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AK Stat § 39.30.175 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 30. Insurance and Supplemental Employee Benefits|Article 4. Supplemental Employee Benefits on Withdrawal from Social Security.|Sec. 39.30.175. Investment of benefit program receipts.

(a) The board is the fiduciary of the mandatory receipts, under AS 39.30.150(a), of the employee benefits program established under AS 39.30.150 - 39.30.180 and has the same powers and duties concerning the management and investment in regard to those receipts as are provided under AS 37.10.220. (b) The board may provide a range of investment options and permit a participant or beneficiary of the program to exercise control over the assets in the individual employee annuity account established under AS 39.30.150(a). If the board offers investment options, and if a participant or beneficiary exercises control over the assets in the individual employee annuity account, (1) the participant or beneficiary is not considered a fiduciary for any reason on the basis of exercising that control; and (2) a person who is otherwise a fiduciary is not liable under this section for any loss, or by reason of any breach, that results from the individual's exercise of control. (c) If the board is considering entering into a contract or modifying an existing contract concerning the management or investment of the mandatory receipts of the supplemental employee benefits program, the board shall consult with the commissioner of administration before making a decision on the issue. (d) The board shall develop a contingency plan that addresses the board's response to possible future investment problems. (e) Except to the extent clearly set out in the terms of the plan document offered by the employer to the employee, the employer is not liable to the employee for investment losses if the prudent investment standard has been met. (f) [Repealed, § 132 ch 9 FSSLA 2005.]
AK Stat § 39.30.180 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 30. Insurance and Supplemental Employee Benefits|Article 4. Supplemental Employee Benefits on Withdrawal from Social Security.|Sec. 39.30.180. Definitions.

In AS 39.30.150 - 39.30.180, (1) “board” means the board of trustees of the Alaska Retirement Management Board established under AS 37.10.210; (2) “commissioner” means the commissioner of the Department of Administration; (3) “participating employer” means (A) the State of Alaska; and (B) an employer (i) who is an employer as defined in AS 39.35.680; (ii) who has never participated in or has withdrawn from participation in the federal social security system; and (iii) whose participation in the supplemental employee benefit program has been approved by the commissioner.
AK Stat § 39.30.300 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 30. Insurance and Supplemental Employee Benefits|Article 5. State of Alaska Teachers' and Public Employees' Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan.|Sec. 39.30.300. State of Alaska Teachers' and Public Employees' Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan established.

The State of Alaska Teachers' and Public Employees' Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan is established for teachers who first become members of the defined contribution plan of the teachers' retirement system under AS 14.25.310 - 14.25.590 on or after July 1, 2006, and employees of the state, political subdivisions of the state, and public organizations of the state who first become members of the defined contribution plan of the public employees' retirement system under AS 39.35.700 - 39.35.990 on or after July 1, 2006.
AK Stat § 39.30.310 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 30. Insurance and Supplemental Employee Benefits|Article 5. State of Alaska Teachers' and Public Employees' Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan.|Sec. 39.30.310. Purpose and effective date.

(a) The purpose of the plan is to allow medical care expenses to be reimbursed from individual savings accounts established for eligible persons. (b) The plan becomes effective July 1, 2006, at which time contributions by employers begin.
AK Stat § 39.30.320 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 30. Insurance and Supplemental Employee Benefits|Article 5. State of Alaska Teachers' and Public Employees' Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan.|Sec. 39.30.320. Attorney general.

The attorney general of the state is the legal counsel for the plan and shall advise the administrator and represent the plan in a legal proceeding.
AK Stat § 39.30.330 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 30. Insurance and Supplemental Employee Benefits|Article 5. State of Alaska Teachers' and Public Employees' Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan.|Sec. 39.30.330. Administrator.

The commissioner of administration or the commissioner's designee is the administrator of the plan.
AK Stat § 39.30.335 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 30. Insurance and Supplemental Employee Benefits|Article 5. State of Alaska Teachers' and Public Employees' Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan.|Sec. 39.30.335. Appeals.

A final decision made under AS 39.30.300 - 39.30.495 is subject to appeal under AS 44.64.
AK Stat § 39.30.340 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 30. Insurance and Supplemental Employee Benefits|Article 5. State of Alaska Teachers' and Public Employees' Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan.|Sec. 39.30.340. Powers and duties of the administrator.

The administrator shall establish a teachers' and public employees' retiree health reimbursement arrangement plan trust fund in which the assets of the plan shall be deposited and held. The retiree health reimbursement arrangement plan trust fund may be a sub-trust of the Alaska retiree health care trust established under AS 39.30.097(b). The administrator has the same powers and duties with regard to the plan and the trust fund as provided in AS 14.25.003 and 14.25.004.
AK Stat § 39.30.350 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 30. Insurance and Supplemental Employee Benefits|Article 5. State of Alaska Teachers' and Public Employees' Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan.|Sec. 39.30.350. Employer contribution fund.

The fund established under AS 39.30.340 is an employer contribution fund. The value of the fund reflects employer contributions, expenses, and investment gains and losses. Employee contributions to the fund are not permitted.
AK Stat § 39.30.360 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 30. Insurance and Supplemental Employee Benefits|Article 5. State of Alaska Teachers' and Public Employees' Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan.|Sec. 39.30.360. Management and investment of the fund.

The Alaska Retirement Management Board is the fiduciary of the fund and has the same powers and duties under this section in regard to the fund as are provided under AS 37.10.220.
AK Stat § 39.30.370 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 30. Insurance and Supplemental Employee Benefits|Article 5. State of Alaska Teachers' and Public Employees' Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan.|Sec. 39.30.370. Contributions by employers.

For each member of the plan, an employer shall contribute to the teachers' and public employees' retiree health reimbursement arrangement plan trust fund an amount equal to three percent of the average annual compensation of all employees of all employers in the teachers' retirement system and public employees' retirement system. The administrator shall maintain a record for each member to account for employer contributions on behalf of that member. The board shall establish by regulation the rate of interest to be applied annually to the amount in a member's individual account.
AK Stat § 39.30.380 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 30. Insurance and Supplemental Employee Benefits|Article 5. State of Alaska Teachers' and Public Employees' Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan.|Sec. 39.30.380. Termination of employment.

A person who terminates employment before meeting the eligibility requirements of AS 14.25.470 or AS 39.35.870 loses any right to the contributions made on behalf of the person to the teachers' and public employees' retiree health reimbursement arrangement trust fund. If a person returns to employment with a participating employer by December 31 of the year in which the person reaches 65 years of age, the person's account balance shall be restored in the amount recorded on the date of termination from the trust, adjusted for inflation at the rate of the Consumer Price Index for Anchorage, Alaska. The earlier period of employment with a participating employer shall be credited toward eligibility for medical benefits.
AK Stat § 39.30.390 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 30. Insurance and Supplemental Employee Benefits|Article 5. State of Alaska Teachers' and Public Employees' Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan.|Sec. 39.30.390. Eligibility and reimbursement.

Persons who meet the eligibility requirements of AS 14.25.470 and AS 39.35.870 are eligible for reimbursements from the individual account established for a member under the plan, except members do not have to retire directly from the system. A person who is the dependent child of an eligible member is eligible for reimbursements if the eligible member and surviving spouse have both died so long as the person meets the definition of dependent child.
AK Stat § 39.30.400 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 30. Insurance and Supplemental Employee Benefits|Article 5. State of Alaska Teachers' and Public Employees' Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan.|Sec. 39.30.400. Benefits payable from the individual account.

(a) The administrator may deduct the cost of monthly premiums from the individual account for retiree major medical insurance on behalf of an eligible person who elected retiree major medical insurance under AS 14.25.480 or AS 39.35.880. (b) Upon application of an eligible person, the administrator shall reimburse to the eligible person the costs for medical care expenses as defined in 26 U.S.C. 213(d). Reimbursement is limited to the medical expenses of (1) an eligible member, the spouse of an eligible member, and the dependent children of an eligible member; or (2) a surviving spouse and the dependent children of an eligible member dependent on the surviving spouse. (c) When the member's individual account balance is exhausted, the insurance premium deductions under (a) of this section and the reimbursement of medical care expenses under (b) of this section end. (d) If all eligible persons die before exhausting the member's individual account, the account balance shall revert to the plan.
AK Stat § 39.30.410 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 30. Insurance and Supplemental Employee Benefits|Article 5. State of Alaska Teachers' and Public Employees' Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan.|Sec. 39.30.410. Exemption from taxation and process.

(a) Contributions and other amounts held in the plan on behalf of a member or other person who is or may become eligible for benefits under the plan may be used only to reimburse eligible medical expenses, are exempt from Alaska state and municipal taxes and federal taxes to the extent allowed under the Internal Revenue Code, and are not subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or charge of any kind, either voluntary or involuntary, before they are received by the person entitled to the amount under the terms of the plan. Any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, charge, or otherwise dispose of any right to amounts accrued in the plan is void. However, a member's right to receive benefits may be assigned (1) under a qualified domestic relations order; or (2) to a trust or similar legal device that meets the requirements for a Medicaid-qualifying trust under AS 47.07.020(f) and 42 U.S.C. 1396p(d)(4). (b) Notwithstanding AS 09.38.065, contributions and other amounts held in the plan and benefits payable under this plan are exempt from garnishment, execution, or levy.
AK Stat § 39.30.420 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 30. Insurance and Supplemental Employee Benefits|Article 5. State of Alaska Teachers' and Public Employees' Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan.|Sec. 39.30.420. Amendment and termination of plan.

(a) The state has the right to amend the plan at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, including the right to make retroactive amendments referred to in 26 U.S.C. 401(b). (b) The plan administrator may not modify or amend the plan retroactively in such a manner as to reduce the benefits of any member accrued to date under the plan by reason of contributions made before the modification or amendment except to the extent that the reduction is permitted by the Internal Revenue Code. (c) The state may, in its discretion, terminate the plan in whole or part at any time without liability for the termination. If the plan is terminated, all investments remain in force until all individual accounts have been completely distributed under the plan, and, after all plan liabilities are satisfied, excess assets revert to the employer. (d) Any contribution made by an employer to the plan because of a mistake of fact must be returned to the employer by the administrator within one year after the contribution or discovery, whichever is later.
AK Stat § 39.30.430 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 30. Insurance and Supplemental Employee Benefits|Article 5. State of Alaska Teachers' and Public Employees' Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan.|Sec. 39.30.430. Exclusive benefit.

(a) The corpus or income of the assets held in trust as required by the plan may not be diverted or used for other than the exclusive benefit of the participants. (b) The assets of the plan may not be used to pay premiums or contributions of the employer under another plan maintained by the employer.
AK Stat § 39.30.440 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 30. Insurance and Supplemental Employee Benefits|Article 5. State of Alaska Teachers' and Public Employees' Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan.|Sec. 39.30.440. Report to the Legislature on Health Care Cost-Saving Measures.

The Department of Administration shall provide an annual report to the legislature regarding the cost-saving measures it has implemented by regulation appropriate to current and future retirees in the health care system.
AK Stat § 39.30.495 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 30. Insurance and Supplemental Employee Benefits|Article 5. State of Alaska Teachers' and Public Employees' Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan.|Sec. 39.30.495. Definitions.

Unless the context requires otherwise, in AS 39.30.300 - 39.30.495, (1) “administrator” means the commissioner of administration or the commissioner's designee; (2) “board” means the Alaska Retirement Management Board established under AS 37.10.210; (3) “compensation” has the meaning given in AS 14.25.590; (4) “dependent child” has the meaning given in AS 39.35.680; (5) “eligible person” means a person who meets the eligibility requirements of AS 14.25.470 or AS 39.35.870; (6) “employer” has the meaning given in AS 14.25.590 for employers of teachers in the defined contribution plan established in AS 14.25.310 - 14.25.590 and has the meaning given in AS 39.35.990 for employers of public employees in the defined contribution plan established in AS 39.35.700 - 39.35.990; (7) “fund” means the assets of the teachers' and public employees' retiree health reimbursement arrangement plan trust fund; (8) “individual account” means the record established by the administrator for individual employees under the teachers' and public employees' retiree health reimbursement arrangement plan; (9) “member” means a member of the defined contribution plan of the teachers' retirement system in AS 14.25.310 - 14.25.590 or a member of the public employees' retirement system in AS 39.35.700 - 39.35.990; (10) “plan” means the State of Alaska Teachers' and Public Employees' Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan established in AS 39.30.300; (11) “qualified domestic relations order” has the meaning given in AS 14.25.220.
AK Stat § 39.35.001 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 35. Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska|Article 1. Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska.|Sec. 39.35.001. Purpose.

The purpose of this chapter is to encourage qualified personnel to enter and remain in service with participating employers by establishing plans for the payment of retirement, disability, and death benefits to or on behalf of the members.
AK Stat § 39.35.002 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 35. Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska|Article 1. Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska.|Sec. 39.35.002. Attorney general.

The attorney general of the state is the legal counsel for the system and shall advise the administrator and represent the system in a legal proceeding.
AK Stat § 39.35.003 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 35. Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska|Article 1. Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska.|Sec. 39.35.003. Administrator.

(a) The commissioner of administration or the commissioner's designee is the administrator of the system. (b) The commissioner of administration shall adopt regulations to govern the operation of the system.
AK Stat § 39.35.004 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 35. Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska|Article 1. Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska.|Sec. 39.35.004. Powers and duties of the administrator.

(a) The administrator shall (1) establish and maintain an adequate system of accounts; (2) transmit the funds deposited in the system to the retirement fund established and maintained by the Alaska Retirement Management Board; (3) approve or disapprove claims for retirement benefits; (4) make payments for the various purposes specified; (5) submit periodic reports or statements of account that are needed; (6) issue a statement of account to an employee not less than once each year showing the amount of the employee's contributions to the applicable plan in the system; (7) formulate and recommend to the commissioner of administration regulations to govern the operation of the system; (8) as soon as possible after the close of each fiscal year, and not later than six months after the close of each fiscal year, send to the governor and the legislature an annual statement on the operations of each of the plans in the system containing (A) a balance sheet; (B) a statement of income and expenditures for the year; (C) a report on valuation of trust fund assets; (D) a summary of assets held in the trust fund listed by the categories of investment, as provided by the Alaska Retirement Management Board; (E) other statistical financial data that are necessary for proper understanding of the financial condition of the system as a whole and each plan in the system and the result of its operations; (9) engage an independent certified public accountant to conduct an annual audit of each plan's accounts and the annual report of the system's financial condition and activity; (10) report to the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee concerning the condition and administration of each plan and distribute the report to the members of each plan in the system; (11) publish an information handbook for each plan in the system at intervals that the administrator considers appropriate; (12) meet at least annually with the board to review the condition and management of the retirement systems and to review significant changes to policies, regulations or benefits; and (13) do whatever else may be necessary to carry out the purposes of each plan in the system. (b) The administrator is authorized to charge uniform fees to members' accounts to cover the ongoing cost of operating each plan in the system. (c) The administrator is authorized to contract with public and private entities to provide record keeping, benefits payments, and other functions necessary for the administration of each plan in the system. (d) The administrator is authorized to determine the rate of interest assessed under AS 39.35.610(c).
AK Stat § 39.35.005 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 35. Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska|Article 1. Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska.|Sec. 39.35.005. Regulations.

(a) Regulations adopted by the commissioner of administration under this chapter relate to the internal management of state agencies, and the adoption of these regulations is not subject to AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). (b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a regulation adopted under this chapter shall be published in the Alaska Administrative Register and Code for informational purposes. (c) Each regulation adopted under this chapter must conform to the style and format requirements of the drafting manual for administrative regulations that is published under AS 44.62.050. (d) At least 30 days before the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a regulation under this chapter, the commissioner shall provide notice of the action that is being considered. The notice shall be (1) posted in public buildings throughout the state; (2) published in one or more newspapers of general circulation in each judicial district of the state; (3) mailed to each person or group that has filed a request for notice of proposed action with the commissioner; and (4) furnished to each member of the legislature and to the Legislative Affairs Agency. (e) Failure to mail notice to a person as required under (d)(3) of this section does not invalidate an action taken by the commissioner. (f) The commissioner may hold a public hearing on a proposed regulation. (g) A regulation adopted under this chapter takes effect 30 days after adoption by the commissioner. (h) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, a regulation may be adopted, amended, or repealed, effective immediately, as an emergency regulation by the commissioner. For an emergency regulation to be effective, the commissioner must find that the adoption, amendment, or repeal of the regulation is necessary for the immediate preservation of the orderly operation of the system. The commissioner shall, within 10 days after adoption of an emergency regulation, give notice of the adoption under (d) of this section. (i) In this section, “regulation” has the meaning given in AS 44.62.640(a).
AK Stat § 39.35.006 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 35. Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska|Article 1. Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska.|Sec. 39.35.006. Appeals.

An employer, member, annuitant, or beneficiary may appeal a decision made by the administrator to the office of administrative hearings established under AS 44.64. An aggrieved party may appeal a final decision to the superior court.
AK Stat § 39.35.007 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 39. Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 35. Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska|Article 1. Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska.|Sec. 39.35.007. Investment management of retirement system funds.

The Alaska Retirement Management Board established under AS 37.10.210 is the fiduciary of the system funds.