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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352 — State Retirement › Section 352.86 — Transportation Department Pilots.

352.86 TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT PILOTS.
Subdivision 1.
Eligibility.
This section applies to any employee of the Department of Transportation in the civil service employment classification of aircraft pilot or chief pilot, who is covered for that employment by the general employee retirement plan, and who elected before June 1, 2008, special retirement coverage under this section by an irrevocable election on forms provided by the executive director.
Subd. 1a.
MS 2008 [Renumbered subd 6]
Subd. 2.
MS 2008 [Renumbered subd 7]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 2009 c 169 art 12 s 17]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1991 c 269 art 3 s 21]
Subd. 5.
Retirement annuity.
An eligible person under subdivision 1 who terminates employment as a state employee on or after age 62 but prior to normal retirement age is entitled, upon application, to a retirement annuity computed under section 352.115, subdivisions 2 and 3, without any reduction for early retirement under section 352.116, subdivision 1.
Subd. 6.
Disability benefits.
An employee described in subdivision 1, who becomes disabled and physically or mentally unfit to perform occupational duties due to injury, sickness, or other disability, and who is found disqualified for retention as chief pilot or pilot as a result of a physical examination required by applicable federal laws or regulations, may submit an application for disability benefits calculated under section 352.113, subdivision 3. In considering the disability benefit application, the executive director must use the disability standard specified in this subdivision rather than the total and permanent standard specified in section 352.113, subdivision 1. If disability benefits commence under section 352.113, subdivision 3, the appointing authority shall also provide payments from the state airports fund, totaling 75 percent of current monthly salary less the amount payable under section 352.113, subdivision 3. Payments from the state airports fund must be made for five years or until normal retirement age, whichever is earlier. These benefits are in lieu of all other state benefits for the disability, including, but not limited to, workers' compensation benefits.
Subd. 7.
Additional contributions.
An employee covered by this section must pay an additional employee contribution of 1.6 percent of salary. The Department of Transportation must pay an additional employer contribution of 1.6 percent of salary. These contributions are in addition to the contributions required by section 352.04, subdivisions 2 and 3. They must be made in the manner provided for in section 352.04, subdivisions 4, 5, and 6.
History:
1982 c 575 s 3; 1983 c 293 s 98,99; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1Sp1985 c 7 s 35; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 229 art 6 s 1; art 11 s 1; 1987 c 259 s 19; 2004 c 267 art 7 s 1; 2009 c 169 art 12 s 1-3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352 — State Retirement › Section 352.90 — Policy.

352.90 POLICY.
It is the policy of the legislature to provide special retirement benefits for and special contributions by certain correctional employees who may be required to retire at an early age because they lose the mental or physical capacity required to maintain the safety, security, discipline, and custody of inmates at state correctional facilities; of patients in the state-operated forensic services program, which is comprised of the Minnesota Security Hospital, the forensic nursing home, the forensic transition service, and the competency restoration program; of patients in the Minnesota Sex Offender Program; or of patients in the Minnesota Specialty Health System-Cambridge.
History:
1973 c 653 s 39; 1980 c 600 s 2; 1981 c 224 s 58; 1987 c 229 art 6 s 1; 1996 c 408 art 8 s 9; 1999 c 222 art 13 s 1; 2006 c 271 art 2 s 1; 2012 c 286 art 3 s 1; 2014 c 296 art 5 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352 — State Retirement › Section 352.911 — Correctional Employees Retirement Fund.

352.911 CORRECTIONAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT FUND.
Subdivision 1.
Fund created.
There is created a special fund to be known as the correctional employees retirement fund.
Subd. 2.
Revenue sources.
Employee contributions under section 352.92, subdivision 1, and employer contributions under section 352.92, subdivision 2, and other amounts, including any investment income on invested fund assets as authorized by law, shall be deposited in the fund.
Subd. 3.
Investment.
The assets of the fund must be deposited in the Minnesota combined investment funds as provided in section 11A.14, if applicable, or otherwise under section 11A.23.
Subd. 4.
Collection of contributions.
The collection of employee and employer contributions shall be governed by the applicable procedures set forth in section 352.04, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9.
Subd. 5.
Fund disbursement restricted.
The correctional employees retirement fund must be disbursed only for the purposes provided for in the applicable provisions in this chapter. The proportional share of the expenses of the system and any benefits provided in section 352.90 must be paid from the correctional employees retirement fund. The retirement allowances, retirement annuities, the disability benefits, the survivorship benefits, and any refunds of accumulated deductions must be paid from the correctional employees retirement fund. The amounts necessary to make the payments from the correctional employees retirement fund are annually appropriated from that fund for those purposes.
History:
1987 c 259 s 20; 2009 c 169 art 1 s 18,19
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352 — State Retirement › Section 352.92 — Correctional Employee Contributions.

352.92 CORRECTIONAL EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Employee contributions.
(a) Employee contributions of covered correctional employees must be in an amount equal to the following percent of salary:
from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2018
9.1
after June 30, 2018
9.6
(b) These contributions must be made by deduction from salary as provided in section 352.04, subdivision 4.
(c) Contribution increases under paragraph (a) must be paid starting the first day of the first full pay period after the effective date of the increase.
Subd. 2.
Employer contributions.
(a) The employer shall contribute for covered correctional employees an amount equal to the following percent of salary:
from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2018
12.85
after June 30, 2018
14.4
(b) Contribution increases under paragraph (a) must be paid starting the first day of the first full pay period after the effective date of the increase.
Subd. 2a.
Supplemental employer contribution.
(a) Effective July 1, 2019, the employer shall pay a supplemental contribution. The supplemental contribution is 1.45 percent of salary for covered correctional employees from July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020; 2.95 percent of salary for covered correctional employees from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021; and 4.45 percent of salary for covered correctional employees thereafter. The supplemental contribution rate of 4.45 percent remains in effect until, for three consecutive years, the market value of the assets of the correctional state employees retirement plan of the Minnesota State Retirement System equals or exceeds the actuarial accrued liability of the plan as determined by the actuary retained under section 356.214. The expiration of the supplemental employer contribution is effective the first day of the first full pay period of the fiscal year immediately following the issuance of the third actuarial valuation upon which the expiration is based.
(b) The supplemental contribution under paragraph (a) must be paid starting the first day of the first full pay period after June 30, 2018.
Subd. 3.
Plan administration.
The Minnesota State Retirement System shall administer the correctional employees retirement plan established by sections 352.90 to 352.951 in accordance with this chapter and chapters 356 and 356A.
History:
1973 c 653 s 41; 3Sp1981 c 2 art 1 s 66,67; 1982 c 641 art 1 s 11,12; 1984 c 564 s 13; 1987 c 229 art 6 s 1; 1989 c 319 art 8 s 11; 1990 c 591 art 2 s 3; 1996 c 408 art 8 s 18; 1997 c 233 art 1 s 21,22; 1999 c 222 art 13 s 3,4; 2006 c 271 art 1 s 4,5; 2014 c 296 art 3 s 3,4; 2018 c 211 art 7 s 3-5; 2023 c 45 art 3 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352 — State Retirement › Section 352.925 — Vesting.

352.925 VESTING.
(a) "Vesting" means obtaining a nonforfeitable entitlement to an annuity or benefit from the correctional state employees retirement plan by having credit for sufficient allowable service under paragraph (b) or (c), whichever applies.
(b) A member who first became a member of the correctional state employees retirement plan before July 1, 2010, is vested when the person has accrued credit for not less than three years of allowable service as defined under section 352.01, subdivision 11.
(c) A member who first becomes a member of the correctional state employees retirement plan after June 30, 2010, is vested at the following percentages when the person has accrued credited allowable service as defined under section 352.01, subdivision 11, as follows:
(i) 50 percent after five years;
(ii) 60 percent after six years;
(iii) 70 percent after seven years;
(iv) 80 percent after eight years;
(v) 90 percent after nine years; and
(vi) 100 percent after ten years.
History:
2010 c 359 art 1 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352 — State Retirement › Section 352.94 — Augmentation For Employees With General And Correctional Service.

352.94 AUGMENTATION FOR EMPLOYEES WITH GENERAL AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICE.
An employee who becomes covered by the correctional plan after serving as a general plan covered employee, or becomes covered by the general plan after serving as a correctional plan covered employee, is covered under section 356.311.
History:
1973 c 653 s 43; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 229 art 6 s 1; 1993 c 307 art 1 s 21; 2022 c 65 art 9 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352 — State Retirement › Section 352.951 — Applicability Of General Law.

352.951 APPLICABILITY OF GENERAL LAW.
Except as otherwise provided, this chapter applies to covered correctional employees, military affairs personnel covered under section 352.85, Transportation Department pilots covered under section 352.86, and state fire marshal employees under section 352.87.
History:
1981 c 224 s 60; 1987 c 229 art 6 s 1; 1993 c 307 art 1 s 23; 2007 c 134 art 2 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352 — State Retirement › Section 352.97 — Prior Deferred Compensation Plans; Construction.

352.97 PRIOR DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS; CONSTRUCTION.
Sections 352.965 and 352.97 do not preempt, prohibit, ratify, or approve any other deferred compensation plan established before or after June 3, 1975.
History:
1975 c 273 s 2; 1987 c 229 art 6 s 1; 2008 c 349 art 11 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352B — State Patrol Retirement Fund › Section 352B.013 — Authorized Leave Of Absence Service Credit Purchase Procedure.

352B.013 AUTHORIZED LEAVE OF ABSENCE SERVICE CREDIT PURCHASE PROCEDURE.
Subdivision 1.
Application.
This section specifies the procedure for purchasing service credit in the State Patrol retirement plan for authorized leaves of absence under section 352B.011, subdivision 3, unless an alternative payment procedure is specified in law for a particular form of leave or break in service.
Subd. 2.
Purchase procedure.
(a) An employee covered by the plan specified in this chapter may purchase credit for allowable service in the plan for a period specified in subdivision 1 if the employee makes a payment as specified in paragraph (b) or (c), whichever applies. The employing unit, at its option, may pay the employer portion of the amount specified in paragraph (b) on behalf of its employees.
(b) If payment is received by the executive director within one year from the date the employee returned to work following the authorized leave, the payment amount is equal to the employee and employer contribution rates specified in section 352B.02 at the end of the leave period multiplied by the employee's hourly rate of salary on the date of return from the leave of absence and by the days and months of the leave of absence for which the employee is eligible for allowable service credit. The payment must include compound interest at the applicable monthly rate or rates specified in section 356.59, subdivision 2, from the last day of the leave period until the last day of the month in which payment is received. If payment is received by the executive director after one year from the date the employee returned to work following the authorized leave, the payment amount is the amount determined under section 356.551. Payment under this paragraph must be made before the date of termination from public employment covered under this chapter.
(c) If the employee terminates employment covered by this chapter during the leave or following the leave rather than returning to covered employment, payment must be received by the executive director within 30 days after the termination date. The payment amount is equal to the employee and employer contribution rates specified in section 352B.02 on the day prior to the termination date, multiplied by the employee's hourly rate of salary on that date and by the days and months of the leave of absence prior to termination.
History:
2010 c 359 art 2 s 9; 2015 c 68 art 3 s 4; 2018 c 211 art 6 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352B — State Patrol Retirement Fund › Section 352B.03 — Officers, Duties.

352B.03 OFFICERS, DUTIES.
Subdivision 1.
Officers.
The policy-making, management, and administrative functions governing the operation of the State Patrol retirement fund are vested in the board of directors and executive director of the Minnesota State Retirement System with duties, authority, and responsibility as provided in chapter 352. Fiduciary activities of the fund must be undertaken in a manner consistent with chapter 356A.
Subd. 2.
Duties of commissioner of management and budget.
The commissioner of management and budget is ex officio treasurer of the State Patrol retirement fund. The commissioner of management and budget's general bond to the state covers all liability for actions as treasurer of the fund.
All money of the fund received by the commissioner of management and budget under this chapter must be set aside in the state treasury and credited to the State Patrol retirement fund. The commissioner of management and budget shall transmit, monthly, to the director, a detailed statement showing all credits to and disbursements from the fund. The commissioner of management and budget shall disburse money from the fund only upon vouchers signed by the director.
History:
1943 c 637 s 2; 1973 c 178 s 3; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1975 c 368 s 37,38; 1981 c 37 s 2; 1981 c 224 s 274; 1983 c 128 s 21; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 229 art 7 s 1; 1989 c 319 art 8 s 13; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 40; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352B — State Patrol Retirement Fund › Section 352B.05 — Investments.

352B.05 INVESTMENTS.
The State Board of Investment may invest and reinvest any portions of the State Patrol retirement fund not needed for immediate purposes. The executive director of the Minnesota State Retirement System shall determine what funds may be invested. Money may be invested in securities authorized as legal investments for the Minnesota State Retirement System. The state board may sell, convey, and exchange securities and invest and reinvest the funds when it deems it desirable to do so. The state board shall sell securities upon request from the executive director when the executive director determines funds are needed for its purposes. Provisions regarding accounting procedures and restrictions and conditions for the purchase and sale of securities for the Minnesota State Retirement System apply to the accounting, purchase, and sale of securities for the State Patrol retirement fund.
History:
1943 c 637 s 4; 1961 c 380 s 4; 1965 c 305 s 3; 1973 c 178 s 5; 1978 c 562 s 2; 1981 c 37 s 2; 1981 c 224 s 274; 1983 c 128 s 22; 1987 c 229 art 7 s 1; 2022 c 65 art 9 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352B — State Patrol Retirement Fund › Section 352B.07 — Actions By Or Against The Governing Board Of The Retirement Plan.

352B.07 ACTIONS BY OR AGAINST THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE RETIREMENT PLAN.
With respect to the State Patrol retirement plan, the board of the Minnesota State Retirement System may sue or be sued in the name of the board of directors of the state retirement system. In all actions brought by or against it, the board shall be represented by the attorney general. The attorney general shall also be the legal adviser for the board. Venue of all actions is in the Ramsey County District Court.
History:
1943 c 637 s 6; 1983 c 128 s 23; 1987 c 229 art 7 s 1; 2015 c 68 art 13 s 13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352B — State Patrol Retirement Fund › Section 352B.071 — Exemption From Process.

352B.071 EXEMPTION FROM PROCESS.
The provisions of section 356.401 apply to the State Patrol retirement plan.
History:
1973 c 178 s 8; 1983 c 128 s 24; 1984 c 547 s 5; 1987 c 157 s 4; 1987 c 229 art 7 s 1; 1997 c 203 art 6 s 92; 1Sp2005 c 8 art 10 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352B — State Patrol Retirement Fund › Section 352B.085 — Service Credit For Certain Disability Leaves Of Absence.

352B.085 SERVICE CREDIT FOR CERTAIN DISABILITY LEAVES OF ABSENCE.
A member on leave of absence receiving temporary workers' compensation payments and a reduced salary or no salary from the employer who is entitled to allowable service credit for the period of absence under section 352B.011, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), may make payment to the fund for the difference between salary received, if any, and the salary that the member would normally receive if the member was not on leave of absence during the period. The member shall pay an amount equal to the member and employer contribution rate under section 352B.02, subdivisions 1b and 1c, on the differential salary amount for the period of the leave of absence. The employing department, at its option, may pay the employer amount on behalf of the member. Payment made under this subdivision must include interest at the applicable annual rate or rates specified in section 356.59, subdivision 2, and must be completed within one year of the member's return from the leave of absence.
History:
2009 c 169 art 2 s 17; 2015 c 68 art 3 s 5; 2018 c 211 art 6 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352B — State Patrol Retirement Fund › Section 352B.101 — Application For Disability Benefit.

352B.101 APPLICATION FOR DISABILITY BENEFIT.
(a) Except as otherwise specified under section 352B.102 and paragraph (b), a member claiming a disability benefit must file a written application for benefits in the office of the system in a form and manner prescribed by the executive director. The member shall provide medical or psychological evidence to support the application. The benefit begins to accrue the day following the start of disability or the day following the last day for which the member was paid, whichever is later, but not earlier than 180 days before the date the application is filed with the executive director.
(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an employee, as defined in section 352B.102, subdivision 1, clause (2), who applies for a duty disability benefit based on a psychological condition, as defined in section 352B.102, subdivision 1, clause (6), is not eligible for duty disability benefits under this chapter until the employee has satisfied the additional procedure, including all completion of treatment requirements under section 352B.102.
History:
1983 c 128 s 26; 1987 c 229 art 7 s 1; 1993 c 307 art 1 s 26; 1Sp2001 c 10 art 3 s 16; 2023 c 48 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352B — State Patrol Retirement Fund › Section 352B.103 — Psychological Condition Treatment Account.

352B.103 PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION TREATMENT ACCOUNT.
Subdivision 1.
Account created and money appropriated.
The MSRS psychological condition treatment account is created in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the executive director of the Minnesota State Retirement System for administration of the psychological condition treatment under section 352B.102.
Subd. 2.
Account to defray administrative costs.
The executive director of the Minnesota State Retirement System must pay the costs of administering the psychological condition treatment under section 352B.102 using the money in the MSRS psychological condition treatment account under subdivision 1 until the money is expended.
Subd. 3.
Commissioner of public safety to pay costs when account is depleted.
When the MSRS psychological condition treatment account is depleted, the executive director of the Minnesota State Retirement System may invoice the commissioner of public safety for the costs of administering the psychological condition treatment under section 352B.102. The commissioner must pay invoices submitted by the executive director of the Minnesota State Retirement System from the public safety officer's benefit account under section 299A.42 within 30 days of receipt.
History:
2023 c 48 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352B — State Patrol Retirement Fund › Section 352B.105 — Termination Of Disability Benefits.

352B.105 TERMINATION OF DISABILITY BENEFITS.
Subdivision 1.
Termination.
Disability benefits payable under section 352B.10, subdivision 1 or 2, must terminate on the date on which the disabilitant transfers status as a disabilitant to status as a retirement annuitant.
Subd. 2.
Pre-July 1, 2015, disabilitants.
The transfer date for a person whose disability benefits began to accrue before July 1, 2015, and who is still disabled is the end of the month in which the disabilitant becomes 65 years old or the five-year anniversary of the effective date of the disability benefit, whichever is later.
Subd. 3.
Post-June 30, 2015, disabilitants.
The transfer date for a person whose disability benefits began to accrue after June 30, 2015, and who is still disabled is the end of the month in which the disabilitant becomes 55 years old or the five-year anniversary of the effective date of the disability benefit, whichever is later.
History:
1969 c 693 s 4; 1973 c 178 s 12; 1981 c 68 s 15; 1983 c 128 s 27; 1987 c 229 art 7 s 1; 1992 c 464 art 1 s 41; 1993 c 307 art 2 s 15; 1995 c 141 art 3 s 5; 2004 c 267 art 8 s 13; 2015 c 68 art 12 s 3; 2023 c 48 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352B — State Patrol Retirement Fund › Section 352B.25 — Continuing Appropriation; Payment Of Pension Funds.

352B.25 CONTINUING APPROPRIATION; PAYMENT OF PENSION FUNDS.
The State Patrol retirement fund must be disbursed only for the purposes provided in this chapter. The expenses of the system and any benefits or annuities provided in this chapter must be paid from the State Patrol retirement fund. The amounts necessary to make the payments from the State Patrol retirement fund are annually appropriated from those funds for those purposes.
History:
1969 c 693 s 17; 1973 c 178 s 17; 1980 c 607 art 14 s 45 subd 2; 1980 c 614 s 138; 1981 c 37 s 2; 1981 c 224 s 274; 1987 c 229 art 7 s 1; 2015 c 68 art 13 s 14
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352B — State Patrol Retirement Fund › Section 352B.27 — Savings Clause.

352B.27 SAVINGS CLAUSE.
Subdivision 1.
Earlier retirement laws.
The rights, privileges, annuities, and benefits, whether presently accrued or to accrue in the future, extended to those persons designated or described in Laws 1967, chapter 244, section 4; Laws 1969, chapter 693, sections 15 and 17; Laws 1971, chapter 278, section 3; and Laws 1971, chapter 543, section 1 continue in effect as provided, notwithstanding any law to the contrary.
Subd. 2.
Benefits to continue.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, all persons who on May 8, 1973, are receiving any benefit, annuity, or payment from the Highway Patrol officers' retirement fund shall, after May 8, 1973, receive the same benefit, annuity, or payment from the fund.
History:
1973 c 178 s 19; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 229 art 7 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352D — State Unclassified Employees Retirement › Section 352D.01 — Establishment.

352D.01 ESTABLISHMENT.
There is hereby established within the Minnesota State Retirement System a retirement program for certain public employees to be known as the Minnesota unclassified employees retirement program. The program must be administered by the Minnesota State Retirement System.
History:
1971 c 604 s 1; 1973 c 624 s 1; 1986 c 458 s 5; 1Sp2005 c 8 art 10 s 30
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352D — State Unclassified Employees Retirement › Section 352D.015 — Definitions.

352D.015 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
General.
As used in this chapter, unless the context or subject matter indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have the meanings given.
Subd. 2.
Unclassified program.
"Unclassified program" means the program established by this chapter.
Subd. 3.
Supplemental investment fund.
"Supplemental investment fund" means the fund established and governed by section 11A.17.
Subd. 4.
General fund.
"General fund" means the general state employees retirement fund under chapter 352.
Subd. 4a.
General employees retirement plan.
"General employees retirement plan" means the general state employees retirement plan under chapter 352.
Subd. 5.
Covered employment.
"Covered employment" means employment covered by this chapter or by chapter 352.
Subd. 6.
Employee shares.
"Employee shares" means shares in the supplemental fund purchased with the employee's contributions.
Subd. 7.
Employer shares.
"Employer shares" means shares in the supplemental fund purchased with the employer's contributions.
Subd. 8.
Total shares.
"Total shares" means all the employee shares and employer shares credited to a participant. Where applicable, the term "contributions" shall mean "shares."
Subd. 9.
Value.
"Value" means the market value of the account at the end of the United States investment market day.
Subd. 10.
[Repealed, 1975 c 368 s 51]
History:
1973 c 624 s 2; 1975 c 368 s 41; 1980 c 607 art 14 s 46; 1983 c 128 s 32; 1986 c 458 s 6; 1987 c 284 art 4 s 4; 1993 c 307 art 1 s 34; 1Sp2005 c 8 art 10 s 31,32; 2010 c 359 art 4 s 2-4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352D — State Unclassified Employees Retirement › Section 352D.03 — Transfer Of Assets.

352D.03 TRANSFER OF ASSETS.
Unless an eligible employee enumerated in section 352D.02, subdivision 1, has elected coverage under the individual retirement account plan under chapter 354B, for an employee exercising an option under section 352D.02, an amount equal to the employee and employer contributions for the employment period plus six percent interest, compounded annually, must be used for the purchase of shares on behalf of each employee in the accounts of the supplemental retirement fund established by section 11A.17.
History:
1971 c 604 s 3; 1973 c 35 s 54; 1973 c 624 s 4; 1974 c 152 s 12; 1980 c 607 art 14 s 46; 1992 c 446 s 5; 1Sp2005 c 8 art 10 s 33; 2010 c 359 art 4 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352D — State Unclassified Employees Retirement › Section 352D.05 — Withdrawal Options.

352D.05 WITHDRAWAL OPTIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Pretermination of employment.
No withdrawal of shares shall be permitted prior to termination of covered employment.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1975 c 368 s 51]
Subd. 3.
Full or partial withdrawal.
After termination of covered employment or at any time thereafter, a participant is entitled, upon application, to withdraw the cash value of the participant's total shares or leave such shares on deposit with the supplemental retirement fund. The account is valued at the end of the most recent United States investment market day following receipt of the application for withdrawal. The application for withdrawal must be an original application, not an electronic or facsimile copy, and must be received in an office of the system or by a person authorized by the executive director. Shares not withdrawn remain on deposit with the supplemental retirement fund until the former participant becomes at least 55 years old, and applies for an annuity under section 352D.06, subdivision 1.
Subd. 4.
Repayment of refund.
(a) A participant in the unclassified program may repay regular refunds taken under section 352.22, as provided in section 352.23.
(b) A participant in the unclassified program or an employee covered by the general employees retirement plan who has withdrawn the value of the total shares may repay the refund taken and thereupon restore the service credit, rights and benefits forfeited by paying into the fund the amount refunded plus interest at the applicable annual rate or rates specified in section 356.59, subdivision 2, compounded annually, from the date that the refund was taken until the date that the refund is repaid. If the participant had withdrawn only the employee shares as permitted under prior laws, repayment must be pro rata.
(c) Repayment must be made as provided in section 352.23, paragraph (d).
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1993 c 307 art 7 s 1]
History:
1971 c 604 s 5; 1973 c 624 s 6; 1975 c 368 s 44; 1976 c 81 s 1; 1978 c 562 s 10; 1980 c 607 art 14 s 39,40; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 570 art 12 s 18; 1992 c 598 art 1 s 10; 1993 c 307 art 1 s 36,37; art 2 s 17; 2000 c 461 art 3 s 4; 1Sp2005 c 8 art 10 s 34; 2010 c 359 art 4 s 11,12; 2012 c 187 art 1 s 60; 2015 c 68 art 2 s 7; 2018 c 211 art 6 s 13; art 9 s 13; 1Sp2019 c 8 art 1 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352D — State Unclassified Employees Retirement › Section 352D.06 — Annuities.

352D.06 ANNUITIES.
Subdivision 1.
Annuity; reserves.
(a) When a participant attains at least age 55, terminates from covered service, and applies for a retirement annuity, the cash value of the participant's shares must be transferred to the general state employees retirement fund and be used to provide an annuity for the participant based upon the participant's age when the benefit begins to accrue.
(b) Except for participants described in paragraph (c) or (d), the monthly amount of the annuity must be determined using the actuarial assumptions in effect for the general state employees retirement plan under section 356.215 on the accrual date.
(c) For any participant who terminates employment on or after July 1, 2020, and before July 1, 2021, if the participant was at least age 63 or had at least 26 years of covered service as of June 30, 2020, the monthly amount of the annuity must be determined using the actuarial assumptions in effect for the general state employees retirement plan under section 356.215 on June 30, 2016.
(d) For any participant who (1) terminates employment on or after June 1, 2021, and before July 1, 2022, (2) is an employee of the house of representatives, the senate, or the Legislative Coordinating Commission at the time the employee terminates employment, and (3) on June 30, 2020, was at least age 63 or had at least 26 years of covered service, the monthly amount of the annuity must be determined using the actuarial assumptions in effect for the general state employees retirement plan under section 356.215 on June 30, 2016.
Subd. 1a.
Postretirement adjustments.
The annuity under subdivision 1 is eligible for postretirement adjustments under section 356.415.
Subd. 2.
Partial value annuity.
A participant has the option in an application for an annuity to apply for and receive a partial value of the total shares and thereafter receive an annuity, as provided in subdivision 1, based on the remaining value of the total shares.
Subd. 3.
Accrual date.
An annuity under this section accrues the day following receipt of the application or the day following termination, whichever is later. The benefit must be based on the value of the account the day following receipt of the application or the date of termination, whichever is later, plus any contributions and interest received after that date.
History:
1971 c 604 s 6; 1973 c 624 s 7; 1975 c 368 s 45,46; 1980 c 607 art 14 s 45 subd 2; 1986 c 444; 1986 c 458 s 8; 1989 c 319 art 1 s 14; 2000 c 461 art 3 s 5; 2007 c 134 art 2 s 12; 2009 c 169 art 1 s 28; 2010 c 359 art 4 s 13; 1Sp2017 c 4 art 2 s 43; 2020 c 108 art 17 s 1; 2021 c 22 art 1 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352D — State Unclassified Employees Retirement › Section 352D.065 — Disability Benefits.

352D.065 DISABILITY BENEFITS.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 1975 c 368 s 51]
Subd. 2.
Disability benefit amount.
A participant who becomes totally and permanently disabled has the option, even if on leave of absence without pay, to receive:
(1) the value of the participant's total shares;
(2) the value of a portion of the total shares and an annuity based on the remainder of the total shares; or
(3) an annuity based on the value of the participant's total shares.
Subd. 3.
Annuity payment.
The annuity payable under this section begins to accrue the day following receipt of the application or the day after termination, whichever is later, plus any contributions and interest received after that date, and must be based on the participant's age when the annuity begins to accrue. The shares must be valued as of the end of the day on which the benefit accrues.
Subd. 3a.
Postretirement adjustment eligibility.
A disability benefit under this section is eligible for postretirement adjustments under section 356.415.
Subd. 4.
No workers' compensation reduction.
The benefits payable under this section shall not be reduced by amounts received or receivable under applicable workers' compensation laws.
Subd. 5.
Return to service.
A participant who returns to covered service after receiving benefits under this section shall not be required or allowed to repay such benefits.
History:
1973 c 624 s 8; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1975 c 368 s 47,48; 1986 c 444; 1986 c 458 s 9; 2004 c 267 art 8 s 14; 2009 c 169 art 1 s 29; 2010 c 359 art 4 s 14
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352D — State Unclassified Employees Retirement › Section 352D.085 — Combined Service.

352D.085 COMBINED SERVICE.
Subdivision 1.
Combined service.
Except as provided in section 356.30, 356.302, or 356.303, service under the unclassified program during which the employee contributed to the program under section 352D.04, subdivision 2, may be used for the limited purpose of qualifying for benefits under sections 352.115, 352.113, 354.44, 354.45, 354.48, and 356.311. The service may not be used to qualify for a disability benefit under section 352.113 or 354.48 if a participant was under the unclassified program at the time of the disability. Also, the years of service and salary paid while the participant was in the unclassified program may not be used in determining the amount of benefits.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1975 c 368 s 51]
History:
1973 c 624 s 10; 1986 c 444; 1986 c 458 s 10; 1Sp2005 c 8 art 10 s 35; 2018 c 211 art 1 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352D — State Unclassified Employees Retirement › Section 352D.09 — Administration.

352D.09 ADMINISTRATION.
Subdivision 1.
Administrative agency and standards.
The unclassified employees retirement plan and the provisions of this chapter must be administered by the Minnesota State Retirement System. The provisions of chapter 352 govern in all instances where not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter. Fiduciary activities of the unclassified employees retirement plan must be undertaken in a manner consistent with chapter 356A.
Subd. 2.
Redemption; purchases.
Whenever redemption or purchases from the supplemental retirement fund are required to be made, the executive director shall make them.
Subd. 3.
Prospectus.
(a) The executive director shall annually make available by electronic means to each participant the prospectus prepared by the supplemental fund, by July 1 or when received from such fund, whichever is later.
(b) Any participant may contact the Minnesota State Retirement System and request a copy of the prospectus.
Subd. 4.
Applications.
Whenever benefits or withdrawals are authorized or required to be paid, payment shall be made only after receipt of an application signed by the person or representative authorized to receive the benefit or withdrawal; such application shall be made only on forms authorized by the executive director.
Subd. 5.
Unclaimed benefits.
If the beneficiary, surviving spouse or estate has not made application for benefits within ten years after the date of the death of a participant, the value of the shares is appropriated to the general state employees retirement fund and the provisions of section 352.12, subdivision 12, govern. If a former participant fails to make a claim for benefits within five years after the termination of covered service or by age 70, whichever is later, the value of the shares is appropriated to the general state employees retirement fund and the provisions of section 352.22, subdivision 8, apply.
Subd. 5a.
Small balance accounts.
If a former participant who contributed less than $500 in employee contributions cannot be contacted by the system for five or more years, the value of the shares shall be appropriated to the general employees retirement fund, but upon subsequent contact by the former employee the account shall be reinstated to the amount that would have been payable had the money been left in the unclassified plan.
Subd. 6.
[Repealed, 1994 c 528 art 1 s 15]
Subd. 7.
Administrative fees.
The board of directors shall establish a budget and charge participants a reasonable fee to pay the administrative expenses of the unclassified program. Fees may not be charged on contributions and investment returns attributable to contributions made before July 1, 1992.
Subd. 8.
[Repealed, 1998 c 390 art 2 s 21]
History:
1971 c 604 s 9; 1973 c 624 s 11; 1981 c 224 s 71; 3Sp1981 c 2 art 1 s 69; 1989 c 319 art 8 s 15; 1992 c 539 s 12; 1993 c 307 art 1 s 38-40; 1994 c 604 art 1 s 13; 1998 c 390 art 2 s 7; 2000 c 461 art 3 s 6; 1Sp2005 c 8 art 10 s 36; 2010 c 359 art 4 s 15,16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352D — State Unclassified Employees Retirement › Section 352D.12 — Transfer Of Prior Service Contributions.

352D.12 TRANSFER OF PRIOR SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) An employee who is a participant in the unclassified program and who has prior service credit in a covered plan under chapter 352, 353, 354, 354A, or 422A may, within the time limits specified in this section, elect to transfer to the unclassified program prior service contributions to one or more of those plans.
(b) For participants with prior service credit in a plan governed by chapter 352, 353, 354, 354A, or 422A, "prior service contributions" means the accumulated employee and equal employer contributions with interest at the applicable annual rate or rates specified in section 356.59, subdivision 2, compounded annually, based on fiscal year balances.
(c) If a participant has taken a refund from a retirement plan listed in this section, the participant may repay the refund to that plan, notwithstanding any restrictions on repayment to that plan, with interest at the applicable annual rate or rates specified in section 356.59, subdivision 2, compounded annually, and have the accumulated employee and equal employer contributions transferred to the unclassified program with interest at the rate of 8.5 percent until June 30, 2015, and eight percent thereafter compounded annually based on fiscal year balances. If a person repays a refund and subsequently elects to have the money transferred to the unclassified program, the repayment amount, including interest, is added to the fiscal year balance in the year which the repayment was made.
(d) A participant electing to transfer prior service contributions credited to a retirement plan governed by chapter 352, 353, 354, 354A, or 422A as provided under this section must complete a written application for the transfer and repay any refund within one year of the commencement of the employee's participation in the unclassified program.
History:
1Sp1985 c 7 s 9; 1992 c 432 art 2 s 1; 1992 c 598 art 1 s 12; 1998 c 366 s 74; 1998 c 390 art 6 s 1; 1Sp2005 c 8 art 10 s 37; 2015 c 68 art 2 s 8; 2018 c 211 art 6 s 15
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352F — University Hospital Employee Retirement › Section 352F.01 — Purpose.

352F.01 PURPOSE.
The purpose of this chapter is to assure, to the extent possible, that persons employed at the University of Minnesota hospital and clinics will be entitled to receive future retirement benefits under the general state employees retirement plan of the Minnesota State Retirement System commensurate with the prior contributions made by them or on their behalf upon the integration of the University of Minnesota hospital and clinics and Fairview hospital and health-care services.
History:
1996 c 460 art 1 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352F — University Hospital Employee Retirement › Section 352F.02 — Definitions.

352F.02 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context or subject matter indicates otherwise, the following terms have the meanings given in this section.
Subd. 2.
Allowable service.
"Allowable service" has the meaning provided in Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 352.01, subdivision 11.
Subd. 3.
Effective date.
"Effective date" is the date terminated hospital employees transfer employment to Fairview under a definitive integration agreement between the University of Minnesota and Fairview or the date terminated Academic Health Center employees are transferred to the University of Minnesota Physicians or University Affiliated Family Physicians, whichever is applicable.
Subd. 4.
Fairview.
"Fairview" means Fairview Hospital and Healthcare Services, a Minnesota nonprofit corporation, and its successors.
Subd. 5.
Section.
"Section" means the designated section of Minnesota Statutes.
Subd. 6.
Terminated hospital employee.
"Terminated hospital employee" means a person who:
(1) was employed on the day before the effective date by the University of Minnesota at the University of Minnesota Hospital and clinics or the Academic Health Center and was paid on a biweekly payroll;
(2) terminated employment with the University of Minnesota on the day before the effective date or in the case of employees of the Academic Health Center, terminated employment with the University of Minnesota after the effective date but immediately transferred employment to the University of Minnesota Physicians or University Affiliated Family Physicians; and
(3) was a participant in the general state employees retirement plan of the Minnesota State Retirement System at the time of termination of employment with the University of Minnesota.
Subd. 7.
University of Minnesota.
"University of Minnesota" means University of Minnesota Hospital and clinics, the hospitals and clinics operated by the regents of the University of Minnesota.
Subd. 8.
Years of allowable service.
"Years of allowable service" has the meaning provided in Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 352.01, subdivision 16.
Subd. 9.
Academic Health Center.
"Academic Health Center" means the seven professional schools in health care related disciplines at the University of Minnesota.
Subd. 10.
University of Minnesota Physicians.
"University of Minnesota Physicians" means the multispecialty single group medical practice group in which medical school faculty will practice medicine beginning in 1997.
Subd. 11.
University Affiliated Family Physicians.
"University Affiliated Family Physicians" means the private practice group of the Department of Family Practice in the university's medical school.
History:
1996 c 460 art 1 s 2; 1997 c 241 art 7 s 1-5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352F — University Hospital Employee Retirement › Section 352F.03 — Vesting Rule For Certain Employees.

352F.03 VESTING RULE FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.
Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 352 to the contrary, a terminated hospital employee or Academic Health Center employee is eligible to receive a retirement annuity under Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 352.115, without regard to the requirement for three years of allowable service.
History:
1996 c 460 art 1 s 3; 1997 c 241 art 7 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352F — University Hospital Employee Retirement › Section 352F.04 — Augmentation Rates For Terminated Privatized Employees; Return To Coverage.

352F.04 AUGMENTATION RATES FOR TERMINATED PRIVATIZED EMPLOYEES; RETURN TO COVERAGE.
Subdivision 1.
Enhanced augmentation rates.
The deferred annuity of a terminated hospital employee is subject to augmentation under Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 352.72, subdivision 2, except that the rate of augmentation to be applied each January 1 is set by this subdivision. For augmentation through December 31, 2018, the rate of augmentation is set under Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 352.04, subdivision 1. For augmentation beginning January 1, 2019, the rate of augmentation is the following:
January 1, 2019
4.5 percent
January 1, 2020
3.75 percent
January 1, 2021
3.0 percent
January 1, 2022
2.25 percent
January 1, 2023
1.5 percent
January 1, 2024
0.75 percent
After December 31, 2024, the deferred annuity must not be augmented.
Augmentation for each year is effective as of January 1 of that year.
Subd. 2.
Exceptions.
The enhanced augmentation rates specified in subdivision 1 do not apply if the terminated hospital employee:
(1) became covered again by a retirement plan enumerated in section 356.30, subdivision 3, on or before June 30, 2015; or
(2) begins receipt of a retirement annuity under chapter 352 before age 62 while employed by the employer which assumed operations of the medical facility or other public employing unit or purchased the medical facility or other public employing unit.
Subd. 3.
Return to covered employment.
(a) If a terminated hospital employee becomes covered by a retirement plan enumerated in section 356.30, subdivision 3, the employee shall be entitled to whichever of the following annuities produces the highest monthly payment:
(1) the deferred annuity and augmentation to which the employee would have been entitled under subdivision 1 reduced by the dollar amount of any annuity earned under any enumerated retirement plan after the effective date defined in section 352F.02, subdivision 3;
(2) a combined service annuity calculated under section 356.30; or
(3) an annuity calculated under section 352.72 for coverage by more than one retirement system using the augmentation rates in section 352.72, subdivision 2, paragraph (a).
(b) This subdivision applies to any terminated hospital employee who begins to receive a retirement annuity under chapter 352 on or after July 1, 2015.
History:
1996 c 460 art 1 s 4; 1997 c 241 art 7 s 7; 2006 c 271 art 5 s 1; 2018 c 211 art 15 s 5-7; 1Sp2019 c 8 art 1 s 12; 2022 c 55 art 1 s 153