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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 7 - MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT › Section 7-3 - Eligibility

Current through July 13, 2024
A member may be eligible to receive qualified military
				  service credit in the retirement system upon satisfying the following
				  requirements of the USERRA and the WMSRA:
(a) The member must take a military leave of
				absence from employment with a participating employer for the purpose of
				entering into Qualified Military Service;
(b) The military service must not exceed five
				(5) years plus any period of additional service imposed by law;
(c) The member must be able to demonstrate
				honorable discharge or release from service under honorable
				conditions;
(d) The member must
				apply for reemployment with the former or another participating employer within
				thirty (30) days of honorable discharge or release from the military service or
				ninety (90) days after discharge from hospitalization or medical treatment
				which immediately follows the termination of, and results from, the
				service;
(e) The member or the
				beneficiary of any death and survivor benefits must pay in full the unpaid
				member contributions, together with any applicable interest as established by
				the Board, for each year or portion thereof of Qualified Military Service to be
				counted as creditable service in the retirement system.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 7 - MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT › Section 7-4 - Member Contribution Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A member who
				notifies an employer in writing in advance of a period of Qualified Military
				Service may elect to pay the required member contributions to the retirement
				system during such period of service and timely furnish to the employer an
				amount equal to that which would have been deducted from the member's
				compensation had the member not taken a military leave of absence.
(b) Upon reemployment in accordance with
				Section 3 of this Chapter, a
				member who did not elect to make contributions to the retirement system during
				a period of Qualified Military Service shall be entitled to make payment to the
				retirement system in an amount equal to the member contributions that would
				have been paid had the member continued in employment and not taken a military
				leave of absence, together with any applicable interest.
(i) All member contributions and any
				applicable interest made in payment for Qualified Military Service must be
				received by the retirement system within five (5) years of the member's
				reemployment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 7 - MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT › Section 7-5 - Employer Contribution Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) For a member
				who notifies an employer in writing in advance of a period of Qualified
				Military Service of the member's intent to pay the required contributions to
				the retirement system during such period of service, and upon receipt of the
				timely submitted member contributions, the employer shall remit the member and
				employer contributions to the retirement system that would have been
				contributed on behalf of the member.
(b) For a member who did not elect to pay the
				required contributions to the retirement system during a period of Qualified
				Military Service, and upon reemployment of the member in accordance with
				Section 3 of this Chapter and
				payment to the retirement system of the member contributions plus any
				applicable interest, the employer shall pay to the retirement system an amount
				equal to the employer contributions that the employer would have paid to the
				retirement system had the member not taken a military leave of absence,
				together with any applicable interest.
(i)
				Any employer contributions and applicable interest due to the retirement system
				shall be paid within thirty (30) days of payment by the member of all
				applicable contributions and interest.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 7 - MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT › Section 7-6 - HEART Act Provisions

Current through July 13, 2024
The Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008
				  (The HEART Act) is a federal law that provides tax and pension benefits to
				  members who become disabled while on active military service for more than
				  thirty (30) days and to their survivors if they die in active military service.
				  The HEART Act requires that employers treat such members as having been
				  reemployed by the employer for purposes of entitlement to benefits under the
				  retirement system. The benefits of the HEART Act depend on the specific
				  benefits available to members of the retirement system. The following
				  provisions codify particular HEART Act amendments in compliance with Internal
				  Revenue Code Section 401(a)(37):
(a)
				Effective with respect to deaths occurring on or after January 1, 2007, while a
				member is performing Qualified Military Service (as defined in chapter 43 of
				title 38, United States Code), to the extent required by section 401(a)(37) of
				the Internal Revenue Code, survivors of a member of the retirement system, are
				entitled to any additional benefits that the system would provide if the member
				had resumed employment and then died, such as vesting or survivor benefits that
				are contingent on the member's death while employed. In any event, a deceased
				member's period of Qualified Military Service must be counted for vesting
				purposes.
(b) Effective with
				respect to deaths and/or disabilities occurring on or after January 1, 2007,
				while a member is performing Qualified Military Service (as defined in chapter
				43 of title 38, United States Code), to the extent permitted by section
				414(u)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code, for benefit accrual purposes and in the
				case of death, for vesting purposes, the member shall be treated as having
				earned service credit for the period of Qualified Military Service, having
				returned to employment on the day before the death and/or disability, and then
				having terminated on the date of death or disability. This provision shall be
				applied to all similarly situated individuals in a reasonably equivalent
				manner.
(c) Beginning January 1,
				2009, to the extent required by section 414(u)(12) of the Internal Revenue
				Code, a member receiving differential wage payments (as defined under section
				3401(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code) from a participating employer shall be
				treated as employed by that employer, and the differential wage payment shall
				be treated as compensation for purposes of applying the limits on annual
				additions under section 415(c) of the Internal Revenue Code. This provision
				shall be applied to all similarly situated individuals in a reasonably
				equivalent manner.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 8 - CASH REMUNERATION › Section 8-1 - Definition

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Cash remuneration", as used in
				W.S.
				9-3-402(a)(xvi) for the
				purposes of contributions to the system and the determination of an employee's
				"highest average salary", means the compensation paid for services rendered to
				a participating employer, and includes: contributions required by W.S.
				W.S.
				9-3-412; any salary reduction or salary
				deferral amounts under federal Internal Revenue Code Sections 125, 401(k),
				403(b) or 457; any pay for administrative, sabbatical, annual, sick, vacation,
				or personal leave; any pay for compensatory time, provided that any such pay
				for compensatory time is made during the same calendar year in which the
				compensatory time is earned, and any retroactive compensation payments pursuant
				to court orders, arbitration awards, or litigation and grievance settlements.
				"Cash remuneration" does not include: fringe benefits such as payments for
				unused sick, personal, or vacation leave; housing allowances; transportation
				expenses; early retirement incentive pay; severance pay; bonuses; medical
				insurance; workers' compensation benefits; disability insurance premiums or
				benefits; payments received by a member in lieu of previously employer-provided
				fringe benefits under an agreement between the member and participating
				employer entered into within sixty months before retirement; any other payment
				which may reasonably be construed to be a fringe benefit; or any payment made
				during any three-year period of employment which is deemed to increase highest
				average salary for the primary purpose of increasing a retirement
				benefit.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 8 - CASH REMUNERATION › Section 8-2

Current through July 13, 2024
All contractual relationships entered into prior to November
				  19, 1992, are "grandfathered", thus accepting any current "Option 3" as
				  currently effective in Natrona County School District One and other similar
				  options as currently in effect.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 8 - CASH REMUNERATION › Section 8-3

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If a member employee receives increases
				in compensation during any three (3) years of service which are not related to
				promotion and which exceed the average increase received by other employees of
				the same employer holding comparable positions, the excess shall be excluded
				when computing the highest average salary if the board finds, after
				consideration of all circumstances, that the primary purpose of the
				compensation increase was to increase the retirement benefit of the employee.
				If there are no employees of the same employer holding comparable positions,
				the increases may be excluded from the highest average salary if they exceed
				the average percentage increase received by all other employees of the same
				employer during the period involved. In making a determination under this
				section the board may also consider:
(i) The
				extent of annual compensation increases made to an employee over the employee's
				working career;
(ii) Any pattern of
				an employer providing unusual or extraordinary employee compensation increases
				during an employee's final years of employment; or
(iii) Any other factors which may indicate
				that payments were made to an employee during the final three years of
				employment or any other three years of employment for the primary purpose of
				increasing highest average salary and, thereby, increasing the employee's
				retirement benefit.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 10 - MEMBER ACCOUNT RECORDS › Section 10-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
As established by
				  W.S.
				  9-3-403, the Wyoming Retirement System is a
				  body corporate with all of the powers and privileges of a corporation. All of
				  the monies, securities, and other property of the Wyoming Retirement System is
				  held in trust for the purpose of providing retirement benefits to qualified
				  members. Pursuant to W.S. W.S.
				  W.S.
				  9-3-409(a) the Wyoming
				  Retirement Board has the authority to make rules and regulations for the
				  administration of the retirement system.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 10 - MEMBER ACCOUNT RECORDS › Section 10-2 - Administration

Current through July 13, 2024
The Wyoming Retirement Board is responsible for the
				  administration of the Wyoming Retirement System, the Firemen's Pension Account
				  created by
				  W.S.
				  15-5-202 and The Wyoming State Highway
				  Patrol, Game and Fish Warden and Criminal Investigator Retirement Program
				  created by W.S. W.S.
				  W.S.
				  9-3-603.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 10 - MEMBER ACCOUNT RECORDS › Section 10-3 - Public Inspection

Current through July 13, 2024
The member account records of any member of any retirement
				  plan specified in Section
				  2 of
				  this Chapter are held in trust and are not available for public inspection or
				  release unless:
(a) the individual
				whose records are being requested authorizes the inspection or release of such
				records in writing; or
(b) a court
				order directs that the records be made available for inspection or
				release.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 10 - MEMBER ACCOUNT RECORDS › Section 10-4 - Location of Public Inspection

Current through July 13, 2024
Inspection of records pursuant to Section
				  3 of
				  this Chapter shall be made only in the offices of the Wyoming Retirement
				  System, during normal business hours, and in the presence of a Wyoming
				  Retirement System staff member.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 10 - MEMBER ACCOUNT RECORDS › Section 10-5 - Charge for Copies of Records

Current through July 13, 2024
If copies of records are authorized pursuant to Section
				  3 of
				  this Chapter, there shall be a charge of $.25 per copy, with a minimum charge
				  of $ 1.00, plus any required postage. Fees under this section are payable in
				  advance.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 12 - REEMPLOYMENT OF A RETIREE › Section 12-1 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The purpose of this rule is to implement
				the statute [W.S. 9-3-415(c) ]
				authorizing reemployment of a retiree, protect the actuarial integrity of the
				Wyoming Retirement System and to clarify the intent of the statute within the
				framework of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requirements for 401(a) qualified
				retirement plans (See
				26 U.S.C.
				401(a) ).
(b) It is expected that members of the
				Wyoming Retirement System (hereafter "system" or "the system") who retire
				acknowledge and comply with the following definition as specified in W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				9-3-402(a) (xiii): "
				'retire', 'retired' or 'retirement' means the termination of a member's working
				career for a salary as an employee and the fulfillment of the requirements for
				eligibility to receive either a retirement or a disability benefit under this
				article." (Article 4, Chapter 3, Title 9 of the Wyoming Statutes).
(c) It is recognized that from time to time
				circumstances may require a retiree to return to employment covered under the
				Wyoming Retirement System. However, this is intended to be an infrequent
				occurrence based on particular needs at a given time rather than a standard
				practice. W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				9-3-415(c) does not intend
				that retirees either continue to work for the same or another covered employer
				without a break in service nor does the IRS condone such a practice. The
				indiscriminate application of this statute could jeopardize the Wyoming
				Retirement System's qualified plan status under federal law. It is the
				intention of the Wyoming Retirement System to accomplish the intent of the
				statutes and the intent of the federal law in order to preserve the system's
				qualified plan status.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 12 - REEMPLOYMENT OF A RETIREE › Section 12-2 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Pursuant to
				W.S.
				9-3-415(c) and subject to
				subsection (b) of this section, any retired member of the system may be rehired
				by a member employer and shall either:
(i)
				Discontinue receiving a retirement benefit and be reinstated as a contributing
				member of the system; or
(ii)
				Continue to receive the retirement benefit and not be reinstated as a
				contributing member of the system.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 12 - REEMPLOYMENT OF A RETIREE › Section 12-3 - Written notification required; election irrevocable; failure to provide notification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any rehired
				member shall:
(i) Notify the system in
				writing, in a manner as the Board prescribes, immediately upon reemployment but
				in no case more than thirty (30) days following the date of such reemployment;
				and
(ii) Designate in the
				notification whether the member wishes to:
(A) Discontinue receiving a retirement
				benefit and be reinstated as a contributing member of the system; or
(B) Continue to receive the retirement
				benefit and not be reinstated as a contributing member of the system subject to
				Section
				2(b) of this
				Chapter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 12 - REEMPLOYMENT OF A RETIREE › Section 12-4 - Elected officers; status upon expiration of term; reelection; resignation; retirement; continuous service

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any system
				member who holds an elective office ceases to be an active member of the system
				by virtue of that office upon expiration of the term for which elected, if that
				member is not reelected to either the office then held or another covered
				office.
(b) If a member retires
				from elective office under the system and is subsequently reelected to a
				covered office, the elected officer is considered a rehired member and is
				required to provide the notification and designation specified in Subsection
				2.(a) of
				this chapter.
(c) Reelection to the
				same office or another covered office without any intervening break in service
				is considered to be continuous service.
(d) If an elected officer resigns or retires
				from office subsequent to an election at which the officer is elected to
				another term for that office or another covered office and if the elected
				officer assumes the duties of office upon commencement of the term for which
				elected, the period of such resignation or retirement is not considered a break
				in service nor is the commencement of the new term following such resignation
				or retirement considered reemployment for the purpose of making a designation
				pursuant to Subsection
				2.(a) of
				this chapter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 12 - REEMPLOYMENT OF A RETIREE › Section 12-5 - Credited service

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any retired
				member who is rehired by a covered employer and who elects to continue
				receiving a retirement benefit and not be reinstated as a contributing member
				of the system shall not accrue any service credit under the system during the
				period of such employment.
(b) Any
				retired member who is rehired by a covered employer and who elects to
				discontinue his retirement benefit and be reinstated as a contributing member
				of the system shall accrue service credit in accordance with
				W.S.
				9-3-417(b) from the date the
				election is made. The accrual of credit shall continue during the period of any
				uninterrupted, covered employment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 12 - REEMPLOYMENT OF A RETIREE › Section 12-6 - Selection of options; requirements; election final; exception

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The selection of any optional benefit
				pursuant to
				W.S.
				9-3-420 shall be in writing, signed by both
				the member and any designated beneficiary and filed with the system prior to
				the first benefit payment.
(b) The
				election of an optional benefit is final and not subject to change unless a
				designated beneficiary dies prior to the first benefit payment. In such a case,
				the election is void, the member may designate a new beneficiary and may select
				a new option.
Once the member receives a benefit payment, the option may
				not be changed for any reason including reemployment as a contributing member
				of the system or a second or subsequent retirement
.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 13 - OPTIONAL WRS MEMBERSHIP › Section 13-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This rule is adopted pursuant to authority granted under
				  W.S.
				  9-3-409 and
				  9-3-402(a)(vii)(D) and
				  (E).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 13 - OPTIONAL WRS MEMBERSHIP › Section 13-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) As used in this chapter:
(i) "Board" means the Wyoming Retirement
				Board established pursuant to
				W.S.
				9-3-404;
(ii) "Employee" means a permanent employee of
				the legislature;
(iii) "Employer"
				means the Legislative Service Office of the Wyoming Legislature;
(iv) "WRS" or "System" means the Wyoming
				Retirement System established pursuant to W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				9-3-403.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 13 - OPTIONAL WRS MEMBERSHIP › Section 13-3 - Permanent employees of the legislature

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Pursuant to
				W. S.
										9-3-402(a)(vii)(D), a
				permanent employee of the legislature is not a member of the WRS unless that
				employee elects in writing to become a member. Any permanent employee of the
				legislature who desires to become a member of the WRS shall notify the Board in
				writing as to the employee's intent to become a contributing member. The notice
				shall be in substantially the following form:
WYOMING RETIREMENT SYSTEM
MEMBERSHIP NOTICE
I hereby give notice to the Board of my intent to become a
				  contributing member of the Wyoming Retirement System. I agree to furnish the
				  Board with necessary information to complete the membership process. I certify
				  that I am a permanent employee of the Wyoming Legislature and pursuant to W.S.
				  W.S. W.S.
				  9-3-402(a)(vii)(D), I am
				  eligible for membership in the System.
__________________________________________________
NAME (Print)
__________________________________________________
SIGNATURE
__________________________________________________
SOCIAL SECURITY
				  NO.
(b) The notice specified in
				subsection (a) of this section shall be accompanied by a WRS registration form
				(WRS No.1). A copy of the notice shall be retained by the employer in the
				employee's personnel file.
(c) Any
				permanent employee of the legislature who is making contributions to the WRS as
				of the effective date of this rule is considered a member notwithstanding that
				a written election was not filed with the System. A written election shall be
				filed with the System by each contributing employee not later than ninety (90)
				days from the effective date of this rule. The Board shall send a written
				notice to the employer not later than fifteen (15) days following the effective
				date of this rule requesting submission of a written membership notice for any
				employee who has not provided the Board with such a notice.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 13 - OPTIONAL WRS MEMBERSHIP › Section 13-4 - State board or commission members

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Pursuant to
				W.S.
				9-3-402(a)(vii)(E), any
				member of any state board or commission who is not otherwise employed by the
				state is not a member of the WRS if that board or commission member elects in
				writing not to become a member. If such person has not made the election and is
				making contributions, that person is considered to be a member of the System.
				If a board or commission member elects not to become a member of the WRS, the
				board or commission member shall notify the Board in writing not later than
				ninety (90) days from the date of appointment to the board or commission. The
				notice shall be in substantially the following form:
WYOMING RETIREMENT SYSTEM
MEMBERSHIP DECLINATION NOTICE
I hereby give notice to the Board of my intention to decline
				  membership in the Wyoming Retirement System. I understand that by giving this
				  notice, I forfeit any right to participate in the System pursuant to my current
				  appointment and any subsequent reappointment to
				  the______________board/commission.
__________________________________________________
NAME (Print)
__________________________________________________
NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION
__________________________________________________
SIGNATURE
(b) The
				notice specified in subsection (a) of this section shall be filed with the
				Board not later than ninety (90) days following the date of appointment or in
				the case of board/commission members serving as of the effective date of this
				rule, the notice shall be filed within ninety (90) days of such effective date.
				Failure to file the required notice together with a failure to make
				contributions to the WRS within the time periods specified in this subsection
				shall be construed as a renunciation of the board/commission member's right to
				participate in the System in the same manner as if the board/commission member
				had filed the MEMBERSHIP DECLINATION NOTICE.
(c) If any board/commission member who is
				serving on the effective date of this rule and who has neither declined to
				become a WRS member pursuant to W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				9-3-402(a)(vii)(E) nor made
				contributions to WRS, that member may elect in writing within ninety (90) days
				from the effective date of this rule to become a contributing member of the
				System. Membership in the System is effective on the date of Board receives the
				election, and no board or commission member shall receive service credit for
				service on such board or commission prior to the effective date of the
				election.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 14 - EARLY RETIREMENT BENEFIT REDUCTION › Section 14-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) as used in this chapter:
(i) "Early retirement" means retirement prior
				to the normal retirement age of sixty (60) but does not mean or include
				retirement under
				W.S.
				9-3-415(a)(ii) ("Rule of
				85").
(ii) "Member" means and
				includes any full-time or regular part-time employee as specified in W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				9-3-402(a)(vii);
(iii)"WRS" or "System" means the Wyoming
				Retirement System established pursuant to W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				9-3-403.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 14 - EARLY RETIREMENT BENEFIT REDUCTION › Section 14-3 - Early retirement eligibility; benefit discount

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any member
				may elect early retirement under the System if that member has at least:
(i) Four (4) years of service and is at least
				fifty (50) but not yet sixty (60) years of age; or
(ii) Twenty-five ( 25) years of service and
				is not yet fifty (50) years of age.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 15 - DISABILITY RETIREMENT › Section 15-1 - Eligibility Determination

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any Member may
				contact the System to determine whether they are eligible to apply for
				disability retirement benefits, and shall be evaluated in accordance with the
				provisions of the applicable plan to determine eligibility using current
				employment information.
(b) An
				eligibility determination of an applicant shall be made without regard to sex,
				race, age, creed, color, or national origin.
(c) No Member is entitled to a disability
				benefit if the disability is the direct or indirect result of an intentional
				self-inflicted injury, while sane or insane; the commission of, or attempt to
				commit a felony or other illegal act; a substance abuse condition, unless a
				Member is receiving ongoing treatment which prevents the Member from working;
				bodily injury, mental illness, disease or condition which pre-existed
				membership in the System.
(d) The
				System shall deliver to any Member determined to be eligible to apply for
				disability retirement benefits disability claim forms and
				instructions.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 15 - DISABILITY RETIREMENT › Section 15-2 - Application Procedure

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All applicants
				shall be informed in writing of their rights at the time of application. Such
				rights include, but are not limited to, the following:
(i) The client's medical records are
				confidential;
(ii) An explanation
				of the methods of obtaining and releasing client information, including the
				necessity of client consent;
(iii)
				The availability of and methods of requesting administrative review and a fair
				hearing;
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 15 - DISABILITY RETIREMENT › Section 15-3 - Evaluation Procedure

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Upon receipt of
				a completed application, the System shall contact the employer for proof of
				employment, official job title and position description.
(b) The System or its designee shall conduct
				a comprehensive assessment of an application filed by a Disability Applicant.
				Upon conclusion of the assessment, the Disability Administrator shall render an
				initial System decision regarding the disability. The Disability Administrator
				may require the applicant to submit further evidence of the disability and may
				require the applicant to undergo subsequent examinations or tests, medical or
				otherwise, deemed necessary and relevant to making a determination. The System
				shall pay the cost of any additional examination or test required pursuant to
				this subsection.
(c) The Disability
				Administrator shall notify the Disability Applicant of the decision by
				certified mail, return receipt requested, and in accordance with the Wyoming
				Administrative Procedures Act.
(d)
				The Disability Administrator may require a Member awarded disability benefits
				to obtain an evaluation from the Wyoming Department of Health, Division of
				Vocational Rehabilitation. Upon a recommendation from the Division, the
				Disability Administrator may require the Member to enter into a program of
				rehabilitation and provide the Disability Administrator with progress reports
				at such intervals as specified.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 15 - DISABILITY RETIREMENT › Section 15-4 - Review of Disability Status

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The following
				procedure shall be used to evaluate the status of each recipient of disability
				retirement benefits from the System and to establish whether further action is
				required:
(i) The System or its designee
				shall keep on file a record of each disability recipient's date of birth, date
				of disability, address, age, medical background and type and amount of
				benefit;
(ii) Unless otherwise
				noted in the disability award letter, the System shall require, at a minimum,
				disability award recipients to provide annual updates of their medical records
				to the System or its designee from the recipient's primary physician. The
				System or its designee shall conduct annual reviews of each disability benefit
				recipient's file to establish whether or not the recipient has the potential
				for recovery, what type of physical review is necessary and what process is
				needed for that review;
(iii) The
				System may require the recipient to submit to a functional capacity evaluation,
				physical examination, or other examination performed by a qualified evaluator
				as selected by the System at the System's expense;
(iv) If the result of any procedure specified
				in this section indicates that the recipient is no longer disabled, all records
				of the evaluation and those of the original disability discovery shall be sent
				to the Disability Administrator for review and advisement;
(v) Not less than quarterly, the System shall
				notify the Board of all reviews commenced and completed during the immediately
				preceding quarter and the outcome of each such review.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 15 - DISABILITY RETIREMENT › Section 15-5 - Cancelation of Benefit

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If the review
				of a disability results in cancellation of a disability retirement benefit, the
				recipient shall be informed by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the
				reason for the cancellation and the options available for appeal. The benefit
				shall be canceled beginning the month following the determination.
(b) If a benefit recipient fails or refuses
				to either provide required medical information or submit to any procedure
				specified in this Chapter within sixty (60) days from the date the System or
				its designee requests such information or procedure, the recipient's benefit
				shall be canceled beginning the month following the 60 day period, and the
				recipient shall be notified of the cancellation by certified mail, return
				receipt requested.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 16 - SERVICE CREDIT › Section 16-1 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
The purpose of this Chapter is to carry out the directive of
				  W.S.
				  9-3-417(b) requiring the
				  Board to adopt appropriate rules and regulations defining how much service in
				  any year is the equivalent of one (1) year of service.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 16 - SERVICE CREDIT › Section 16-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) As used in this chapter:
(i) "Board" means the Wyoming Retirement
				Board established by
				W.S.
				9-3-404;
(ii) "Credit", "service" or "service credit
				means the amount of service creditable to each member for the purpose of
				determining eligibility for retirement;
(iii) "Member" means and includes any
				full-time or regular part-time employee of an employer as defined in W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				9-3-402(a)(vii);
(iv) "Service credit equivalent of one (1)
				year of service" means any service as determined by the System pursuant to
				Section
				3 of
				this Chapter which results in a member being credited with one full year of
				service;
(v) "System" means the
				Wyoming Retirement System established by W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				9-3-403.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 16 - SERVICE CREDIT › Section 16-3 - Service Credit

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) When
				determining the service credit equivalent of one (1) year of service, the
				System shall consider:
(i) The nature and
				type of member employment and the employer's full-time requirements;
(ii) The number of hours worked during a
				calendar year based on the schedule specified inW.S.
				9-3-417(b);and
(iii) Any other relevant information to
				enable the System to make a determination.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 18 - REFUNDS › Section 18-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) As used in this chapter:
(i) "Employer" means a participating employer
				as defined in
				W.S.
				9-3-402(a)(vi);
(ii) "Member" and employer contributions'
				means retirement contributions pursuant to W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				9-3-412 and W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				9-3-413 remitted by an employer;
(iii) "Member" means any participant in the
				System as specified in W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				9-3-402(a)(vii);
(iv) "WRS" or "System" means the Wyoming
				Retirement System established pursuant to W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				9-3-403.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 18 - REFUNDS › Section 18-4 - Refunds

Current through July 13, 2024
WRS will process refunds of member contributions once each
				  month. Refund checks will be available for distribution to members on the first
				  Monday following the seventeenth (17th) day of each month if the requirements
				  specified in Section
				  5. of
				  this Chapter have been fulfilled.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 18 - REFUNDS › Section 18-5 - Refund Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) In order for
				WRS to process a refund, the following conditions must be satisfied:
(i) The member must submit to WRS a signed
				Special Tax Notice Regarding Refund Payments (WRS-8A);
(ii) If vested, the member must submit to WRS
				a signed vested response form;
(iii) WRS must have on file a Notice of
				Termination (WRS 7) from the member's employer;
(iv) All member and employer contributions
				must have been received by WRS and credited to the member's account;
(v) WRS must have written authorization from
				the financial institution in any case where the member requests that the refund
				be rolled over to a financial institution.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 19 - SPOUSAL INFORMED CONSENT › Section 19-2 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The purpose of this rule is to require
				spousal express written consent when a married member:
(i) Requests a refund of
				contributions;
(ii) Requests a
				change of beneficiary; or
(iii)
				Elects any retirement benefit pursuant to
				W.S.
				9-3-418 or
				9-3-420.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 19 - SPOUSAL INFORMED CONSENT › Section 19-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) As used in this chapter:
(i) "Member" means any participant in the
				system as specified in
				W.S.
				9-3-402(a) (vii);
(ii) "Spouse" means the legal husband or wife
				of a member;
(iii) "WRS" or
				"system" means the Wyoming Retirement System established pursuant to W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				9-3-403.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 19 - SPOUSAL INFORMED CONSENT › Section 19-4 - Spouse's signature; member affidavit; notary; action

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If a member is married, a spouse's
				written consent and signature is required on the WRS form in any case when the
				member:
(i) Requests a refund of member
				contributions;
(ii) Requests a
				change of beneficiary; or
(iii)
				Elects any retirement benefit pursuant to
				W.S.
				9-3-418 or
				9-3-420
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 20 - DEMINIMIS ACCOUNTS › Section 20-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) As used in this chapter:
(i) "Member contributions and interest" means
				retirement contributions pursuant to those required of any member and the
				accumulated interest on those contributions under any system under the
				jurisdiction of the Wyoming Retirement Board.
(ii) "Member" means any participant in any
				system under the jurisdiction of the Wyoming Retirement Board.
(iii) "Vested or Vesting" means the minimum
				service requirements needed to establish a lifetime benefit for any member
				under any system under the jurisdiction of the Wyoming Retirement
				Board.
(iv) "WRS" or "System" means
				the Wyoming Retirement System established pursuant to
				W.S.
				9-3-403 and any other retirement system under
				the jurisdiction of the Wyoming Retirement Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 20 - DEMINIMIS ACCOUNTS › Section 20-4 - Refunds

Current through July 13, 2024
WRS shall refund to any member who has terminated employment
				  the member contributions and interest in the event the member is not vested in
				  the system if the member contributions and interest are less than one thousand
				  dollars ($1000). The refund will be subject to the requirements under Chapter
				  18 Refunds.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 20 - DEMINIMIS ACCOUNTS › Section 20-5 - Current Non-vested Accounts

Current through July 13, 2024
Any current member who has terminated employment and is not
				  vested in the system, and the member contributions and interest are less than
				  one thousand dollars ($1000), shall be contacted and refunded those
				  contributions and interest. In the event such a member cannot be located after
				  a period of three years from the date of termination the contributions and
				  interest shall revert to the system in which the contributions and interest
				  reside.
In the event a member, whose contributions and interest
				  reverted to the system under this section, is reemployed in the system, his
				  account shall be reinstated with interest up to the date of reinstatement and
				  service credit for the prior employment period.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 21 - UNIFORM PROCEDURES, FEES, COSTS AND CHARGES FOR INSPECTING, COPYING AND PRODUCING PUBLIC RECORDS › Section 21-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Wyoming
				Retirement Board (Board) is required under Wyoming Statute
										16-3-103(j)(ii) to adopt the
				Department of Administration and Information's uniform rules pertaining to
				procedures, fees, costs, and charges for inspecting, copying, and producing
				public records.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 072 - Retirement System › Sub-Agency 0003 - Retirement Board › Chapter 21 - UNIFORM PROCEDURES, FEES, COSTS AND CHARGES FOR INSPECTING, COPYING AND PRODUCING PUBLIC RECORDS › Section 21-2 - Adoption of Uniform Rules

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Board
				hereby incorporates by reference the following uniform rules:
(i) Chapter 2 - Uniform Procedures, Fees,
				Costs, and Charges for Inspecting, Copying, and Producing Public Records
				adopted by the Department of Administration and Information and effective on
				September 6, 2016:
http://rules.wyo.gov
.
(ii) For these rules incorporated by
				reference:
(A) The Board has determined that
				incorporation of the full text in these rules would be cumbersome or
				inefficient given the length or nature of the rules;
(B) The incorporation by reference does not
				include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter beyond the
				applicable date identified in subsection (a) of this section; and
(C) The incorporated rules are maintained at
				the Wyoming Retirement System's office and are available for public inspection
				and copying at the same location.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 011 - Revenue Dept › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - CIGARETTE TAX › Section 4-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are adopted pursuant to
				  W.S.
				  39-6-101 and
				  39-6-104. The Department of
				  Revenue has the authority to prescribe rules for cigarette tax pursuant to W.S.
				  W.S. W.S.
				  39-1-303.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 011 - Revenue Dept › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - CIGARETTE TAX › Section 4-2 - Purpose of the Rules

Current through July 13, 2024
The express purpose of this chapter of the rules areas
				  follows:
(a) To provide for the
				administrative requirements regarding the issuance of a new cigarette tax
				license upon the sale, transfer, or change in location of a cigarette
				wholesaler's business;
(b) To
				provide rules applicable to the bonding of wholesalers' sales of stamps and the
				banks acting as agents of the Department of Revenue pursuant to
				W.S.
				39-6-101 and
				39-6-104, when the cigarette
				wholesaler uses metering devices upon the filing of an appropriate bond, or
				uses cigarette stamps in lieu of metering devices upon payment of cash for such
				stamps;
(c) To provide rules
				setting forth the tax liability of Indians, Indian Tribes, and persons
				conducting business with Indians on or within Indian Reservations, and to
				codify the mandates set forth in
Stagner v. Wvoming State Tax
				Commission
642 P.2d 1296 (1984).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 011 - Revenue Dept › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - CIGARETTE TAX › Section 4-3 - Transfer of License

Current through July 13, 2024
The Wyoming cigarette wholesaler's license is transferable
				  between locations by the Licensee provided that consent of the Department of
				  Revenue is obtained prior to any transfer. A change in ownership will require
				  the issuance of a new license.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 011 - Revenue Dept › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - CIGARETTE TAX › Section 4-4 - Cigarette Tax Meters Bonding, Cigarette Stamps

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
				Metering devices.
(i) Each meter will be
				initially set by the Department of Revenue.
(ii) Each meter user will forward a letter
				from the bank of his choice agreeing to act as setting agent.
(iii) Each meter will be read by the setting
				agent at least once per month, or by a representative of the Department of
				Revenue in the absence of a reading by the setting agent.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 011 - Revenue Dept › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - CIGARETTE TAX › Section 4-5 - Taxable Sales of Cigarettes on Indian Reservations

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
				Definitions.
(i) The term "Indian
				Reservation" as used herein shall include all lands, notwithstanding the
				issuance of any patent within the exterior boundaries of the Wind River
				Reservation and meeting at least one of the following criteria:
(A) The land is owned by the United States in
				trust for the Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes;
(B) The land is owned by one or both of the
				Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes;
(C)
				The land is owned in full by enrolled members of the Shoshone or Arapaho
				Tribes; provided, however, that lands within the Riverton Reclamation
				withdrawal and the City of Riverton are not included within the term.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 011 - Revenue Dept › Sub-Agency 0003 - Administration › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROCEDURES › Section 1-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are promulgated by the authority of
				  W.S.39-l-303303(a)(xxxii),
				  W.S.
				  16-4-202(a) and W.S.
				  W.S.
				  39-1-301.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 011 - Revenue Dept › Sub-Agency 0003 - Administration › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROCEDURES › Section 1-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(a) "Department" means the Wyoming Department
				of Revenue.
(b) "Taxpayer" means
				any person required by law to file a tax return or to report a tax liability of
				any type with the Department of Revenue.
(c) "CAMA" is an acronym that refers to the
				Ad Valorem Tax Division's Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA)
				System.
(d) "Rules custodian" means
				the Department of Revenue staff member assigned as the official custodian of
				the Department rules and the rule making process.