Chapter 238 Public Employees Retirement System

General Provisions

§ 238.005		Definitions
§ 238.008		Computation of salary

Membership

(Membership Generally)

§ 238.015		Membership generally
§ 238.025		Effect of service interruptions on membership
§ 238.035		Membership of part but not all employees of a public employer
§ 238.045		Membership of certain circuit court judges
§ 238.055		Membership of judges previously receiving retirement pay from Judges Retirement Fund
§ 238.062		Membership of deputy district attorneys
§ 238.068		Membership of legislators
§ 238.072		Membership of certain legislative employees

(Membership Of Retired Employees)

§ 238.078		Reemployment of retired members
§ 238.082		Limits on hours worked by retired members
§ 238.088		Appointment or election of retired member to public office
§ 238.092		Option of legislators to receive certain benefits

(Termination Of Membership)

Termination of membership

Retirement Credit

(Restoration Of Forfeited Credit)

§ 238.105		Restoration of credit forfeited by reason of termination of membership
§ 238.115		Alternate method of restoring credit forfeited by reason of termination of membership

(Credit For Probationary Periods)

§ 238.125		Credit for probationary period of employment
§ 238.135		Credit for probationary periods in seasonal positions

(Credit For Periods Of Service With Other Employers)

§ 238.145		Credit for service as police officer or firefighter with nonparticipating employer
§ 238.148		Credit for service as public safety officer in another state
§ 238.156		Contributions, benefits and retirement credit for periods of service in uniformed services or Armed Forces
§ 238.157		Alternative provision for retirement credit for periods of service with Armed Forces
§ 238.160		Retirement credit for service while on loan to federal government
§ 238.162		Retirement credit for service as teacher in public schools of another state

(Miscellaneous)

§ 238.165		Credit for certain periods of employment by Legislative Assembly
§ 238.175		Retirement credit for periods of disability

Contributions

(Employee Contributions)

§ 238.200		Employee contributions generally
§ 238.205		Payment of employee contribution by employer
§ 238.210		Payment of certain circuit court judge employee contributions by employer
§ 238.215		Contributions by certain higher education employees

(Employee Rollover Contributions)

§ 238.220		Employee rollover contributions
§ 238.222		Trustee-to-trustee transfers to fund restoration of forfeited service or purchase of retirement credit

(Employer Contributions)

§ 238.225		Employer contributions
§ 238.227		Pooling of employers for purpose of computing employer contributions
§ 238.229		Effect of lump sum payment on contributions of pooled employer
§ 238.231		Unfunded liability or surplus after employee transfer or employer merger, consolidation or split

Member Accounts

(Generally)

§ 238.250		Regular accounts
§ 238.255		Credits to regular accounts when earnings less than assumed interest rate
§ 238.260		Variable Annuity Account

(Withdrawal Or Transfer Of Member Account)

§ 238.265		Withdrawal of member account
§ 238.270		Transfer of member account to other public employee retirement system

Retirement

§ 238.280		Eligibility for retirement
§ 238.285		Verification of retirement data

Benefits

(Service Retirement Allowance)

§ 238.300		Service retirement allowance
§ 238.305		Optional service retirement allowance calculations
§ 238.310		Minimum service retirement allowance
§ 238.315		Lump sum payment in lieu of small allowance

(Disability Retirement Allowance)

§ 238.320		Disability retirement allowance
§ 238.325		Optional disability retirement allowance calculations
§ 238.330		Minimum disability retirement allowance
§ 238.335		Medical examination for disability retirement allowance
§ 238.340		Return to work
§ 238.345		Optional service-connected disability retirement allowance for police officers and firefighters

(Use Of Leave To Increase Retirement Allowance)

§ 238.350		Use of unused leave to increase retirement allowance
§ 238.355		Computation of unused sick leave for community college employees

(Cost Of Living Adjustments)

Cost-of-living adjustments

(Benefit Increases In Compensation Of Claims Based On Taxation Of Benefits)

§ 238.362		Increased benefits payable in compensation for certain damages attributable to taxation of benefits
§ 238.364		Calculation of increased benefit payable under ORS 238.362
§ 238.366		Retirement allowance increase based on years of service
§ 238.368		Retirement allowance increases for members who retired before January 1, 1991
§ 238.372		Increased benefits under chapter 569, Oregon Laws 1995, not payable to nonresidents
§ 238.374		Applicants statement
§ 238.376		Nonresidency after benefits commenced
§ 238.378		Information from Department of Revenue

(Death Benefits)

§ 238.390		Death benefit
§ 238.395		Additional death benefit
§ 238.400		Payment upon death of retired member who dies before making election of retirement benefits
§ 238.405		Death benefit payable to survivors of certain police officers or firefighters
§ 238.407		Distribution of death benefit as rollover distribution

(Insurance Premium Payments)

§ 238.410		Board may contract for insurance for retirees
§ 238.415		Payment toward cost of pre-Medicare insurance
§ 238.420		Payment toward cost of Medicare supplemental insurance

(Benefits Payable To Vested Inactive Member)

Benefits payable to vested inactive member

(Benefits Payable To Persons Establishing Membership On Or After January 1, 1996)

§ 238.430		Limitation on benefits payable to persons establishing membership on or after January 1, 1996
§ 238.435		Provisions applicable to persons establishing membership on or after January 1, 1996

(Optional Purchase Of Benefit Units By Police And Firefighters)

Optional purchase of benefit units by police and firefighters

(Prior Service Credit)

Prior service credit

(Miscellaneous)

§ 238.445		Benefits exempt from execution, bankruptcy and certain taxes
§ 238.450		Computation of retirement allowance or benefit
§ 238.455		Estimated benefit payments
§ 238.458		Unclaimed benefits
§ 238.460		Waiver of retirement allowance
§ 238.462		Spousal consent required for certain optional forms of retirement allowance
§ 238.465		Benefits payable to others under certain judgments
§ 238.470		Interest on payments from fund

Public Employee Benefit Equalization Fund

§ 238.485		Fund established
§ 238.488		Payment of benefits
§ 238.490		Administrative expenses
§ 238.492		Rules for administration of fund

Judge Members

§ 238.500		Definitions for ORS 238.500 to 238.585
§ 238.505		Judges as PERS members
§ 238.515		Contributions
§ 238.525		Compulsory retirement age
§ 238.535		Service retirement allowance
§ 238.538		Health benefit plans for certain retired judge members
§ 238.545		Withdrawal of member account
§ 238.555		Disability retirement allowance

Administration

(Public Employees Retirement System)

§ 238.600		System established
§ 238.601		Legislative findings and intent
§ 238.605		Actuarial report on system
§ 238.607		Actuarial equivalency factor tables
§ 238.608		Separate actuarial equivalency factor tables for certain police officers and firefighters
§ 238.610		Administrative expenses of system
§ 238.615		Revolving fund for payment of administrative expenses
§ 238.618		Exclusion of employer or employee from system to maintain tax qualification

(Public Employees Retirement Board)

§ 238.630		Board generally
§ 238.635		Board consideration of system goals and objectives
§ 238.640		Qualifications of board members
§ 238.645		Director and staff
§ 238.646		Authority of Director of Public Employees Retirement System to require fingerprints
§ 238.650		Rules of board
§ 238.655		Procedure for board hearings
§ 238.657		Board counsel

(Public Employees Retirement Fund)

§ 238.660		Fund generally
§ 238.661		Moneys in fund appropriated to board
§ 238.665		Contributions and interest not included in boards budget
§ 238.670		Reserve accounts in fund
§ 238.672		Crediting of earnings to employer upon death or retirement of member
§ 238.675		Transfer of unclaimed death benefit or account balance to other account or reserve

(Integration Of Other Retirement Systems)

§ 238.680		Integration of other retirement systems
§ 238.685		Method of payment of unfunded obligation under integration contract
§ 238.690		Integration of retirement plan of mass transit district

(Bonding Of Pension Liabilities)

§ 238.692		Definitions for ORS 238.692 to 238.698
§ 238.694		Certain public bodies authorized to issue bonds to finance pension liabilities
§ 238.695		Intergovernmental agreements for collective issuance, administration or payment of bonds
§ 238.696		Debt service trust fund
§ 238.698		Funds diversion agreement

(Enforcement)

§ 238.700		Enforcement of requirements of ORS chapters 238 and 238A
§ 238.705		State departments to remit contributions and furnish reports
§ 238.710		Mandamus against defaulting employer
§ 238.715		Recovery of overpayments
§ 238.720		Rollover contributions

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