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MS Code § 25-11-315 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 25 - Public Officers and Employees; Public Records|Chapter 11 - Social Security and Public Employees' Retirement and Disability Benefits|Article 7 - Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan|§ 25-11-315. Credit for prior service

  Any member of the State Legislature or the President of the Senate who becomes a member of the plan on July 1, 1989, shall be eligible for prior service as a member of the State Legislature or as President of the Senate. Each member shall submit to the board a verification of prior service as a member of the State Legislature or as President of the Senate. Upon receipt of that prior service statement, the board shall issue a prior service certificate certifying to each member the length of prior service for which credit has been allowed on the basis of the statement of service. Additional prior service regulations in force shall be those found in Section 25-11-101 et seq.     Any member of the State Legislature or the President of the Senate who becomes a member of this plan after July 1, 1989, but before July 1, 2007, shall not be allowed prior service unless the member serves as a member of the State Legislature or as President of the Senate for a minimum of four (4) years and contributes to the plan for a minimum period of four (4) years.   Any member of the State Legislature or the President of the Senate who becomes a member of this plan on or after July 1, 2007, shall not be allowed prior service unless the member serves as a member of the State Legislature or as President of the Senate for a minimum of eight (8) years and contributes to the plan for a minimum period of eight (8) years.
MS Code § 25-11-317 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 25 - Public Officers and Employees; Public Records|Chapter 11 - Social Security and Public Employees' Retirement and Disability Benefits|Article 7 - Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan|§ 25-11-317. Administration of supplemental legislative retirement plan

  The general administration and responsibility for the proper operation of the plan and for making effective the provisions hereof are vested in the Board of Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi.   The board shall invest all funds in accordance with Section 25-11-121.   The board shall designate an actuary who shall be the technical advisor of the board on matters regarding the operation of the plan and shall perform such other duties as are required in connection therewith.   At least once in each two-year period following the date of establishment, the actuary shall make an actuarial investigation into the mortality, service and compensation experience of the members and beneficiaries of the plan and shall make a valuation of the contingent assets and liabilities of the plan.   On the basis of regular interest and tables last adopted by the board, the actuary shall make biennial valuation of the contingent assets and liabilities of the plan.   The board shall keep such data as shall be necessary for the actuarial valuation of the contingent assets and liabilities of the plan and for checking the experience of the plan.   The board shall determine from time to time the rate of regular interest for use in all calculations, with the rate of five percent (5%) per annum applicable unless changed by the board.   Subject to the limitations hereof, the board from time to time shall establish rules and regulations for the administration of the plan and for the transaction of business.   The board shall keep a record of all its proceedings under this article which shall be open to public inspection, except for individual member records. The system shall not disclose the name, address or contents of any individual member records without the prior written consent of the individual to whom the record pertains.   The Executive Secretary of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi shall serve as the executive secretary of the plan.
MS Code § 25-11-319 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 25 - Public Officers and Employees; Public Records|Chapter 11 - Social Security and Public Employees' Retirement and Disability Benefits|Article 7 - Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan|§ 25-11-319. Exemptions from taxation, execution, and assignment; deductions from retirement allowances for payment of employer or system sponsored group life or health insurance

  The right of a person to an annuity, a retirement allowance or benefit, or to the return of contributions, or to any optional benefit or any other right accrued or accruing to any person under the provisions of the Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan, and the monies in the plan created by this article, are exempt from any state or municipal tax, and exempt from levy and sale, garnishment, attachment or any other process whatsoever, and shall be unassignable except as specifically otherwise provided in this article.   Any retired member or beneficiary receiving a retirement allowance or benefit under this article may authorize the system to make deductions from the retirement allowance or benefit for the payment of employer or system sponsored group life or health insurance. The deductions authorized under this subsection shall be subject to rules and regulations adopted by the board.
MS Code § 25-11-351 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 25 - Public Officers and Employees; Public Records|Chapter 11 - Social Security and Public Employees' Retirement and Disability Benefits|Article 9 - Feasibility Study of Establishing Separate Retirement Plan for Volunteer Fire Fighters|§ 25-11-351. Feasibility study of establishing separate retirement plan for volunteer fire fighters; expenses of study

 The Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi shall conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing a separate and distinct retirement plan for the actively participating volunteer fire fighters of this state serving with any fire department in the State of Mississippi. This study shall determine the approximate number of potential covered participants, a schedule of proposed benefits, proposed administrative processes, and a funding method with actuarial data in support thereof.   All expenses of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi in conducting the study shall be paid from its current budget. However, if the study demonstrates the viability of such a plan and such a plan is established, then the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi may recover all expenses actually made in conducting the study from the retirement plan established as a result thereof.
MS Code § 25-11-401 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 25 - Public Officers and Employees; Public Records|Chapter 11 - Social Security and Public Employees' Retirement and Disability Benefits|Article 11 - Optional Retirement Program for Employees of State Institutions of Higher Learning|§ 25-11-401. Eligibility for optional program

 There is established an optional retirement program for employees of the state institutions of higher learning included in Section 37-101-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, who are appointed or employed after July 1, 1990. To be eligible to participate in the optional retirement program, a newly appointed employee must:   (i) Hold a teaching or administrative faculty position, or   Hold a position as an intern or resident in training at the University Medical Center or the College of Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State University under a teaching program at such institutions; and   Be eligible for membership in the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi.
MS Code § 25-11-403 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 25 - Public Officers and Employees; Public Records|Chapter 11 - Social Security and Public Employees' Retirement and Disability Benefits|Article 11 - Optional Retirement Program for Employees of State Institutions of Higher Learning|§ 25-11-403. Contributions to annuity contracts and mutual funds

 Retirement and death benefits shall be provided to participants in the optional retirement program by contribution to annuity contracts, fixed or variable in nature, mutual fund accounts or similar investment products, or a combination thereof, at the option of the participant. The state and the participants shall contribute, in accordance with this article, toward the purchase of benefits under those contracts or accounts, which contracts or accounts shall become the property of the participants.
MS Code § 25-11-405 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 25 - Public Officers and Employees; Public Records|Chapter 11 - Social Security and Public Employees' Retirement and Disability Benefits|Article 11 - Optional Retirement Program for Employees of State Institutions of Higher Learning|§ 25-11-405. Administration of program; delegation of responsibilities

 The Board of Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System shall provide for the administration of the optional retirement program. The board of trustees may delegate to the state institutions of higher learning certain responsibilities for administering the optional retirement program with respect to each institution's own employees.
MS Code § 25-11-407 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 25 - Public Officers and Employees; Public Records|Chapter 11 - Social Security and Public Employees' Retirement and Disability Benefits|Article 11 - Optional Retirement Program for Employees of State Institutions of Higher Learning|§ 25-11-407. Designation of life insurance companies for purchase of annuity contracts and mutual funds

 The Board of Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System shall designate not less than three (3) nor more than five (5) companies to provide annuity contracts, mutual fund accounts or similar investment products, and the types of investment contracts or funds that may be offered by those companies. In making those designations, the board of trustees shall consider and be guided by:   The nature and extent of the rights and benefits to be provided by those contracts or accounts, or both, for participants and their beneficiaries;   The relation of those rights and benefits to the amount of contributions to be made;   The suitability of those rights and benefits to the needs of the participants;   The efficacy of the contracts or accounts, or both, in the recruitment and retention of faculty and administrators;   The ability and experience of the designated companies in providing those suitable rights and benefits under those contracts or accounts, or both; and   The ability and experience of the designated companies to provide both suitable participant investment guidance and investment options.   The companies shall act in a fiduciary capacity in selecting investment products that are suitable for the optional retirement program. It shall be the duty of the companies to report to and seek approval from the board for the investment products made available under this paragraph and to report the participant use of those options annually. The board reserves the right to refuse or discontinue any product offered by those companies.
MS Code § 25-11-409 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 25 - Public Officers and Employees; Public Records|Chapter 11 - Social Security and Public Employees' Retirement and Disability Benefits|Article 11 - Optional Retirement Program for Employees of State Institutions of Higher Learning|§ 25-11-409. Election to participate in program; time of election

 Eligible employees initially employed on or after July 1, 1990, shall elect to participate in the optional retirement program within thirty (30) days after (i) entry into state service, or (ii) the effective date of the optional retirement program, whichever is later. The election must be made in writing and filed with the board of trustees and will be effective as of the date of employment. If an eligible employee fails to timely make the election provided in this section, he shall become a member of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi in accordance with Article 3 of this chapter.
MS Code § 25-11-413 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 25 - Public Officers and Employees; Public Records|Chapter 11 - Social Security and Public Employees' Retirement and Disability Benefits|Article 11 - Optional Retirement Program for Employees of State Institutions of Higher Learning|§ 25-11-413. Ineligibility for membership in Public Employees' Retirement System

 Any person electing to participate in the optional retirement program shall be ineligible for membership in the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi so long as he is employed in a position for which the optional retirement program is available. If an optional retirement program participant assumes a position in state service other than as an employee of a state institution of higher learning, he must at that time begin membership in the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi in accordance with Article 3 of this chapter.
MS Code § 25-11-415 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 25 - Public Officers and Employees; Public Records|Chapter 11 - Social Security and Public Employees' Retirement and Disability Benefits|Article 11 - Optional Retirement Program for Employees of State Institutions of Higher Learning|§ 25-11-415. Deductions from employers' contribution to administer program; expense fund

 The Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi may deduct not more than two percent (2%) of all employers' contributions and transfer such deductions to the expense fund of the Public Employees' Retirement System to defray the cost of administering the optional retirement program created by this article.
MS Code § 25-11-417 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 25 - Public Officers and Employees; Public Records|Chapter 11 - Social Security and Public Employees' Retirement and Disability Benefits|Article 11 - Optional Retirement Program for Employees of State Institutions of Higher Learning|§ 25-11-417. Benefits payable not obligations of state but of designated companies

 Benefits payable to participants under the optional retirement program are not obligations of the State of Mississippi. Those benefits and other rights of optional retirement program participants or their beneficiaries are the liability and responsibility solely of the designated company or companies. The benefits of participants whose funds are invested with annuity providers shall be governed solely by the terms of the contracts issued by that company or companies. The benefits of participants whose funds are invested in mutual funds or other similar investment products shall be limited to the value of the account.
MS Code § 25-11-419 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 25 - Public Officers and Employees; Public Records|Chapter 11 - Social Security and Public Employees' Retirement and Disability Benefits|Article 11 - Optional Retirement Program for Employees of State Institutions of Higher Learning|§ 25-11-419. Exemption from state or municipal tax; exemption from levy, garnishment, attachment, or other process; application of State Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act

 Annuity contracts, mutual fund accounts or similar investment products authorized under the optional retirement program and all rights thereto of a participant in the optional retirement program shall be exempt from any state or municipal tax (except to the extent that state income tax is payable under Chapter 7, Title 27, Mississippi Code of 1972), shall be exempt from any levy and sale, garnishment, attachment, or any process whatsoever, and shall be unassignable except as specifically otherwise provided in the contract or account. Annuity contracts issued under the optional retirement program shall be treated under the State Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act in the same manner as contracts qualified under Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.
MS Code § 25-11-421 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 25 - Public Officers and Employees; Public Records|Chapter 11 - Social Security and Public Employees' Retirement and Disability Benefits|Article 11 - Optional Retirement Program for Employees of State Institutions of Higher Learning|§ 25-11-421. Qualification under Section 401(a) or conformity with section 403(b) of Internal Revenue Code; determination letter from Internal Revenue Service

 The Board of Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System shall determine whether the optional retirement program shall be operated in conformity with Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code or be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (or any successor section). If the optional retirement program is to be qualified, the board of trustees shall file for a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service as soon as practicable, and not later than ninety (90) days, after this article has been approved by the Governor or has been approved by the Legislature subsequent to veto, and the continuance of the optional retirement program shall be subject to a favorable determination letter issued by the Internal Revenue Service.
MS Code § 25-11-423 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 25 - Public Officers and Employees; Public Records|Chapter 11 - Social Security and Public Employees' Retirement and Disability Benefits|Article 11 - Optional Retirement Program for Employees of State Institutions of Higher Learning|§ 25-11-423. Actuarial study; report of study

 After a period of three (3) years has elapsed from March 24, 1990, and not later than December 1, 1993, the Board of Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System shall have an actuarial study conducted to determine what effect the optional retirement system created by this article has had on the Public Employees' Retirement System. The results of such study shall be reported to the next regular session of the Legislature convening after completion of the study.
MS Code § 25-15-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 25 - Public Officers and Employees; Public Records|Chapter 15 - Group Insurance for Public Employees|Article 1 - State Employees Life and Health Insurance Plan|§ 25-15-3. Definitions

 For the purposes of this article, the words and phrases used herein shall have the following meanings:   "Employee" means a person who works full time for the State of Mississippi and receives his compensation in a direct payment from a department, agency or institution of the state government and any person who works full time for any school district, community/junior college, public library or university-based program authorized under Section 37-23-31 for deaf, aphasic and emotionally disturbed children or any regular nonstudent bus driver. This shall include legislators, employees of the legislative branch and the judicial branch of the state and "employees" shall include full-time salaried judges and full-time district attorneys and their staff and full-time compulsory school attendance officers. For the purposes of this article, any "employee" making contributions to the State of Mississippi retirement plan shall be considered a full-time employee.   "Department" means the Department of Finance and Administration.   "Plan" means the State and School Employees Life and Health Insurance Plan created under this article.   "Fund" means the State and School Employees Insurance Fund set up under this article.   "Retiree" means any employee retired under the Mississippi retirement plan.   "Board" means the State and School Employees Health Insurance Management Board created under Section 25-15-303.
MS Code § 25-15-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 25 - Public Officers and Employees; Public Records|Chapter 15 - Group Insurance for Public Employees|Article 1 - State Employees Life and Health Insurance Plan|§ 25-15-7. Exclusions

 Such health insurance shall not include expense incurred by or on account of an individual prior to July 1, 1972, as to him; dental care and treatment, except dental surgery and appliances to the extent necessary for the correction of damage caused by accidental injury while covered by the plan, or as a direct result of disease covered by the plan; eyeglasses, hearing aids, and examinations for the prescription or fitting thereof; cosmetic surgery or treatment, except to the extent necessary for correction of damage by accidental injury while covered by the plan or as a direct result of disease covered by the plan; services received in a hospital owned or operated by the United States government for which no charge is made; services received for injury or sickness due to war or any act of war, whether declared or undeclared, which war or act of war shall have occurred after July 1, 1972; expense for which the individual is not required to make payment; expenses to the extent of benefits provided under any employer group plan other than this plan, in which the state participates in the cost thereof; and such other expenses as may be excluded by regulations of the board.
MS Code § 25-15-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 25 - Public Officers and Employees; Public Records|Chapter 15 - Group Insurance for Public Employees|Article 1 - State Employees Life and Health Insurance Plan|§ 25-15-13. Eligibility

 Each eligible employee may participate in the plan by signing up for the plan at the time of employment. Each eligible employee who declines coverage under the plan must sign a waiver of coverage. After acceptance in the plan, the employee may cease his or her participation by filing a specific disclaimer with the board. Forms for this purpose shall be prescribed and issued by the board. All eligible employees will be eligible to participate in the plan on the effective date of the plan or on the date on which they are employed by the state, whichever is later, provided they make the necessary contributions as provided in this article. Spouses of employees, unmarried dependent children from birth to age nineteen (19) years, unmarried dependent children who are full-time students up to age twenty-five (25) years, and physically or mentally handicapped children, regardless of age, are eligible under the plan as of the date the employee becomes eligible. If both spouses are eligible employees who participate in the plan, the benefits shall apply individually to each spouse by virtue of his or her participation in the plan. If those spouses also have one or more eligible dependents participating in the plan, the cost of their dependents shall be calculated at a special family plan rate. The cost for participation by the dependents shall be paid by the spouse who elects to carry such dependents under his or her coverage.
MS Code § 25-15-14 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 25 - Public Officers and Employees; Public Records|Chapter 15 - Group Insurance for Public Employees|Article 1 - State Employees Life and Health Insurance Plan|§ 25-15-14. Elected state or district officials; participation in plans after leaving office

 Any elected state or district official who does not run for reelection or who is defeated before being entitled to receive a retirement allowance shall be eligible to continue to participate in the State and School Employees Health Insurance Plan under the same conditions and coverages for retired employees.