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Title 49 - Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act
Chapter 23 - New Public Safety and Firefighter Tier II Contributory Retirement Act
Part 2 - Membership Eligibility
Section 201 - System membership -- Eligibility.
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UT Code § 49-23-201 (2021)
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Effective 7/1/2015
49-23-201. System membership -- Eligibility.
Amended by Chapter 315, 2015 General Session
Amended by Chapter 463, 2015 General Session
49-23-201. System membership -- Eligibility.
- (1) Beginning July 1, 2011, a participating employer that employs public safety service employees or firefighter service employees shall participate in this system.
- (2)
- (a) A public safety service employee or a firefighter service employee initially entering employment with a participating employer on or after July 1, 2011, who does not have service credit accrued before July 1, 2011, in a Tier I system or plan administered by the board, is eligible:
- (i) as a member for service credit and defined contributions under the Tier II hybrid retirement system established by Part 3, Tier II Hybrid Retirement System; or
- (ii) as a participant for defined contributions under the Tier II defined contributions plan established by Part 4, Tier II Defined Contribution Plan.
- (b) A public safety service employee or a firefighter service employee initially entering employment with a participating employer on or after July 1, 2011, shall:
- (i) make an election to participate in the system created under this chapter:
- (A) as a member for service credit and defined contributions under the Tier II hybrid retirement system established by Part 3, Tier II Hybrid Retirement System; or
- (B) as a participant for defined contributions under the Tier II defined contribution plan established by Part 4, Tier II Defined Contribution Plan; and
- (ii) electronically submit to the office notification of the member's election under Subsection (2)(b)(i) in a manner approved by the office.
- (i) make an election to participate in the system created under this chapter:
- (c) An election made by a public safety service employee or firefighter service employee initially entering employment with a participating employer under this Subsection (2) is irrevocable beginning one year from the date of eligibility for accrual of benefits.
- (d) If no election is made under Subsection (2)(b)(i), the public safety service employee or firefighter service employee shall become a member eligible for service credit and defined contributions under the Tier II hybrid retirement system established by Part 3, Tier II Hybrid Retirement System.
- (a) A public safety service employee or a firefighter service employee initially entering employment with a participating employer on or after July 1, 2011, who does not have service credit accrued before July 1, 2011, in a Tier I system or plan administered by the board, is eligible:
- (3)
- (a) Beginning July 1, 2015, a public safety service employee who is a dispatcher employed by:
- (i) the state shall be eligible for service credit in this system; and
- (ii) a participating employer other than the state shall be eligible for service credit in this system if the dispatcher's participating employer elects to cover its dispatchers under this system.
- (b) A participating employer's election to cover its dispatchers under this system under Subsection (3)(a)(ii) is irrevocable and shall be documented by a resolution adopted by the governing body of the participating employer in accordance with rules made by the office.
- (c) A dispatcher's service before July 1, 2015, or before a date specified by resolution of a participating employer under Subsection (3)(b), is not eligible for service credit in this system.
- (a) Beginning July 1, 2015, a public safety service employee who is a dispatcher employed by:
Amended by Chapter 315, 2015 General Session
Amended by Chapter 463, 2015 General Session
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