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MO Rev Stat § 104.374 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.374 - State employee's normal annuity, computation — noncompensated absences counted as membership service, when — employees and general assembly members continuing to serve, cost-of-living increases on retirement or death.

Effective - 11 Jul 2002   104.374. State employee's normal annuity, computation — noncompensated absences counted as membership service, when — employees and general assembly members continuing to serve, cost-of-living increases on retirement or death. — 1. The normal annuity of a member, other than a member of the general assembly or a member who served in an elective state office, shall be an amount equal to one and six-tenths percent of the average compensation of the member multiplied by the number of years of creditable service of the member. Years of membership service and twelfths of a year are to be used in calculating any annuity. Absences taken by an employee without compensation for sickness and injury of the employee of less than twelve months or for leave taken by an employee without compensation pursuant to the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 shall be counted as years of creditable service.  2. In addition to the amount determined pursuant to subsection 1 of this section, the normal annuity of a uniformed member of the water patrol shall be increased by thirty-three and one-third percent of the benefit.  3. Employees who are fully vested at the age of sixty-five years and who continue to be employed by an agency covered under the system or members of the general assembly who serve in the general assembly after the age of sixty-five years shall have added to their normal annuity when they retire or die an amount equal to the total of all annual cost-of-living increases that the retired members of the system received during the years between when the employee or member of the general assembly reached sixty-five years of age and the year that the employee or member of the general assembly terminated employment or died. In no event shall the total increase in compensation granted under this subsection and subsection 2 of section 104.612 exceed sixty-five percent of the person's normal annuity calculated at the time of retirement or death. ­­-------- (L. 1981 H.B. 835, et al., A.L. 1984 H.B. 1370, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1496, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1643 & 1399, A.L. 1989 H.B. 674, A.L. 1992 S.B. 499, et al., A.L. 1993 S.B. 126, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1149, A.L. 1997 H.B. 356, A.L. 2001 S.B. 371, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1455)  Effective 7-11-02
MO Rev Stat § 104.378 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.378 - Survivors as special consultants on board, when, compensation.

Effective - 28 Aug 1999   104.378. Survivors as special consultants on board, when, compensation. — Upon the death of a member who has not requested creditable prior service pursuant to subsection 4 of section 104.372, the survivor of such member who is or would be eligible to receive benefits pursuant to section 104.420 may apply to the board of trustees and shall be made, constituted, appointed and employed by the board as a special consultant on the problems of retirement, aging and other state matters for the remainder of the surviving spouse's life, and upon request of the board shall give opinions, and be available to give opinions in writing, or orally, in response to such requests. As compensation for such services, such survivor may elect to have the member receive such creditable prior service. Upon making such election, all of the provisions of subsection 4 of section 104.372 shall apply. Any survivor benefits payable shall be calculated as if such creditable prior service had been received by such member on the date of the death of the member. ­­-------- (L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314)
MO Rev Stat § 104.400 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.400 - Normal retirement age — early retirement requirements — annuity, how computed.

Effective - 11 Jul 2002   104.400. Normal retirement age — early retirement requirements — annuity, how computed. — 1. Any member who terminates employment may retire with a normal annuity upon obtaining normal retirement age.  2. Any member after attaining fifty-five years of age who has at least ten years of vesting service may retire. In such case, the member, except uniformed members of the water patrol, shall receive an annuity in an amount which is the actuarial reduction approved by the board of the normal annuity the member would have received commencing at the earliest date on which the member is entitled to an unreduced benefit based on the member's creditable service at the date of the member's termination of employment. ­­-------- (L. 1957 p. 706 § 19, A.L. 1961 p. 543, A.L. 1965 p. 225, A.L. 1972 S.B. 548, A.L. 1979 H.B. 87, A.L. 1981 H.B. 835, et al., A.L. 1984 H.B. 1370, A.L. 1985 H.B. 790, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1496, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1643 & 1399, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1149, A.L. 1995 H.B. 416, et al., A.L. 2002 H.B. 1455)  Effective 7-11-02
MO Rev Stat § 104.401 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.401 - Retirement requirements and procedure, annuity or deferred normal annuity, payment to commence when — temporary waiver of right to receive, effect, limitation.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001, 2 histories   104.401. Retirement requirements and procedure, annuity or deferred normal annuity, payment to commence when — temporary waiver of right to receive, effect, limitation. — 1. Any member may retire with the annuity provided for in section 104.335, 104.370, 104.371, 104.374 or 104.400 upon the member's written application to the board designating the annuity starting date which shall be the first day of the month with respect to which an amount is paid as annuity; except that at the time of the annuity starting date, the member must have attained the normal retirement age or meet the eligibility requirements of subsection 2 of section 104.400 and must have sufficient years of creditable service. The annuity starting date shall not be earlier than the first day of the second month following the month of the execution and filing of such application nor later than the first day of the fourth month following the month of the execution and filing of such application. The annuity shall commence in the month of the annuity starting date specified by the member in such application. The payment of the monthly service retirement annuity shall be made by the last day of each month, providing all documentation required pursuant to section 104.395 for the calculation and payment of the benefits is received by the board. The member shall designate a beneficiary to receive any final monthly payment due after the death of the member if no survivor annuity is payable.  2. Nothing in sections 104.010 and 104.320 to 104.800 shall be construed as prohibiting a member from waiving the member's right to receive the member's monthly annuity for a period of time that the member chooses. However, the waiver may not extend beyond the age permitted by Section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code. The waiver shall be final as to benefits waived. ­­-------- (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. 1989 H.B. 674, A.L. 1997 H.B. 356, A.L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314, A.L. 2001 S.B. 371)
MO Rev Stat § 104.403 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.403 - Certain retirees eligible to apply for medical coverage benefits, amount of contribution, limitations.

Effective - 01 Jul 2003   104.403. Certain retirees eligible to apply for medical coverage benefits, amount of contribution, limitations. — 1. Any state employee or retiree who retires pursuant to section 104.404, and who is also eligible for medical coverage as described in section 103.115, shall be eligible to apply for the following coverage:  (1) Such retiree may elect to continue coverage for himself or herself and any eligible dependents at the same cost as if such retiree was an active employee;  (2) Such retiree may continue to pay the applicable rate as if the retiree were an active employee for a maximum period of five years or upon becoming eligible for Medicare, whichever occurs first; and  (3) After five years or upon becoming eligible for Medicare, the cost for medical coverage for such retiree and any dependents shall revert to the applicable rate in place at that time.  2. Any employee or retiree of a participating member agency who retires pursuant to section 104.404 shall only be eligible to have the provisions of subsection 1 of this section applied to his or her coverage if the governing body of the participating member agency elects to provide such benefits.  3. The governing boards of Truman State University, Lincoln University, the educational institutions described in section 174.020, the highway commission that governs the health care plans of the Missouri department of transportation and the Missouri state highway patrol, and the conservation commission of the department of conservation may elect to provide its employees or retirees who retire pursuant to section 104.404 the same benefits as described in subsection 1 of this section under the respective medical plans of those institutions and departments. If the highway commission elects to provide retirees the benefits of this section, any special consultant pursuant to section 104.515 who is a member of the Missouri department of transportation and Missouri state highway patrol medical and life insurance plan and who retired on or after February 1, 2003, but prior to July 1, 2003, shall be eligible to receive the benefits of this section. ­­-------- (L. 2003 S.B. 248, et al. § 1)  Effective 7-01-03
MO Rev Stat § 104.422 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.422 - Accumulated contribution as death benefit of member or former member.

Effective - 12 May 1981   104.422. Accumulated contribution as death benefit of member or former member. — Upon the death of any member, or former member who has not been refunded his or her accumulated contributions to the fund or received an annuity or benefit, the board shall as soon as practical pay to the beneficiary as the member or former member may have designated in writing, or to his or her estate if no beneficiary be designated, a death benefit equal to the amount of the member's or former member's accumulated contributions. ­­-------- (L. 1981 H.B. 835, et al.)  Effective 5-12-81
MO Rev Stat § 104.436 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.436 - Financing pattern for contribution determinations — commissioner of administration to certify payment.

Effective - 11 Jul 2002   104.436. Financing pattern for contribution determinations — commissioner of administration to certify payment. — 1. The board intends to follow a financing pattern which computes and requires contribution amounts which, expressed as percents of active member payroll, will remain approximately level from year to year and from one generation of citizens to the next generation. Such contribution determinations require regular actuarial valuations, which shall be made by the board's actuary, using assumptions and methods adopted by the board after consulting with its actuary. The entry age normal cost valuation method shall be used in determining normal cost, and contributions for unfunded accrued liabilities shall be determined using level percent-of-payroll amortization.  2. At least ninety days before each regular session of the general assembly, the board shall certify to the division of budget the contribution rate necessary to cover the liabilities of the plan administered by the system, including costs of administration, expected to accrue during the next appropriation period. The commissioner of administration shall request appropriation of the amount calculated pursuant to the provisions of this subsection. Following each pay period, the commissioner of administration shall requisition and certify the payment to the executive director of the Missouri state employees' retirement system. The executive director shall promptly deposit the amounts certified to the credit of the Missouri state employees' retirement fund.  3. The employers of members of the system who are not paid out of funds that have been deposited in the state treasury shall remit promptly to the executive director an amount equal to the amount which the state would have paid if those members had been paid entirely from state funds. The executive director shall promptly deposit the amounts certified to the credit of the Missouri state employees' retirement system fund.  4. These amounts are funds of the system, and shall not be commingled with any funds in the state treasury. ­­-------- (L. 1981 H.B. 835, et al., A.L. 1984 H.B. 1370, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1496, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1643 & 1399, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1100, et al., A.L. 1992 S.B. 499, et al., A.L. 2002 H.B. 1455)  Effective 7-11-02
MO Rev Stat § 104.438 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.438 - Benefit funds, pay period certification of amount required — treasurer to transfer amount to fund.

Effective - 11 Jul 2002   104.438. Benefit funds, pay period certification of amount required — treasurer to transfer amount to fund. — The commissioner of administration at the end of each pay period shall certify to the state treasurer the amount required to be paid on account of officers and employees of each department, division, agency or unit of government whose services are covered by the Missouri state employees' retirement system. Thereupon the state treasurer shall immediately transfer such amounts from the proper funds to the credit of the fund for the Missouri state employees' retirement system. ­­-------- (L. 1981 H.B. 835, et al., A.L. 2002 H.B. 1455)  Effective 7-11-02
MO Rev Stat § 104.440 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.440 - Benefit fund, how held — board's powers — deposit — bond of executive director, investment of fund.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   104.440. Benefit fund, how held — board's powers — deposit — bond of executive director, investment of fund. — 1. The board shall set up and maintain a Missouri state employees' retirement and benefit fund account in which shall be placed all payroll deductions, deferred compensation, payments, and income from all sources. All property, money, funds, investments, and rights which shall belong to, or be available for expenditure or use by, the system shall be dedicated to and held in trust for the members and for the purposes herein set out and no other. The board shall have power, in the name and on behalf of the system, to purchase, acquire, hold, invest, lend, lease, sell, assign, transfer, and dispose of all property, rights, and securities, and enter into written contracts, all as may be necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of sections 104.010 and 104.320 to 104.800.  2. All moneys received by or belonging to the system shall be paid to the executive director and deposited by the executive director to the credit of the system in one or more banks or trust companies. No such money shall be deposited in or be retained by any bank or trust company which does not have on deposit with and for the board at the time the kind and value of collateral required by sections 30.240 and 30.270 for depositaries of the state treasurer. The executive director shall be responsible for all funds, securities, and property belonging to the system, and shall give such corporate surety bond for the faithful handling of the same as the board shall require.  3. The board may invest the funds of the system as permitted by sections 105.686 to 105.690. ­­-------- (L. 1957 p. 706 § 14, A.L. 1981 H.B. 835, et al., A.L. 1984 H.B. 1370, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1643 & 1399)  CROSS REFERENCES:  Investment of funds, regulations and limitations, public employee retirement systems, 105.687 to 105.690  Multinational banks, securities and obligations of, investment in, when, 409.950
MO Rev Stat § 104.450 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.450 - Board of trustees, membership of — appointed members and elected members, how chosen.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001   104.450. Board of trustees, membership of — appointed members and elected members, how chosen. — The board of trustees shall consist of the state treasurer, the commissioner of administration, two members of the senate appointed by the president pro tem of the senate, two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house, two members appointed by the governor, and three members who are members of the system, one of whom shall be a retiree elected by a plurality vote of retired members and two of whom shall be employees, elected by a plurality vote of the members of the system not retired for four-year terms. The board so constituted shall determine the procedures for nomination and election of the elective board members. The first two trustees designated above shall serve as trustees during their respective terms of office; the legislative members shall serve as trustees until such time as they resign, are no longer members of the general assembly, or are replaced by new appointments; and the members appointed by the governor shall serve as trustees until such time as they resign or are replaced by new appointments. Any vacancies occurring in the office of trustees shall be filled in the same manner as the office was filled previously except that vacancies occurring in the offices of the elected board members may be filled by the board of trustees until the next regularly scheduled election. ­­-------- (L. 1957 p. 706 § 8, A.L. 1972 S.B. 548, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1370, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1496, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1643 & 1399, A.L. 1992 S.B. 499, et al., A.L. 2001 S.B. 371)
MO Rev Stat § 104.480 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.480 - Records of board — financial report — office at Jefferson City — seal — audit of accounts, requirements.

Effective - 28 Aug 2013   104.480. Records of board — financial report — office at Jefferson City — seal — audit of accounts, requirements. — 1. The board shall keep a complete record of all its proceedings, which shall be open at all reasonable hours to the inspection of any member.  2. A statement covering the operations of the system for the year, including income and disbursements, and of the financial condition of the system at the end of the year, showing the actuarial valuation and appraisal of its assets and liabilities, as of July first, shall each year be delivered to the governor of Missouri and be made readily available to the members.  3. The principal office of the system shall be in Jefferson City. The system shall have a seal bearing the inscription "Missouri State Employees' Retirement System", which shall be in the custody of its director. The courts of this state shall take judicial notice of the seal; and all copies of records, books, and written instruments which are kept in the office of the system and are certified by the director under the seal shall be proved or admitted in any court or proceeding as provided by section 109.130.  4. The board shall arrange for annual audits of the records and accounts of the system by a certified public accountant or by a firm of certified public accountants. ­­-------- (L. 1957 p. 706 § 11, A.L. 1973 S.B. 53, A.L. 1987 H.B. 713, A.L. 2013 H.B. 116)
MO Rev Stat § 104.490 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records|Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees|Section 104.490 - Correction of errors in amount paid members — falsification of records, penalty — survivor or beneficiary charged with killing member, denial of benefits, resumption of payments if not convicted.

Effective - 28 Aug 2013   104.490. Correction of errors in amount paid members — falsification of records, penalty — survivor or beneficiary charged with killing member, denial of benefits, resumption of payments if not convicted. — 1. Should any error result in any member or beneficiary receiving more or less than he or she would have been entitled to receive had the error not occurred, the board shall correct such error, and, as far as practicable, make future payments in such a manner that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which such member or beneficiary was entitled shall be paid, and to this end may recover any overpayments. In all cases in which such error has been made, no such error shall be corrected unless the system discovers or is notified of such error within ten years after the initial date of error.  2. A person who knowingly makes a false statement, or falsifies or permits to be falsified a record of the system, in an attempt to defraud the system is subject to fine or imprisonment pursuant to the Missouri revised statutes.  3. The board of trustees of the Missouri state employees' retirement system shall cease paying benefits to any survivor or beneficiary who is charged with the intentional killing of a member without legal excuse or justification. A survivor or beneficiary who is convicted of such charge shall no longer be entitled to receive benefits. If the survivor or beneficiary is not convicted of such charge, the board shall resume payment of benefits and shall pay the survivor or beneficiary any benefits that were suspended pending resolution of such charge. ­­-------- (L. 1957 p. 706 § 24, A.L. 1981 H.B. 835, et al., A.L. 1984 H.B. 1370, A.L. 1997 H.B. 356, A.L. 2013 H.B. 233)