Ohio Revised Code|Chapter 145 | Public Employees Retirement System

Section 145.035 | Exemption requests by department of development employees located in foreign countries.

Section 145.036 | Transmission of list of independent contractors; determination of status by board.

Section 145.037 | Request to be classified as public employee.

Section 145.038 | Acknowledgement of independent contractor status.

Section 145.04 | Public employees retirement board.

Section 145.041 | Orientation program required for members - continuing education.

Section 145.042 | Members with excessive travel expenses ineligible for another term.

Section 145.05 | Term of office - election of employee members - eligibility - nomination by petition.

Section 145.051 | Special election where person elected unable to serve.

Section 145.052 | Board member election unnecessary if only one candidate nominated.

Section 145.053 | Candidate campaign finance statements - donor statement of independent expenditures.

Section 145.054 | Filing of statements - prohibited campaign activities.

Section 145.055 | Complaint alleging violation of RC 145.054 - procedure - fine.

Section 145.057 | Disqualification of convicted member - misconduct in office - removal procedure.

Section 145.058 | Adoption of election rules - certification of nominating petitions and election results.

Section 145.06 | Vacancies.

Section 145.07 | Oath of office - quorum - meetings.

Section 145.08 | Reimbursing expenses of board members - liability insurance.

Section 145.09 | Election of chairperson and appointment of executive director - powers and duties of board.

Section 145.091 | Administering defined benefit and defined contribution plans.

Section 145.092 | Travel expense policies - bonus policy - budget.

Section 145.093 | Ethics policy - commission approval - ethics training.

Section 145.094 | Chief investment officer - supervision duties - monitoring of securities transactions.

Section 145.095 | Selection of internal auditor.

Section 145.10 | Legal adviser.

Section 145.101 | Venue for court actions.

Section 145.11 | Investment powers and fiduciary duties of board.

Section 145.111 | No board member or employee shall have an interest in board funds.

Section 145.112 | Prohibited business transactions.

Section 145.113 | Restrictions on fiduciaries.

Section 145.114 | Designation of Ohio-qualified agents - selection policy - utilization - annual report.

Section 145.115 | Annual disclosures to Ohio Ethics Commission.

Section 145.116 | Designation of Ohio-qualified investment managers - utilization - annual report.

Section 145.12 | Certifying rate necessary to pay employer contributions.

Section 145.13 | Denomination of bonds.

Section 145.14 | Percentage of funds available for annuities and other payments - deposit.

Section 145.15 | Employee information provided by each department.

Section 145.16 | Statement to be filed by employee member.

Section 145.17 | Department monthly statement.

Section 145.171 | Information to new employees.

Section 145.18 | Records kept by department heads.

Section 145.19 | Electing defined benefit or defined contribution plan.

Section 145.191 | Employee with less than 5 years of service electing to participate in defined contribution plan.

Section 145.192 | Effect of electing defined contribution plan.

Section 145.193 | Election after reemployment.

Section 145.194 | Contributions by law enforcement or public safety officers to defined contribution plan.

Section 145.195 | Participants in both defined benefit and defined contribution plans.

Section 145.20 | Elective officials may become members of system - credit for prior service.

Section 145.201 | Additional service credit purchased by elected or appointed officials.

Section 145.21 | Individual accounts for each member - mortality tables.

Section 145.22 | Actuarial valuation of pension assets, liabilities, and funding requirements.

Section 145.221 | Amortizing unfunded actuarial accrued pension liability.

Section 145.222 | Study to determine percentage of employee's compensation to be contributed by public institution of higher education.

Section 145.23 | Creation of funds.

Section 145.24 | Inequality of contributions by employer.

Section 145.25 | Each fund is separate legal entity.

Section 145.26 | Treasurer of state custodian of funds.

Section 145.27 | Annual statement of funds.

Section 145.28 | Purchase of service credit for period of self-exemption.

Section 145.29 | Procedure for purchasing credit.

Section 145.291 | Purchasing service credit for time spent on pregnancy or adoption.

Section 145.292 | Credit for prior service.

Section 145.293 | Credit for prior service - comparable public position.

Section 145.294 | Payroll deduction plans.

Section 145.295 | Credit for service in uniform retirement system.

Section 145.296 | Contributions during disability leave.

Section 145.297 | Retirement incentive plan.

Section 145.298 | Retirement incentive plan - closing of or layoff at state institution.

Section 145.299 | Purchasing credit for service as school board member.

Section 145.2910 | Transferring service credit and contributions between PERS and Cincinnati retirement system.

Section 145.2911 | Eligibility for credit for service in Cincinnati retirement system.

Section 145.2912 | Transferring contributions to Cincinnati retirement system.

Section 145.2913 | Transferred service credit from uniform retirement system.

Section 145.2914 | Non-law enforcement service as law enforcement service.

Section 145.2915 | Credit for work missed while receiving workers' compensation.

Section 145.2916 | Credit for salary increases for elected officials.

Section 145.30 | Credit for military service.

Section 145.301 | Purchasing military service credit.

Section 145.302 | Purchasing uniformed services credit.

Section 145.31 | Restoring service credit.

Section 145.311 | Payroll deduction plans - restoring SERS or STERS credit.

Section 145.312 | Proceedings on request for restoration of service credit.

Section 145.32 | Age and service retirement.

Section 145.323 | Cost of living increase.

Section 145.33 | Allowance upon age and service retirement.

Section 145.331 | Disability allowance recipient applying for service retirement.

Section 145.332 | Determination of eligibility for age and service retirement.

Section 145.333 | Contribution based benefit cap.

Section 145.334 | Election as PERS law enforcement officer or public safety officer.

Section 145.35 | Providing disability coverage for on-duty illness or injury.

Section 145.351 | Annual report disability retirement experience of each employer.

Section 145.36 | Benefits upon disability retirement.

Section 145.361 | Annual amount of disability allowance.

Section 145.362 | Disability benefit recipient to retain membership status.

Section 145.363 | Social security disability insurance benefits.

Section 145.37 | Coordinating and integrating membership in state retirement systems.

Section 145.38 | Employment of retirant.

Section 145.381 | Re-employing retirant.

Section 145.382 | Employment of certain retirants notwithstanding restrictions.

Section 145.383 | Continuing contributions to state system after retirement.

Section 145.384 | Retirant may apply for monthly annuity or lump sum payment.

Section 145.385 | Reemployed retirant electing to resume retirement allowance.

Section 145.39 | Increasing pension, benefit, or allowance when limits of 26 USC 415 are raised.

Section 145.391 | Establishing and maintaining qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement.

Section 145.40 | Payment to member who ceases to be a public employee.

Section 145.401 | Making additional payment upon death of member or withdrawal of contributions.

Section 145.402 | Payments to members who are members of another state retirement system.

Section 145.41 | Termination of membership - leave of absence.

Section 145.43 | Designation or qualification of beneficiaries.

Section 145.431 | Designation of beneficiary.

Section 145.45 | Beneficiary may substitute other benefits.

Section 145.451 | Payment of death benefit.

Section 145.452 | Continuation of service credit purchase upon death of member.

Section 145.46 | Electing a plan of payment.

Section 145.47 | Per cent of compensation required as contribution - deductions.

Section 145.471 | Crediting of interest to individual accounts of contributors.

Section 145.472 | Crediting of interest on account balances of contributors as of 12-31-98.

Section 145.473 | Interest rates.

Section 145.48 | Rate of employer contribution.

Section 145.483 | Statement of delinquent contributions.

Section 145.49 | Calculations of employee and employer contribution rates separately.

Section 145.51 | Payments into employer's accumulation fund.

Section 145.52 | Transitional liability - installment payments.

Section 145.53 | Amounts credited to employer transitional liability.

Section 145.54 | Annual estimate of amount necessary to defray expenses; transfer of funds.

Section 145.55 | Members deemed to consent to deductions.

Section 145.56 | Tax exemptions.

Section 145.561 | Acquiring vested right in pension when granted.

Section 145.562 | Waiver of rights.

Section 145.563 | Adjustment for and recovery of erroneous payments.

Section 145.564 | Payroll deduction of membership dues and fees of retiree organizations.

Section 145.57 | Restitution order based on theft in office or certain sex offenses.

Section 145.571 | Order for division of marital property.

Section 145.572 | Forfeiture of retirement benefits under RC 2929.192.

Section 145.573 | Benefits subject to termination.

Section 145.574 | Forfeiture.

Section 145.58 | Group health insurance coverage for retired persons and survivors.

Section 145.581 | Establishing programs for long term health care insurance.

Section 145.582 | Providing health care coverage for elected officials given erroneous information.

Section 145.584 | Benefits equivalent to medicare.

Section 145.62 | Additional deposits in employee savings fund.

Section 145.63 | Refund of additional deposits.

Section 145.64 | Application for benefit where refund not received.

Section 145.65 | Payment of deposits made by deceased contributor.

Section 145.69 | Budgeting amount necessary to pay the state's obligation as employer.

Section 145.70 | Payment of amounts due retirement system from treasury.

Section 145.80 | Rules for defined contribution plans.

Section 145.81 | Establishment and administration of defined contribution plan.

Section 145.811 | Qualification of plan as governmental plan for federal tax purposes.

Section 145.812 | Qualification of plan as retirement system maintained by a state or local government entity for federal tax purposes.

Section 145.813 | Maintaining individual account for each participant.

Section 145.814 | Electing to participate in different plan.

Section 145.82 | Application of chapter to defined contribution plan.

Section 145.83 | Accumulating contributions to pay medical and insurance expenses.

Section 145.85 | Contributions of members.

Section 145.86 | Contributions of employers.

Section 145.87 | Transferring portion of employer contribution to employers' accumulation fund.

Section 145.88 | Withholding.

Section 145.91 | Member rights governed by plan selected.

Section 145.92 | Spousal consent or waiver.

Section 145.95 | Right to payment or benefit vested.

Section 145.97 | Deposits of members.

Section 145.98 | Ceasing contributions.

Section 145.99 | Penalty.

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