38-738

38-738. Adjustment and refund

A. If more than the correct amount of employer or member contributions is paid into
ASRS by an employer through a mistake of fact, ASRS shall return those contributions to
the employer if the employer requests return of the contributions within one year after
the date of overpayment. ASRS shall not pay an employer earnings attributable to excess
contributions but shall reduce the amount returned to an employer pursuant to this
section by the amount of losses attributable to the excess contributions.

B. If less than the correct amount of employer or member contributions is paid into
ASRS by an employer, the following apply:

1. The member shall pay an amount that is equal to the amount that would have been
paid in member contributions for the period in question. The member's payments shall be
made as provided in section 38-747. If the member does not make the payment within ninety
days of being notified by ASRS that the employer has paid all amounts due from the
employer, the unpaid amount accrues interest until the amount is paid in full. The member
is responsible for payment of the unpaid amount and interest. The interest rate is the
interest rate assumption that is approved by the board for actuarial equivalency for the
period in question to the date payment is received.

2. If the member contributions to ASRS made pursuant to this subsection exceed the
limits prescribed in section 38-747, subsection E when taking into account other annual
additions of the member for the limitation year, the amount to be paid by the member
shall be adjusted as provided in section 38-747. For the purposes of this subsection,
"limitation year" has the same meaning prescribed in section 38-769.

3. The employer shall pay to ASRS an amount equal to the amount that would have
been paid in employer contributions for the period in question together with accumulated
interest that would have accrued on both the employer and member contributions due. If
the employer does not remit full payment of all employer contributions and all interest
due within ninety days of being notified by ASRS of the amount due, the unpaid amount
accrues interest until the amount is paid in full. The interest rate is the interest rate
assumption that is approved by the board for actuarial equivalency for the period in
question to the date payment is received.

4. On satisfaction of the requirements of this subsection, the member's salary
history on the records of ASRS shall be adjusted and any additional service credits
acquired by the member shall be reinstated.

5. If the member retires before all contributions are made pursuant to this
subsection, the member's benefits shall be calculated only based on the contributions
actually made.

6. Annual additions shall be determined as provided in section 38-747, subsection
O.

7. The initiator of the request for correction of salary history and service
credits on records of ASRS is responsible for providing credible evidence of past
employment and compensation to ASRS in a form or forms that would lead a reasonable
person to conclude that a period of employment occurred under circumstances that made the
employee eligible for membership in ASRS during that period. A determination of
eligibility by ASRS may be appealed to the ASRS board in a manner prescribed by the
board.

C. Subsection B of this section applies to eligible verified service that occurred
less than or equal to fifteen years before the date the initiator of the request for
correction of salary history and service credits on the records of ASRS provides ASRS
with credible evidence in writing that less than the correct amount of contributions were
paid into ASRS or ASRS otherwise determines that less than the correct amount of
contributions were made.

D. Eligible verified service that is more than fifteen years before the date the
initiator of the request for correction of salary history and service credits on the
records of ASRS provides ASRS with credible evidence in writing that less than the
correct amount of contributions were paid into ASRS or ASRS otherwise determines that
less than the correct amount of contributions were made is considered public service
credit. The member may purchase this service pursuant to section 38-743.