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MT Code § 19-1-705 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 1. Social Security|Part 7. Contributions|19-1-705. Deduction of employee contribution by political subdivision

  19-1-705. Deduction of employee contribution by political subdivision. (1) Each political subdivision required to make payment under 19-1-704 shall, in consideration of the employee's retention in or entry into employment impose upon each of its employees, as to services that are covered by an approved plan, a contribution with respect to wages, not exceeding the amount of the employee tax that would be imposed by the Federal Insurance Contributions Act if the services constituted employment within the meaning of that act and shall deduct the amount of the contributions from wages paid.   (2) Contributions collected partially discharge the liability of the political subdivision or instrumentality under 19-1-704. Failure to deduct the contribution does not relieve the employee or employer of liability for the contributions.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 44, L. 1953; amd. and redes. as Sec. 6, Ch. 44, L. 1953 by Sec. 6, Ch. 270, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 97, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 199, Ch. 147, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 64, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1104(4)(b); amd. Sec. 231, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 19-1-706 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 1. Social Security|Part 7. Contributions|19-1-706. Repealed

  19-1-706. Repealed. Sec. 5, Ch. 161, L. 2009.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 44, L. 1953; amd. and redes. as Sec. 6, Ch. 44, L. 1953 by Sec. 6, Ch. 270, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 97, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 199, Ch. 147, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 64, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1104(5); amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 264, L. 1981.
MT Code § 19-1-801 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 1. Social Security|Part 8. Participation of Teachers|19-1-801. Repealed

  19-1-801. Repealed. Sec. 5, Ch. 161, L. 2009.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 271, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1113.
MT Code § 19-1-802 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 1. Social Security|Part 8. Participation of Teachers|19-1-802. No effect on rights under other laws

  19-1-802. No effect on rights under other laws. Nothing in this part may be construed to prejudice or otherwise affect any rights, benefits, or privileges heretofore accrued under any other law of this state. It is the intent of this legislation to permit supplementation of present retirement benefits under existing law with social security benefits. It is also the intent to permit teachers and staff in any district or institution of higher education so electing to become members of more than one retirement system, to receive credit under more than one system for the same service, and to receive benefits from more than one system. No benefits received under either system may be deducted from any other or separate system.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 271, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 64, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1112.
MT Code § 19-1-803 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 1. Social Security|Part 8. Participation of Teachers|19-1-803. through 19-1-810 reserved

  19-1-803 through 19-1-810 reserved.
MT Code § 19-1-811 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 1. Social Security|Part 8. Participation of Teachers|19-1-811. Referendum by school district

  19-1-811. Referendum by school district. On approval by the board of trustees, a school district of the state may conduct and supervise a referendum or may request that the department conduct and supervise a referendum. The referendum must be conducted pursuant to section 218 of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 418, among the members of the staff and teachers of the school or schools under the jurisdiction of the board of trustees. If the majority of votes cast in the referendum indicate that the staff and teachers approve social security coverage, then the board of trustees shall certify to the department that the conditions for social security coverage, required by section 218 of the Social Security Act, have been complied with.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 271, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 391, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 64, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1109; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 250, L. 2015.
MT Code § 19-1-812 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 1. Social Security|Part 8. Participation of Teachers|19-1-812. Eligibility of staff and teachers

  19-1-812. Eligibility of staff and teachers. Upon the certification provided for in 19-1-811, the staff and teachers of the district are eligible for coverage under the provisions of the federal Social Security Act.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 271, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 253, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 391, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 64, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1110(1).
MT Code § 19-1-813 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 1. Social Security|Part 8. Participation of Teachers|19-1-813. Collection of contributions

  19-1-813. Collection of contributions. The fiscal officer of the school district shall collect the contributions required under section 218 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 418, from the staff and teachers by payroll deduction and from the school district as the employer.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 271, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 253, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 391, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 64, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1110(2); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 161, L. 2009.
MT Code § 19-1-814 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 1. Social Security|Part 8. Participation of Teachers|19-1-814. Repealed

  19-1-814. Repealed. Sec. 5, Ch. 161, L. 2009.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 271, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 253, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 391, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 64, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1110(3).
MT Code § 19-1-815 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 1. Social Security|Part 8. Participation of Teachers|19-1-815. Merger of reporting entities

  19-1-815. Merger of reporting entities. If the approval of referenda at different times results in the establishment of two separate social security reporting entities for a high school district and an elementary school district and the high school building is located in the elementary school district, the department shall, upon request of the boards of trustees in both districts, merge the two reporting entities to form a single reporting entity if the elementary school district and high school district:   (1) have boards of trustees of which a majority of each board is composed of the same persons;   (2) are administered by the same executive officer; and   (3) have payroll calculations made in the same payroll application.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 350, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 250, L. 2015.
MT Code § 19-1-816 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 1. Social Security|Part 8. Participation of Teachers|19-1-816. through 19-1-820 reserved

  19-1-816 through 19-1-820 reserved.
MT Code § 19-1-821 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 1. Social Security|Part 8. Participation of Teachers|19-1-821. Retirement system to be considered separate for each institution

  19-1-821. Retirement system to be considered separate for each institution. For the purposes of this part, the teachers' retirement system of the state of Montana is considered a separate retirement system with respect to each state institution of higher education in Montana, and each institution and the teachers therein shall be treated separately and independently from the other institutions and teachers.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 271, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 64, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1111(1).
MT Code § 19-1-822 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 1. Social Security|Part 8. Participation of Teachers|19-1-822. Referendum -- institution of higher education

  19-1-822. Referendum -- institution of higher education. On request of the president of an institution, the governor shall direct the department to give notice of and supervise a referendum in the retirement system for that institution in compliance with the requirements prescribed by section 218 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 418.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 271, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 64, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1111(2); amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 250, L. 2015.
MT Code § 19-1-823 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 1. Social Security|Part 8. Participation of Teachers|19-1-823. Certification by governor

  19-1-823. Certification by governor. On the department's notification that a majority of votes in the referendum were cast in favor of participation in social security, the governor, through the department, shall certify to the commissioner of social security that the conditions set forth in section 218 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 418, have been complied with in respect to the retirement system voting in the referendum.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 271, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 64, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1111(3); amd. Sec. 37, Ch. 10, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 138, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 250, L. 2015.
MT Code § 19-1-824 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 1. Social Security|Part 8. Participation of Teachers|19-1-824. Federal-state agreement

  19-1-824. Federal-state agreement. On certification, the governor shall direct the department director to enter into a modification to the existing agreement with the appropriate officers of the federal government, pursuant to section 218 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 418, to secure coverage for the retirement system with respect to which certification has been made. An agreement may be made retroactive to the extent permissible under the Social Security Act.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 271, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 64, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1111(4); amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 250, L. 2015.
MT Code § 19-1-825 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 1. Social Security|Part 8. Participation of Teachers|19-1-825. Collection of contributions

  19-1-825. Collection of contributions. The fiscal officer for an institution for whose retirement system an agreement has been made shall collect the contributions required by section 218 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 418, from the teachers in the retirement system of that institution, by payroll deductions.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 271, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 64, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1111(5), (6); amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 161, L. 2009.
MT Code § 19-1-826 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 1. Social Security|Part 8. Participation of Teachers|19-1-826. Changes in federal law

  19-1-826. Changes in federal law. In the event that any relevant provisions of federal law are amended or superseded, then the provisions of this part that relate to the law must be applied to the amended law or the superseding law.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 271, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 64, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-1111(7); amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 250, L. 2015.
MT Code § 19-2-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 1. General Provisions (Renumbered)|19-2-101. Renumbered 19-50-101

  19-2-101. Renumbered 19-50-101. Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-2-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 1. General Provisions (Renumbered)|19-2-102. Renumbered 19-50-102

  19-2-102. Renumbered 19-50-102. Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-2-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 1. General Provisions (Renumbered)|19-2-103. Renumbered 19-50-103

  19-2-103. Renumbered 19-50-103. Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-2-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 2. Administration (Renumbered and Repealed)|19-2-201. Renumbered 19-50-201

  19-2-201. Renumbered 19-50-201. Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-2-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 2. Administration (Renumbered and Repealed)|19-2-202. Renumbered 19-50-202

  19-2-202. Renumbered 19-50-202. Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-2-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 2. Administration (Renumbered and Repealed)|19-2-203. Renumbered 19-50-203

  19-2-203. Renumbered 19-50-203. Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-2-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 2. Administration (Renumbered and Repealed)|19-2-204. Renumbered 19-50-204

  19-2-204. Renumbered 19-50-204. Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-2-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 2. Administration (Renumbered and Repealed)|19-2-205. Repealed

  19-2-205. Repealed. Sec. 10, Ch. 472, L. 1981.   History: En. 68-2708 by Sec. 8, Ch. 264, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 60, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 68-2708.
MT Code § 19-2-206 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 2. Administration (Renumbered and Repealed)|19-2-206. Renumbered 19-50-206

  19-2-206. Renumbered 19-50-206. Code Commissioner, 1993.
MT Code § 19-2-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 3. General Provisions|19-2-301. Short title

  19-2-301. Short title. This chapter may be cited as "The Public Employees' Retirement Act".   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
MT Code § 19-2-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 3. General Provisions|19-2-302. Applicability

  19-2-302. Applicability. Except as otherwise provided in this title, this chapter applies to the provisions and administration of the retirement systems and plans within the systems under chapters 3, 5 through 9, and 13 of this title.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 471, L. 1999.
MT Code § 19-2-401 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 4. Administration|19-2-401. Location of board -- jurisdiction and venue for judicial review -- quorum -- officers and employees

  19-2-401. Location of board -- jurisdiction and venue for judicial review -- quorum -- officers and employees. (1) The board shall maintain its office in the city of Helena. Jurisdiction and venue for judicial review of final administrative decisions of the board are in the judicial district in which the appealing party resides or, if the person resides outside the state, the first judicial district, Lewis and Clark County.  (2) A quorum of the board is four members.   (3) The board shall elect one of its members presiding officer. The board may appoint a committee of one or more of its members to perform routine acts, such as retirement of members and fixing of retirement benefits, approval of death claims, and correction of records necessary in the administration of the systems in accordance with the provisions of chapters 2, 3, 5 through 9, 13, 17, and 50 of this title and in accordance with the rules of the board. The attorney general is the legal counsel for the board.   History: En. 68-1801 by Sec. 18, Ch. 323, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 68-1801; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-3-301, MCA 1991; redes. 19-2-401by Sec. 238, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 412, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 471, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 490, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 535, L. 2021.
MT Code § 19-2-402 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 4. Administration|19-2-402. Compensation of board members

  19-2-402. Compensation of board members. Members shall be entitled to compensation as provided in 2-15-124.   History: En. 68-1802 by Sec. 19, Ch. 323, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 453, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 68-1802(part); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 672, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 650, L. 1985; Sec. 19-3-302, MCA 1991; redes. 19-2-402 by Sec. 238, Ch. 265, L. 1993.
MT Code § 19-2-404 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 4. Administration|19-2-404. Appointment and compensation of administrative staff

  19-2-404. Appointment and compensation of administrative staff. The board shall hire and fix the compensation of an executive director and other necessary employees to assist the board in administering the retirement systems. The compensation of the executive director and employees must be established in accordance with Title 2, chapter 18.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 532, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 562, L. 1999.
MT Code § 19-2-405 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 4. Administration|19-2-405. Employment of actuary -- annual investigation and valuation

  19-2-405. Employment of actuary -- annual investigation and valuation. (1) The board shall retain a competent actuary who is an enrolled member of the American academy of actuaries and who is familiar with public systems of pensions. The actuary is the technical adviser of the board on matters regarding the operation of the retirement systems.   (2) The board shall require the actuary to make and report on an annual actuarial investigation into the suitability of the actuarial tables used by the retirement systems and an actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities of each defined benefit plan that is a part of the retirement systems.   (3) The normal cost contribution rate, which is funded by required employee contributions and a portion of the required employer contributions to each defined benefit retirement plan, must be calculated as the level percentage of members' salaries that will actuarially fund benefits payable under a retirement plan as those benefits accrue in the future.   (4) (a) The unfunded liability contribution rate, which is entirely funded by a portion of the required employer contributions to the retirement plan, must be calculated as the level percentage of current and future defined benefit plan members' salaries that will amortize the unfunded actuarial liabilities of the retirement plan over a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 30 years, as determined by the board.   (b) In determining the amortization period under subsection (4)(a) for the public employees' retirement system's defined benefit plan, the actuary shall take into account the plan choice rate contributions to be made to the defined benefit plan pursuant to 19-3-2117 and 19-21-214.   (5) The board shall require the actuary to conduct and report on a periodic actuarial investigation into the actuarial experience of the retirement systems and plans.   (6) The board may require the actuary to conduct any valuation necessary to administer the retirement systems and the plans subject to this chapter.   (7) The board shall provide copies of the reports required pursuant to subsections (2) and (5) to the state administration and veterans' affairs interim committee and to the legislature pursuant to 5-11-210.   (8) The board shall require the actuary to prepare for each employer participating in a retirement system the disclosures or the information required to be included in the disclosures as required by law and by the governmental accounting standards board or its generally recognized successor.   History: En. 68-1804 by Sec. 21, Ch. 323, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 68-1804; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-3-305, MCA 1991; redes. 19-2-405 by Sec. 238, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 471, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 114, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 285, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 155, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 240, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 248, L. 2015.
MT Code § 19-2-406 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 19. Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 2. Public Employees' Retirement General Provisions|Part 4. Administration|19-2-406. Disability retirement -- application -- determination -- benefit conversion -- rules

  19-2-406. Disability retirement -- application -- determination -- benefit conversion -- rules. (1) (a) An active or inactive member may apply for disability retirement in a manner prescribed by the board. However, an application may also be filed on the member's behalf by the head of the office or department in which the member is or was last employed, by any other individual, or by the board.   (b) The application must be filed within 4 months after the member's termination from employment unless the member is disabled continuously from the date of termination from employment to the date of the application.   (2) The board shall determine whether a member has become disabled. In the discharge of its duty regarding determinations, the board, any member of the board, or any authorized representative of the board may order medical examinations, conduct hearings, administer oaths and affirmations, take depositions, certify to official acts and records, and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records considered necessary as evidence in connection with a claim for disability retirement. Subpoenas must be issued and enforced pursuant to 2-4-104 of the Montana Administrative Procedure Act.   (3) The board shall adopt rules requiring employers to identify and explain the essential elements of a member's position, any accommodations that were or can be made in compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101, et seq.), and the effectiveness of the accommodations.   (4) The board shall retain medical personnel to advise it in assessing the nature and extent of disabling conditions while reviewing claims for disability retirement.   (5) The disability retirement benefit paid to a member of the defined benefit plan must be converted to a service retirement benefit, without recalculation of the monthly benefit amount, when the member has attained normal retirement age. The board shall notify the member in writing as to the change in status.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 597, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 265, L. 1993; Sec. 19-5-611, MCA 1991; redes. 19-2-406 by Sec. 238, Ch. 265, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 412, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 471, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 562, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 99, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 423, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 178, L. 2013.