145.042
Members with excessive travel expenses ineligible for another term.
145.05
Term of office - election of employee members - eligibility - nomination by petition.
145.051
Special election where person elected unable to serve.
145.052
Board member election unnecessary if only one candidate nominated.
145.053
Candidate campaign finance statements - donor statement of independent expenditures.
145.054
Filing of statements - prohibited campaign activities.
145.055
Complaint alleging violation of RC 145.054 - procedure - fine.
145.057
Disqualification of convicted member - misconduct in office - removal procedure.
145.058
Adoption of election rules - certification of nominating petitions and election results.
145.06
Vacancies.
145.07
Oath of office - quorum - meetings.
145.071
Video conference meetings.
145.08
Reimbursing expenses of board members - liability insurance.
145.09
Election of chairperson and appointment of executive director - powers and duties of board.
145.091
Administering defined benefit and defined contribution plans.
145.092
Travel expense policies - bonus policy - budget.
145.093
Ethics policy - commission approval - ethics training.
145.094
Chief investment officer - supervision duties - monitoring of securities transactions.
145.095
Selection of internal auditor.
145.10
Legal adviser.
145.101
Venue for court actions.
145.11
Investment powers and fiduciary duties of board.
145.111
No board member or employee shall have an interest in board funds.
145.112
Prohibited business transactions.
145.113
Restrictions on fiduciaries.
145.114
Designation of Ohio-qualified agents - selection policy - utilization - annual report.
145.115
Annual disclosures to Ohio Ethics Commission.
145.116
Designation of Ohio-qualified investment managers - utilization - annual report.
145.12
Certifying rate necessary to pay employer contributions.
145.13
Denomination of bonds.
145.14
Percentage of funds available for annuities and other payments - deposit.
145.15
Employee information provided by each department.
145.16
Statement to be filed by employee member.
145.17
Department monthly statement.
145.171
Information to new employees.
145.18
Records kept by department heads.
145.19
Electing defined benefit or defined contribution plan.
145.191
Employee with less than 5 years of service electing to participate in defined contribution plan.
145.192
Effect of electing defined contribution plan.
145.193
Election after reemployment.
145.194
Contributions by law enforcement or public safety officers to defined contribution plan.
145.195
Participants in both defined benefit and defined contribution plans.
145.196
Consolidation of combined plan with defined benefit plan.
145.20
Elective officials may become members of system - credit for prior service.
145.201
Additional service credit purchased by elected or appointed officials.
145.21
Individual accounts for each member - mortality tables.
145.22
Actuarial valuation of pension assets, liabilities, and funding requirements.
145.221
Amortizing unfunded actuarial accrued pension liability.
145.222
Study to determine percentage of employee's compensation to be contributed by public institution of higher education.
145.23
Creation of funds.
145.24
Inequality of contributions by employer.
145.25
Each fund is separate legal entity.
145.26
Treasurer of state custodian of funds.
145.27
Annual statement of funds.
145.28
Purchase of service credit for period of self-exemption.
145.29
Procedure for purchasing credit.
145.291
Purchasing service credit for time spent on pregnancy or adoption.
145.292
Credit for prior service.
145.293
Credit for prior service - comparable public position.
145.294
Payroll deduction plans.
145.295
Credit for service in uniform retirement system.
145.296
Contributions during disability leave.
145.297
Retirement incentive plan.
145.298
Retirement incentive plan - closing of or layoff at state institution.
145.299
Purchasing credit for service as school board member.
145.2910
Transferring service credit and contributions between PERS and Cincinnati retirement system.
145.2911
Eligibility for credit for service in Cincinnati retirement system.
145.2912
Transferring contributions to Cincinnati retirement system.
145.2913
Transferred service credit from uniform retirement system.
145.2914
Non-law enforcement service as law enforcement service.
145.2915
Credit for work missed while receiving workers' compensation.
145.2916
Credit for salary increases for elected officials.
145.30
Credit for military service.
145.301
Purchasing military service credit.
145.302
Purchasing uniformed services credit.
145.31
Restoring service credit.
145.311
Payroll deduction plans - restoring SERS or STERS credit.
145.312
Proceedings on request for restoration of service credit.
145.32
Age and service retirement.
145.323
Cost of living increase.
145.33
Allowance upon age and service retirement.
145.331
Disability allowance recipient applying for service retirement.
145.332
Determination of eligibility for age and service retirement.
145.333
Contribution based benefit cap.
145.334
Election as PERS law enforcement officer or public safety officer.
145.335
Age and service retirement for former combined plan members.
145.35
Providing disability coverage for on-duty illness or injury.
145.351
Annual report disability retirement experience of each employer.
145.36
Benefits upon disability retirement.
145.361
Annual amount of disability allowance.
145.362
Disability benefit recipient to retain membership status.
145.363
Social security disability insurance benefits.
145.37
Coordinating and integrating membership in state retirement systems.
145.38
Employment of retirant.
145.381
Re-employing retirant.
145.382
Employment of certain retirants notwithstanding restrictions.
145.383
Continuing contributions to state system after retirement.
145.384
Retirant may apply for monthly annuity or lump sum payment.
145.385
Reemployed retirant electing to resume retirement allowance.
145.39
Increasing pension, benefit, or allowance when limits of 26 USC 415 are raised.
145.391
Establishing and maintaining qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement.
145.40
Payment to member who ceases to be a public employee.
145.401
Making additional payment upon death of member or withdrawal of contributions.
145.402
Payments to members who are members of another state retirement system.
145.41
Termination of membership - leave of absence.
145.43
Designation or qualification of beneficiaries.
145.431
Designation of beneficiary.
145.45
Beneficiary may substitute other benefits.
145.451
Payment of death benefit.
145.452
Continuation of service credit purchase upon death of member.
145.46
Electing a plan of payment.
145.47
Per cent of compensation required as contribution - deductions.
145.471
Crediting of interest to individual accounts of contributors.
145.472
Crediting of interest on account balances of contributors as of 12-31-98.
145.473
Interest rates.
145.48
Rate of employer contribution.
145.483
Statement of delinquent contributions.
145.49
Calculations of employee and employer contribution rates separately.
145.51
Payments into employer's accumulation fund.
145.52
Transitional liability - installment payments.
145.53
Amounts credited to employer transitional liability.
145.54
Annual estimate of amount necessary to defray expenses; transfer of funds.
145.55
Members deemed to consent to deductions.
145.56
Tax exemptions.
145.561
Acquiring vested right in pension when granted.
145.562
Waiver of rights.
145.563
Adjustment for and recovery of erroneous payments.
145.564
Payroll deduction of membership dues and fees of retiree organizations.
145.57
Restitution order based on theft in office or certain sex offenses.
145.571
Order for division of marital property.
145.572
Forfeiture of retirement benefits under RC 2929.192.
145.573
Benefits subject to termination.
145.574
Forfeiture.
145.58
Group health insurance coverage for retired persons and survivors.
145.581
Establishing programs for long term health care insurance.
145.582
Providing health care coverage for elected officials given erroneous information.
145.583
Deposits to fund payments under plan.
145.584
Benefits equivalent to medicare.
145.62
Additional deposits in employee savings fund.
145.63
Refund of additional deposits.
145.64
Application for benefit where refund not received.
145.65
Payment of deposits made by deceased contributor.
145.69
Budgeting amount necessary to pay the state's obligation as employer.
145.70
Payment of amounts due retirement system from treasury.
145.80
Rules for defined contribution plans.
145.81
Establishment and administration of defined contribution plan.
145.811
Qualification of plan as governmental plan for federal tax purposes.
145.812
Qualification of plan as retirement system maintained by a state or local government entity for federal tax purposes.
145.813
Maintaining individual account for each participant.
145.814
Electing to participate in different plan.
145.82
Application of chapter to defined contribution plan.
145.83
Accumulating contributions to pay medical and insurance expenses.
145.85
Contributions of members.
145.86
Contributions of employers.
145.87
Transferring portion of employer contribution to employers' accumulation fund.
145.88
Withholding.
145.91
Member rights governed by plan selected.
145.92
Spousal consent or waiver.
145.95
Right to payment or benefit vested.
145.97
Deposits of members.
145.98
Ceasing contributions.
145.99
Penalty.