ORS Chapter 238
Chapter 238 — PublicEmployees Retirement System
2009 EDITION
PUBLICEMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
PUBLICOFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
GENERALPROVISIONS
238.005 Definitions
MEMBERSHIP
(MembershipGenerally)
238.015 Membershipgenerally
238.025 Effectof service interruptions on membership
238.035 Membershipof part but not all employees of a public employer
238.045 Membershipof certain circuit court judges
238.055 Membershipof judges previously receiving retirement pay from Judges’ Retirement Fund
238.062 Membershipof deputy district attorneys
238.068 Membershipof legislators
238.072 Membershipof certain legislative employees
238.074 Membershipof community college employees
(Membershipof Retired Employees)
238.078 Reemploymentof retired members
238.082 Limitson hours worked by retired members
238.088 Appointmentor election of retired member to public office
238.092 Optionof legislators to receive certain benefits; employment of persons aslegislative employees or state police officer beyond 65 years of age
(Terminationof Membership)
238.095 Terminationof membership
RETIREMENTCREDIT
(Restorationof Forfeited Credit)
238.105 Restorationof credit forfeited by reason of termination of membership
238.115 Alternatemethod of restoring credit forfeited by reason of termination of membership
(Creditfor Probationary Periods)
238.125 Creditfor probationary period of employment
238.135 Creditfor probationary periods in seasonal positions
(Creditfor Periods of Service With Other Employers)
238.145 Creditfor service as police officer or firefighter with nonparticipating employer
238.148 Creditfor service as public safety officer in another state
238.156 Contributions,benefits and retirement credit for periods of service in uniformed services orArmed Forces; rules
238.157 Alternativeprovision for retirement credit for periods of service with Armed Forces
238.160 Retirementcredit for service while on loan to federal government
238.162 Retirementcredit for service as teacher in public schools of another state
(Miscellaneous)
238.165 Creditfor certain periods of employment by Legislative Assembly
238.175 Retirementcredit for periods of disability
CONTRIBUTIONS
(EmployeeContributions)
238.200 Employeecontributions generally
238.205 Paymentof employee contribution by employer
238.210 Paymentof certain circuit court judge employee contributions by employer
238.215 Contributionsby certain higher education employees
(EmployeeRollover Contributions)
238.220 Employeerollover contributions; rules
238.222 Trustee-to-trusteetransfers to fund restoration of forfeited service or purchase of retirementcredit; rules
(EmployerContributions)
238.225 Employercontributions
238.227 Poolingof employers for purpose of computing employer contributions
238.229 Effectof lump sum payment on contributions of pooled employer; application of excessamounts to offset contributions to individual account program; rules
238.231 Unfundedliability or surplus after employee transfer or employer merger, consolidationor split
MEMBERACCOUNTS
(Generally)
238.250 Regularaccounts
238.255 Creditsto regular accounts when earnings less than assumed interest rate
238.258 Minimumregular account balance
238.260 VariableAnnuity Account; rules
(Withdrawalor Transfer of Member Account)
238.265 Withdrawalof member account
238.270 Transferof member account to other public employee retirement system
ELIGIBILITYFOR RETIREMENT
238.280 Eligibilityfor retirement
BENEFITS
(ServiceRetirement Allowance)
238.300 Serviceretirement allowance
238.305 Optionalservice retirement allowance calculations
238.310 Minimumservice retirement allowance
238.315 Lumpsum payment in lieu of small allowance
(DisabilityRetirement Allowance)
238.320 Disabilityretirement allowance
238.325 Optionaldisability retirement allowance calculations
238.330 Minimumdisability retirement allowance
238.335 Medicalexamination for disability retirement allowance; rules
238.340 Returnto work
238.345 Optionalservice-connected disability retirement allowance for police officers andfirefighters
(Useof Sick Leave to Increase Retirement Allowance)
238.350 Useof unused sick leave to increase retirement allowance; rules
238.355 Computationof unused sick leave for community college employees
(Cost-of-LivingAdjustments)
238.360 Cost-of-livingadjustments
(BenefitIncreases in Compensation of Claims Based on Taxation of Benefits)
238.375 Increasedbenefits payable in compensation for certain damages attributable to taxationof benefits
238.380 Calculationof increased benefit payable under ORS 238.375
238.385 Retirementallowance increase based on years of service
238.387 Retirementallowance increases for members who retired before January 1, 1991
(DeathBenefits)
238.390 Deathbenefit
238.395 Additionaldeath benefit
238.400 Paymentupon death of retired member who dies before making election of retirementbenefits
238.405 Deathbenefit payable to survivors of certain police officers or firefighters
238.407 Distributionof death benefit as rollover distribution
(InsurancePremium Payments)
238.410 Boardmay contract for insurance for retirees; rules
238.415 Paymenttoward cost of pre-Medicare insurance; rules
238.420 Paymenttoward cost of Medicare supplemental insurance
(BenefitsPayable to Vested Inactive Member)
238.425 Benefitspayable to vested inactive member
(BenefitsPayable to Persons Establishing Membership on or After January 1, 1996)
238.430 Limitationon benefits payable to persons establishing membership on or after January 1,1996