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IA Code § 97A.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 97A - PUBLIC SAFETY PEACE OFFICERS’ RETIREMENT, ACCIDENT, AND DISABILITY SYSTEM|Section 97A.12 - Exemption from execution and other process or assignment — exceptions.

97A.12 Exemption from execution and other process or assignment — exceptions.   The right of any person to a pension, annuity, or retirement allowance, to the return of contributions, the pension, annuity, or retirement allowance itself, any optional benefit or death benefit, any other right accrued or accruing to any person under this chapter, and the moneys in the retirement fund created under this chapter, are not subject to execution, garnishment, attachment, or any other process whatsoever, and are unassignable except for the purposes of enforcing child, spousal, or medical support obligations or marital property orders, or as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter. For the purposes of enforcing child, spousal, or medical support obligations, the garnishment or attachment of or the execution against compensation due a person under this chapter shall not exceed the amount specified in 15 U.S.C. §1673(b).  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §97A.12]  89 Acts, ch 228, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1187, §97; 2008 Acts, ch 1171, §13
IA Code § 97A.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 97A - PUBLIC SAFETY PEACE OFFICERS’ RETIREMENT, ACCIDENT, AND DISABILITY SYSTEM|Section 97A.13 - Protection against fraud.

97A.13 Protection against fraud.   Any person who shall knowingly make any false statement, or shall falsify or permit to be falsified any record or records of the system in any attempt to defraud the system as a result of such act, shall be guilty of a fraudulent practice. Should any change or error in records result in any member or beneficiary receiving from the system more or less than the person would have been entitled to receive had the records been correct, the board of trustees shall correct such error, and, as far as practicable, shall adjust the payments in such a manner that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which such member or beneficiary was correctly entitled, shall be paid.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §97A.13]  Fraudulent practices, see §714.8
IA Code § 97A.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 97A - PUBLIC SAFETY PEACE OFFICERS’ RETIREMENT, ACCIDENT, AND DISABILITY SYSTEM|Section 97A.14 - Hospitalization and medical attention.

97A.14 Hospitalization and medical attention.   1. The board of trustees shall provide hospital, nursing, and medical attention for the members in service when injured while in the performance of their duties and shall continue to provide hospital, nursing, long-term care, and medical attention for injuries or diseases incurred while in the performance of their duties for the members but only while the members are still receiving a retirement allowance under section 97A.6, subsection 6. The cost of hospital, nursing, and medical attention shall be paid out of the retirement fund. However, any amounts received by the injured person under the workers’ compensation law of the state, or from any other source for such specific purposes, shall be deducted from the amount paid by the board of trustees under this section.   2. For purposes of this section, medical attention shall include but not be limited to services provided by licensed medical personnel to include office, hospital, nursing home care, long-term care, and prescriptions for medicine or equipment. Within twelve months of receiving treatment or incurring a cost with direct correlation to the disabling condition, the beneficiary of an accidental disability benefit shall submit a written request for reimbursement to the board. A denial of reimbursement by the board shall be subject to judicial review in the same manner as any other action by the board in accordance with section 97A.6, subsection 13.  [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §97A.14]  2008 Acts, ch 1171, §14; 2010 Acts, ch 1167, §14  Referred to in §97A.14A
IA Code § 97A.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 97A - PUBLIC SAFETY PEACE OFFICERS’ RETIREMENT, ACCIDENT, AND DISABILITY SYSTEM|Section 97A.16 - Withdrawal of contributions — repayment.

97A.16 Withdrawal of contributions — repayment.   1. Commencing July 1, 1990, if an active member, in service on or after that date, terminates service, other than by death or disability, the member may elect to withdraw the member’s contributions under section 97A.8, subsection 1, paragraphs “f” and “h”, together with interest thereon at a rate determined by the board of trustees. If a member withdraws contributions as provided in this section, the member shall be deemed to have waived all claims for other benefits from the system for the period of membership service for which the contributions are withdrawn.   2. A layoff for an indefinite period of time shall be deemed to be a termination of service for the purposes of this section. A member who withdraws the member’s contributions as provided in this section following a layoff for an indefinite period of time and who is subsequently recalled to service may repay the contributions. The contributions repaid by the member for such service shall be equal to the amount of contributions withdrawn, plus interest computed based upon the investment interest rate assumption established by the board of trustees as of the time the contributions are repaid. However, the member must make the contributions within two years of the date of the member’s return to service. The period of membership service for which contributions are repaid shall be treated as though the contributions were never withdrawn.  90 Acts, ch 1240, §14; 93 Acts, ch 44, §2  Referred to in §97A.6, 411.31
IA Code § 97A.17 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 97A - PUBLIC SAFETY PEACE OFFICERS’ RETIREMENT, ACCIDENT, AND DISABILITY SYSTEM|Section 97A.17 - Optional transfers with chapter 411.

97A.17 Optional transfers with chapter 411.   1. For purposes of this section unless the context otherwise requires:   a. “Average accrued benefit” means the average of the amounts representing the present value of the accrued benefit earned by the member determined by the former system and the present value of the accrued benefit earned by the member determined by the current system.   b. “Current system” means the eligible retirement system in which a person has commenced employment covered by the system after having terminated employment covered by the former system.   c. “Eligible retirement system” means the system created under this chapter and the statewide fire and police retirement system established in chapter 411.   d. “Former system” means the eligible retirement system in which a person has terminated employment covered by the system prior to commencing employment covered by the current system.   e. “Refund liability” means the amount the member may elect to withdraw from the former system under section 411.23.   2. Commencing July 1, 1996, a vested member of an eligible retirement system who terminates employment covered by one eligible retirement system and, within one year, commences employment covered by the other eligible retirement system may elect to transfer the greater of the average accrued benefit or the refund liability earned from the former system to the current system. The member shall file an application with the current system for transfer of the greater of the average accrued benefit or the refund liability within ninety days of the commencement of employment with the current system.   3. Notwithstanding subsection 2, a vested member whose employment with the current system commenced prior to July 1, 1996, may elect to transfer the average accrued benefit earned under the former system to the current system by filing an application with the current system for transfer of the average accrued benefit on or before July 1, 1997.   4. Upon receipt of an application for transfer as provided in this section, the current system shall calculate the average accrued benefit and the refund liability and the former system shall transfer to the current system assets in an amount equal to the greater of the average accrued benefit or the refund liability. Once the transfer is completed, the member’s service under the former system shall be treated as membership service under the current system for purposes of this chapter and chapter 411.  96 Acts, ch 1187, §98; 2002 Acts, ch 1135, §5, 6; 2004 Acts, ch 1103, §1 – 3  Referred to in §97A.10
IA Code § 97B.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 97B - IOWA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM (IPERS)|Section 97B.1 - System created — organizational definitions.

97B.1 System created — organizational definitions.   1. The “Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System” is established as an independent agency within the executive branch of state government. The Iowa public employees’ retirement system shall administer the retirement system established under this chapter.   2. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:   a. “Board” means the investment board created by section 97B.8A.   b. “Chief executive officer” means the chief executive officer of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system.   c. “Committee” means the benefits advisory committee created by section 97B.8B.   d. “System” means the Iowa public employees’ retirement system.  [C46, 50, §97.1; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §97B.1]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §249; 92 Acts, ch 1201, §6; 2001 Acts, ch 68, §7, 24; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §170  Referred to in §97.51, 97.52, 97C.2
IA Code § 97B.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 97B - IOWA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM (IPERS)|Section 97B.2 - Purpose of chapter.

97B.2 Purpose of chapter.   The purpose of this chapter is to promote economy and efficiency in the public service by providing an orderly means for employees, without hardship or prejudice, to have a retirement system which will provide for the payment of annuities, enabling the employees to care for themselves in retirement, and which will improve public employment within the state, reduce excessive personnel turnover, and offer suitable attraction to high-grade men and women to enter public service in the state.  [C46, 50, §97.2; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §97B.2]  88 Acts, ch 1242, §8  Referred to in §97B.1A
IA Code § 97B.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 97B - IOWA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM (IPERS)|Section 97B.3 - Chief executive officer — appointment and qualifications.

97B.3 Chief executive officer — appointment and qualifications.   1. The administrator of the system is the chief executive officer. The chief executive officer shall be appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the senate and shall serve a four-year term of office beginning and ending as provided in section 69.19. A vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as a full-term appointment is made. The governor may remove the chief executive officer for malfeasance in office, or for any cause that renders the chief executive officer ineligible, incapable, or unfit to discharge the duties of the office. The investment board, under the pay plan applicable to employees of the division, shall set the salary of the chief executive officer.   2. The qualifications for appointment as the chief executive officer shall include management-level pension fund administration experience. The qualifications for appointment as the chief executive officer shall also include a demonstrated knowledge of all aspects of pension fund administration, including financial management, investment asset management, benefit design and delivery, legal administration, and operations administration. The chief executive officer shall not be selected on the basis of political affiliation, and while employed as the chief executive officer, shall not be a member of a political committee, participate in a political campaign, or be a candidate for a partisan elective office, and shall not contribute to a political campaign fund, except that the chief executive officer may designate on the checkoff portion of the federal income tax return a party or parties to which a contribution is made pursuant to the checkoff. The chief executive officer shall not hold any other office under the laws of the United States or of this or any state and shall devote full time to the duties of office.   3. By January 31 of the year in which the term of office of the chief executive officer will end, the investment board and the benefits advisory committee shall submit a written report to the governor and the secretary of the senate concerning the board’s and committee’s evaluation of the performance of the chief executive officer, together with a recommendation concerning the reappointment of the chief executive officer.  2001 Acts, ch 68, §8, 24; 2003 Acts, ch 94, §1, 2, 4; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2017 Acts, ch 144, §4, 14  Confirmation, see §2.32
IA Code § 97B.9A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 97B - IOWA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM (IPERS)|Section 97B.9A - Collections — waiver.

97B.9A Collections — waiver.   Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the system may, in its sole discretion, waive the collection of benefits overpayments, contribution underpayments, or any other debts owed the system, that occur more than three years prior to the date of discovery of the overpayment, underpayment, or debt by the system, for cases in which there is no evidence of fraud or other misconduct on the part of the affected employer or the affected member or beneficiary in providing or failing to provide information necessary to the proper determination of a debt owed the system, calculation of contributions and payments, or calculation of benefits under this chapter.  2004 Acts, ch 1103, §13
IA Code § 97B.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 97B - IOWA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM (IPERS)|Section 97B.10 - Crediting of erroneous contributions.

97B.10 Crediting of erroneous contributions.   1. If the system finds the employee or employer, or both, have erroneously paid contributions, including the payment of contributions prior to an individual’s valid decision to elect out of coverage under this chapter on or after January 1, 1999, pursuant to section 97B.42A, the system shall make an adjustment, compromise, or settlement and shall credit such payments to the appropriate party.   2. A claim of an employee or employer for a credit for erroneously paid contributions shall be made within three years of date of payment. However, the system may issue a credit to employees or employers after the expiration of the three-year deadline if the system finds that issuing the credit is just and equitable.   3. Interest shall not be paid on credits issued pursuant to this section. However, the system may, at any time, apply accumulated interest and interest dividends as provided in section 97B.70 on any credits issued under this section if the system finds that the crediting of interest is just and equitable.  [C46, 50, §97.7; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §97B.10]  92 Acts, ch 1201, §13; 98 Acts, ch 1183, §11; 2001 Acts, ch 68, §21, 24; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2008 Acts, ch 1171, §25, 48  Referred to in §97B.42A
IA Code § 97B.11A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 97B - IOWA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM (IPERS)|Section 97B.11A - Pickup of employee contributions.

97B.11A Pickup of employee contributions.   1. Notwithstanding section 97B.11 or other provisions of this chapter, beginning January 1, 1995, for federal income tax purposes, and beginning January 1, 1999, for state income tax purposes, member contributions required under section 97B.11 which are picked up by the employer shall be considered employer contributions for federal and state income tax purposes, and each employer shall pick up the member contributions to be made under section 97B.11 by its employees. Each employer shall pick up these contributions by reducing the salary of each of its employees covered by this chapter by the amount which each employee is required to contribute under section 97B.11 and shall pay the amount picked up in lieu of the member contributions as provided in section 97B.14.   2. Member contributions picked up by each employer under subsection 1 shall be treated as employer contributions for federal and state income tax purposes only and for all other purposes of this chapter shall be treated as employee contributions and deemed part of the employee’s wages or salary.  94 Acts, ch 1183, §13; 98 Acts, ch 1174, §2, 6  Referred to in §97B.1A, 97B.14
IA Code § 97B.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 97B - IOWA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM (IPERS)|Section 97B.14 - Contributions forwarded.

97B.14 Contributions forwarded.   Contributions deducted from the wages of the member under section 97B.11 prior to January 1, 1995, member contributions picked up by the employer under section 97B.11A beginning January 1, 1995, and the employer’s contribution shall be forwarded to the system for recording and deposited with the treasurer of the state to the credit of the Iowa public employees’ retirement fund. Contributions shall be remitted monthly and shall be otherwise paid in such manner, at such times, and under such conditions, either by copies of payrolls or other methods necessary or helpful in securing proper identification of the member, as may be prescribed by the system.  [C46, 50, §97.12; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §97B.14]  94 Acts, ch 1183, §14; 96 Acts, ch 1187, §5; 2001 Acts, ch 68, §21, 24; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2008 Acts, ch 1171, §27, 48  Referred to in §97B.11A
IA Code § 97B.14A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 97B - IOWA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM (IPERS)|Section 97B.14A - Wage reporting.

97B.14A Wage reporting.   1. For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:   a. “Change in the schedule of wage payments” means the formal or informal deferral of wages earned in one calendar year to a later calendar year or the acceleration of the wages payable under a contract of employment to the prior calendar year by changing the period over which the contractual compensation is paid, by shortening the period of employment over which contract wages are to be paid, or similar arrangements altering the timing of wage payments.   b. “Distortion of the normal wage progression pattern” means an increase of ten percent or more between the covered wages reported for any two consecutive years.   2. An employer shall report wages of employees covered by this chapter to the system in a manner and form as prescribed by the system. If the wages reported by an employer appear to be a distortion of the normal wage progression pattern for an employee, the system may request that the employer provide documentation explaining the reason for the distortion. If the distortion of the normal wage progression pattern results from covering compensation that is excluded from the definition of covered wages, or from a change in the schedule of wage payments for an individual, the system shall remove wages that should not be covered from its records, and shall, in cases involving increases caused by a change in the schedule of wage payments, reallocate covered wages to the calendar quarters in which the covered wages would have been reported but for the change in the schedule of wage payments.  2000 Acts, ch 1077, §25; 2001 Acts, ch 68, §21, 24; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2004 Acts, ch 1103, §14
IA Code § 97B.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 97B - IOWA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM (IPERS)|Section 97B.15 - Rules, policies, and procedures.

97B.15 Rules, policies, and procedures.   1. The system may adopt rules under chapter 17A and establish procedures, not inconsistent with this chapter, which are necessary or appropriate to implement this chapter and shall adopt reasonable and proper rules to regulate and provide for the nature and extent of the proofs and evidence and the method of taking and furnishing the proofs and evidence in order to establish the right to benefits under this chapter. The system may adopt rules, and take action based on the rules, to conform the requirements for receipt of retirement benefits under this chapter to the mandates of applicable federal and state statutes and regulations.   2. Prior to the adoption of rules, the system may establish interim written policies and procedures, and take action based on the policies and procedures, to conform the requirements for receipt of retirement benefits under this chapter to the applicable requirements of federal and state law.  [C46, 50, §97.23; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §97B.15]  88 Acts, ch 1242, §17; 90 Acts, ch 1240, §15; 96 Acts, ch 1187, §6; 2001 Acts, ch 68, §21, 24; 2002 Acts, ch 1135, §12; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
IA Code § 97B.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 97B - IOWA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM (IPERS)|Section 97B.16 - Procedure of system.

97B.16 Procedure of system.   The system shall make decisions as to the rights of an individual applying for a payment under this chapter. When requested by an individual, or a person who makes a showing in writing that the individual’s or person’s rights may be prejudiced by a decision the system has made, a hearing shall be scheduled under the Iowa administrative procedures Act, chapter 17A. If a hearing is held, the decision shall, on the basis of evidence adduced at the hearing, be affirmed, modified, or reversed under chapter 17A.  [C46, 50, §97.24; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §97B.16]  88 Acts, ch 1242, §18; 2001 Acts, ch 68, §21, 24; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
IA Code § 97B.18 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 97B - IOWA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM (IPERS)|Section 97B.18 - Statement of accumulated credit.

97B.18 Statement of accumulated credit.   After the expiration of each calendar year and prior to July 1 of the succeeding year, the system shall furnish each member with a statement of the member’s accumulated contributions and benefit credits accrued under this chapter up to the end of that calendar year and additional information the system deems useful to a member. The system may furnish an estimate of the credits as of the projected normal retirement date of the member under section 97B.45. The records of the system as shown by the statement as to the wages of each individual member for a year and the periods of payment shall be conclusive for the purpose of this chapter, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.  [C46, 50, §97.11, 97.25; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §97B.18]  92 Acts, ch 1201, §16; 2001 Acts, ch 68, §21, 24; 2002 Acts, ch 1135, §14; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286  Referred to in §97B.19