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MO Rev Stat § 104.500 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.500 - Powers and duties of board — conflict of interest of members or employees prohibited.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   104.500. Powers and duties of board — conflict of interest of members or employees prohibited. — 1. The general administration of, and responsibility for, the proper operation of the system are hereby vested in a board of trustees.  2. Subject to the limitations of law, the board shall formulate and adopt rules and regulations for the government of its own proceedings and for the administration of the system, and its decisions as to all questions of fact shall be final and conclusive on all persons except for the right of review as provided by law and except for fraud or such gross mistake of fact as to have an effect equivalent to fraud.  3. The accounts and records of any department shall be open to inspection by the board of trustees and its employees for the purpose of obtaining information necessary in the performance of the duties of said board under sections 104.010 and 104.320 to 104.800.  4. The board shall have the power to subpoena witnesses or obtain the production of records when necessary for the performance of its duties.  5. Subject to the provisions of the constitution and sections 104.010 and 104.320 to 104.800, the board of trustees shall have exclusive jurisdiction and control over the funds and property of the system and may employ and fix the compensation of necessary employees.  6. No trustee or employee of the system shall receive any gain or profit from any funds or transaction of the system, except benefits from interest in investments common to all members, if entitled thereto.  7. Any trustee or employee accepting any gratuity or compensation for the purpose of influencing his action with respect to the investment of the funds of the system shall thereby forfeit his office and in addition thereto be subject to the penalties prescribed for bribery. ­­-------- (L. 1957 p. 706 § 7, A.L. 1981 H.B. 835, et al., A.L. 1984 H.B. 1370, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1643 & 1399)
MO Rev Stat § 104.510 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.510 - Actuary, selection — duties.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   104.510. Actuary, selection — duties. — The board of trustees may select and employ an actuary who shall serve at its pleasure as its technical adviser on matters regarding the operation of the system, or may call upon the director of the department of commerce and insurance for actuarial service. The actuary shall:  (1) During the first year of operation of the system, or as soon as practicable, and at least once every five years thereafter, make a general investigation of the mortality, retirement, disability, death, employment turnover, interest, and earnable compensation experience of the system;  (2) Recommend mortality and other tables to be used for all required actuarial calculations;  (3) Make an annual valuation of the liabilities, assets, and reserves of the system, and a determination of the amounts of contributions required by the system to discharge the liabilities and administration costs under sections 104.010 and 104.320 to 104.800, and certify the results thereof to the board; and  (4) Perform such other duties as are assigned by the board. ­­-------- (L. 1957 p. 706 § 12, A.L. 1981 H.B. 835, et al., A.L. 1984 H.B. 1370, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1643 & 1399)
MO Rev Stat § 104.516 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.516 - Conservation department, contributions for insurance for uniformed agents, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1992   104.516. Conservation department, contributions for insurance for uniformed agents, when. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the department of conservation shall continue to contribute toward monthly costs for insurance benefits to cover medical expenses for each uniformed agent in the protection division receiving disability benefits for a job related illness or injury pursuant to the provisions of section 104.518 the same amount which would have been contributed by the state on such person's behalf if on active service as a uniformed agent. The reimbursement shall continue as long as the uniformed agent is receiving disability benefits. ­­-------- (L. 1975 S.B. 68, A.L. 1976 S.B. 513, A.L. 1977 H.B. 703, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1106, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1643 & 1399, A.L. 1989 H.B. 610 merged with H.B. 674, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1574)
MO Rev Stat § 104.518 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.518 - Disability income benefits, employees covered — certain members of water patrol eligible.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001   104.518. Disability income benefits, employees covered — certain members of water patrol eligible. — 1. The board shall provide or contract, or both, for disability income benefits for employees pursuant to sections 104.320 to 104.540, and persons covered by the provisions of sections 287.812 to 287.855, and an employee covered pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (4) of subsection 1 of section 476.515 as follows:  (1) Members of the water patrol who qualify for receiving benefits pursuant to subsection 1 of section 104.410 are not eligible for benefits pursuant to this section. Members of the water patrol who do not qualify for receiving benefits pursuant to subsection 1 of section 104.410 are eligible for benefits pursuant to this section;  (2) Effective January 1, 1986, employees other than members of the water patrol who qualify for receiving benefits pursuant to subsection 1 of section 104.410 shall be eligible for coverage on the first of the month following the date of employment;  (3) Definitions of disability and other rules and procedures necessary for the operation and administration of the disability benefit shall be established by the board provided that such definitions, rules and procedures may be established in any contract between the board and any insurer or service organization to provide the disability benefits provided for pursuant to this section or in any policy issued to the board by such insurer or service organization;  (4) An employee may elect to waive the receipt of the disability benefit provided for pursuant to this section at any time.  2. To the extent that the board enters or has entered into any contract with any insurer or service organization to provide the disability benefits provided for pursuant to this section:  (1) The obligation to provide such disability benefits shall be primarily that of the insurer or service organization and secondarily that of the board;  (2) Any member who has been denied disability benefits by the insurer or service organization and has exhausted all appeal procedures provided by the insurer or service organization may appeal such decision by filing a petition against the insurer or service organization in a court of law in the member's county of residence;  (3) The board and the system shall not be liable for the disability benefits provided for by an insurer or service organization pursuant to this section and shall not be subject to any cause of action with regard to disability benefits or the denial of disability benefits by the insurer or service organization unless the member has obtained judgment against the insurer or service organization for disability benefits and the insurer or service organization is unable to satisfy that judgment. ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 1643 & 1399, A.L. 1994 S.B. 772, A.L. 2001 S.B. 371)
MO Rev Stat § 104.519 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.519 - Rules established for insurance and disability benefits — selection of insurance companies by bids — coverage of state employees under teacher retirement system eligible for insurance program — certain employees not eligible, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   104.519. Rules established for insurance and disability benefits — selection of insurance companies by bids — coverage of state employees under teacher retirement system eligible for insurance program — certain employees not eligible, when. — 1. The board shall establish and implement programs as provided in sections 104.517 and 104.518. The board shall establish rules of eligibility for participation in the programs, and shall avoid duplication of benefits provided to employees, their spouses and children under any other program of benefits provided through, or as a result of, employment with a department, any other employer, or any plan established by the federal government. The benefits set forth in sections 104.517 and 104.518 shall be provided all employees complying with the rules of eligibility for participation established by the board for whom contributions are being made pursuant to subsection 2 of section 104.515. No member shall receive benefits until such program shall become operative and until any premium amounts required by the board have been paid. To the extent any benefits provided under this program are insured, the selection of any insurance company or service organization shall be on the basis of competitive bidding.  2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, persons employed by an agency, division, or department, who would be employees pursuant to sections 104.320 to 104.620, except by reason of coverage under the retirement system established pursuant to sections 169.010 to 169.130, shall be eligible to participate in the program of life insurance provided pursuant to subsection 1 of section 104.517, and to continue such participation after retirement, under rules of eligibility for participation established by the board of trustees, and on the basis that such covered persons pay the premium rate as determined by the board.  3. Except for long-term disability benefits provided by section 104.518, the provisions of sections 104.516 and 104.517 shall not apply to members who are employed by any agency, division, or department which has in effect a program of life insurance which is wholly or partially paid by the employing agency, division or department. ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 1643 & 1399, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1574, A.L. 1997 H.B. 356)
MO Rev Stat § 104.520 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.520 - Legal advice, representation — attorney general to provide legal services, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   104.520. Legal advice, representation — attorney general to provide legal services, when. — The board may appoint an attorney or firm of attorneys to be the legal advisor* to the board and to represent the board in legal proceedings, however, if the board does not make such an appointment, the attorney general of the state shall furnish, upon request, whatever legal services are necessary. ­­-------- (L. 1957 p. 706 § 13, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1643 & 1399, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1100, et al., A.L. 1995 H.B. 416, et al.)  *Word "advisory" appears in original rolls.
MO Rev Stat § 104.530 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.530 - Actions by and against system — process, how served — venue.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001   104.530. Actions by and against system — process, how served — venue. — The Missouri state employees' retirement system may sue and be sued in its official name, but its officers and employees shall not be personally liable for acts of the system. The board may indemnify, protect, defend and hold harmless the trustees, officers and employees of the system against all claims and suits for negligent or wrongful acts alleged to have been committed in the scope of their service or employment or under the direction of the trustees provided that the trustees, officers and employees of the system shall not be indemnified for willful misconduct or gross negligence. The board is authorized to insure against loss or liability of the trustees, officers and employees of the system that may result from claims and suits for negligent or wrongful acts alleged to have been committed in the scope of their service or employment or under the direction of the trustees. This insurance shall be carried through a company that is licensed to write such coverage in this state. The service of all legal process and of all notices which may be required to be in writing, whether in legal proceedings or otherwise, shall be made on the executive director or in his or her absence, on the executive director's designee at his or her office. All suits or proceedings directly or indirectly against the system shall be brought in Cole County, except that suits or proceedings involving payment of disability benefits may be brought, at the election of the beneficiary, in the county of residence of the beneficiary. ­­-------- (L. 1957 p. 706 § 3, A.L. 1981 H.B. 835, et al., A.L. 1988 H.B. 1643 & 1399, A.L. 1993 S.B. 88, A.L. 1995 H.B. 416, et al., A.L. 1997 H.B. 356, A.L. 2001 S.B. 371)
MO Rev Stat § 104.540 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.540 - Law creates vested rights — certain contributions may be withheld from benefits and paid over.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   104.540. Law creates vested rights — certain contributions may be withheld from benefits and paid over. — 1. All premium payments and deferred compensation provided for under sections 104.320 to 104.540 are hereby made obligations of the state of Missouri. No alteration, amendment, or repeal of sections 104.320 to 104.540 shall affect the then-existing rights of members and beneficiaries, but shall be effective only as to rights which would otherwise accrue hereunder as a result of services rendered by an employee after such alteration, amendment, or repeal.  2. Any annuity, benefits, funds, property, or rights created by, or accruing or paid to, any person under the provisions of sections 104.320 to 104.540 shall not be subject to execution, garnishment, attachment, writ of sequestration, or any other process or claim whatsoever, and shall be unassignable, except with regard to the collection of child support or maintenance, and except that a beneficiary may assign life insurance proceeds. Any retired member of the system may request the executive director of the system, in writing, to withhold and pay on his behalf to the proper person, from each of his monthly retirement benefit payments, if the payment is large enough, the contribution due from the retired member to any group providing state-sponsored life or medical insurance and to the Missouri state employees charitable campaign.  3. The executive director of the system shall, when requested in writing by a retired member, withhold and pay over the funds authorized in subsection 2 of this section until such time as the request to do so is revoked by the death or written revocation of the retired member. ­­-------- (L. 1957 p. 706 § 23, A.L. 1959 S.B. 274, A.L. 1965 p. 226, A.L. 1981 H.B. 835, et al., A.L. 1988 H.B. 1643 & 1399, A.L. 1992 S.B. 499, et al., A.L. 1998 S.B. 910, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1455, A.L. 2009 H.B. 210)
MO Rev Stat § 104.550 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.550 - Consulting firms assisting board, preference to be given Missouri based companies, when.

Effective - 19 Jun 1987, 2 histories   104.550. Consulting firms assisting board, preference to be given Missouri based companies, when. — In the selection of any consulting firm or pension consulting firm for the purpose of assisting the board or making fixed income investments, equity investments, venture capital investments, limited partnership investments, real estate investments, or any other type of investment, preference shall and must be given to a Missouri based company, if the service is available. ­­-------- (L. 1987 H.B. 713)  Effective 6-19-87
MO Rev Stat § 104.552 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.552 - Department of health and senior services employee entitled to creditable prior service, when — application, time period.

Effective - 28 Aug 1992   104.552. Department of health and senior services employee entitled to creditable prior service, when — application, time period. — 1. Any employee of the state department of health and senior services employed as such on or after August 28, 1992, is entitled to creditable prior service under the provisions of chapter 104 for service rendered as an employee of a city or county health department organized under the provisions of chapter 192 or chapter 205, or a city health department operating under a city charter or a combined city/county health department prior to becoming a member of the Missouri state employees' retirement system if credit has not previously been granted for such service and if and to the extent that the employee pays to the Missouri state employees' retirement system an amount determined by the board of trustees of the Missouri state employees' retirement system to actuarially fund the creditable prior service of the employee receiving credit therefor.  2. An employee seeking creditable prior service under the provisions of this section shall make application to the board of trustees of the Missouri state employees' retirement system for the creditable prior service within ninety days after August 28, 1992, or within ninety days after first becoming an employee. The creditable prior service shall be established to the satisfaction of the board of trustees of the Missouri state employees' retirement system. ­­-------- (L. 1992 S.B. 499, et al. § 2)
MO Rev Stat § 104.601 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.601 - Years of service to include unused accumulated sick leave, when — credited sick leave not counted for vesting purposes — applicable also to teachers' and school employees' retirement system.

Effective - 28 Aug 2013   104.601. Years of service to include unused accumulated sick leave, when — credited sick leave not counted for vesting purposes — applicable also to teachers' and school employees' retirement system. — Any member retiring pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or any member retiring pursuant to provisions of chapter 169 who is a member of the public school retirement system and who is employed by a department other than an institution of higher learning, after working continuously until reaching retirement age, shall be credited with all his or her unused sick leave as reported by the last department that employed the member prior to retirement through the financial and human resources system maintained by the office of administration, or if a state agency's employees are not paid salaries or wages through such system, as reported directly by the last department that employed the member prior to retirement. When calculating years of service, each member shall be entitled to one-twelfth of a year of creditable service for each one hundred sixty-eight hours of unused accumulated sick leave earned by the member. The employing agency shall not certify unused sick leave unless such unused sick leave could have been used by the member for sickness or injury. The rate of accrual of sick leave for purposes of computing years of service pursuant to this section shall be no greater than ten hours per month. Nothing under this section shall allow a member to vest in the retirement system by using such credited sick leave to reach the time of vesting. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1720, et al., A.L. 1984 H.B. 1370, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1452, A.L. 2001 S.B. 371, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1455, A.L. 2013 H.B. 233)
MO Rev Stat § 104.602 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.602 - Creditable service not previously credited to members of either system to be credited, when — duplicate credit prohibited — death of a member prior to exercise of transfer rights, rights of survivor.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001   104.602. Creditable service not previously credited to members of either system to be credited, when — duplicate credit prohibited — death of a member prior to exercise of transfer rights, rights of survivor. — 1. Any member as defined in section 104.010 may elect prior to retirement to receive creditable service with the system of which he or she is a current member equal to all creditable service or any forfeited service performed for a department covered by the other system. In no event shall a member under either system established pursuant to this chapter receive credit in more than one system for the same period of service.  2. If a member dies before retirement and prior to exercising transfer rights pursuant to the provisions of this section, the survivor may elect to receive survivor benefits that shall be computed as if the member had in fact exercised the member's transfer rights to produce the most advantageous benefit possible. In this instance, the benefit shall be paid by the system that provides the most advantageous benefit. If there is no advantage in one system or the other after the transfer of creditable service, the benefit shall be paid by the system that the member last accrued service under prior to the date of the death of the member. ­­-------- (L. 1981 H.B. 835, et al., A.L. 1982 H.B. 1720, et al., A.L. 1984 H.B. 1370, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1643 & 1399, A.L. 1997 H.B. 356, A.L. 2001 S.B. 371)
MO Rev Stat § 104.604 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.604 - Surviving spouse to receive benefits from only one member — right to elect.

Effective - 01 Oct 1984   104.604. Surviving spouse to receive benefits from only one member — right to elect. — A person may receive benefits as a surviving spouse of only one deceased member under the provisions of this chapter. The benefit election shall be made by the surviving spouse. ­­-------- (L. 1984 H.B. 1370)  Effective 10-01-84