411.21 - VESTED AND RETIRED MEMBERS BEFORE JULY 1, 1979 -- ANNUITY OR WITHDRAWAL OF CONTRIBUTIONS.

        411.21  VESTED AND RETIRED MEMBERS BEFORE JULY 1, 1979      -- ANNUITY OR WITHDRAWAL OF CONTRIBUTIONS.         1.  Members who became vested and terminated service prior to July      1, 1979, and members receiving an annuity from accumulated      contributions made prior to July 1, 1979, shall continue to receive      the benefits the member was entitled to under the provisions of this      chapter, as it was effective on the date of the member's retirement      or vested termination.         2.  For the purposes of this section:         a.  "Accumulated contributions" means the sum of all      amounts deducted from the compensation of a member and credited to      the member's individual account in the annuity savings fund together      with regular interest thereon as provided in this subsection.      Accumulated contributions do not include any amount deducted from the      compensation of a member and credited to the pension accumulation      fund.         b.  "Annuity" means annual payments for life derived from      the accumulated contributions of a member.  All annuities shall be      payable in monthly installments.         c.  "Annuity reserve" shall mean the present value of all      payments to be made on account of an annuity, or benefit in lieu of      an annuity, granted under the provisions of this chapter, upon the      basis of such mortality tables as shall be adopted by the respective      boards of trustees, and regular interest.         d.  "Annuity savings fund" means the account maintained by      the respective board of trustees in which the accumulated      contributions of the members were deposited prior to July 1, 1979, to      provide for their annuities.         e.  "Annuity reserve fund" means the account maintained by      the respective boards of trustees from which shall be paid all      annuities and all benefits in lieu of annuities payable as provided      in this chapter as this chapter was effective on June 30, 1979.         f.  "Regular interest" means interest at the rate of four      percent per annum, compounded annually and credited to the member's      account as of the date of the member's retirement or termination from      employment.         g.  "Member who became vested" and "vested member"      mean a member who has been a member of the retirement system four or      more years and is entitled to benefits under this chapter.         3.  Beginning July 1, 1979, the respective boards of trustees      shall maintain and invest funds in the annuity reserve fund and the      annuity savings fund contributed by members prior to July 1, 1979.      Members receiving an annuity as a portion of their retirement or      disability benefits on June 30, 1979, shall continue to receive such      annuity from the annuity reserve fund maintained by the respective      board of trustees.  Members receiving an annuity, if re-employed      under service covered by this chapter, shall cease to receive      retirement benefits.         4.  The accumulated contributions of a member withdrawn by the      member or paid to the member's estate or designated beneficiary in      the event of the member's death shall be paid from the annuity      savings fund account.  Upon the retirement of a member, the member's      accumulated contributions shall be transferred from the annuity      savings fund to the annuity reserve fund.         5.  A member of the retirement system prior to July 1, 1979 with      fifteen or more years of service whose employment was terminated      prior to retirement, other than by death or disability, is entitled      to receipt of the member's accumulated contributions upon retirement      together with other retirement benefits provided in the law on the      date of the member's retirement.         6.  Any member in service prior to July 1, 1979 may at the time of      the member's retirement withdraw the member's accumulated      contributions made before July 1, 1979 or receive an annuity which      shall be the actuarial equivalent of the member's accumulated      contributions at the time of the member's retirement.         7.  Notwithstanding subsections 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this section,      beginning January 1, 1981, an active or vested member may request in      writing and receive from the board of trustees, the member's      accumulated contributions from the annuity savings fund and remain      eligible to receive benefits under section 411.6.  However, a member      with fifteen or more years of service prior to July 1, 1979, is not      eligible for a service retirement allowance under section 411.6 if      the member withdrew the member's accumulated contributions from the      annuity savings fund after July 1, 1972 but prior to July 1, 1979,      except as provided in section 411.4.  Accumulated contributions shall      be paid according to the following schedule:         a.  During the period beginning January 1, 1981 and ending      December 31, 1982, any member who has completed twenty or more years      of service.         b.  During the period beginning January 1, 1983 and ending      December 31, 1984, any member who has completed fifteen or more years      of service.         c.  During the period beginning January 1, 1985 and ending      December 31, 1986, any member who has completed ten or more years of      service.         d.  During the period beginning January 1, 1987 and ending      December 31, 1988, any member who has completed five or more years of      service.         The board may return accumulated contributions from the annuity      savings fund to an active or vested member prior to the dates listed      in the schedule established in this subsection, except that the board      shall not liquidate securities at a loss for the sole purpose of      returning the accumulated contributions to the members at an earlier      date.         8.  The actuary shall annually determine the amount required in      the annuity reserve fund.  If the amount required is less than the      amount in the annuity reserve fund, the respective board of trustees      shall transfer the excess funds from the annuity reserve fund to the      pension accumulation fund.  If the amount required is more than the      amount in the annuity reserve fund, the respective board of trustees      shall transfer the amount prescribed by the actuary to the annuity      reserve fund from the pension accumulation fund.  
         Section History: Early Form
         [C35, § 6326-f1, 6326-f6, 6326-f8; C39, § 6326.03, 6326.08,      6326.10; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 411.1(12, 13,      17, 20), 411.6, 411.8(1, 2); C79, 81, § 411.21; 82 Acts, ch 1261, §      45, 46] 
         Section History: Recent Form
         90 Acts, ch 1240, §83         Referred to in § 411.4, 411.37