2020 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees
Article 11 - Retirement of Public Officers and Employees Generally
Section 10-11-134 - Survivor benefit fund; disposition.

A. The pensions being paid from the survivor benefit fund on June 30, 1987 shall thereafter be paid from the retirement reserve fund.

B. The actuarial present value of pensions being paid from the survivor benefit fund on June 30, 1987 shall be transferred from the survivor benefit fund to the retirement reserve fund.

C. Affiliated public employer contributions to the survivor benefit fund shall be discontinued effective the first full pay period after June 30, 1987.

D. Each affiliated public employer contributing to the survivor benefit fund as of June 30, 1987 shall have its equity in the survivor benefit fund credited toward future employer contributions. The amount of credit shall be transferred from the survivor benefit fund to the employer accumulation fund as credits are earned.

E. The association shall determine the equity of each affiliated public employer in the survivor benefit fund in proportion to contributions made during the year ended June 30, 1986 and the number of months the affiliated public employer has contributed to the survivor benefit fund. The determination shall be made after the provisions of Subsections A and B of this section have been implemented.

History: Laws 1987, ch. 253, § 134.

Compiler's notes. — Laws 1987, ch. 355, § 10 provided that notwithstanding other acts of the legislature, the contributions made by the New Mexico state police and the corrections department to the public employees' retirement association for the survivors' benefit fund are hereby suspended.