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IN Code § 5-10.1-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.1. Social Security Coverage for Public Employees|Chapter 4. Coverage of Members of Retirement Systems|5-10.1-4-1. Referenda

Sec. 1. The governor may conduct separate referenda for each of the following retirement systems to determine whether the positions covered by the systems will be included in the agreement:(1) the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund;(2) the public employees' retirement fund;(3) each retirement system established by a state educational institution; and(4) each other retirement system which is financially supported by a political subdivision if the board or governing body administering the retirement system requests a referendum.As added by Acts 1977, P.L.53, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.88.
IN Code § 5-10.1-4-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.1. Social Security Coverage for Public Employees|Chapter 4. Coverage of Members of Retirement Systems|5-10.1-4-2. Procedure for Referenda

Sec. 2. (a) Each referendum shall be conducted in compliance with section 218(d) of the Social Security Act.(b) The governor may designate the board or governing body administering the affairs of each retirement system, or the board of trustees in the case of state educational institutions, as the agency to conduct the referendum for the system.(c) Each board or governing body shall pay the expenses of the referendum for the system it administers, except that:(1) the expenses of the referendum for a political subdivision participating in the public employees' retirement fund shall be paid by the political subdivision; and(2) the expenses of the referendum for a state educational institution shall be paid by the institution.As added by Acts 1977, P.L.53, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.89.
IN Code § 5-10.1-4-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.1. Social Security Coverage for Public Employees|Chapter 4. Coverage of Members of Retirement Systems|5-10.1-4-3. Referenda for Public Employees' Retirement Fund

Sec. 3. Referenda for Public Employees' Retirement Fund. (a) Separate referenda must be conducted for state employees and for employees of each participating political subdivision who are members of the public employees' retirement fund.(b) Members of the public employees' retirement fund who are classified as federal employees by the secretary of agriculture of the United States and who participate in the federal civil service retirement system may not vote in any referendum.As added by Acts 1977, P.L.53, SEC.1.
IN Code § 5-10.1-4-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.1. Social Security Coverage for Public Employees|Chapter 4. Coverage of Members of Retirement Systems|5-10.1-4-4. Effect of Affirmative Vote in Referenda

Sec. 4. Effect of Affirmative Vote in Referenda. (a) If a majority of the employees in a retirement system vote in the affirmative in the referendum, the governor shall:(1) certify to the secretary of health, education and welfare of the United States that the conditions prescribed by the Social Security Act have been met; and(2) notify the state agency of the certification.(b) The state agency shall then request a modification of the agreement by the federal administration to include service in positions covered by these retirement systems.(c) The state agency, or the governing body for a political subdivision, may request that the modification not include the following positions covered by a retirement system:(1) services of an emergency nature;(2) elective positions;(3) part-time positions;(4) positions, the compensation for which is paid on a fee basis;(5) agricultural labor; and(6) service performed by a student, if the service would be excluded if done for a private employer.As added by Acts 1977, P.L.53, SEC.1.
IN Code § 5-10.1-4-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.1. Social Security Coverage for Public Employees|Chapter 4. Coverage of Members of Retirement Systems|5-10.1-4-5. Effect of Negative Vote in Referenda

Sec. 5. Effect of Negative Vote in Referenda. (a) If in a referendum the vote of the majority is negative, no member of the retirement system may be included in a modification of the agreement.(b) A subsequent referendum may be conducted upon the request of the board or governing body. However, no subsequent referendum may be conducted until one (1) year after a prior referendum.As added by Acts 1977, P.L.53, SEC.1.
IN Code § 5-10.1-4-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.1. Social Security Coverage for Public Employees|Chapter 4. Coverage of Members of Retirement Systems|5-10.1-4-6. Effective Date of Modification

Sec. 6. (a) The effective date of a modification of the agreement must be determined by resolution of the board of each of the following retirement systems:(1) The applicable pension system administered by the Indiana public retirement system.(2) Any retirement system established by a state educational institution.For political subdivisions the governing body shall determine the effective date by resolution. The effective date may be made retroactive to the extent permitted by federal law.(b) The effective date of a modification for employees of political subdivisions with retirement systems which are not covered by subsection (a) may be January 1, 1955, or any subsequent January 1.As added by Acts 1977, P.L.53, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.90; P.L.35-2012, SEC.28.
IN Code § 5-10.1-6-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.1. Social Security Coverage for Public Employees|Chapter 6. Contributions|5-10.1-6-1. Employer Contributions for State Employees

Sec. 1. (a) The state shall pay the employer contributions for state employees.(b) After December 31, 2018, a school corporation may only pay the employer contributions, without an appropriation, from the school corporation's education fund.(c) If state employees receive compensation from federal funds, contributions shall be made from the federal funds equal to the matching contribution which would be due on the compensation.As added by Acts 1977, P.L.53, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.57-1987, SEC.1; P.L.240-1991(ss2), SEC.45; P.L.244-2017, SEC.4.
IN Code § 5-10.1-6-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.1. Social Security Coverage for Public Employees|Chapter 6. Contributions|5-10.1-6-2. Employer Contributions; State Institutions of Higher Education, School Corporations, and Political Subdivisions

Sec. 2. State educational institutions, school corporations, and political subdivisions shall pay the employer contribution.As added by Acts 1977, P.L.53, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.57-1987, SEC.2; P.L.240-1991(ss2), SEC.46; P.L.2-2007, SEC.91.
IN Code § 5-10.1-6-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.1. Social Security Coverage for Public Employees|Chapter 6. Contributions|5-10.1-6-4. Employee Contributions

Sec. 4. (a) Every employee whose services are covered by the federal-state agreement or a modification of the agreement shall, as a condition of his employment, pay an amount equal to the employee tax imposed by the Federal Insurance Contributions Act.(b) The employee's contribution shall be deducted from wages paid. Failure to make the deduction does not relieve the employee or the employer from liability for the contribution.(c) Employees who are entitled to back coverage under the federal-state agreement shall make contributions for the back coverage. The employee may have the contribution deducted from his compensation or from the amount credited to his annuity savings account if he is a member of the public employees' retirement fund.As added by Acts 1977, P.L.53, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.57-1987, SEC.3.
IN Code § 5-10.1-7-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.1. Social Security Coverage for Public Employees|Chapter 7. Construction of Codification|5-10.1-7-1. Purpose

Sec. 1. Purpose of Codification. This article is intended to be a codification and restatement of applicable or corresponding provisions in prior law. A citation to prior law in the Indiana Code shall be construed as a citation to the appropriate provision of this article if the prior law is reenacted in the same or restated form by this article.As added by Acts 1977, P.L.53, SEC.1.
IN Code § 5-10.1-7-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.1. Social Security Coverage for Public Employees|Chapter 7. Construction of Codification|5-10.1-7-2. Headings

Sec. 2. Headings. The headings prefixed to sections of this article are included for organizational purposes and do not affect the meaning, application, or construction of the sections.As added by Acts 1977, P.L.53, SEC.1.
IN Code § 5-10.2-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.2. Public Retirement and Disability Benefits|Chapter 1. Definitions|5-10.2-1-1. "Board"

Sec. 1. "Board", as used in this article, means the board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system established by IC 5-10.5-3-1.As added by Acts 1977, P.L.53, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.23-2011, SEC.6.
IN Code § 5-10.2-1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.2. Public Retirement and Disability Benefits|Chapter 1. Definitions|5-10.2-1-2. "Fund"

Sec. 2. Fund. "Fund" as used in this article means the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund and the public employees' retirement fund.As added by Acts 1977, P.L.53, SEC.2.
IN Code § 5-10.2-1-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.2. Public Retirement and Disability Benefits|Chapter 1. Definitions|5-10.2-1-3. "Employer"

Sec. 3. (a) "Employer" as used in this article means the state for employees of the state and a political subdivision or school corporation for its employees.(b) With regard to employer contributions, "employer" includes the state for members of the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund with respect to the pre-1996 account.As added by Acts 1977, P.L.53, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.54-1993, SEC.1.
IN Code § 5-10.2-1-3.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.2. Public Retirement and Disability Benefits|Chapter 1. Definitions|5-10.2-1-3.5. "Internal Revenue Code"

Sec. 3.5. As used in this article, "Internal Revenue Code":(1) means the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as in effect on September 1, 1974, if permitted with respect to governmental plans; or(2) to the extent not inconsistent with subdivision (1), has the meaning set forth in IC 6-3-1-11.As added by P.L.55-1989, SEC.7.
IN Code § 5-10.2-1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.2. Public Retirement and Disability Benefits|Chapter 1. Definitions|5-10.2-1-4. "Member"

Sec. 4. Member. "Member" as used in this article means a member of the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund or of the public employees' retirement fund.As added by Acts 1977, P.L.53, SEC.2.
IN Code § 5-10.2-1-4.3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.2. Public Retirement and Disability Benefits|Chapter 1. Definitions|5-10.2-1-4.3. "Miscellaneous Participating Entity"

Sec. 4.3. As used in this article, "miscellaneous participating entity" means an entity that participates in the public employees' retirement fund, except:(1) the executive (including the administrative), legislative, and judicial branches of the state; or(2) a political subdivision (as defined in IC 5-10.3-1-6).As added by P.L.241-2015, SEC.2.
IN Code § 5-10.2-1-4.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.2. Public Retirement and Disability Benefits|Chapter 1. Definitions|5-10.2-1-4.5. "1996 Account"

Sec. 4.5. As used in this article, "1996 account" refers to the 1996 account established within the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund under IC 5-10.4-2-2.As added by P.L.54-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.17.
IN Code § 5-10.2-1-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.2. Public Retirement and Disability Benefits|Chapter 1. Definitions|5-10.2-1-5. "Participating Political Subdivision"

Sec. 5. Participating Political Subdivision. "Participating political subdivision" as used in this article means a political subdivision which is participating in the public employees' retirement fund as specified in IC 5-10.3-6.As added by Acts 1977, P.L.53, SEC.2.
IN Code § 5-10.2-1-5.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.2. Public Retirement and Disability Benefits|Chapter 1. Definitions|5-10.2-1-5.5. "Pre-1996 Account"

Sec. 5.5. As used in this article, "pre-1996 account" refers to the pre-1996 account established within the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund under IC 5-10.4-2-2.As added by P.L.54-1993, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.18.
IN Code § 5-10.2-1-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.2. Public Retirement and Disability Benefits|Chapter 1. Definitions|5-10.2-1-6. "Retirement Fund Law"

Sec. 6. "Retirement fund law" as used in this article means the statutes governing:(1) the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund;(2) the public employees' retirement fund; and(3) the Indiana public retirement system.As added by Acts 1977, P.L.53, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.35-2012, SEC.29.
IN Code § 5-10.2-1-6.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.2. Public Retirement and Disability Benefits|Chapter 1. Definitions|5-10.2-1-6.5. "School Corporation"

Sec. 6.5. As used in this article, "school corporation" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-10.4-1-13.As added by P.L.54-1993, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.19.
IN Code § 5-10.2-1-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.2. Public Retirement and Disability Benefits|Chapter 1. Definitions|5-10.2-1-7. "Social Security Act"

Sec. 7. Social Security Act. "Social Security Act" as used in this article means the act of Congress approved August 14, 1935, chapter 531, 49 Stat. 620 (42 U.S.C. 301), as amended, and any rules or regulations issued pursuant to it.As added by Acts 1977, P.L.53, SEC.2.
IN Code § 5-10.2-1-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.2. Public Retirement and Disability Benefits|Chapter 1. Definitions|5-10.2-1-8. "Vested Status"

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), "vested status" as used in this article means the status of having ten (10) years of creditable service.(b) In the case of a person who is an elected county official whose governing body has provided for the county official's participation in the public employees' retirement fund under IC 5-10.3-7-2(1), "vested status" means the status of having:(1) at least eight (8) years of creditable service as an elected county official in an office described in IC 5-10.2-4-1.7;(2) been elected at least two (2) times if the person would have had at least eight (8) years of creditable service as an elected county official in an office described in IC 5-10.2-4-1.7 had the person's term of office not been shortened under a statute enacted under Article 6, Section 2(b) of the Constitution of the State of Indiana; or(3) at least ten (10) years of creditable service as a member of the fund based on a combination of service as an elected county official and as a full-time employee in a covered position.(c) In the case of a person whose term of office commences after the election on November 5, 2002, as auditor of state, secretary of state, or treasurer of state, and who is prohibited by Article 6, Section 1 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana from serving in that office for more than eight (8) years during any period of twelve (12) years, that person shall be vested with at least eight (8) years of creditable service as a member of the fund.(d) This subsection applies to an individual elected to the office of treasurer of state at the election on November 7, 2006. The individual is vested for purposes of this article if the individual is reelected as treasurer of state at the 2010 general election and serves in the office until January 1, 2015.As added by Acts 1977, P.L.53, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.73-2002, SEC.1; P.L.88-2005, SEC.1; P.L.115-2008, SEC.4.
IN Code § 5-10.2-1-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.2. Public Retirement and Disability Benefits|Chapter 1. Definitions|5-10.2-1-9. Gender; Number

Sec. 9. Gender; Number. (a) When a masculine pronoun is used in this article, it refers to the masculine, feminine, or neuter, as appropriate.(b) The singular form of any noun used in this article includes the plural, and the plural includes the singular, as appropriate.As added by Acts 1977, P.L.53, SEC.2.
IN Code § 5-10.2-1-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.2. Public Retirement and Disability Benefits|Chapter 1. Definitions|5-10.2-1-10. "Member's Contribution"

Sec. 10. As used in this article, "member's contribution" includes contributions paid by:(1) the employer for members of the public employees' retirement fund; or(2) a school corporation, the state, or a state educational institution for members of the teachers' retirement fund.As added by P.L.41-1983, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.35-1985, SEC.2; P.L.2-2007, SEC.92.
IN Code § 5-10.2-2-0.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.2. Public Retirement and Disability Benefits|Chapter 2. The Retirement Funds|5-10.2-2-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

Sec. 0.1. The addition of section 18 of this chapter by P.L.224-2003 applies only to investments made after June 30, 2003.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.71.
IN Code § 5-10.2-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.2. Public Retirement and Disability Benefits|Chapter 2. The Retirement Funds|5-10.2-2-1. Scope; Purpose

Sec. 1. (a) This article applies to the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund and the public employees' retirement fund. Each retirement fund covered by this article is a separate retirement fund managed by the board under the fund's retirement fund law. The board shall make and publish regulations which are appropriate to the efficient administration of this article. The obligations of the state and political subdivisions for benefit payments are specified in each retirement fund law.(b) The Indiana public retirement system is an independent body corporate and politic. The Indiana public retirement system is not a department or agency of the state but is an independent instrumentality exercising essential government functions.(c) The benefits specified in this article and the benefits from the Social Security Act provide the retirement, disability, and survivor benefits for public employees and teachers. However, this article does not prohibit a political subdivision from establishing and providing before January 1, 1995, and continuing to provide after January 1, 1995, retirement, disability, and survivor benefits for the public employees of the political subdivision independent of this article if the political subdivision took action before January 1, 1995, and was not a participant in the public employees' retirement fund on January 1, 1995, under this article or IC 5-10.3.As added by Acts 1977, P.L.53, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.66-1995, SEC.2; P.L.65-1995, SEC.2; P.L.119-2000, SEC.2; P.L.23-2011, SEC.7.
IN Code § 5-10.2-2-1.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.2. Public Retirement and Disability Benefits|Chapter 2. The Retirement Funds|5-10.2-2-1.5. Qualification Under Internal Revenue Code

Sec. 1.5. Each retirement fund covered by this article shall satisfy the qualification requirements in Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable to each retirement fund. In order to meet those requirements, each fund is subject to the following provisions, notwithstanding any other provision of the retirement fund law:(1) The board shall distribute the corpus and income of the fund to members and their beneficiaries in accordance with the retirement fund law.(2) No part of the corpus or income of a fund may be used for or diverted to any purpose other than the exclusive benefit of the members and their beneficiaries.(3) Forfeitures arising from severance of employment, death, or for any other reason may not be applied to increase the benefits any member would otherwise receive under the retirement fund law.(4) If a fund is terminated, or if all contributions to a fund are completely discontinued, the rights of each affected member to the benefits accrued at the date of the termination or discontinuance, to the extent then funded, are nonforfeitable.(5) All benefits paid from a retirement fund shall be distributed in accordance with the requirements of Section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations under that section. In order to meet those requirements, each retirement fund is subject to the following provisions:(A) The life expectancy of a member, the member's spouse, or the member's beneficiary may not be recalculated after the initial determination for purposes of determining benefits.(B) If a member dies before the distribution of the member's benefits has begun, distributions to beneficiaries must begin no later than December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the member died.(C) The amount of an annuity paid to a member's beneficiary may not exceed the maximum determined under the incidental death benefit requirement of the Internal Revenue Code.(6) The board may not:(A) determine eligibility for benefits;(B) compute rates of contribution; or(C) compute benefits of members or beneficiaries;in a manner that discriminates in favor of members who are considered officers, supervisors, or highly compensated, as prohibited under Section 401(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code.(7) Benefits paid under this chapter may not exceed the maximum benefits specified by Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code.(8) The salary taken into account under this chapter may not exceed the applicable amount under Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code.(9) The board may not engage in a transaction prohibited by Section 503(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.As added by P.L.55-1989, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.35-2012, SEC.30.