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Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 15 - ELECTED OFFICIALS › Division 60 - Attorney General › Chapter 16 - Human Trafficking › Section 15 CSR 60-16.010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: The attorney general administers and
				  enforces the provisions of the Merchandising Practices Act, Chapter 407, RSMo.
				  The attorney general may make rules necessary to the administration and
				  enforcement of the provisions of Chapter 407, RSMo, and, in order to provide
				  notice to the public, may specify the meaning of terms, whether or not used in
				  the Act. This rule defines certain terms used in the enforcement of the
				  Merchandising Practices Act and in the rules made thereunder.
(1) Unless inconsistent with Chapter 407,
				RSMo, the following terms and phrases shall mean:
(A) "Abuse or threatened abuse of the legal
				process" shall mean the use or threatened use of a law or legal process,
				whether administrative, civil, or criminal, in any manner or for any purpose
				for which the law was not designed, in order to exert pressure on another
				person to cause that person to take some action or refrain from taking some
				action;
(B) "Commercial sexual
				conduct" shall mean any sexual conduct-as that term is defined in section
				566.010(5),
				RSMo-on account of which anything of value is given to or received by any
				person;
(C) "Debt-bondage
				relationship" shall mean any agreement, arrangement, or other relationship
				between a debtor and another person or persons in which-
1. The debtor pledges his or her personal
				services, or the personal services of a person under his or her control, as
				security for a debt; and
2. The
				value of those services as reasonably assessed is not applied toward the
				liquidation of the debt or the length and nature of those services are not
				respectively limited and defined;
(D) "Involuntary servitude" shall mean a
				condition of servitude induced by means of-
1. Any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to
				cause a person to believe that, if the person did not enter into or continue in
				such condition, that person or another person would suffer serious harm or
				physical restraint; or
2. The abuse
				or threatened abuse of the legal process; and
(E) "Merchandise" shall have the meaning set
				forth in section
				407.010(4),
				RSMo.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 15 - ELECTED OFFICIALS › Division 60 - Attorney General › Chapter 16 - Human Trafficking › Section 15 CSR 60-16.030 - Deceptively Inducing Participation in Commercial Sexual Conduct or Involuntary Servitude

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: The attorney general administers and
				  enforces the provisions of the Merchandising Practices Act, Chapter 407, RSMo.
				  The attorney general may make rules necessary to the administration and
				  enforcement of the provisions of Chapter 407, RSMo, and, in order to provide
				  notice to the public, may specify the meaning of terms, whether or not used in
				  the Act. This rule specifies the settled meanings of certain terms used in the
				  enforcement of the Act and provides notice to the public of their application.
				  This rule does not contain an exhaustive list of practices that violate the
				  Act. Instead, this rule identifies certain specific practices that violate
				  section
				  407.020,
				  RSMo.
(1) It is an unfair,
				deceptive, fraudulent, and otherwise unlawful practice for any person to offer
				or provide any merchandise, or to induce another person to accept any
				merchandise, based on the representation that the person accepting the
				merchandise will be offered or provided employment other than employment
				involving either commercial sexual conduct or involuntary servitude, if-
(A) The person offering, providing, or
				inducing acceptance of the service-or any person acting in concert with him or
				her-requests, coerces, compels, or otherwise induces the person accepting the
				service to participate in any commercial sexual conduct or involuntary
				servitude; or
(B)
1) At the time he or she offered, provided,
				or induced acceptance of the service, the person offering, providing, or
				inducing acceptance of the service knew or expected that the person accepting
				the service would be requested, coerced, compelled, or otherwise induced to
				participate in any commercial sexual conduct or involuntary servitude,
				and
2)  The person accepting the
				service actually is requested, coerced, compelled, or otherwise induced to
				participate in any commercial sexual conduct or involuntary
				servitude.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 15 - ELECTED OFFICIALS › Division 60 - Attorney General › Chapter 16 - Human Trafficking › Section 15 CSR 60-16.040 - Conducting Sex Trafficking Under False Pretenses

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: The attorney general administers and
				  enforces the provisions of the Merchandising Practices Act, Chapter 407, RSMo.
				  The attorney general may make rules necessary to the administration and
				  enforcement of the provisions of Chapter 407, RSMo, and, in order to provide
				  notice to the public, may specify the meaning of terms, whether or not used in
				  the Act. This rule specifies the settled meanings of certain terms used in the
				  enforcement of the Act and provides notice to the public of their application.
				  This rule does not contain an exhaustive list of practices that violate the
				  Act. Instead, this rule identifies certain specific practices that violate
				  section
				  407.020,
				  RSMo.
(1) It is an unfair,
				deceptive, fraudulent, and otherwise unlawful practice for any person, whether
				directly or indirectly, to advertise, sell, offer, or provide any merchandise
				if-
(A) The person advertises, sells, offers,
				or provides any merchandise that constitutes or involves any commercial sexual
				conduct; and
(B) The person does
				not expressly disclose that the person advertises, sells, offers, or provides
				the merchandise described in section (1)(A) 1) in all advertisements made by or
				on behalf of that person; 2) to all other persons with whom the person enters
				into any transaction involving trade or commerce; 3) in written form
				conspicuously displayed on the exterior of any structure in or from which the
				person conducts any activities relating in any way to the merchandise described
				in section (1)(A); and 4) in all filings, applications, and other
				representations made to any branch of state government or to any municipality,
				county, or other political subdivision.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 15 - ELECTED OFFICIALS › Division 60 - Attorney General › Chapter 16 - Human Trafficking › Section 15 CSR 60-16.050 - Conducting Labor Trafficking Under False Pretenses

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PURPOSE: The attorney general administers and
				  enforces the provisions of the Merchandising Practices Act, Chapter 407, RSMo.
				  The attorney general may make rules necessary to the administration and
				  enforcement of the provisions of Chapter 407, RSMo, and, in order to provide
				  notice to the public, may specify the meaning of terms, whether or not used in
				  the Act. This rule specifies the settled meanings of certain terms used in the
				  enforcement of the Act and provides notice to the public of their application.
				  This rule does not contain an exhaustive list of practices that violate the
				  Act. Instead, this rule identifies certain specific practices that violate
				  section
				  407.020,
				  RSMo.
(1) It is an unfair,
				deceptive, fraudulent, and otherwise unlawful practice for any person, whether
				directly or indirectly, to advertise, sell, offer, or provide any merchandise
				if-
(A) Any individual involved in the
				performance or provision of the merchandise is in a condition of involuntary
				servitude; and
(B) The person does
				not expressly disclose that at least one (1) individual involved in the
				performance or provision of the merchandise is in a condition of involuntary
				servitude 1) in all advertisements made by or on behalf of that person; 2) to
				all other persons with whom the person enters into any transaction involving
				trade or commerce; 3) in written form conspicuously displayed on the exterior
				of any structure in or from which the person conducts any activities relating
				in any way to the merchandise described in subsection (1)(A); and 4) in all
				filings, applications, and other representations made to any branch of state
				government or to any municipality, count y, or other political
				subdivision.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 16 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Division 10 - The Public School Retirement System of Missouri › Chapter 1 - Organization and Operation of Board of Trustees › Section 16 CSR 10-1.010 - General Organization

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PURPOSE: This amendment allows the Board Chairman to
				  reschedule a regular meeting for a month other than February, April, June,
				  August, October, or December or for an alternate location for good cause.
				  Examples would include, but are not limited to, weather concerns, natural
				  disasters, or unforeseen schedule issues.
(1) The board of trustees of The Public
				School Retirement System of Missouri shall hold regular meetings in the office
				of the executive director during the months of February, April, June, August,
				October, and December of each calendar year on one (1) or more days voted upon
				by the board of trustees; provided that the board of trustees may vote to hold
				a regular meeting in a different location or by telephone or other electronic
				means. The chairman may reschedule a previously scheduled regular meeting for a
				month or location other than as described in the preceding sentence for good
				cause. The chairman or four (4) board members acting jointly may call special
				meetings at times and locations and by means as may be necessary. The executive
				director shall provide notice of the time and place of all meetings of the
				board in accordance with the applicable provisions of sections
				610.010 through
				610.035,
				RSMo. All meetings of the board of trustees shall comply with the applicable
				provisions of sections
				610.010 through
				610.035,
				RSMo. Information concerning meetings, rules, or any operations of the system
				may be obtained by writing or calling the Executive Director, PO Box 268,
				Jefferson City, MO 65102.
(2)
				Election of Officers. The board of trustees, at the regular meeting in April or
				at a special meeting, shall elect a chairman and vice chairman to serve for a
				period of one (1) year commencing with July 1 next following. The chairman
				shall preside at all meetings of the board; except that in the absence of the
				chairman, the vice chairman shall preside.
(3) Quorum. A quorum required for a meeting
				of the board of trustees shall consist of four (4) members. Each trustee shall
				be entitled to one (1) vote on any matter requiring a decision by the board and
				four (4) concurring votes among the trustees present shall be necessary for a
				decision.
*Original authority: 169.020, RSMo 1945, amended 1951,
					 1953, 1967, 1973, 1983, 1990, 1995, 1996,
					 1998.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 16 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Division 10 - The Public School Retirement System of Missouri › Chapter 1 - Organization and Operation of Board of Trustees › Section 16 CSR 10-1.020 - Employees of the Board

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PURPOSE: This rule provides for the employment of
				  staff members as authorized by section
				  169.020,
				  RSMo.
(1) Executive Director.
				The board of trustees shall employ a full-time director, called the executive
				director, who will be the executive officer of the board and shall set his/her
				term of office and determine his/her compensation. All other employees shall be
				chosen only upon the recommendation of the executive director and their
				compensation and tenure shall be subject to regulation by the board.
(2) Actuary. The board of trustees shall
				employ an actuary who shall serve as technical adviser, shall perform the
				duties prescribed in the law and shall attend meetings of the board when
				requested to do so. The actuary shall serve under contract with the
				board.
*Original authority: 169.020, RSMo 1945, amended 1951,
					 1953, 1967, 1973, 1990.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 16 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Division 10 - The Public School Retirement System of Missouri › Chapter 1 - Organization and Operation of Board of Trustees › Section 16 CSR 10-1.030 - Conduct of Meetings

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PURPOSE: This rule provides for the orderly conduct
				  of meetings as provided in section
				  169.020,
				  RSMo.
(1) The board of
				trustees shall keep a record of all its proceedings. Minutes shall be kept of
				each meeting and individual votes recorded on all actions taken by the
				board.
(2) Voting Ballots. The
				board of trustees may arrive at a decision by means of mail ballots submitted
				to the members by the executive director, along with complete information
				relative to the matter to be decided. To obtain a decision by mail ballot, the
				members voting must be unanimous in the decision and ballots must be returned
				within fifteen (15) days by at least four (4) of the board members. If a
				decision is not obtained by the mail ballot, the matter shall be considered at
				the next regular meeting of the board or at a special meeting.
(3) Rule Changes. Any rule adopted by the
				board of trustees may be amended, suspended or repealed by the vote of four (4)
				members of the board at any meeting, provided that the Notice of Proposed
				Rulemaking, change or rescission shall be properly filed with the secretary of
				state, published in the
Missouri Register
and meet the
				requirements of section
				536.023(3),
				RSMo before becoming final.
(4)
				Board Meeting Rules of Order. An agenda along with supporting materials shall
				be prepared by the executive director and distributed to board members in
				advance of the meeting. Additional items received after distribution may be
				added with consent of the members. The agenda shall include, if appropriate,
				but not be limited to, the following items: approval of minutes of previous
				meeting, organization of board including election of chairman and seating of
				new members, reports by members and by executive director, reports of special
				committees, reports of investment agent and actuaries when invited, motions and
				resolutions for discussion or action, unfinished business, new business, other
				and adjournment.
(5) Order of
				Business. The order of business shall be determined by the executive director
				in the preparation of the agenda subject to approval or revision by the
				chairman and board at the opening of the meeting.
(6) Expense Account. An expense statement
				shall be filed on a form approved by the board of trustees when reimbursements
				are claimed because of expenses incurred through services on or for the board
				of trustees.
*Original authority: 169.020, RSMo 1945, amended 1951,
					 1953, 1967, 1973, 1983, 1990.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 16 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Division 10 - The Public School Retirement System of Missouri › Chapter 1 - Organization and Operation of Board of Trustees › Section 16 CSR 10-1.050 - Appeal Process

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PURPOSE: This rule establishes formal procedures for
				  appeals to the board of trustees.
(1) Members, beneficiaries, survivors,
				retirees and school districts may request review by the board of trustees of
				decisions by the executive director, or his/her designee, concerning
				eligibility for and the amount of benefits, service, contributions, refunds and
				membership. All requests for review will be handled according to this rule for
				both The Public School Retirement System of Missouri and The Public Education
				Employee Retirement System of Missouri.
(2) Requests.
(A) The request for review must be stated in
				writing, addressed to the executive director or the board of trustees. The
				request must state what decision the board of trustees is being asked to
				review, and what action the board is being asked to take.
(B) The request must be made within one
				hundred twenty (120) days after the administrative decision has been mailed or
				otherwise communicated to the party making the request for review.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 16 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Division 10 - The Public School Retirement System of Missouri › Chapter 4 - Membership and Creditable Service › Section 16 CSR 10-4.005 - Requirements for Membership

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PURPOSE: This rule sets forth procedures for
				  complying with sections 169.010- 169.050, RSMo relating to membership in the
				  retirement system.
(1)
				Membership in the retirement system is required by law, and each employer shall
				submit to the board of trustees, via Online Automated System Integrated
				Solution (OASIS), an enrollment record for every employee. It shall be an
				obligation of the employer to certify the accuracy of the enrollment record and
				to see that the record is properly filed with the board of trustees.
(2) Employers will remit twice the amount of
				contributions withheld from all persons employed by them who meet the
				requirements for membership, as provided by sections
				169.010(17),
				169.130,
				169.135, and 169.140, RSMo. Errors by employers in reporting of eligibility for
				membership, assigning of employees, and in remitting of contributions will be
				corrected retroactively, provided the employer certifies that an error was
				made, provides evidence adequate to support the correction, and remits any
				balance due from the employer and employee. If the employer has overremitted,
				the amount of the employer's portion of such overpayments will be credited to
				the employer to be applied against future contributions. The amount withheld by
				the employer from the employee shall be refunded to the employee in a manner
				consistent with the
Internal Revenue Code
.
(3) Any refund of contributions remitted in
				error for a member or an employee shall include the total interest, if any,
				which was credited to those contributions by the retirement system. Any credit
				provided to the employer for matching employer contributions required in such
				an instance shall be equal to the total amount paid to the member or employee,
				including interest. Any correcting remittance of contributions for a member
				shall include the total interest, if any, which would have been credited to
				those contributions by the retirement system had the contributions been
				remitted on a correct and timely basis. Any matching employer contribution
				remitted in such an instance shall be equal to the total amount remitted for
				the member, including interest.
(4)
				Effective July 1, 2004, employment on a full-time basis is defined as
				employment in a position that normally requires at least six hundred (600)
				hours during the school term and either:
a)
				normally requires the employee to work the full school day; or
b) normally requires the employee to work at
				least the same number of hours per week as required for a position identified
				in a) of this section. A person who meets the requirements above, but who does
				not complete six hundred (600) hours of employment prior to termination of
				employment shall be considered to be employed on a full-time basis.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 16 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Division 10 - The Public School Retirement System of Missouri › Chapter 4 - Membership and Creditable Service › Section 16 CSR 10-4.012 - Payment for Reinstatement and Credit Purchases

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PURPOSE: This rule sets forth the manner in which
				  funds shall be paid to, credited and refunded by the retirement system for the
				  reinstatement and purchase of membership service credit in the retirement
				  system.
(1) Payments to
				reinstate or to purchase credit shall be made in a manner acceptable to the
				Public School Retirement System of Missouri.
(2) Consistent with the
Internal
				Revenue Code
, the system may accept rollovers and in-service
				trustee-to-trustee transfers in payment for reinstatement and credit purchases
				provided that acceptance of any funds from any authorized plan or account will
				not jeopardize the tax-qualified status of the retirement system and the money
				is from one of the following:
(A) A 401(a)
				tax-qualified plan (including a Keogh plan which meets additional requirements
				pertaining to owner-employees);
(B)
				A 401(k) profit-sharing plan;
(C) A
				403(a) qualified-annuity plan;
(D)
				A 408(a) individual retirement account or a 408(b) individual retirement
				annuity to the extent that the IRA contains funds that have not previously been
				taxed;
(E) A 403(b) qualified
				plan;
(F) A state and local
				government 457(b) qualified plan;
(G) Such other plans or accounts as may be
				authorized as a source of eligible funds under the
Internal Revenue
				Code
, provided that the system shall not be obligated to accept any
				funds from any such authorized plan or account if the funds would jeopardize
				the tax-qualified status of the system; or
(H) The member, if the amount was distributed
				to the member from a qualified plan, is rolled over by the member to the system
				within sixty (60) days of that distribution, and the payment is accompanied by
				proof of rollover eligibility.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 16 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Division 10 - The Public School Retirement System of Missouri › Chapter 4 - Membership and Creditable Service › Section 16 CSR 10-4.016 - Withdrawals

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PURPOSE: This rule sets forth the procedure for
				  withdrawal of a member's contributions, including interest, in accordance with
				  the provisions of sections
				  169.035
				  and
				  169.050,
				  RSMo and the restrictions for the purchase or reinstatement of creditable
				  service with this retirement system for members who made elections under the
				  provisions of sections
				  104.342
				  and
				  104.372,
				  RSMo.
(1) If a member
				withdraws from the system, the member shall be paid the full amount due within
				sixty (60) days of the establishment of the withdrawal; provided, however, that
				a member may not make application for withdrawal of contributions until thirty
				(30) days have elapsed after termination of covered employment. See
				16 CSR
				10-6.080(1) for the nonteacher
				system.
(2) If a member who has
				withdrawn or has been refunded contributions and thereby forfeited creditable
				service again becomes a member of the system, and elects prior to retirement to
				reinstate all or a portion of the creditable service forfeited in accordance
				with
				16 CSR
				10-4.012 and
				16 CSR
				10-4.014, the relevant portion of the previous service
				shall be reinstated and the payments credited to the member's accumulated
				contributions.
(3) Any member who
				elected under the provisions of section
				104.342,
				RSMo to remain a member of the Public School Retirement System of Missouri and
				who elects to reinstate creditable service previously forfeited at withdrawal,
				to purchase credit for services in another Missouri retirement system or in
				another state, to purchase credit for services in the armed forces, or to
				purchase credit for a period of leave, shall be subject to the same legal and
				regulatory requirements as any other member, including a requirement to pay the
				amount due for that credit as prescribed by law and the rules of the board of
				trustees.
(4) No member who
				previously elected under the provisions of section
				104.342
				or
				104.372,
				RSMo to secure creditable prior service with the Missouri State Employees'
				Retirement System for creditable service previously forfeited at withdrawal
				from this retirement system may elect to reinstate that creditable service with
				this retirement system.
(5) A
				member who has made additional deposits under section
				169.035,
				RSMo and who elects to withdraw the total of such deposits in accordance with
				the provisions of that section shall receive payment in full of the total
				amount due (including any interest authorized by law) within sixty (60) days of
				the date on which the application was filed.
*Original authority: 169.020, RSMo 1945, amended 1951,
					 1953, 1967, 1973, 1983, 1990, 1995,
					 1996.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 16 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Division 10 - The Public School Retirement System of Missouri › Chapter 4 - Membership and Creditable Service › Section 16 CSR 10-4.022 - Forms to be Used

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PURPOSE: This rule provides for the orderly
				  transmittal of data and information necessary for the administration of the
				  retirement system.
(1)
				Applications for retirement allowances, disability benefits, withdrawals of
				funds, death benefits, service credit purchases, reinstatements and other
				matters concerning the administration of the retirement system shall be
				submitted on forms provided by the retirement system, and shall be filed with
				the executive director or the executive director's designee.
*Original authority: 169.020, RSMo 1945, amended 1951,
					 1953, 1967, 1973, 1983, 1990, 1995,
					 1996.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 16 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Division 10 - The Public School Retirement System of Missouri › Chapter 5 - Retirement, Options and Benefits › Section 16 CSR 10-5.035 - Calculation of Benefits Under Social Security Offset

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PURPOSE: This rule complies with the provisions of
				  104.342.7(2), RSMo requiring an offset of the Public School Retirement System
				  benefit for Social Security benefits accrued after 1989, for employees of the
				  Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The secretary of state has
				  determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is
				  incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome
				  or expensive. Therefore, the material which is so incorporated is on file with
				  the agency who filed this rule, and with the Office of the Secretary of State.
				  Any interested person may view this material at either agency's headquarters or
				  the same will be made available at the Office of the Secretary of State at a
				  cost not to exceed actual cost of copy reproduction. The entire text of the
				  rule is printed here. This note refers only to the incorporated by reference
				  material.
(1) The offset
				amount will be determined using the maximum offset allowance defined in the
Internal Revenue Code
Section 401(1) and related regulations.
				The computed Public School Retirement System (PSRS) regular retirement benefit
				will be reduced by the offset amount, effective with the month of first
				eligibility for Social Security benefits after PSRS retirement.
(2) The PSRS benefit will not be reduced if
				the retiree certifies 1) ineligibility for Social Security benefits because of
				insufficient coverage, or 2) that Social Security benefit payments have not yet
				commenced. Periodic recertification will be required. The retiree shall notify
				the system immediately upon commencement of Social Security benefit
				payments.
(3) The retiree shall
				have the opportunity to demonstrate that the Social Security benefit payable is
				less than the maximum offset allowance. In such case, the regular retirement
				benefit will be reduced by the actual Social Security benefit
				payable.
(4) Once the offset has
				been applied, each future cost-of-living adjustment will be based on the
				then-current benefit payable.
*Original authority: 169.020, RSMo 1945, amended 1951,
					 1953, 1967, 1973, 1983, 1990.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 16 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Division 10 - The Public School Retirement System of Missouri › Chapter 5 - Retirement, Options and Benefits › Section 16 CSR 10-5.040 - Calculation of Retirement Allowance for a Member With Services in a College or Agency Also Providing Social Security Coverage

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PURPOSE: This rule sets forth the procedures for
				  qualification and benefits to those members as set forth in House Bill 34, 1957
				  and those who subsequently become members and also have Social Security
				  coverage.
(1) July 1, 1957 is
				a dividing date. If the member was in active teaching at the time of the
				effective date of House Bill 34-May 14, 1957-or between that date and June 30,
				1957, the employment at that time will determine the status of the member's
				services prior to July 1, 1957.
(A) If the
				member was in public school teaching, services prior to July 1, 1957, will be
				calculated on the formula for those without Social Security coverage.
(B) If the member was in a position which
				required Social Security contributions to be withheld from the salary payments
				in the 1956-57 school year, the calculation must be made on the basis of an
				employee with Social Security coverage.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 16 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Division 10 - The Public School Retirement System of Missouri › Chapter 5 - Retirement, Options and Benefits › Section 16 CSR 10-5.045 - Salary Rates for Benefit Calculations

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PURPOSE: This rule establishes procedures for
				  determining the salary rates used in calculating service retirement disability
				  retirement and death benefits.
(1) The system will determine salary rates
				for purposes of benefit calculation in accordance with
				16 CSR
				10-3.010(10). The determination will
				include only salary earned for service for an employer within the system and
				will exclude salary related to creditable service that was purchased or
				transferred.
*Original authority: 169.020, RSMo 1945, amended 1951,
					 1953, 1967, 1973, 1983, 1990, 1995,
					 1996.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 16 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Division 10 - The Public School Retirement System of Missouri › Chapter 5 - Retirement, Options and Benefits › Section 16 CSR 10-5.050 - Additional Benefits for Retirees, Beneficiaries and Members on Disability

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule provides for increased payments to
				  teachers who retired before September 1, 1972, and eligible beneficiaries as
				  set forth in subdivision 169.070.11., RSMo.
(1) For all of those who retired prior to
				September 1, 1972, and had not qualified for a second retirement allowance
				prior to that date by serving another five (5) years or more, the current
				monthly allowance shall be increased by two percent (2%) for each year or major
				portion of a year from the original date of retirement till June 30,
				1975.
(2) For those who retired and
				subsequently returned to teaching five (5) or more years and qualified for an
				additional benefit prior to September 1, 1972, the increase shall be computed
				separately for each retirement allowance for each year or major portion of a
				year till June 30, 1975, from the date of each retirement, and the total
				increase shall be the sum of the increase for each calculation.
(3) Since disability allowances are
				retirement allowances by the law, and since Options 1 and 2 are also extensions
				of one's retirement allowance by reduction of one's allowance to provide for an
				eligible beneficiary, we compute the increase for each of these where the
				member retired prior to September 1, 1972, for each year or major portion of a
				year from the effective date of the member's retirement till June 30, 1975. For
				those beneficiaries of deceased members who died before retirement and prior to
				September 1, 1972, the increase will be computed from the effective date of the
				benefit through June 30, 1975.
*Original authority: 169.020, RSMo 1945, amended 1951,
					 1953, 1967, 1973, 1983, 1990.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 16 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Division 10 - The Public School Retirement System of Missouri › Chapter 5 - Retirement, Options and Benefits › Section 16 CSR 10-5.060 - Benefits to Advisers

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule sets forth the procedure for
				  payment as an adviser for a retired member who had services in another state
				  teacher retirement system as provided in section
				  169.585,
				  RSMo.
(1) In those instances
				when a retired member is receiving retirement benefits from more than one (1)
				system under Chapter 169, RSMo and is entitled to additional compensation under
				provisions of section
				169.585,
				RSMo, the retirement system under which the member first retired, or qualified
				for benefits, should pay the initial compensation for that employment. If the
				combined retirement allowances and this payment do not total the overall legal
				maximum of one hundred fifty dollars ($150), the second retirement system will
				then pay the additional compensation for employment for that system.
*Original authority: 169.020, RSMo 1945, amended 1951,
					 1953, 1967, 1973, 1983, 1990.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 16 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Division 10 - The Public School Retirement System of Missouri › Chapter 5 - Retirement, Options and Benefits › Section 16 CSR 10-5.070 - Qualified Governmental Excess Benefit Arrangement

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule implements section 169.070.16,
				  RSMo and section 415(m) of Title 26 of the
United States Code
and
				  allows for the payment of benefits in excess of the limits imposed by section
				  415 of Title 26 of the
United States Code
and section 169.070.16,
				  RSMo to which retirees and beneficiaries are otherwise entitled pursuant to
				  Chapter 169, RSMo.
(1)
				Definitions.
(A) "Maximum benefit" shall mean
				the benefit a retiree or beneficiary is entitled to receive from the retirement
				system in any month after giving effect to section 169.070.16, RSMo designed to
				conform to the annual benefit limit set forth in section 415 of Title 26 of the
United States Code
as amended.
(B) "Retirement system" shall mean The Public
				School Retirement System of Missouri established pursuant to Chapter 169,
				RSMo.
(C) "Section 415(m) benefit
				participant" shall mean any retiree or beneficiary whose benefits otherwise
				payable pursuant to Chapter 169, RSMo without giving effect to the limitations
				of section 169.070.16, RSMo designed to conform to section 415 of Title 26 of
				the
United States Code
, would exceed the maximum benefit
				permitted under section 415 of Title 26 of the
United States
				Code
. Eligibility as a section 415(m) benefit plan participant shall
				be determined by the retirement system at retirement and annually
				thereafter.
(D) "Section 415(m)
				benefit plan" shall mean the separate, unfunded qualified governmental excess
				benefit arrangement within the meaning of section 415(m) of Title 26 of the
United States Code
and established pursuant to section
				169.070.16, RSMo and this rule that is a separate portion of the retirement
				system.
(E) "Unrestricted benefit"
				shall mean the monthly benefit a retiree or beneficiary would have been
				entitled to receive from the retirement system under Chapter 169, RSMo without
				giving effect to the restrictions of section 169.070.16, RSMo designed to
				conform to section 415 of Title 26 of the
United States
				Code
.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 16 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Division 10 - The Public School Retirement System of Missouri › Chapter 6 - The Public Education Employee Retirement System of Missouri › Section 16 CSR 10-6.045 - Payment for Reinstatement and Credit Purchases

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule complies with provisions of
				  Chapter 169, RSMo, relating to the payments made of funds to the retirement
				  system for reinstating and purchasing credit.
(1) Payments to reinstate or to purchase
				credit shall be made in a manner acceptable to the Public Education Employee
				Retirement System of Missouri.
(A) Consistent
				with the
Internal Revenue Code
, the system may accept
				rollovers and in-service trustee-to-trustee transfers in payment for
				reinstatement and credit purchases provided that acceptance of any funds from
				any such authorized plan or account will not jeopardize the tax-qualified
				status of the retirement system and the money is from one (1) of the following:
1. A 401(a) tax-qualified plan (including a
				Keogh plan which meets additional requirements pertaining to
				owner-employees);
2. A 401(k)
				profit-sharing plan;
3. A 403(a)
				qualified-annuity plan;
4. A 408(a)
				individual retirement account (IRA) or a 408(b) individual retirement annuity
				to the extent that the IRA contains funds that have not previously been
				taxed;
5. A 403(b) qualified
				plan;
6. A state and local
				government 457(b) qualified plan;
7. Such other plans or accounts as may be
				authorized as a source of eligible funds under the
Internal Revenue
				Code
, provided that the system shall not be obligated to accept any
				funds from any such authorized plan or account if the funds would jeopardize
				the tax-qualified status of the system; or
8. The member, if the amount was distributed
				to the member from a qualified plan, is rolled over by the member to the system
				within sixty (60) days of that distribution, and is accompanied by proof of
				rollover eligibility.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 16 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Division 10 - The Public School Retirement System of Missouri › Chapter 6 - The Public Education Employee Retirement System of Missouri › Section 16 CSR 10-6.050 - Prior Service Credit

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule sets forth procedures for claiming
				  and verifying credit for services rendered prior to the establishment of the
				  retirement system on October 13, 1965.
(1) On a form supplied by the board of
				trustees, each member claiming prior service credit shall file with the board
				of trustees a statement of all services performed by him/her in the public
				schools of Missouri prior to October 13, 1965, for which credit is claimed, and
				the services shall be listed separately by years.
(2) All claims for prior service credit by
				members shall be verified by one (1) of the following means:
(A) A statement from a school or county
				official having custody of the records; or
(B) When no official records are existent for
				service claimed, by affidavits from not fewer than two (2) persons having
				first-hand knowledge of the service, preferably persons who served with the
				individual or who were members of the board of directors of the district at the
				time.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 16 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Division 10 - The Public School Retirement System of Missouri › Chapter 6 - The Public Education Employee Retirement System of Missouri › Section 16 CSR 10-6.080 - Withdrawals

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule sets forth the procedure for
				  withdrawing member contributions as authorized by section
				  169.670,
				  RSMo.
(1) A member may make
				application to withdraw his/her contributions at any time after thirty (30)
				days have elapsed following the termination of his/her services and the
				application shall be made on a form (see
				16 CSR 10-2.030 )
				provided by the board of trustees. A member shall be paid the amount due
				him/her within sixty (60) days of the date on which his/her application for
				withdrawal is filed with the board of trustees.
(2) If a member, who has withdrawn or has
				been refunded his/her contributions and thereby forfeited his/her creditable
				service, again becomes a member of the system, elects in writing to reinstate
				his/her creditable service and before retirement pays to the retirement system,
				with interest computed at the purchase rate, the amount of accumulated
				contributions withdrawn by him/her or refunded to him/her, his/her previous
				service shall be credited to him/her. A member, electing to extend his/her
				payments over a period of time, following the election, shall make payments in
				amounts at the discretion of the member and interest on the unpaid balance
				shall be compounded annually at the purchase rate.
*Original authority: 169.610, RSMo 1965, amended
					 1977.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 16 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Division 10 - The Public School Retirement System of Missouri › Chapter 6 - The Public Education Employee Retirement System of Missouri › Section 16 CSR 10-6.095 - Salary Rates for Benefit Calculations

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes procedures for
				  determining the salary rates used in calculating service retirement disability
				  retirement and death benefits.
(1) The system will determine salary rates
				for purposes of benefit calculation in accordance with
				16 CSR
				10-6.020(7). The determination will
				include only salary earned for service for an employer within the system and
				will exclude salary related to creditable service that was purchased or
				transferred.
*Original authority: 169.610, RSMo 1965, amended
					 1977.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 16 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Division 10 - The Public School Retirement System of Missouri › Chapter 6 - The Public Education Employee Retirement System of Missouri › Section 16 CSR 10-6.100 - Cost-of-Living Adjustments

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule provides for the implementation of
				  cost-of-living adjustments to retired members and beneficiaries as provided in
				  section
				  169.670,
				  RSMo.
(1) The board of
				trustees, at the August meeting or as soon as sufficient data is available
				after the end of the fiscal year, shall determine any cost-of-living adjustment
				to be effective with the January payment following the close of the fiscal
				year. The board shall consider the recommendation of the system's actuary in
				determining the amount of adjustment to be made.
(2) The recommendation of the actuary and the
				determination of the board shall take into consideration data from the National
				Consumer Price Index (CPI) and may include other pertinent data available. The
				cost-of-liv-ing change in the CPI shall be the June CPI of the fiscal year
				divided by the June CPI of the preceding fiscal year minus one (1) and
				expressed as a percent. Example: June 1976 CPI, 170.1; June 1975 CPI, 160.6
				(170.1 ÷160.6) - 1 = .059 = 5.9%.
(3) When it is determined that an increase
				shall be granted, the increase shall be added to the allowances of all persons
				receiving service or disability retirement allowances or beneficiary allowances
				under the provisions of sections
				169.663
				and
				169.670,
				RSMo. The initial increase in a retired member's allowance cannot be granted
				before January 1, 1982, or until the fourth January 1 following retirement,
				whichever is later. A designated beneficiary of a deceased retiree who is
				receiving an allowance as provided in section
				169.670,
				RSMo will be eligible for an increase provided the deceased retiree would have
				been retired four (4) January firsts had s/he lived.
(4) If the cost-of-living decreases as
				determined by the board of trustees, the allowance which had previously been
				increased under the provisions of Senate Bill 242 may be decreased by a
				percentage not to exceed the percent of reduction in the cost-of-living as
				determined by the board, but the decrease or total of such decreases shall not
				reduce the allowance below that received at retirement or on December 31, 1981,
				whichever is later. In determining whether a decrease shall be made,
				consideration shall be given not only to cost-of-living data as shown by the
				National CPI for the preceding fiscal year, but also to the total net economic
				change as reflected by the National CPIs of all years since the retiree or
				eligible beneficiary under sections
				169.663
				and
				169.670,
				RSMo first qualified for a cost-of-living increase.
*Original authority: 169.610, RSMo 1965, amended
					 1977.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 16 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS › Division 20 - Missouri Local Government Employees' Retirement System (LAGERS) › Chapter 1 - General Organization › Section 16 CSR 20-1.010 - General Organization

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: The proposed amendment updates the rule to
				  reflect LAGERS' organizational structure, authority of the LAGERS Board of
				  Trustees to contract with service providers and non-substantive clean-up
				  language and updates.
(1) The
				Missouri Local Government Employees' Retirement System (LAGERS) is a body
				corporate established by state law for the purpose of providing for the
				pensioning of the officers and employees and the widows and children of
				deceased officers and employees of any political subdivision of the
				state.
(2) The general
				administration and the responsibility for the proper operation of the system is
				vested in a board of trustees consisting of seven (7) persons. Three (3)
				trustees are elected by the employees who participate in the system, three (3)
				trustees are elected by the members of the governing bodies of those political
				subdivisions which participate in the system, and one (1) trustee is appointed
				by the governor. The board of trustees employs an executive secretary, who may
				also be referred to as the executive director, not one (1) of their number, who
				shall be the executive officer of the board and a chief investment officer, not
				one (1) of their number, who shall report directly to the board on all system
				investment activity. The board also may employ or contract for the services of
				actuaries, legal advisors, investment counselors, medical advisors, certified
				public accountants, and such other service providers as the board shall deem
				necessary.
(3) Anyone wishing to
				obtain information or make submissions or requests may do so by contacting the
				system's Executive Secretary at 1913 William Street, P.O. Box 1665, Jefferson
				City, MO 65102; or by calling (573) 636-9455.
*Original authority 70.605, RSMo 1967, amended 1974,
					 1992.