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CO Code § 24-51-612 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association|Part 6 - Service Retirement|§ 24-51-612. Required Benefit Commencement Date

  Payment of retirement benefits, for vested inactive members and deferred DPS members who are eligible to receive retirement benefits and who have not applied for such pursuant to the provisions of section 24-51-602, shall commence no later than April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the vested inactive member or deferred DPS member attains seventy and one-half years of age.    Payment of retirement benefits, for members and DPS members who are eligible to receive retirement benefits and who have not applied for such pursuant to the provisions of section 24-51-602, and who continue membership after attaining seventy and one-half years of age, shall commence on the effective date of retirement.     Source: L. 90: Entire section added, p. 1248, § 7, effective April 5. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-282), ch. 288, p. 1345, § 32, effective January 1, 2010.
CO Code § 24-51-615 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association|Part 6 - Service Retirement|§ 24-51-615. Distribution of Benefits

 Distribution of benefits from each division trust fund shall be made in accordance with section 401 (a)(9) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended, including the incidental death benefit requirement in section 401 (a)(9)(G), and the applicable treasury regulations and internal revenue service rulings and other interpretations issued thereunder, including treasury regulations sections 1.401 (a)(9)-2 to 1.401 (a)(9)-9. The provisions of this section shall override any distribution options that are inconsistent with section 401 (a)(9) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended, to the extent that those distribution options are not grandfathered under treasury regulations section 1.401 (a)(9)-6.   Source: L. 2006: Entire section added, p. 1184, § 17, effective May 25.
CO Code § 24-51-702 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association|Part 7 - Short-Term Disability and Disability Retirement|§ 24-51-702. Disability Programs

  The association shall provide for two types of disability programs for disabilities incurred on or before termination of employment:   Short-term disability. A member who is found by the disability program administrator to be mentally or physically incapacitated from performance of the essential functions of the member's job with reasonable accommodation as required by federal law, but who is not totally and permanently incapacitated from regular and substantial gainful employment, shall be provided with reasonable income replacement, or rehabilitation or retraining services, or a combination thereof, under a program provided by the disability program administrator for a period specified in the rules adopted by the board. The cost of the program shall be funded by the association.    Disability retirement. A member who is found by the disability program administrator to be totally and permanently mentally or physically incapacitated from regular and substantial gainful employment as of the date of termination of employment shall be placed on disability retirement, and the association shall provide to such person a benefit as calculated in section 24-51-704. The benefit shall be paid directly by the association. A member of the judicial division shall also be eligible for disability retirement upon the entry of an order of retirement pursuant to section 23 of article VI of the state constitution for a disability interfering with the performance of the member's duties that is, or is likely to become, of a permanent nature.        Source: L. 97: Entire part R&RE, p. 776, § 12, effective January 1, 1999.   Editor's note: This section is similar to former §§ 24-51-703, 24-51-704, and 24-51-705 as they existed prior to 1997.   ANNOTATION   Annotator's note. Since § 24-51-702 is similar to § 24-51-703 as it existed prior to its 1997 repeal and reenactment, relevant cases construing that provision have been included in the annotations to this section.   The offset to a claimant's temporary and permanent disability pension benefits should continue so long as the disability benefits continue and should not automatically terminate based upon claimant's achieving 65 years of age. State Penitentiary v. Toothaker, 832 P.2d 1009 (Colo. App. 1991).   Trooper's right to disability benefits fully vested at the time he fulfilled the statutory conditions not at time of injury. Knuckey v. Pub. Emp. Retirement Ass'n, 851 P.2d 178 (Colo. App. 1992).   An association rule stating that an employee is not considered disabled for the purpose of short-term disability benefits if the employee is medically able to perform any job in which the employee would earn at least seventy-five percent of his or her predisability earnings is not contrary to this section. The association's interpretation and implementation of the statute are reasonable. Lawless v. Standard Ins. Co.,2013 COA 153, 338 P.3d 398.
CO Code § 24-51-703 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association|Part 7 - Short-Term Disability and Disability Retirement|§ 24-51-703. Disability Program Design and Administration

 The association shall contract with a disability program administrator to determine disability, to provide short-term disability insurance coverage, and to administer the short-term disability program. A contract shall conform to rules adopted by the board, which rules shall include but not be limited to standards relating to the determination of disability; the independent review, by a qualified panel, of determinations made by the disability program administrator and challenged by the applicant; requirements for medical or psychological examinations; the adjustment or termination of payments based on the mental or physical condition of the program participant; the change of status of a program participant from short-term disability to disability retirement or from disability retirement to short-term disability based on the mental or physical condition, education, training, and experience of the program participant; and the monitoring of the disability program administrator's performance by the association.   Source: L. 97: Entire part R&RE, p. 776, § 12, effective January 1, 1999.   Editor's note: This section is similar to former §§ 24-51-702 and 24-51-703 as they existed prior to 1997.
CO Code § 24-51-704 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association|Part 7 - Short-Term Disability and Disability Retirement|§ 24-51-704. Calculation of Disability Retirement Benefit

 Except as otherwise provided in this section, the disability retirement benefit shall be equal to the amount of the benefit payable pursuant to the provisions of section 24-51-603 which would have been payable upon reaching sixty-five years of age. Such calculation shall include earned and purchased service credit accumulated up to the date of disability plus projected service credit up to sixty-five years of age but not to exceed a total of twenty years of service credit. In no case shall the amount of any disability retirement benefit exceed fifty percent of the highest average salary of said member unless the member has earned and purchased service credit in excess of twenty years which entitles the member to receive the benefit provided pursuant to the provisions of section 24-51-603, based on the actual service credit of said member.   Source: L. 97: Entire part R&RE, p. 777, § 12, effective January 1, 1999.   Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 24-51-704 as it existed prior to 1997.   ANNOTATION   Annotator's note. The following annotations include a case decided under this section as it existed prior to its 1997 repeal and reenactment.   The offset to a claimant's temporary and permanent disability pension benefits should continue so long as the disability benefits continue and should not automatically terminate based upon claimant's achieving 65 years of age. State Penitentiary v. Toothaker, 832 P.2d 1009 (Colo. App. 1991).   The offset afforded by § 8-42-103 should continue so long as PERA disability benefits continue, and should not automatically terminate based upon claimant achieving 65 years of age where statutes provide and testimony before ALJ indicated that part of the PERA disability retirement benefit payable to the claimant was directly attributable to the fact that she was permanently disabled and that such disability benefit would, after age 65, be paid for the rest of her life regardless of her recovery or her work status, subject to certain limitations. State Penitentiary v. Toothaker, 832 P.2d 1009 (Colo. App. 1991).   PERA disability benefit prior to age 65 replaces future earnings and does not constitute marital property. In re Hansen, 62 P.3d 1066 (Colo. App. 2002).   When disabled employee reaches the age of 65, the portion of PERA benefits attributable to years of service before disability constitutes marital property, and the balance remains separate property. Regardless of employee's recovery or work status, the benefits, excluding the unearned service credit projected until age 65, are more akin to retirement benefits. In re Hansen, 62 P.3d 1066 (Colo. App. 2002).
CO Code § 24-51-705 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association|Part 7 - Short-Term Disability and Disability Retirement|§ 24-51-705. Ineligibility

 If any disability is the direct result of any intentionally self-inflicted injury, the member shall not be eligible for short-term program participation or disability retirement benefits.   Source: L. 97: Entire part R&RE, p. 777, § 12, effective January 1, 1999.   Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 24-51-710 as it existed prior to 1997.
CO Code § 24-51-706 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association|Part 7 - Short-Term Disability and Disability Retirement|§ 24-51-706. Disability Determination for Members of the Judicial Division

 The earned service credit of a member of the judicial division who retires due to disability shall include such service credit as would have been earned had membership continued to the end of the term of office which the member was serving at the time of termination of employment.   Source: L. 97: Entire part R&RE, p. 777, § 12, effective January 1, 1999.   Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 24-51-711 as it existed prior to 1997.
CO Code § 24-51-707 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association|Part 7 - Short-Term Disability and Disability Retirement|§ 24-51-707. Continuation of Disability Retirement Benefits - Reduction Based on Earned Income - Applications Made Prior to January 1, 1999

  For any disability retiree whose disability retirement date is on or after July 1, 1988, and whose application for disability retirement was received by the association prior to January 1, 1999, the amount of the annual disability benefit shall be reduced by one-third of the amount by which the income earned by such retiree in the preceding calendar year plus the amount of the initial benefit multiplied by twelve exceeds the highest average salary of such retiree multiplied by twelve. The following formula shall be used to determine said reduction:    The provisions of this section shall apply from the date of disability retirement or January 1, 1989, whichever is later, to the date the retiree meets the requirements for service retirement set forth in section 24-51-602 (1). Unless such disability benefit has been terminated, the provisions of this section shall apply regardless of whether the retiree is disabled or has recovered from such disability.     [Earned Income + (Initial Benefit x 12) - (Highest Average Salary x 12)] x 1/3   Source: L. 97: Entire part R&RE, p. 777, § 12, effective January 1, 1999.   Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 24-51-707 as it existed prior to 1997.   ANNOTATION   Annotator's note. The following annotations include cases decided under this section as it existed prior to its 1997 repeal and reenactment.   The offset to a claimant's temporary and permanent disability pension benefits should continue so long as the disability benefits continue and should not automatically terminate based upon claimant's achieving 65 years of age. State Penitentiary v. Toothaker, 832 P.2d 1009 (Colo. App. 1991).   Trooper's right to disability benefits fully vested at the time he fulfilled the statutory conditions not at time of injury and therefore trooper had only limited vesting when subsection (2) was amended. Knuckey v. Pub. Emp. Retirement Ass'n, 851 P.2d 178 (Colo. App. 1992).
CO Code § 24-51-708 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association|Part 7 - Short-Term Disability and Disability Retirement|§ 24-51-708. Division From Which a Disabled Member Retires

 The division in which the retiree had membership immediately preceding the date of retirement shall be the division from which the member retires.   Source: L. 97: Entire part R&RE, p. 778, § 12, effective January 1, 1999. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-282), ch. 288, p. 1346, § 34, effective January 1, 2010.   Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 24-51-712 as it existed prior to 1997.
CO Code § 24-51-803 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association|Part 8 - Benefit Options|§ 24-51-803. Determination of Option 2 or 3 Benefits

  For service retirement, the calculation of benefits payable pursuant to option 2 or 3, as set forth in section 24-51-801, shall be actuarially determined as of the date the retiree attained the age and service requirements for service retirement regardless of the effective date of such retirement.    For reduced service retirement and disability retirement, the calculation of benefits payable pursuant to option 2 or 3, as set forth in section 24-51-801, shall be actuarially determined as of the effective date of retirement.    When a retiree designates a spouse as a cobeneficiary subsequent to retirement pursuant to the provisions of section 24-51-802    When a retiree designates a cobeneficiary subsequent to retirement pursuant to the provisions of section 24-51-802 (3.5), the calculation of benefits payable pursuant to option 2 or 3, as set forth in section 24-51-801, shall be actuarially determined as of the date of designation.     (3), the calculation of benefits payable pursuant to option 2 or 3, as set forth in section 24-51-801, shall be actuarially determined as of the date of designation.   Source: L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1066, § 1, effective July 1. L. 88: Entire section amended, p. 961, § 10, effective July 1. L. 92: (4) added, p. 1141, § 17, effective May 1. L. 2006: (1) amended, p. 1184, § 18, effective May 25.   Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former §§ 24-51-112, 24-51-212, and 24-51-608 as they existed prior to 1987. For a detailed comparison, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.   (2) Although section 19 of chapter 175, Session Laws of Colorado 1992, provided that section 17 of said chapter amending this section was to take effect May 1, 1992, the governor did not approve the act until May 19, 1992.
CO Code § 24-51-901 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association|Part 9 - Survivor Benefits|§ 24-51-901. Survivor Benefits Reserve

 A survivor benefits reserve is hereby created to provide monthly survivor benefits to eligible survivors of certain deceased members and certain deceased inactive members.   Source: L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1067, § 1, effective July 1.   Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 24-51-801 as it existed prior to 1987.   ANNOTATION   Annotator's note. Since § 24-51-901 is similar to § 24-51-801 as it existed prior to the 1987 repeal and reenactment of this article, a relevant case construing that provision has been included in the annotations to this section.   Where requisite service not rendered, and no active membership, no survivor's benefits. Where a disability retiree has not rendered the requisite accredited service immediately prior to his death and has not been an active member of the public employees' retirement association at the time of his death, his widow does not qualify for survivor's benefits. Martin v. Pub. Employees' Retirement Bd., 150Colo. 127, 371 P.2d 266 (1962).   For history of this part, see Martin v. Pub. Employees' Retirement Bd., 150Colo. 127, 371 P.2d 266 (1962).
CO Code § 24-51-902 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association|Part 9 - Survivor Benefits|§ 24-51-902. Modification of Named Beneficiaries

 A named beneficiary may be added, deleted, or changed by a member or inactive member, including members from the Denver public schools division, upon written notice to the association.   Source: L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1067, § 1, July 1. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-282), ch. 288, p. 1346, § 36, effective January 1, 2010.   Editor's note: This section is similar to former §§ 24-51-114, 24-51-217, and 24-51-612 as they existed prior to 1987. For a detailed comparison, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.
CO Code § 24-51-903 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association|Part 9 - Survivor Benefits|§ 24-51-903. Distribution to Named Beneficiaries

 All named beneficiaries, if more than one, who survive the deceased member or deceased inactive member, including members from the Denver public schools division, shall share equally in a single payment.   Source: L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1067, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-282), ch. 288, p. 1346, § 37, effective January 1, 2010.   Editor's note: This section is similar to former §§ 24-51-115, 24-51-117, 24-51-217, and 24-51-612 as they existed prior to 1987. For a detailed comparison, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.
CO Code § 24-51-905 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association|Part 9 - Survivor Benefits|§ 24-51-905. Deceased Member Who Was Not Eligible for Service or Reduced Service Retirement

  In accordance with the provisions of this part 9, if a member met the service credit requirements specified in section 24-51-904 (1)(a)(I) or (1)(a)(II) but did not meet the age and service credit requirements for service retirement as of the date of death, pursuant to the provisions of section 24-51-602 or 24-51-604, survivor benefits or a single payment shall be payable in the following order:   To qualified children who are under twenty-three years of age;    To the surviving spouse of the member if no qualified children specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) exist;    To qualified children who are twenty-three years of age or older if none of the persons specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (1) exist;    To dependent parents if none of the persons specified in paragraphs (a) to (c) of this subsection (1) exist;    To the named beneficiary if none of the persons specified in paragraphs (a) to (d) of this subsection (1) exist;    To the estate of the deceased member if none of the persons specified in paragraphs (a) to (e) of this subsection (1) exist.       If an inactive member who had earned at least five years of service credit dies, survivor benefits or a single payment shall be payable in the following order:   To the surviving spouse;    To the named beneficiary if no surviving spouse exists;    To the estate of the deceased member if neither of the persons specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (2) exists.        Source: L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1067, § 1, effective July 1. L. 88: (1) amended and (2) added, p. 961, § 12, effective July 1. L. 90: (1) R&RE, p. 1251, § 1, effective July 1. L. 97: IP(1) amended, p. 66, § 12, effective July 1.   Editor's note: The provisions of this section are similar to provisions of several former sections as they existed prior to 1987. For a detailed comparison, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.
CO Code § 24-51-906 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association|Part 9 - Survivor Benefits|§ 24-51-906. Deceased Member Who Was Eligible for Service or Reduced Service Retirement

  In accordance with the provisions of this part 9, if a member met the age and service credit requirements for service retirement as of the date of death, pursuant to the provisions of section 24-51-602 or 24-51-604, survivor benefits or a single payment shall be payable in the following order:   To the cobeneficiary;    To the surviving spouse of the member if no cobeneficiary specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) exists;    To qualified children if none of the persons specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (1) exist;    To dependent parents if none of the persons specified in paragraphs (a) to (c) of this subsection (1) exist;    To the named beneficiary if none of the persons specified in paragraphs (a) to (d) of this subsection (1) exist;    To the estate of the deceased member if none of the persons specified in paragraphs (a) to (e) of this subsection (1) exist.        Source: L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1068, § 1, effective July 1. L. 97: IP(1) amended, p. 67, § 13, effective July 1.   Editor's note: This section is similar to former §§ 24-51-125, 24-51-806, and 24-51-807 as they existed prior to 1987. For a detailed comparison, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.
CO Code § 24-51-907 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association|Part 9 - Survivor Benefits|§ 24-51-907. Form of Survivor Benefits and Single Payments

  Survivor benefits shall be payable if received by persons specified in section 24-51-905 (1)(a) or (1)(c) or 24-51-906 (1)(a) or    A single payment shall be payable if received by persons specified in section 24-51-905 (1)(e), (1)(f), (2)(b), or (2)(c) or 24-51-906 (1)(e) or (1)(f).    Surviving spouses or dependent parents specified in section 24-51-905 (1)(b), (1)(d), and (2)(a) and in section 24-51-906 (1)(b) and (1)(d) shall be paid survivor benefits unless they also qualify as a named beneficiary specified in section 24-51-905 (1)(e) or (2)(b) or 24-51-906 (1)(e), in which case they may elect to receive a single payment or survivor benefits.     (1)(c).   Source: L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1068, § 1, effective July 1. L. 88: (2) and (3) amended, p. 962, § 13, effective July 1. L. 90: Entire section amended, p. 1252, § 2, effective July 1.   Editor's note: The provisions of this section are similar to provisions of several former sections as they existed prior to 1987. For a detailed comparison, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.