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MN Stat § 353G.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement|Chapter 353G — Volunteer Firefighters; Retirement|Section 353G.12 — Survivor Benefit.

353G.12 SURVIVOR BENEFIT. Subdivision 1. Entitlement. (a) A survivor of a deceased active member of the retirement plan or a deceased deferred member of the retirement plan, upon application as prescribed by the executive director, is entitled to receive a survivor benefit. (b) A survivor is the spouse of the member, or if none, the minor child or children of the member, or if none, the estate of the member. Subd. 2. Lump-sum retirement plan; survivor benefit amount. The amount of the survivor benefit for the lump-sum retirement division is the amount of the lump-sum service pension that would have been payable to the member of the lump-sum retirement division on the date of death if the member had been age 50 or older on that date. Subd. 3. Monthly benefit retirement plan; survivor benefit amount. The amount of the survivor benefit for the monthly benefit retirement division is the survivor service pension amount specified in the retirement benefit plan document applicable to the fire department, subject to all conditions and limitations for the benefit specified therein. History:  2009 c 169 art 9 s 21; 2015 c 68 art 8 s 23,24
MN Stat § 353G.121 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement|Chapter 353G — Volunteer Firefighters; Retirement|Section 353G.121 — Monthly Benefit Retirement Division; Post-transfer Benefit Plan Document Modifications.

353G.121 MONTHLY BENEFIT RETIREMENT DIVISION; POST-TRANSFER BENEFIT PLAN DOCUMENT MODIFICATIONS. (a) The fire chief of a fire department that has an active membership who are covered by the monthly benefit retirement division of the plan may initiate the process of modifying the retirement benefit plan document under this section. (b) The modification procedure is initiated when the applicable fire chief files with the executive director of the Public Employees Retirement Association a written summary of the desired benefit plan document modification, the proposed benefit plan document modification language, a written request for the preparation of an actuarial cost estimate for the proposed benefit plan document modification, and payment of the estimated cost of the actuarial cost estimate. (c) Upon receipt of the modification request and related documents, the executive director shall review the language of the proposed benefit plan document modification and, if a clarification is needed in the submitted language, shall inform the fire chief of the necessary clarification. Once the proposed benefit plan document modification language has been clarified by the fire chief and resubmitted to the executive director, the executive director shall arrange for the approved actuary retained by the Public Employees Retirement Association to prepare a benefit plan document modification cost estimate under the applicable provisions of section 356.215 and of the standards for actuarial work adopted by the Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement. Upon completion of the benefit plan document modification cost estimate, the executive director shall forward the estimate to the fire chief who requested it and to the chief financial officer of the municipality or entity with which the fire department is primarily associated. (d) The fire chief, upon receipt of the cost estimate, shall circulate the cost estimate with the active firefighters in the fire department and shall take reasonable steps to provide the estimate results to any affected retired members of the fire department and their beneficiaries. The chief financial officer of the municipality or entity associated with the fire department shall present the proposed modification language and the cost estimate to the governing body of the municipality or entity for its consideration at a public hearing held for that purpose. (e) If the governing body of the municipality or entity approves the modification language, the chief administrative officer of the municipality or entity shall notify the executive director of the Public Employees Retirement Association of that approval. The benefit plan document modification is effective on the January 1 next following the date of filing the approval with the Public Employees Retirement Association. History:  2015 c 68 art 8 s 25; 2020 c 108 art 7 s 8
MN Stat § 353G.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement|Chapter 353G — Volunteer Firefighters; Retirement|Section 353G.13 — Lump-sum Retirement Division; Portability.

353G.13 LUMP-SUM RETIREMENT DIVISION; PORTABILITY. Subdivision 1. Eligibility. An active firefighter who is a member of the lump-sum retirement division of the retirement plan who also renders firefighting service and has good time service credit in the lump-sum retirement division of the retirement plan from another fire department, if the number of years of good time service credit in the plan from a combination of nonconcurrent periods totals at least five years, is eligible, upon complying with the other requirements of section 353G.09, to receive a lump-sum service pension upon filing an application in the manner prescribed by the executive director, computed as provided in subdivision 2. Subd. 2. Combined service pension computation. The lump-sum service pension payable to a firefighter who qualifies under subdivision 1 is the per year of good time lump-sum service credit service pension amount in effect for each lump-sum retirement account in which the firefighter has one or more years of good time service credit as of the date on which the firefighter terminated active service with the fire department associated with the applicable account, multiplied by the number of years of good time service credit that the firefighter has in the applicable account and adjusted for the vesting percentage based on the total number of years of good time service covered in the applicable accounts. Subd. 3. Payment. A lump-sum service pension under this section must be paid in a single payment, with the applicable portion of the total lump-sum service pension payment amount deducted from each lump-sum retirement account. History:  2009 c 169 art 9 s 22; 2015 c 68 art 7 s 6,7; art 8 s 26
MN Stat § 353G.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement|Chapter 353G — Volunteer Firefighters; Retirement|Section 353G.14 — Purchase Of Annuity Contracts.

353G.14 PURCHASE OF ANNUITY CONTRACTS. The executive director may purchase an annuity contract on behalf of a retiring firefighter retiring from the lump-sum retirement division of the statewide retirement plan with a total premium payment in an amount equal to the lump-sum service pension payable under section 353G.09 if the purchase was requested by the retiring firefighter in a manner prescribed by the executive director. The annuity contract must be purchased from an insurance carrier that is licensed to do business in this state. If purchased, the annuity contract is in lieu of any service pension or other benefit from the lump-sum retirement plan of the retirement plan. The annuity contract may be purchased at any time after the volunteer firefighter discontinues active service, but the annuity contract must stipulate that no annuity amounts are payable before the former volunteer firefighter attains the age of 50. History:  2009 c 169 art 9 s 23; 2015 c 68 art 8 s 27
MN Stat § 353G.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement|Chapter 353G — Volunteer Firefighters; Retirement|Section 353G.16 — Exemption From Process.

353G.16 EXEMPTION FROM PROCESS. The provisions of section 356.401 apply to the statewide volunteer firefighter plan. History:  2009 c 169 art 9 s 25; 2015 c 68 art 8 s 29; 2020 c 108 art 7 s 9
MN Stat § 354.045 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement|Chapter 354 — Teachers Retirement|Section 354.045 — Citation.

354.045 CITATION. This chapter may be cited as the "Teachers Retirement Act." History:  1969 c 485 s 39; 1974 c 289 s 1
MN Stat § 354.091 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement|Chapter 354 — Teachers Retirement|Section 354.091 — Service Credit.

354.091 SERVICE CREDIT. Subdivision 1. Definition; monthly base salary. For purposes of this section, "monthly base salary" means the annual base salary, as defined in section 354.05, subdivision 41, divided by 12. Subd. 2. Service credit annual limit. No teacher may receive credit for more than one year of teaching service for any fiscal year. Subd. 3. Service credit calculation. (a) Except as specified in subdivisions 4 and 5, service credit must be calculated monthly by dividing the teacher's monthly salary by the monthly base salary for the teacher's employing unit and multiplying the result by 11.1 percent. (b) For purposes of computing service credit, salary must be allocated to each calendar month based on the pay period begin and end dates. If the pay period covers more than one calendar month, the salary must be allocated based on the number of days in each calendar month. (c) A teacher may not receive more than 11.1 percent of a year's service credit in a calendar month. (d) Annual service credit must be calculated by adding the allowable monthly service credit for all 12 months of the fiscal year, with the result rounded to two decimal places, subject to the annual limit specified in subdivision 2. Subd. 4. Service credit determination for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system teachers. For all services rendered on or after July 1, 2003, service credit for all members employed by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system must be determined: (1) for full-time employees, by the definition of full-time employment contained in the collective bargaining agreement for those units listed in section 179A.10, subdivision 2, or contained in the applicable personnel or salary plan for those positions designated in section 179A.10, subdivision 1; and (2) for part-time employees, by the appropriate proration of full-time equivalency based on the provisions contained in the collective bargaining agreement for those units listed in section 179A.10, subdivision 2, or contained in the applicable personnel or salary plan for those positions designated in section 179A.10, subdivision 1, and the applicable procedures of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. Subd. 5. Service credit procedure, nontraditional schedules. For employer units that have nontraditional work schedules or pay schedules, the procedure for determining service credit must be specified by the executive director with the approval of the board of trustees. History:  1974 c 289 s 13; 1981 c 160 s 3; 1982 c 578 art 1 s 6; 1989 c 319 art 2 s 8; 1994 c 528 art 3 s 11; 2000 c 461 art 3 s 29; 2004 c 267 art 3 s 4; 1Sp2005 c 8 art 10 s 52; 2010 c 359 art 7 s 3
MN Stat § 354.092 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement|Chapter 354 — Teachers Retirement|Section 354.092 — Sabbatical Leave.

354.092 SABBATICAL LEAVE. Subdivision 1. Definition. A sabbatical leave for the purpose of this section means a sabbatical leave as defined in section 122A.49 or the applicable personnel policy of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. Subd. 2. Pay rate; certification. A sabbatical leave must be compensated by a minimum of one-third of the salary that the member received for a comparable period during the prior fiscal year. Upon granting a sabbatical leave, the employing unit granting the leave must certify the leave to the association on a form specified by the executive director. Subd. 3. Employer and employee contributions. Employer contributions and deductions for employee contributions at the applicable rate specified in section 354.42 must be made by the employing unit based on the full normal base contract salary that would have been paid to the member if the member were not on sabbatical leave. The employer must meet the reporting and remittance requirements under section 354.52. Subd. 4. Service credit. A member may not receive more than three years of allowable service credit in any ten consecutive years under this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of any agreements to the contrary, employee and employer contributions may not be made to receive allowable service credit under this section if the member does not retain the right to full reinstatement both during and at the end of the sabbatical leave. History:  1974 c 289 s 54; 1975 c 306 s 8; 1981 c 160 s 4; 1Sp1985 c 12 art 11 s 4; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 319 art 2 s 9; 1991 c 340 s 10; 1997 c 241 art 3 s 4-6; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 2000 c 461 art 3 s 30; 2015 c 68 art 13 s 30
MN Stat § 354.093 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement|Chapter 354 — Teachers Retirement|Section 354.093 — Parental Leave.

354.093 PARENTAL LEAVE. Upon granting a parental leave for the birth or adoption of a child, the employing unit granting the leave must certify the leave to the association on a form specified by the executive director. A member of the association granted parental leave of absence by the employing unit is entitled to service credit not to exceed one year for the period of leave upon payment under section 354.72. Notwithstanding the provisions of any agreements to the contrary, the contributions specified in this section may not be made to receive allowable service credit under this section if the member does not retain the right to full reinstatement at the end of the leave. History:  1976 c 329 s 29; 1991 c 340 s 11; 1995 c 141 art 3 s 20; 2000 c 461 art 3 s 31; 2007 c 134 art 2 s 32
MN Stat § 354.095 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement|Chapter 354 — Teachers Retirement|Section 354.095 — Medical Leave.

354.095 MEDICAL LEAVE. (a) Upon granting a medical leave, an employing unit must certify the leave to the association on a form specified by the executive director. A member of the association who is on an authorized medical leave of absence is entitled to receive allowable service credit, not to exceed five years, for the period of leave, upon making the prescribed payment to the fund under section 354.72. A member may not receive more than one year of allowable service credit during any fiscal year by making payment under this section. A member may not receive disability benefits under section 354.48 and receive allowable service credit under this section for the same period of time. (b) The executive director shall reject an application for disability benefits under section 354.48 if the member is applying only because an employer-sponsored provider of private disability insurance benefits requires the application and the member would not have applied for disability benefits in the absence of the requirement. The member shall submit a copy of the disability insurance policy that requires an application for disability benefits from the plan if the member wishes to assert that the application is only being submitted because of the disability insurance policy requirement. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any agreement to the contrary, employee and employer contributions may not be made to receive allowable service credit under this section if the member does not retain the right to full reinstatement both during and at the end of the medical leave. History:  1990 c 570 art 7 s 1; 1991 c 340 s 13; 1995 c 141 art 3 s 20; 2007 c 134 art 2 s 34; 2018 c 211 art 11 s 5
MN Stat § 354.096 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement|Chapter 354 — Teachers Retirement|Section 354.096 — Family Leave.

354.096 FAMILY LEAVE. Subdivision 1. Certification. Upon granting a family leave to a member, an employing unit must certify the leave to the association on a form specified by the executive director. Subd. 2. Payment. Notwithstanding any laws to the contrary, a member who is granted a family leave under United States Code, title 42, section 12631, may receive allowable service credit for the leave by making payment under section 354.72. Subd. 3. Subsequent eligibility. The member shall return to public service after the leave period under United States Code, title 42, section 12631, to receive allowable service for a subsequent authorized family leave. History:  1994 c 528 art 3 s 12; 2004 c 267 art 3 s 5; 2007 c 134 art 2 s 35; 2008 c 349 art 5 s 28
MN Stat § 354.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement|Chapter 354 — Teachers Retirement|Section 354.10 — Funds Not Subject To Assignment Or Process; Beneficiaries.

354.10 FUNDS NOT SUBJECT TO ASSIGNMENT OR PROCESS; BENEFICIARIES. Subdivision 1. Exemption; exceptions. (a) The provisions of section 356.401 apply to the teachers retirement plan. (b) The right of a teacher to take advantage of the benefits provided by this chapter, is a personal right only and is not assignable. All money to the credit of a teacher's account in the fund or any money payable to the teacher from the fund belongs to the state of Minnesota until actually paid to the teacher or a beneficiary under this chapter. (c) The association may acknowledge a properly completed power of attorney form. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 8 art 10 s 81] Subd. 3. Payment to public bodies. If, in the judgment of the executive director, conditions so warrant, payment of an annuity, a retirement benefit, or a refund may be made to a public body in behalf of an annuitant, disabilitant, or survivor upon such terms as the executive director may prescribe. Subd. 4. Changes in designated beneficiaries. (a) A beneficiary designated by a retiree or member under section 354.05, subdivision 22, may be changed or revoked by the retiree or member on a form provided by the executive director. (b) A change or revocation made under this subdivision is valid only if the properly completed form is received by the association on or before the date of death of the retiree or the member. (c) If a designated beneficiary dies before the retiree or member designating the beneficiary and a new beneficiary is not designated, the retiree's or member's estate is the beneficiary. History:  (2950-10) 1931 c 406 s 10; 1955 c 361 s 8; 1961 c 745 s 1; 1971 c 789 s 6; 1974 c 289 s 14; 1975 c 306 s 9; 1977 c 67 s 5; 1978 c 772 s 62; 1979 c 303 art 3 s 30; 1984 c 547 s 7; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 157 s 6; 1989 c 319 art 2 s 10; 1991 c 340 s 14-16; 1994 c 528 art 3 s 13,14; 1995 c 141 art 3 s 20; 1997 c 203 art 6 s 92; 1999 c 222 art 9 s 6; 2000 c 461 art 3 s 33; 2003 c 127 art 3 s 20; 1Sp2005 c 8 art 10 s 53-55
MN Stat § 354.105 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement|Chapter 354 — Teachers Retirement|Section 354.105 — Payments Using Pretax Transfers.

354.105 PAYMENTS USING PRETAX TRANSFERS. If a current or past member is making a payment to the Teachers Retirement Association to receive service credit under a provision of this chapter, chapter 356, or applicable special law, and this payment is to be made by a transfer of pretax assets authorized under section 356.441, payment is authorized after the due date, but not to exceed 90 days, provided that the authorization for the asset transfer has been received by the applicable third-party administrator by the due date, and the payment must include interest at the applicable monthly rate or rates specified in section 356.59, subdivision 4, compounded annually, from the due date through the end of the month in which the Teachers Retirement Association receives the payment. History:  2007 c 134 art 2 s 36; 1Sp2019 c 8 art 8 s 10
MN Stat § 354.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement|Chapter 354 — Teachers Retirement|Section 354.35 — Optional Accelerated Retirement Annuity Before Normal Retirement Age.

354.35 OPTIONAL ACCELERATED RETIREMENT ANNUITY BEFORE NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE. Subdivision 1. Normal retirement age definition. For purposes of this section, "normal retirement age" means normal retirement age as defined in United States Code, title 42, section 416(1), as amended. Subd. 2. Election of accelerated annuity. (a) Any coordinated member who retires before normal retirement age may elect to receive an optional accelerated retirement annuity from the association which provides for different annuity amounts over different periods of retirement. The optional accelerated retirement annuity must take the form of an annuity payable for the period before the member attains age 65, or normal retirement age, in a greater amount than the amount of the annuity calculated under section 354.44 on the basis of the age of the member at retirement, but the optional accelerated retirement annuity must be the actuarial equivalent of the member's annuity computed on the basis of the member's age at retirement. The greater amount must be paid until the retiree reaches age 65, or normal retirement age, and at that time the payment from the association must be reduced. For each year the retiree is under age 65, or normal retirement age, up to five percent of the total life annuity required reserves may be used to accelerate the optional retirement annuity under this section. (b) Members who retire before age 62 may elect to have the annuity under this subdivision accelerated to age 62 rather than normal retirement age or age 65. (c) The method of computing the optional accelerated retirement annuity provided in this subdivision is established by the board of trustees. In establishing the method of computing the optional accelerated retirement annuity or any modification of that procedure, the board of trustees must obtain the written approval of the actuary retained under section 356.214. The written approval must be a part of the permanent records of the board of trustees. The election of an optional accelerated retirement annuity is exercised by making an application on a form provided by the executive director. Subd. 3. Postretirement adjustment eligibility. An annuity under this section is eligible for postretirement adjustments under section 356.415. History:  Ex1957 c 15 s 5; 1974 c 289 s 18; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 259 s 33; 1989 c 319 art 2 s 11; art 13 s 54; 1991 c 340 s 18; 1993 c 307 art 5 s 1; 2000 c 461 art 3 s 34; 2006 c 271 art 3 s 47; 2007 c 134 art 2 s 37; 2009 c 169 art 1 s 62
MN Stat § 354.436 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement|Chapter 354 — Teachers Retirement|Section 354.436 — Direct State Aid On Behalf Of The Former First Class City Teachers Retirement Fund Associations.

354.436 DIRECT STATE AID ON BEHALF OF THE FORMER FIRST CLASS CITY TEACHERS RETIREMENT FUND ASSOCIATIONS. Subdivision 1. Aid authorization. The state shall pay $12,954,000 to the Teachers Retirement Association on behalf of the former Minneapolis Teachers Retirement Fund Association and shall pay $14,377,000 during fiscal year 2015 to the Teachers Retirement Association for the credit of the Duluth Teachers Retirement Fund Association and, after fiscal year 2015, shall pay $14,377,000 on behalf of the Duluth Teachers Retirement Fund Association. Subd. 2. Aid appropriation. The commissioner of management and budget shall pay the aid amounts under subdivision 1 annually on October 1. The amount required is appropriated annually from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget. Subd. 3. Aid expiration. The aid amounts specified in this section continue until the earlier of: (1) the first day of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the actuarial value of assets of the fund equals or exceeds 100 percent of the actuarial accrued liabilities as reported by the actuary retained under section 356.214 in the annual actuarial valuation prepared under section 356.215; or (2) July 1, 2048. History:  2013 c 111 art 13 s 1; 2014 c 296 art 6 s 8,49; 2018 c 211 art 8 s 3