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IN Code § 5-10.4-4-0.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.4. State Teachers' Retirement Fund|Chapter 4. Fund Membership; Employee Contributions; Creditable Service; Purchase of Service; Fund Withdrawal|5-10.4-4-0.2. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

Sec. 0.2. The amendments made to IC 21-6.1-4-6.1 (before its repeal, now codified at section 8 of this chapter) by P.L.184-2001 apply only to members of the public employees' retirement fund or the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund who retire after June 30, 2001.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.89.
IN Code § 5-10.4-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.4. State Teachers' Retirement Fund|Chapter 4. Fund Membership; Employee Contributions; Creditable Service; Purchase of Service; Fund Withdrawal|5-10.4-4-1. Membership

Sec. 1. (a) The members of the fund include:(1) legally qualified and regularly employed teachers in the public schools;(2) persons employed by a governing body, who were qualified before their election or appointment;(3) legally qualified and regularly employed teachers at Ball State University, Indiana State University, University of Southern Indiana, and Vincennes University;(4) legally qualified and regularly employed teachers in a state educational institution whose teachers devote their entire time to teaching;(5) legally qualified and regularly employed teachers in state benevolent, charitable, or correctional institutions;(6) legally qualified and regularly employed teachers in an experimental school in a state university who teach elementary or high school students;(7) as determined by the board, certain instructors serving in a state educational institution extension division not covered by a state retirement law;(8) employees and officers of the department of education and of the fund who were qualified before their election or appointment;(9) a person who:(A) is employed as a nurse appointed under IC 20-34-3-6 by a school corporation located in a city having a population of more than eighty thousand (80,000) but less than eighty thousand four hundred (80,400); and(B) participated in the fund before December 31, 1991, in the position described in clause (A); and(10) persons who are employed by the fund.(b) Teachers in any state institution who accept the benefits of a state supported retirement benefit system comparable to the fund's benefits may not come under the fund unless permitted by law or the rules of the board.(c) The members of the fund do not include substitute teachers who have not obtained an associate degree or a baccalaureate degree.(d) The members of the fund do not include individuals who participate in the teachers' defined contribution plan under IC 5-10.4-8.[Pre-2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: 21-6.1-4-1.]As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.28. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.95; P.L.119-2012, SEC.14; P.L.217-2017, SEC.57.
IN Code § 5-10.4-4-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.4. State Teachers' Retirement Fund|Chapter 4. Fund Membership; Employee Contributions; Creditable Service; Purchase of Service; Fund Withdrawal|5-10.4-4-2. Creditable Service

Sec. 2. (a) Creditable service is determined under IC 5-10.2-3-1 and this chapter.(b) A member, whether or not the member is employed under a contract, must serve at least:(1) one hundred twenty (120) days in a year; or(2) sixty (60) days in each of two (2) years;to receive one (1) year of service credit in the fund.(c) Except as otherwise specified, a member may not be granted more than one (1) year of credit for service in a calendar year or fiscal year.[Pre-2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: 21-6.1-4-2.]As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.28.
IN Code § 5-10.4-4-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.4. State Teachers' Retirement Fund|Chapter 4. Fund Membership; Employee Contributions; Creditable Service; Purchase of Service; Fund Withdrawal|5-10.4-4-3. Creditable Service Earned Under Prior Law

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a member who served the public schools in a capacity that subsequently was designated by the state as a service for which a license is specified, is eligible to receive service credit for the total length of that service.(b) A member whose service was recognized as creditable on March 11, 1953, may receive for prior uncredited years served in the same capacity service credit that is not more than the minimum number of years required for a retirement benefit.(c) If a person presents a claim for prior service in the form established by the board, the board shall issue to the person a certificate of the amount of prior service allowed by the board.(d) A member may waive the member's rights to prior service, only if the waiver is made at the time of transfer to the fund.(e) A member shall retain all service credit earned under the law before July 1, 1975.[Pre-2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: 21-6.1-4-3.]As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.28.
IN Code § 5-10.4-4-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.4. State Teachers' Retirement Fund|Chapter 4. Fund Membership; Employee Contributions; Creditable Service; Purchase of Service; Fund Withdrawal|5-10.4-4-5. Private Teaching Service

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "private teaching service" means service in Indiana as a teacher in a private school, kindergarten through postsecondary, that would be creditable service if performed in an accredited public school in Indiana.(b) A member may purchase and claim private teaching service credit subject to the following:(1) The member must have at least one (1) year of credited service in the fund.(2) The member must have at least ten (10) years of in-state credited service before the member may claim the service credit.(3) Before the member retires, the member must make contributions to the fund:(A) that are equal to the product of:(i) the member's salary at the time the member actually makes a contribution for the service credit;(ii) a percentage rate, as determined by the actuary of the fund, based on the age of the member at the time the member makes a contribution for service credit and computed to result in a contribution amount that approximates the actuarial present value of the benefit attributable to the service credit purchased; and(iii) the number of years of private teaching service the member intends to purchase; and(B) for any accrued interest, at a rate determined by the actuary of the fund, for the period from the member's initial membership in the fund to the date payment is made by the member.(4) The fund must receive verification from the private school that the private teaching service occurred.(c) Service for years of private teaching that qualify a member for retirement in an out-of-state system, a private retirement system, or a federal retirement system may not be granted under this section.(d) A member who:(1) terminates employment before satisfying the eligibility requirements necessary to receive a monthly allowance; or(2) receives a monthly allowance for the same service from another tax supported public employee retirement plan other than under the federal Social Security Act;may withdraw the personal contributions made under the contributory plan plus accumulated interest after submitting to the fund a properly completed application for a refund.(e) The following apply to the purchase of service credit under this section:(1) The board may allow a member to make periodic payments of the contributions required for the purchase of the service credit. The board shall determine the length of the period during which the payments must be made.(2) The board may deny an application for the purchase of service credit if the purchase would exceed the limitations under Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code.(3) A member may not claim the service credit for purposes of determining eligibility or computing benefits unless the member has made all payments required for the purchase of the service credit.[Pre-2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: 21-6.1-4-4.6.]As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.28. Amended by P.L.8-2015, SEC.8.
IN Code § 5-10.4-4-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.4. State Teachers' Retirement Fund|Chapter 4. Fund Membership; Employee Contributions; Creditable Service; Purchase of Service; Fund Withdrawal|5-10.4-4-6. Substitute Teaching Service

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "substitute teaching service" means service in Indiana as a substitute teacher that is not covered under section 1(c) of this chapter but is served by a person who has other service that is covered under section 1(a) of this chapter.(b) A member may purchase and claim substitute teaching service if:(1) the member has at least one (1) year of creditable service in the fund;(2) before the member retires, the member makes contributions to the fund:(A) that are equal to the product of:(i) the member's salary at the time the member actually makes a contribution for the service credit;(ii) a percentage rate, as determined by the actuary of the fund, based on the age of the member at the time the member makes a contribution for service credit and computed to result in a contribution amount that approximates the actuarial present value of the benefit attributable to the service credit purchased; and(iii) the number of years of substitute teaching service the member intends to purchase; and(B) for any accrued interest, at a rate determined by the actuary of the fund, for the period from the member's initial membership in the fund to the date payment is made by the member; and(3) the fund receives verification from the school corporation that the substitute teaching service occurred.(c) Service for years of substitute teaching that qualify a member for retirement in an out-of-state system or in a federal retirement system may not be granted under this section.(d) A member who:(1) terminates employment before satisfying the eligibility requirements necessary to receive a monthly allowance; or(2) receives a monthly allowance for the same service from another tax supported public employee retirement plan other than under the federal Social Security Act;may withdraw the personal contributions made under the contributory plan plus accumulated interest after submitting to the fund a properly completed application for a refund.(e) The following apply to the purchase of service credit under this section:(1) The board may allow a member to make periodic payments of the contributions required for the purchase of the service credit. The board shall determine the length of the period during which the payments must be made.(2) The board may deny an application for the purchase of service credit if the purchase would exceed the limitations under Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code.(3) A member may not claim the service credit for purposes of determining eligibility or computing benefits unless the member has made all payments required for the purchase of the service credit.[Pre-2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: 21-6.1-4-4.7.]As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.28. Amended by P.L.8-2015, SEC.9.
IN Code § 5-10.4-4-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.4. State Teachers' Retirement Fund|Chapter 4. Fund Membership; Employee Contributions; Creditable Service; Purchase of Service; Fund Withdrawal|5-10.4-4-7. Leaves of Absence

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in section 8 of this chapter, a member may be given credit for leaves of absence for study, professional improvement, and temporary disability if the leave credit does not exceed one-seventh (1/7) of the total years of service claimed for retirement (referred to as the one-seventh rule). A member granted a leave in these instances for exchange teaching and for other educational employment approved individually by the board is considered a teacher and is entitled to the benefits of the fund if for or during the leave the member pays into the fund the member's contributions. A leave for other educational employment is not subject to the one-seventh rule.(b) In each case of a teacher requesting a leave of absence to work in a federally supported educational project, the board must determine that the project is educational in nature and serves state citizens who might otherwise be served by the public schools or state educational institutions. The board shall make this determination for a one (1) year period, which is later subject to review and reapproval.(c) Subject to this chapter, leaves of absence specified in IC 20-28-10-1, IC 20-28-10-2, IC 20-28-10-3, or IC 20-28-10-4 and adoption leave of not more than one (1) year must be credited to retirement.(d) Notwithstanding any law, this section must be administered in a manner consistent with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.). A member on a leave of absence that qualifies for the benefits and protections afforded by the Family and Medical Leave Act is entitled to receive credit for vesting and eligibility purposes to the extent required by the Family and Medical Leave Act but is not entitled to receive credit for service for benefit purposes unless the leave is described in subsection (a), (b), or (c).[Pre-2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: 21-6.1-4-5.]As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.28. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.96.
IN Code § 5-10.4-4-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.4. State Teachers' Retirement Fund|Chapter 4. Fund Membership; Employee Contributions; Creditable Service; Purchase of Service; Fund Withdrawal|5-10.4-4-9. Computation of State Liability

Sec. 9. The board shall determine the actuarial liability resulting from the years of service of the members in the fund and shall determine the state's share of the liability. The board shall distribute the payment of this liability over a period of years that will be equitable to the state and the fund, not to exceed thirty (30) years.[Pre-2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: 21-6.1-4-7.]As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.28. Amended by P.L.111-2015, SEC.4.
IN Code § 5-10.4-4-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.4. State Teachers' Retirement Fund|Chapter 4. Fund Membership; Employee Contributions; Creditable Service; Purchase of Service; Fund Withdrawal|5-10.4-4-10. Designation of Beneficiary; Allocation of Benefits

Sec. 10. (a) The director shall obtain a designation of beneficiary as soon as possible from each member.(b) The board may adopt rules to allow a member who designates more than one (1) beneficiary to allocate benefit shares in percentage increments.(c) Notwithstanding a contrary collateral agreement, court order, process, attachment, or levy, the right to receive a death benefit under IC 5-10.2 or this article vests with the designated beneficiary on file with the fund at the time of the member's death. The fund shall distribute the death benefit to the designated beneficiary or the designated beneficiary's estate in accordance with IC 5-10.2 and this article.[Pre-2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: 21-6.1-4-8.]As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.28. Amended by P.L.115-2009, SEC.16; P.L.99-2010, SEC.7.
IN Code § 5-10.4-4-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.4. State Teachers' Retirement Fund|Chapter 4. Fund Membership; Employee Contributions; Creditable Service; Purchase of Service; Fund Withdrawal|5-10.4-4-11. Member Contributions to Fund

Sec. 11. (a) This section does not apply to a member who is reemployed more than thirty (30) days after the member's retirement in a position covered by the fund.(b) Each member shall contribute to the fund three percent (3%) of the member's compensation as set forth in IC 5-10.2-3. However, the member's employer may pay the contribution on behalf of the member.(c) If a member's employer elects to pay the members' contributions for its employees, the employer must initiate the payments as part of salary and fringe benefit adjustments provided to these employees.[Pre-2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: 21-6.1-4-9.]As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.28. Amended by P.L.72-2007, SEC.8; P.L.76-2008, SEC.5.
IN Code § 5-10.4-4-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.4. State Teachers' Retirement Fund|Chapter 4. Fund Membership; Employee Contributions; Creditable Service; Purchase of Service; Fund Withdrawal|5-10.4-4-13. Withdrawal Provisions

Sec. 13. A member who suspends membership is subject to the withdrawal provisions of IC 5-10.2-3.[Pre-2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: 21-6.1-4-11.]As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.28.
IN Code § 5-10.4-4-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.4. State Teachers' Retirement Fund|Chapter 4. Fund Membership; Employee Contributions; Creditable Service; Purchase of Service; Fund Withdrawal|5-10.4-4-14. Service Not Related to Governmental Unit; Contribution of Employer Share

Sec. 14. (a) After December 31, 1994, creditable service does not accrue under:(1) this chapter;(2) IC 5-10.2-3-1;(3) IC 20-28-10-1;(4) IC 20-28-10-2;(5) IC 20-28-10-3; or(6) any other law concerning the fund for leave for other educational employment;unless the creditable service is directly related to a governmental unit under Section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code (as defined in IC 5-10.2-1-3.5).(b) After June 30, 1995, for members receiving credit for leave for other educational employment under section 7 of this chapter or subsection (a), the board shall assess an actuarially determined employer share amount against the appropriate entity to be paid to the state general fund.[Pre-2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: 21-6.1-4-13.]As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.28.
IN Code § 5-10.4-5-0.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.4. State Teachers' Retirement Fund|Chapter 5. Benefits|5-10.4-5-0.2. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

Sec. 0.2. The amendments made to IC 21-6.1-5-9 (before its repeal, now codified at section 9 of this chapter) by P.L.190-2003 apply to retirement benefits payable by the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund after June 30, 2003.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.90.
IN Code § 5-10.4-5-0.3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.4. State Teachers' Retirement Fund|Chapter 5. Benefits|5-10.4-5-0.3. Validation of Certain Actions Taken by Public Schools

Sec. 0.3. Actions taken by the public schools after December 31, 1986, and before March 5, 1988, that would have been valid under IC 21-6.1-5-6 (before its repeal), as amended by P.L.46-1988, are validated.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.91.
IN Code § 5-10.4-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.4. State Teachers' Retirement Fund|Chapter 5. Benefits|5-10.4-5-1. Disability Benefit

Sec. 1. (a) A member who becomes disabled after June 30, 1984, may receive a benefit under this section and sections 2 through 4 of this chapter. If the member qualifies for disability retirement under IC 5-10.2-4-6, the member may choose to receive a benefit under IC 5-10.2-4-6 instead of under this section and sections 2 through 4 of this chapter.(b) A member who:(1) is an active teacher;(2) has earned at least five (5) service credits; and(3) suffers a temporary or permanent disability that continues for at least six (6) months;may receive a classroom disability benefit for as long as the disability exists.(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), a teacher must apply not later than one (1) year after the date of the disability to receive a classroom disability benefit under this chapter.(d) The board may waive the requirement described in subsection (c) if the board finds extenuating circumstances that justifiably prevented the person from applying within the time required. The board shall adopt rules specifying the extenuating circumstances that must be shown before a waiver may be granted under this subsection.[Pre-2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: 21-6.1-5-1.]As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.28.
IN Code § 5-10.4-5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.4. State Teachers' Retirement Fund|Chapter 5. Benefits|5-10.4-5-2. Calculation of Disability Benefit

Sec. 2. (a) The monthly classroom disability benefit paid under section 1 of this chapter is determined in STEP THREE of the following formula:STEP ONE: Subtract five (5) from the total years of service credit earned by the member before the date of the member's disability.STEP TWO: Multiply the remainder determined under STEP ONE by five dollars ($5).STEP THREE: Add the STEP TWO result and one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).(b) A classroom disability benefit payment is charged against the retirement allowance account.(c) Classroom disability benefits may not begin until ordered by the board after the member undergoes a medical examination by a physician selected by the board. If the medical examination conducted by a physician selected and paid by the board establishes to the board's satisfaction that the disability no longer exists, the member may not receive a classroom disability benefit.(d) If a member on a classroom disability benefit refuses to submit at least annually to a medical examination by a physician selected by the board, the board shall discontinue the member's benefits until the member withdraws the refusal. If the refusal continues for at least one (1) year, the member may forfeit the right to receive classroom disability benefits.(e) To the extent required by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, the transcripts, reports, records, and other material compiled to determine the existence of a disability shall be:(1) kept in separate medical files for each member; and(2) treated as confidential medical records.(f) This section shall be administered in a manner that is consistent with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, to the extent required by the Act.[Pre-2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: 21-6.1-5-2.]As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.28.
IN Code § 5-10.4-5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.4. State Teachers' Retirement Fund|Chapter 5. Benefits|5-10.4-5-3. Deduction From Death Benefits

Sec. 3. (a) If a member dies while on a classroom disability benefit, the member's total classroom disability benefit payments are deducted from the funds that are paid to the member's estate or designated beneficiary.(b) If a member stops receiving a classroom disability benefit, returns to teaching, and dies before retirement, the member's total classroom disability benefit payments are deducted from any death benefit payable to the member's estate or designated beneficiary.[Pre-2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: 21-6.1-5-4.]As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.28.
IN Code § 5-10.4-5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.4. State Teachers' Retirement Fund|Chapter 5. Benefits|5-10.4-5-4. Election to Terminate Disability Benefit at Retirement Age

Sec. 4. After reaching sixty-five (65) years of age or an earlier retirement date selected by the member, the member may request that the member's classroom disability benefit payments cease and the member's retirement benefits begin. A member's retirement benefits may not be reduced because the member received classroom disability benefits.[Pre-2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: 21-6.1-5-5.]As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.28.
IN Code § 5-10.4-5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 5. State and Local Administration|Article 10.4. State Teachers' Retirement Fund|Chapter 5. Benefits|5-10.4-5-5. Prohibition Against Mandatory Retirement Age

Sec. 5. The state or a school corporation may not enforce a mandatory retirement age against members employed in the public schools.[Pre-2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: 21-6.1-5-6.]As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.28.