145.2914 Non-law enforcement service as law enforcement service.
145.2914 Non-law enforcement service as law enforcement service.
(A) The public employees retirement board may adopt rules in accordance with section 145.09 of the Revised Code to establish a program under which service credit earned under division (A) or (B)(2)(b) of section 145.33 of the Revised Code is treated as service credit earned under division (B)(2)(a) of that section if the member makes payment to the public employees retirement system in accordance with the rules.
(B) If the board adopts rules under division (A) of this section, all of the following apply:
(1) For each year or portion of a year of service credit earned under division (A) or (B)(2)(b) of section 145.33 of the Revised Code that is to be treated as service credit earned under division (B)(2)(a) of that section, the member shall pay to the retirement system an amount specified by the retirement board that is not less than one hundred per cent of the additional liability resulting from the purchase of that year, or portion of a year, of service.
(2) The number of years of service credit earned under division (A) or (B)(2)(b) of section 145.33 of the Revised Code that may be treated as service credit earned under division (B)(2)(a) of that section shall not exceed five.
(3) Any amounts paid under this section shall be credited to the employees’ savings fund.
(4) The amounts paid by the member under this section are subject to the limits established by division (n) of section 415 of the “Internal Revenue Code of 1986,” 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 415(n), as amended.
(C) A member may make payments authorized by this section if the member is eligible to retire under this chapter or will become eligible to retire as a result of the payment. The member shall agree to retire not later than ninety days after receiving notice of the additional liability specified under division (B)(1) of this section. Payment shall be made in full for any credit earned under division (A) or (B)(2)(b) of section 145.33 of the Revised Code that is to be treated as service credit earned under division (B)(2)(a) of that section, but the member may choose to make payment for only part of the credit for which the member is eligible.
(D) If the member does not retire not later than ninety days after making the payment authorized by this section, the system shall refund the payment and shall not treat the credit for which payment was made as service credit earned under division (B)(2)(a) of section 145.33 of the Revised Code.
(E) The board’s rules may deal with any other matter necessary to implement this section.
Effective Date: 2008 SB267 03-24-2009