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CT Gen Stat § 5-158a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 66 - State Employees Retirement Act|Section 5-158a - Part A and B members may elect to participate in part A and Social Security.

 Each state employee who is a member of the state employees retirement system, part A, or who is a member of the state employees retirement system, part B, or who becomes a member of either of the above systems, shall be eligible, as provided in subsection (a) of section 5-158b, to contribute and be a member of part A and participate in Social Security without diminution of his state retirement salary; provided such state employees, who are members of part A, as provided for, or as may be provided for, by federal-enabling legislation, may elect to join the Social Security System.(1967, P.A. 637, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 5-158b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 66 - State Employees Retirement Act|Section 5-158b - Payment by part B member for such participation after transfer from part A.

 (a) Each state employee who is a member of the state employees retirement system, part B, and who elected to become a part B member after having been a part A member, shall, upon payment to the state employees retirement system of a sum computed by the State Employees Retirement Commission to be the equivalent of the amount he would have had to his credit in the retirement system but for his election to join part B, upon retirement, be entitled to a retirement salary computed as if his membership in part A had been continuous until the time of his retirement, provided he shall, from the date of his election to make such payment, contribute the same percentage of his salary to the retirement system as is provided in section 5-161 for members of the state retirement system not covered under Social Security and shall pay his required employee's Social Security contribution.(b) The sum to be paid to the retirement system by a state employee under subsection (a) of this section shall be without interest and may be made in accordance with a payment schedule as may be established by the State Employees Retirement Commission.(1967, P.A. 637, S. 2, 3; P.A. 05-288, S. 26.)History: P.A. 05-288 made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective July 13, 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 5-158c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 66 - State Employees Retirement Act|Section 5-158c - Payment by part B member, without prior part A membership, for such participation.

 Each state employee who became a member of the state employees retirement system, part B, without having first become a member of such system, part A, shall, upon payment of such sum to the retirement system, within the time and in the manner prescribed by the State Retirement Commission, as such commission shall determine to be equitable, but not in excess of five per cent of all salaries or wages received upon which such employee's retirement salary is to be based, be deemed a member of part A and receive upon retirement, in addition to any Social Security benefits, such retirement salary as said employee would be entitled to as a member of part A of the state employees retirement system.(1967, P.A. 637, S. 6.)
CT Gen Stat § 5-158d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 66 - State Employees Retirement Act|Section 5-158d - Payment by part A member for such participation.

 Each state employee who is a member of the state employees retirement system, part A, may, upon the enactment of and pursuant to federal-enabling legislation, elect to be covered by Social Security and, from the date of such election, he shall pay his required Social Security contribution. If the federal-enabling legislation shall allow such employee to be covered by Social Security retroactively, then, upon payment to the state employees retirement system by such employee of the amount required to be paid by him as an employee, the state shall take all the necessary steps and make all the necessary payments to the federal government to effectuate such Social Security coverage. The payment for retroactive coverage may be made in accordance with a payment schedule, without interest, as may be established by the State Employees Retirement Commission. Upon payment of all necessary contributions by such employee, upon retirement he shall be entitled to receive, in addition to any Social Security benefits, his full retirement salary as a member of part A of the state employees retirement system.(1967, P.A. 637, S. 4.)
CT Gen Stat § 5-158e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 66 - State Employees Retirement Act|Section 5-158e - Transfer from part A to part B.

 Each state employee who is a member of the state employees retirement system, part A, may, upon the enactment of and pursuant to federal-enabling legislation, elect to become a member of such retirement system, part B, and, from the date of such election, he shall pay his required Social Security contribution. If the federal-enabling legislation shall allow such employee to be covered by Social Security retroactively, such retroactive payment required to be paid by him as an employee shall be paid by the state to the federal government from the amount in the state employees retirement system standing to the credit of such employee and, if such amount is insufficient to make such payment, the deficiency shall be paid by such employee to the retirement system within the time and in the manner prescribed by the State Employees Retirement Commission. From the date of such election, provided any such deficiency has been paid, such employee shall be a part B member and be entitled, upon retirement, to the retirement benefits due to a member of the state employees retirement system, part B. Each member of the state employees retirement system who is employed by a state-aided institution, as defined in section 5-175, shall have an opportunity to elect to participate in part B of said system. Such election shall be made in the period between October 1, 1980, and December 31, 1980, in accordance with rules to be prescribed by the Retirement Commission.(1967, P.A. 637, S. 5; P.A. 80-407, S. 2, 4.)History: P.A. 80-407 provided opportunity for employees of state-aided institutions to participate in Part B of retirement system.See Sec. 5-158h re transfers between parts A and B.
CT Gen Stat § 5-158f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 66 - State Employees Retirement Act|Section 5-158f - Election by new employees. Special option to nonmembers. Retirement system provisions not applicable to employees in federally funded positions.

 Each new state employee who may be entitled to become eligible for membership in the state employees retirement system, part B, shall, at the time of commencement of his employment, elect (a) to become a member, when eligible, of the state employees retirement system, part B, integrated with Social Security, in which event he shall make all the payments required of such a part B employee and receive all the benefits of such a part B employee; or (b) to become a member, when eligible, of the state employees retirement system, part A, plus Social Security coverage, in which event he shall make all the payments required for Social Security and of such a part A employee and receive all the benefits of such part A and Social Security. Any such employee, who fails to make an election within six months after employment, shall be deemed to have elected to become a member of the state employees retirement system part B, pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section, unless such employee qualifies for, and has elected to become a member of, either the Teachers' Retirement Association in accordance with the provisions of subsection (g) of section 5-160 or an alternate retirement program as authorized by subsections (u) and (v) of section 5-154, section 5-156, this section and subsection (g) of section 5-160. No such election shall be changed after six months' employment except as provided in section 5-158b or 5-158c. Each employee not presently a member of the state employees retirement system shall have an opportunity to elect or reject membership in the period between October 1, 1973, and December 31, 1973, in accordance with rules to be prescribed by the State Employees Retirement Commission. The requirements of this section shall not apply to state employees in positions funded in whole or in part by the federal government as part of any public service employment program, on-the-job training program or work experience program.(1967, P.A. 637, S. 7; 1971, P.A. 180, S. 1; P.A. 73-624; P.A. 75-636, S. 4; P.A. 77-390, S. 2, 8; P.A. 78-277, S. 1, 6; P.A. 85-613, S. 85, 154.)History: 1971 act provided that employees who fail to elect a particular plan within six months of employment become members of Part B unless they become members of teachers' retirement association and that changes in plan not take place after six months except as provided in Sec. 5-158b or 5-158c; P.A. 73-624 allowed employees not then members to elect or reject membership between October 1 and December 31, 1973; P.A. 75-636 included reference to alternate retirement program for higher education personnel; P.A. 77-390 made technical correction; P.A. 78-277 excluded employees in positions partly or wholly funded by federal government in employment, job-training or work-experience programs; P.A. 85-613 made technical changes, deleting reference to Sec. 10-324(e).
CT Gen Stat § 5-158g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 66 - State Employees Retirement Act|Section 5-158g - Effect on options.

 Each state employee who elects, under the provisions of sections 5-158a to 5-158f, inclusive, to contribute to both Social Security and full part A of the state employees retirement system and who has, in effect, an option providing for his spouse, under the State Employees Retirement Act, shall be allowed, upon written application to the Retirement Commission, prior to January 1, 1970, to cancel or reduce or retain such option and such option, if cancelled, shall be of no force or effect or shall have such effect as the reduced option provides. Upon the retirement of a member who has cancelled or reduced such option under the provisions of this section, his retirement salary shall be reduced by such amount or amounts, if any, as the Retirement Commission shall determine as the actuarial equivalent of the value of the protection for the amount of the retirement salary which would have been payable to the spouse if the member had died between (1) the first date on which the spouse would have been entitled to a retirement salary if the member had died on such date and (2) the date of cancellation, or to the value of the excess of such protection over that under the reduced option, as the case may be.(1967, P.A. 637, S. 8; 1969, P.A. 542.)History: 1969 act imposed January 1, 1970, deadline for cancelling or reducing spouse payment option and provided means to calculate reduction of retirement salary necessitated by cancelling or reducing the option.
CT Gen Stat § 5-159 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 66 - State Employees Retirement Act|Section 5-159 - Social Security contributions.

 The Comptroller shall deduct from the salary of each state employee who is covered under Social Security, and the state shall contribute, the amount required of each under the federal Insurance Contributions Act. The Comptroller shall verify them in accordance with applicable federal regulations and shall forward such contributions to a financial institution qualified as a depositary for federal taxes or to the federal reserve bank.(1957, P.A. 595, S. 4; September, 1957, P.A. 9, S. 4; March, 1958, P.A. 23, S. 1; 1958 Rev., S. 5-97; 1961, P.A. 234, S. 8; P.A. 89-215, S. 2, 3.)History: 1961 act “restated” state employees retirement act “in a simpler, clearer and more orderly form”; P.A. 89-215 made technical changes re handling of Social Security contributions and clarified that comptroller, rather than retirement commission, verifies contributions and forwards them to a qualified financial institution or to the federal reserve bank, rather than to the Secretary of the Treasury.
CT Gen Stat § 5-159a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 66 - State Employees Retirement Act|Section 5-159a - Social Security Agreement retroactive.

 The Social Security Agreement as defined in section 5-154 shall be made retroactive to the extent permitted by the Social Security Act as defined in said section, but not prior to January 1, 1956. The state shall pay for its share of the retroactive Social Security contributions required therefor. Each employee shall be liable for his own share of the retroactive contributions. The share of each member shall be paid from his retirement account. Amounts paid on behalf of a member from his account for retroactive contributions shall be excluded in determining any amounts which may be refundable to such member, or to his beneficiary, in the event of his withdrawal from state service or death.(1967, P.A. 504.)
CT Gen Stat § 5-159b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 66 - State Employees Retirement Act|Section 5-159b - Election of refunds by state employees in federally funded jobs.

 State employees in positions funded in whole or in part by the federal government as part of any public service employment program, on-the-job training program or work experience program may elect to receive a refund of their accumulated retirement contributions without interest.(P.A. 78-277, S. 5, 6.)
CT Gen Stat § 5-161 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 66 - State Employees Retirement Act|Section 5-161 - Retirement contributions.

 (a) Each member covered under Social Security shall make retirement contributions equal to: Two per cent on that portion of his salary on which the state is making contributions under the Social Security Agreement; plus five per cent on that portion of his salary in excess of the amount on which the state is making contributions.(b) Each member not covered under Social Security shall make retirement contributions equal to five per cent of his salary, unless otherwise provided by the applicable collective bargaining agreement.(c) A member's retirement contributions shall be deducted from his salary by the Comptroller except that contributions by a participant in an alternate retirement program, at the election of the participant, shall be made on a salary reduction basis in accordance with Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended.(d) The Comptroller shall inform any member so requesting of the total amount of his retirement contributions up to the preceding July first.(e) Except as provided in subsection (c) of section 5-180, a member absent from state service without pay shall make no contributions during his absence.(f) The state shall make no retirement contributions for and no retirement contributions shall be due from a member receiving workers' compensation or compensation under section 5-142, provided full retirement credit shall be allowed to such member for the period during which he is receiving such compensation.(1949 Rev., S. 387, 390; 1957, P.A. 349; 595, S. 6; 1958 Rev., S. 5-109, 5-111; 1961, P.A. 234, S. 10; P.A. 77-234; P.A. 79-376, S. 5; P.A. 83-533, S. 52, 54; P.A. 85-510, S. 15, 35; P.A. 89-211, S. 5; P.A. 05-288, S. 28.)History: 1961 act “restated” state employees retirement act “in a simpler, clearer and more orderly form”; P.A. 77-234 amended Subsec. (f) deleting provision for payment of retirement contributions for member receiving workmen's compensation but granting retirement credit for period under workmen's compensation; P.A. 79-376 changed “workmen's” to “workers’” compensation; P.A. 83-533 amended Subsec. (c) to permit contributions of participant in an alternate retirement program to be made on a salary reduction basis; P.A. 85-510 amended Subsec. (b) requiring that each member not covered under Social Security shall make retirement contributions equal to 5% of his salary by adding “unless otherwise provided by the applicable collective bargaining agreement”; P.A. 89-211 clarified reference to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; P.A. 05-288 made a technical change in Subsec. (e), effective July 13, 2005.Former section dealing with contributions found to have nothing to do with determination of eligibility. 10 CS 78; Id., 346.
CT Gen Stat § 5-162a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 66 - State Employees Retirement Act|Section 5-162a - Biennial adjustment of salary of retired employees.

 Section 5-162a is repealed.(1967, P.A. 637, S. 11, 12; 1969, P.A. 661, S. 10.)
CT Gen Stat § 5-162b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 66 - State Employees Retirement Act|Section 5-162b - Cost of living adjustment for employees retired on or before June 30, 1975.

 On July 1, 1978, and on July first of each subsequent year, each employee and the spouse of each deceased employee who had elected the husband and wife retirement income option, retired under the State Employees Retirement Act on or before June 30, 1975, shall be entitled, in addition to his original monthly retirement salary plus cost of living allowances from date of original retirement, to an additional five per cent cost of living monthly allowance computed on the basis of his combined monthly retirement salary and cost of living allowances, if any, to which he was entitled as of the June thirtieth immediately preceding. If on any July first, the Retirement Commission determines that the National Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers for the previous twelve-month period has increased less than the cost of living allowance provided by this section, the cost of living allowance provided by this section shall be adjusted to reflect the change in such index provided such cost of living allowance shall not be less than three per cent.(1969, P.A. 661, S. 5, 6, 8; P.A. 75-421, S. 1, 5; P.A. 78-228, S. 1, 8.)History: P.A. 75-421 deleted Subsecs. (b) and (c) re cost of living allowance provisions commencing on July 1, 1969, and amended former Subsec. (a) to apply to July 1, 1975, and subsequent years, granting a 3% cost-of-living increase; P.A. 78-228 amended section to apply to July 1, 1978, and subsequent years, changed cost-of-living increase to 5% and provided for adjustments in increases geared to Consumer Price Index.
CT Gen Stat § 5-162c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 66 - State Employees Retirement Act|Section 5-162c - Annual adjustments in allowances to retired employees.

 Section 5-162c is repealed.(1969, P.A. 661, S. 7; P.A. 73-534, S. 1, 4; P.A. 75-421, S. 4, 5.)
CT Gen Stat § 5-162e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 66 - State Employees Retirement Act|Section 5-162e - Cost of living adjustment.

 Section 5-162e is repealed.(S.A. 74-31, S. 15, 22; P.A. 74-338, S. 90, 94; P.A. 75-421, S. 4, 5.)
CT Gen Stat § 5-162f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 66 - State Employees Retirement Act|Section 5-162f - Minimum monthly retirement income.

 On or after October 1, 1982, each retired member who (1) has completed twenty-five years of state service in accordance with subsection (c) of section 5-162, (2) has completed twenty years of hazardous duty service described in section 5-173, or (3) is receiving retirement income under section 5-173 or 5-188, shall receive a minimum monthly retirement income of eight hundred thirty-three dollars and thirty-four cents, less any reduction for any option under section 5-165, or any actuarial reduction under subsection (c) of section 5-163, or both. Such minimum monthly benefit, for members already retired, shall be determined after the application of any cost-of-living adjustments under sections 5-162b, 5-162d and 5-162h. Such minimum shall also apply to a member who has completed twenty-five years of state service who terminates prior to being eligible for immediate retirement benefits, but this provision shall not result in an earlier commencement of benefits than would otherwise apply.(P.A. 77-592, S. 1, 2; P.A. 83-533, S. 10, 54; P.A. 00-192, S. 99, 102.)History: P.A. 83-533 amended section to provide for redetermination of minimum monthly retirement income; P.A. 00-192 inserted Subdiv. (1) designator, added Subdiv. (2) re hazardous duty service, inserted Subdiv. (3) designator and increased minimum monthly retirement income from $300 to $833.34, effective May 26, 2000.Cited. 34 CA 510; judgment reversed, see 234 C. 424.
CT Gen Stat § 5-162g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 5 - State Employees|Chapter 66 - State Employees Retirement Act|Section 5-162g - Part-time employees; eligibility; computation of benefits.

 (a) For purposes of determining eligibility for retirement benefits for part-time employees under subsection (d) of section 5-162 and subsection (d) of section 5-163a, a member's part-time service shall be treated as full-time service.(b) For purposes of computing the retirement benefit payable to a member whose service consists solely of part-time service without variation in the number of hours worked during all periods of his state service, such member's service shall be treated as full-time service.(c) For purposes of computing the retirement benefit payable to a member whose service consists of part-time and full-time service or whose service consists of part-time service rendered in different proportions to a full-time schedule, such member's years of service and average salary shall be proportionately adjusted to produce a retirement benefit equivalent to that payable if his service had been rendered at an unvarying rate.(P.A. 80-294, S. 5, 7.)Cited. 34 CA 510; judgment reversed, see 234 C. 424.