ORS 238.165
Credit for certain periods of employment by Legislative Assembly


(1)

As used in this section, “legislative employee” means any person employed by the Legislative Assembly, either of its houses or any of its committees prior or subsequent to July 22, 1973, during any period or periods of such employment qualifying the person for membership and participation in the Public Employees Retirement System under the provisions of this chapter then in effect. “Legislative employee” does not include any member of the legislature.

(2)

A person shall not receive retirement credit in the Public Employees Retirement System for any period in which the person was a legislative employee, during which the person did not pay the employee contributions required by law, except as provided under this section and ORS 173.210 (Employment of staff).

(3)

Nothing in this section shall be considered to change any requirements of this chapter for membership in the Public Employees Retirement System, or to grant any membership or other rights to persons whose employment by the Legislative Assembly, either of its houses or any of its committees was not of a character or duration qualifying them under then applicable provisions of this chapter for membership in the system.

(4)

Any person who is a legislative employee on July 22, 1973, who did not pay the employee contributions required by law during employment as a legislative employee prior to July 22, 1973, may obtain retirement credit for the period of such employment in the following manner:

(a)

No later than one year after July 22, 1973, the employee shall give written notice to the board that the employee elects to pay to the fund the unpaid employee contributions attributable to legislative employment.

(b)

The employee shall then pay to the board the entire amount of the unpaid employee contributions without interest, in a lump sum or at the option of the employee in installments, within five years after the date of making the election but prior to reaching compulsory retirement age.

(c)

If a person has reached compulsory retirement age on or before July 22, 1973, or will reach compulsory retirement age no later than one year after July 22, 1973, the time in which the employee may pay the contributions to the system is extended to one year after July 22, 1973.

(5)

Any person who was a legislative employee prior to July 22, 1973, and who is not so employed on July 22, 1973, but who becomes a legislative employee once again after July 22, 1973, may elect to pay employee contributions and obtain retirement credit for service prior to July 22, 1973, as a legislative employee. The election shall be made by giving written notice to the board no later than one year after the first day of the subsequent employment, in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as set forth in subsection (4) of this section.

(6)

Subject to subsection (8) of this section, any person who makes the election under subsection (4) or (5) of this section and pays to the system the entire amount of employee contributions required thereunder, and who during other qualifying employment by a participating public employer contributed to the fund and subsequently but prior to July 22, 1973, withdrew contributions under ORS 238.265 (Withdrawal of member account), may, in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as set forth in subsection (4) of this section, repay to the fund the full amount of the contributions withdrawn by the employee, and rights in the system forfeited by the withdrawal shall thereupon be restored.

(7)

If a person who has reached or will reach compulsory retirement age within one year after July 22, 1973, the time for repayment under this section of the full amount of withdrawn contributions in order to restore rights in the system is extended to one year after July 22, 1973.

(8)

A restoration of forfeited rights in the system shall not be available under subsections (6) and (7) of this section if a person withdrew contributions before the commencement of the employment in the course of which the person was or became a legislative employee, if the covered employment in the course of which the withdrawn contributions were made terminated more than five years before the commencement of employment.

(9)

Any person who, on July 22, 1973, is an employee of the Legislative Counsel, or the Legislative Counsel, and who would have been eligible for retirement credit in the system for such employment prior to July 22, 1973, but for failure to exercise the option to become a member of the system under provisions of ORS 173.210 (Employment of staff) prior to its amendment by chapter 735, Oregon Laws 1973, may nevertheless obtain retirement credit in the system for such employment by making the election and paying employee contributions as provided in and subject to the conditions of subsection (4) of this section. The person shall not be eligible to make any election under subsection (5) or subsections (6) and (7) of this section. [Formerly 237.095]

Source: Section 238.165 — Credit for certain periods of employment by Legislative Assembly, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors238.­html.

(formerly 237.095)

Attorney General Opinions

Participation of staff of Legislative Committee on Foreign Trade in system, (1975) Vol 37, p 670

238.005
Definitions
238.008
Computation of salary
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
238.074
Membership of community college 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
238.095
Termination of membership
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
238.125
Credit for probationary period of employment
238.135
Credit for probationary periods in seasonal positions
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 in uniformed services
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
238.165
Credit for certain periods of employment by Legislative Assembly
238.175
Retirement credit for periods of disability
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
238.220
Employee rollover contributions
238.222
Trustee-to-trustee transfers to fund restoration of forfeited service or purchase of retirement credit
238.225
Employer contributions
238.227
Pooling of employers for purpose of computing employer contributions
238.229
Effect of lump sum payment to side account on contributions of pooled employer
238.232
Choice of amortization period for certain lump sum payments to side accounts
238.235
Unfunded liability or surplus after employee transfer or employer merger, consolidation or split
238.250
Regular accounts
238.255
Credits to regular accounts when earnings less than assumed interest rate
238.260
Variable Annuity Account
238.265
Withdrawal of member account
238.270
Transfer of member account to other public employee retirement system
238.280
Eligibility for retirement
238.285
Verification of retirement data
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
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
238.350
Use of unused leave to increase retirement allowance
238.355
Computation of unused sick leave for community college employees
238.360
Cost-of-living adjustments
238.361
Consumer price index for calculation of cost of living adjustments
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 not payable to nonresidents
238.374
Applicant’s statement
238.376
Nonresidency after benefits commenced
238.378
Information from Department of Revenue
238.382
Statements constitute declaration under penalty of perjury
238.384
Rules
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
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
238.425
Benefits payable to vested inactive member
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
238.440
Optional purchase of benefit units by police and firefighters
238.442
Prior service credit
238.445
Benefits exempt from execution, bankruptcy and certain taxes
238.447
Execution or assignment of benefits to collect restitution or compensatory fine for felony
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
238.475
Effect of transfer of employee to another participating employer
238.480
Effect of change to calendar year on contributions and credit of members
238.485
Fund established
238.488
Payment of benefits
238.490
Administrative expenses
238.492
Rules for administration of fund
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
238.565
Judge’s beneficiaries
238.575
Cost-of-living adjustments
238.580
Application of PERS laws to judges
238.585
Use of creditable service by person who serves as both member and judge member
238.600
System established
238.601
Legislative findings and intent
238.605
Actuarial report on system
238.606
Independent review of 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
238.622
Report on changes to actuarial methods and assumptions
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
238.660
Fund generally
238.661
Moneys in fund appropriated to board
238.665
Contributions and interest not included in board’s budget
238.670
Reserve accounts in fund
238.671
Proposal to legislative review agency for crediting of interest or income
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
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
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
238.697
Requirements for issuance of bonds
238.698
Funds diversion agreement
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
238.730
Unfunded Actuarial Liability Resolution Program
238.750
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