ORS Chapter 238

Chapter 238 — PublicEmployees Retirement System

2009 EDITION

PUBLICEMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM

PUBLICOFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

GENERALPROVISIONS

238.005 Definitions

MEMBERSHIP

(MembershipGenerally)

238.015 Membershipgenerally

238.025 Effectof service interruptions on membership

238.035 Membershipof part but not all employees of a public employer

238.045 Membershipof certain circuit court judges

238.055 Membershipof judges previously receiving retirement pay from Judges’ Retirement Fund

238.062 Membershipof deputy district attorneys

238.068 Membershipof legislators

238.072 Membershipof certain legislative employees

238.074 Membershipof community college employees

(Membershipof Retired Employees)

238.078 Reemploymentof retired members

238.082 Limitson hours worked by retired members

238.088 Appointmentor election of retired member to public office

238.092 Optionof legislators to receive certain benefits; employment of persons aslegislative employees or state police officer beyond 65 years of age

(Terminationof Membership)

238.095 Terminationof membership

RETIREMENTCREDIT

(Restorationof Forfeited Credit)

238.105 Restorationof credit forfeited by reason of termination of membership

238.115 Alternatemethod of restoring credit forfeited by reason of termination of membership

(Creditfor Probationary Periods)

238.125 Creditfor probationary period of employment

238.135 Creditfor probationary periods in seasonal positions

(Creditfor Periods of Service With Other Employers)

238.145 Creditfor service as police officer or firefighter with nonparticipating employer

238.148 Creditfor service as public safety officer in another state

238.156 Contributions,benefits and retirement credit for periods of service in uniformed services orArmed Forces; rules

238.157 Alternativeprovision for retirement credit for periods of service with Armed Forces

238.160 Retirementcredit for service while on loan to federal government

238.162 Retirementcredit for service as teacher in public schools of another state

(Miscellaneous)

238.165 Creditfor certain periods of employment by Legislative Assembly

238.175 Retirementcredit for periods of disability

CONTRIBUTIONS

(EmployeeContributions)

238.200 Employeecontributions generally

238.205 Paymentof employee contribution by employer

238.210 Paymentof certain circuit court judge employee contributions by employer

238.215 Contributionsby certain higher education employees

(EmployeeRollover Contributions)

238.220 Employeerollover contributions; rules

238.222 Trustee-to-trusteetransfers to fund restoration of forfeited service or purchase of retirementcredit; rules

(EmployerContributions)

238.225 Employercontributions

238.227 Poolingof employers for purpose of computing employer contributions

238.229 Effectof lump sum payment on contributions of pooled employer; application of excessamounts to offset contributions to individual account program; rules

238.231 Unfundedliability or surplus after employee transfer or employer merger, consolidationor split

MEMBERACCOUNTS

(Generally)

238.250 Regularaccounts

238.255 Creditsto regular accounts when earnings less than assumed interest rate

238.258 Minimumregular account balance

238.260 VariableAnnuity Account; rules

(Withdrawalor Transfer of Member Account)

238.265 Withdrawalof member account

238.270 Transferof member account to other public employee retirement system

ELIGIBILITYFOR RETIREMENT

238.280 Eligibilityfor retirement

BENEFITS

(ServiceRetirement Allowance)

238.300 Serviceretirement allowance

238.305 Optionalservice retirement allowance calculations

238.310 Minimumservice retirement allowance

238.315 Lumpsum payment in lieu of small allowance

(DisabilityRetirement Allowance)

238.320 Disabilityretirement allowance

238.325 Optionaldisability retirement allowance calculations

238.330 Minimumdisability retirement allowance

238.335 Medicalexamination for disability retirement allowance; rules

238.340 Returnto work

238.345 Optionalservice-connected disability retirement allowance for police officers andfirefighters

(Useof Sick Leave to Increase Retirement Allowance)

238.350 Useof unused sick leave to increase retirement allowance; rules

238.355 Computationof unused sick leave for community college employees

(Cost-of-LivingAdjustments)

238.360 Cost-of-livingadjustments

(BenefitIncreases in Compensation of Claims Based on Taxation of Benefits)

238.375 Increasedbenefits payable in compensation for certain damages attributable to taxationof benefits

238.380 Calculationof increased benefit payable under ORS 238.375

238.385 Retirementallowance increase based on years of service

238.387 Retirementallowance increases for members who retired before January 1, 1991

(DeathBenefits)

238.390 Deathbenefit

238.395 Additionaldeath benefit

238.400 Paymentupon death of retired member who dies before making election of retirementbenefits

238.405 Deathbenefit payable to survivors of certain police officers or firefighters

238.407 Distributionof death benefit as rollover distribution

(InsurancePremium Payments)

238.410 Boardmay contract for insurance for retirees; rules

238.415 Paymenttoward cost of pre-Medicare insurance; rules

238.420 Paymenttoward cost of Medicare supplemental insurance

(BenefitsPayable to Vested Inactive Member)

238.425 Benefitspayable to vested inactive member

(BenefitsPayable to Persons Establishing Membership on or After January 1, 1996)

238.430 Limitationon benefits payable to persons establishing membership on or after January 1,1996