2005 Minnesota Statutes - 352.85 — Military affairs personnel.

Minnesota Statutes 2005, Table of Chapters

Table of contents for Chapter 352

     352.85 Military affairs personnel. 


    Subdivision 1.    Eligibility; retirement annuity.  Any 
 person who is employed by the Department of Military Affairs 
 other than as a full-time firefighter, who is covered by the 
 general employee retirement plan of the system as provided in 
 section 352.01, subdivision 23, who is ordered to active duty 
 under section 190.08, subdivision 3, who elects this special 
 retirement coverage under subdivision 4, who is required to 
 retire from federal military status at an age earlier than 
 normal retirement age by applicable federal laws or regulations, 
 and who terminates employment as a state employee upon attaining 
 that mandatory retirement age is entitled, upon application, to 
 a retirement annuity computed in accordance with section 
 352.115, subdivisions 2 and 3, without any reduction for early 
 retirement under section 352.116, subdivision 1 or la. 


    Subd. 2.    Disability benefit.  An employee described 
 in subdivision 1, who is less than the applicable federal 
 military status mandatory retirement age and who becomes 
 disabled and physically or mentally unfit to perform 
 occupational duties due to injury, sickness, or other 
 disability, and who is found disqualified for retention on 
 active duty as a result of a physical examination required by 
 applicable federal laws or regulations, is entitled upon 
 application to disability benefits computed in the manner 
 specified in section 352.113.  Disability benefits are otherwise 
 governed by section 352.113, except that the age for the 
 termination of the disability benefit is the applicable federal 
 military status mandatory retirement age. 


    Subd. 3.    Additional contributions.  The special 
 retirement annuities and disability benefits authorized by this 
 section shall be financed by an employee contribution from the 
 covered Department of Military Affairs employee of 1.6 percent 
 and an employer contribution from the Department of Military 
 Affairs of 1.6 percent.  These contributions are in addition to 
 the contributions required by section 352.04, subdivisions 2 and 
 3.  They must be made as provided in section 352.04, 
 subdivisions 4, 5, and 6. 


    Subd. 4.    Election of co