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2015 Code of Virginia
Title 51.1 - Pensions, Benefits, and Retirement
Chapter 1. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMArticle 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 51.1-124.1. Legislative intent and purposes [Not set out]
- § 51.1-124.2. Virginia Supplemental Retirement System continued as Virginia Retirement System
- § 51.1-124.3. Definitions
- § 51.1-124.4. Exemption of assets from taxation; exemption of benefits and assets from execution and assignment; trust funds; unclaimed property; eligible rollover distribution
- § 51.1-124.5. Disclosure of social security account numbers
- § 51.1-124.6. Benefits to be paid monthly
- § 51.1-124.7. Distribution of assets upon repeal of system
- § 51.1-124.8. Persons affected by changes in retirement benefits
- § 51.1-124.9. Changes or errors in records resulting in erroneous payments; employer liability
- § 51.1-124.10. Falsification of records; penalty
- § 51.1-124.11. Recovery of payments procured by fraud, false statement, etc
- § 51.1-124.12. Procedure when employer required to withdraw funds
- § 51.1-124.13. Loss of benefits; certain felony convictions
- § 51.1-124.14. Reserved
Article 2.1. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MEDICAL BOARD, AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES
- § 51.1-124.20. Board of Trustees; membership; terms; quorum; compensation and expenses
- § 51.1-124.21. Application of State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act
- § 51.1-124.22. Board to administer Retirement System; powers and duties
- § 51.1-124.23. Medical boards
- § 51.1-124.24. Chief investment officer; qualifications; duties
- § 51.1-124.25. Existing advisory committees of the Virginia Retirement System abolished
- § 51.1-124.26. Advisory Committees to the Board of Trustees; membership; terms; qualifications; duties
- § 51.1-124.27. Employees of the Retirement System
- § 51.1-124.28. Legal representation in criminal matters
- § 51.1-124.29. Reserved
Article 3.1. INVESTMENTS
- § 51.1-124.30. Board as trustee of funds; investments; standard of care; liability for losses
- § 51.1-124.31. Pooling of assets for investment
- § 51.1-124.32. Exemption from Public Procurement Act
- § 51.1-124.33. Deposit of trust funds not an investment; authorized deposits
- § 51.1-124.34. Retention of investments that become ineligible
- § 51.1-124.35. Investment provisions exclusive
- § 51.1-124.36. Investment of assets of the Commonwealth Health Research Fund
- § 51.1-124.37. Investment of assets of the Commonwealth's Attorneys Training Fund
Article 4. MEMBERSHIP IN RETIREMENT SYSTEM
- § 51.1-125. Persons composing membership; persons holding more than one position
- § 51.1-126. Employees of institutions of higher education
- § 51.1-126.1. Certain employees of teaching hospitals
- § 51.1-126.2. Repealed
- § 51.1-126.3. Employees of the University of Virginia Medical Center
- § 51.1-126.4. Employees of the Virginia Port Authority
- § 51.1-126.5. Defined contribution plan for eligible members
- § 51.1-126.6. Certain employees of public school divisions
- § 51.1-126.7. Employees of the Virginia Outdoors Foundation
- § 51.1-126.8. Maximum contributions to optional plans; coordination of limits
- § 51.1-127. Federal Employees' Retirement System
- § 51.1-128. Cessation of membership
- § 51.1-129. Limitation on membership
Article 5. PARTICIPATION OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS IN RETIREMENT SYSTEM
- § 51.1-130. Resolution of governing body; approval by Board
- § 51.1-131. Local pension systems; transfer to retirement system
- § 51.1-132. Eligible employees
- § 51.1-133. Limitation on membership
- § 51.1-134. Optional membership; creditable service
- § 51.1-135. Compulsory membership
- § 51.1-136. Submitting information and performing duties prescribed by Board
- § 51.1-137. Computation of employer contribution rates; reimbursement by Commonwealth
- § 51.1-137.1. Certain local data to be provided
- § 51.1-138. Benefits
- § 51.1-139. Procedure when employer in default
Article 6. CREDITABLE SERVICE
- § 51.1-140. Repealed
- § 51.1-141. Service equivalents
- § 51.1-142. Repealed
- § 51.1-142.2. (Effective until January 1, 2017) Prior service or membership credit for certain members; service credit for accumulated sick leave
- § 51.1-142.2. (Effective January 1, 2017) Prior service or membership credit for certain members; service credit for accumulated sick leave
- § 51.1-142.3. (Effective until January 1, 2017) Purchase of additional prior service credit by certain school division superintendents
- § 51.1-142.3. (Effective January 1, 2017) Purchase of additional prior service credit by certain school division superintendents
- § 51.1-143. Repealed
- § 51.1-143.1. Portability of service credit between the Virginia Retirement System and certain political subdivisions of the Commonwealth
Article 7. CONTRIBUTIONS
- § 51.1-144. Member contributions
- § 51.1-145. Employer contributions
- § 51.1-146. Failure to report or pay contributions or insurance premiums
Article 8. ASSETS OF RETIREMENT SYSTEM
- § 51.1-147. Members' contribution account
- § 51.1-148. Retirement allowance account
- § 51.1-149. Appointment of custodian; payments
- § 51.1-150. Deposits
- § 51.1-151. Repealed
Article 9. BENEFITS
- § 51.1-152. Limitations on average final compensation
- § 51.1-153. Service retirement
- § 51.1-154. Compulsory service retirement
- § 51.1-155. Service retirement allowance
- § 51.1-155.1. Exceptions from general early retirement provisions for certain state employees and constitutional officers
- § 51.1-155.2. Exceptions from general early retirement provisions for certain local government officials
- § 51.1-156. Disability retirement
- § 51.1-157. Disability retirement allowance
- § 51.1-158. Reduction of benefits for acceptance of lump-sum settlement under Workers' Compensation Act
- § 51.1-159. Medical examinations of persons retired for disability
- § 51.1-160. Cessation of disability retirement allowance
- § 51.1-161. Withdrawal of contributions before retirement
- § 51.1-162. Death before retirement
- § 51.1-163. Death after retirement
- § 51.1-164. Repealed
- § 51.1-165. Optional benefits
- § 51.1-165.01. Partial lump-sum option for payment of retirement allowance
- § 51.1-165.1. Acknowledgment by spouse of member
- § 51.1-166. Post-retirement supplements generally
- § 51.1-167. Retirement allowance to be reduced in certain cases
- § 51.1-168. Limits on creditable compensation; maximum benefits; mandatory payment of allowance
- § 51.1-169. (Effective until January 1, 2016) Hybrid retirement program
- § 51.1-169. (Effective January 1, 2016) Hybrid retirement program
- § 51.1-200. State Police Officers' Retirement System continued; administration; application of provisions of Virginia Retirement System
- § 51.1-201. Definitions
- § 51.1-202. Membership in retirement system
- § 51.1-203. Creditable service
- § 51.1-204. Contributions by Commonwealth
- § 51.1-205. Service retirement generally
- § 51.1-206. Service retirement allowance
- § 51.1-207. Death before retirement
- § 51.1-208. Post-retirement supplements
- § 51.1-209. Disability as the result of felonious misconduct of another
- § 51.1-210. Disability benefit
- § 51.1-211. Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; application of provisions of Virginia Retirement System
- § 51.1-212. (Effective until July 1, 2018) Definitions
- § 51.1-212. (Effective July 1, 2018) Definitions
- § 51.1-213. Membership in Retirement System
- § 51.1-214. Creditable service
- § 51.1-215. Contributions by Commonwealth
- § 51.1-216. Service retirement generally
- § 51.1-217. Service retirement allowance
- § 51.1-218. Death before retirement
- § 51.1-219. Post-retirement supplements
- § 51.1-220. Disability benefit
- § 51.1-221. Election of benefits
- § 51.1-300. Judicial Retirement System continued; administration; application of provisions of Virginia Retirement System
- § 51.1-301. Definitions
- § 51.1-302. Membership in retirement system
- § 51.1-303. Creditable service
- § 51.1-304. Contributions by Commonwealth
- § 51.1-305. Service retirement generally
- § 51.1-306. Service retirement allowance
- § 51.1-306.1. Service retirement allowance for judges appointed or elected after January 1, 2014
- § 51.1-307. Notice of disability retirement
- § 51.1-308. Disability retirement allowance
- § 51.1-309. Appearance as counsel in certain forums prohibited
- § 51.1-400. Definitions
- § 51.1-401. Accumulated contributions under abolished system
- § 51.1-402. Continuation of benefits; amount of life insurance
- § 51.1-403. Service retirement allowance
- § 51.1-404. Disability retirement
- § 51.1-405. Special retirement guarantee
- § 51.1-500. Definitions
- § 51.1-501. Board authorized to purchase group life and accident insurance policies
- § 51.1-502. Eligible employees and officers
- § 51.1-502.1. Certain employees of teaching hospitals
- § 51.1-502.2. Repealed
- § 51.1-502.3. Certain employees of the Virginia Port Authority
- § 51.1-503. Limitation on coverage
- § 51.1-504. Election of political subdivision to participate; approval by Board
- § 51.1-505. Amounts of life and accident insurance for each employee; reduction and termination of insurance
- § 51.1-505.01. Additional accidental death and dismemberment benefits
- § 51.1-506. Employee contributions; payroll deductions; effect of failure to deduct
- § 51.1-507. Notice of desire not to be insured
- § 51.1-508. Employer contributions
- § 51.1-509. Keeping records and furnishing information required by Board
- § 51.1-510. Insurance exempt from process
- § 51.1-511. Persons entitled to payment of insurance on employee's death
- § 51.1-512. Optional life insurance
- § 51.1-512.1. Optional life insurance for the spouse and minor dependents of employees
- § 51.1-513. Repealed
- § 51.1-513.1. Long-term care insurance
- § 51.1-513.2. Long-term care coverage program
- § 51.1-513.3. Long-term care insurance program for employees of local governments, local officers, and teachers
- § 51.1-513.4. Trust fund for long-term care programs
- § 51.1-514. Policies to provide for accounting to Board; advance premium deposit reserve
- § 51.1-600. Definitions
- § 51.1-600. (Effective until July 1, 2015) Definitions
- § 51.1-601. Contract for deferred compensation
- § 51.1-601.1. Participation in plan by certain employees
- § 51.1-602. Deferred compensation plan for employees of the Commonwealth; administered by the Board
- § 51.1-603. Local deferred compensation plans
- § 51.1-603.1. Participation by employees of political subdivisions in deferred compensation plan of Virginia Retirement System
- § 51.1-604. Standards for deferred compensation plans
- § 51.1-604. (Effective until July 1, 2015) Standards for deferred compensation plans
- § 51.1-605. Other retirement, pension, etc., systems not affected; annual report
- § 51.1-606. Repealed
- § 51.1-607. Definitions
- § 51.1-608. Cash match plan for employees of the Commonwealth; administered by the Board
- § 51.1-609. Contributions on behalf of qualified participants
- § 51.1-610. Local cash match plans
- § 51.1-611. Participation by employees of political subdivisions in cash match plan of Virginia Retirement System
- § 51.1-612. Standards for cash match plans
- § 51.1-613. Other retirement, pension, etc., systems not affected; annual report
- § 51.1-617. Definitions
- § 51.1-618. Defined contribution plan for eligible employees of local public school boards; administered by the Board
- § 51.1-700. Definitions
- § 51.1-701. Rules and policies
- § 51.1-702. Federal-state agreement
- § 51.1-703. Interstate agreements
- § 51.1-704. Contributions by state employees
- § 51.1-705. Plans of agreement for coverage of employees of political subdivisions
- § 51.1-706. Source of contributions
- § 51.1-707. Authority of state social security administrator
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 51.1-800. Counties, cities, and certain towns to establish local systems or participate in Virginia Retirement System
- § 51.1-801. Counties, cities, and towns generally
- § 51.1-801.1. Portability of service credit between certain political subdivisions of the Commonwealth and the Virginia Retirement System or certain other political subdivisions of the Commonwealth
- § 51.1-802. Assets of retirement systems; exemption from taxation; execution and assignment
- § 51.1-803. Investments of retirement systems
- § 51.1-804. In certain cities
- § 51.1-805. In certain counties
- § 51.1-806. Reimbursement by Commonwealth for portion of employer contribution on account of certain officers and employees
Article 2. MEMBERS OF POLICE DEPARTMENTS
- § 51.1-807. Police officers' pension and retirement boards
- § 51.1-808. Powers, authority, and duties of board
- § 51.1-809. Treasurer of board
- § 51.1-810. Time credited to service record
- § 51.1-811. Eligibility for retirement; retirement allowance
- § 51.1-812. Disability from natural causes not originating in performance of official duties
- § 51.1-813. Disability resulting from activities in discharge of official duties
- § 51.1-814. Employing such presumption in determining eligibility for benefits
- § 51.1-815. Counties, cities, and towns authorized to provide relief to surviving spouse and children
- § 51.1-816. Reduction of pension and benefits where income earned during disability retirement
- § 51.1-817. Salary deductions payable to estate or refunded
- § 51.1-818. Funds for payment of pensions and benefits
- § 51.1-819. Adoption of article optional by counties, cities, and towns; appeal
- § 51.1-820. Police officers' pensions and retirements
Article 3. COUNTIES HAVING URBAN COUNTY EXECUTIVE FORM OF GOVERNMENT
- § 51.1-821. Police Retirement System
- § 51.1-822. Amendment, suspension, or revocation of retirement plan and trust
- § 51.1-823. Appeal
Chapter 10. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
- § 51.1-1000. All state and local plans included
- § 51.1-1001. Summary plan description
- § 51.1-1002. Annual statement of benefits
- § 51.1-1003. Financial reports by retirement systems; auditor to promulgate standards
- § 51.1-1004. Use of electronic media
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 51.1-1100. Definitions
- § 51.1-1101. Sickness and disability program; disability insurance policies
- § 51.1-1102. Additional powers of the Board
- § 51.1-1103. Participation in the program
Article 2. SICK LEAVE AND FAMILY AND PERSONAL LEAVE
- § 51.1-1104. Sick leave benefit for participating employees
- § 51.1-1105. Use of sick leave by participating employees
- § 51.1-1106. Sick leave benefit for nonparticipating employees
- § 51.1-1107. Family and personal leave benefit
- § 51.1-1108. Use of family and personal leave
Article 3. NONWORK RELATED DISABILITY BENEFITS
- § 51.1-1109. Applicability of article
- § 51.1-1110. Short-term disability benefit
- § 51.1-1111. Successive periods of short-term disability
- § 51.1-1112. Long-term disability benefit
- § 51.1-1113. Successive periods of long-term disability
- § 51.1-1114. Adjustments to disability benefits
- § 51.1-1115. Rehabilitation incentive
- § 51.1-1116. Cessation of disability benefits
- § 51.1-1117. Service retirement of participating full-time employees receiving disability benefits
- § 51.1-1118. Survivor benefits
Article 4. WORK-RELATED DISABILITY BENEFITS
- § 51.1-1119. Applicability of article
- § 51.1-1120. Initial benefit period
- § 51.1-1121. Supplemental short-term disability benefit
- § 51.1-1122. Successive periods of short-term disability
- § 51.1-1123. Supplemental long-term disability benefit
- § 51.1-1124. Successive periods of long-term disability
- § 51.1-1125. Adjustments in supplemental disability benefits
- § 51.1-1126. Rehabilitation incentive
- § 51.1-1127. Cessation of supplemental disability benefits
- § 51.1-1128. Service retirement of participating full-time employees receiving supplemental disability benefits
- § 51.1-1129. Survivor benefits
- § 51.1-1130. Coordination of benefits
Article 5. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO DISABILITY BENEFITS GENERALLY
- § 51.1-1131. Supplemental benefits for catastrophic disability
- § 51.1-1131.1. Employer contributions during disability absences
- § 51.1-1132. Health insurance coverage during disability absences
- § 51.1-1133. Life and accident insurance coverage during disability absences
- § 51.1-1134. Optional insurance during disability absences
- § 51.1-1135. Exclusions and limitations
- § 51.1-1135.1. Appeals
- § 51.1-1135.2. Board authorized to provide long-term care insurance and benefits
Article 6. ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM
- § 51.1-1136. Limitation on coverage
- § 51.1-1137. Keeping records and furnishing information required by Board
- § 51.1-1138. Benefits exempt from process
- § 51.1-1139. Policies to provide for accounting to Board; advance premium deposit reserve
- § 51.1-1140. Funding of program; Disability Insurance Trust Fund established
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 51.1-1150. Definitions
- § 51.1-1151. Sickness and disability program; disability insurance policies
- § 51.1-1152. Additional powers of the Board
- § 51.1-1153. Participation in the program
Article 2. NONWORK-RELATED DISABILITY BENEFITS
- § 51.1-1154. Applicability of article
- § 51.1-1155. Short-term disability benefit
- § 51.1-1156. Successive periods of short-term disability
- § 51.1-1157. Long-term disability benefit
- § 51.1-1158. Successive periods of long-term disability
- § 51.1-1159. Adjustments to disability benefits
- § 51.1-1160. Rehabilitation incentive
- § 51.1-1161. Cessation of disability benefits; service retirement
Article 3. WORK-RELATED DISABILITY BENEFITS
- § 51.1-1162. Applicability of article
- § 51.1-1163. Supplemental short-term disability benefit
- § 51.1-1164. Successive periods of short-term disability
- § 51.1-1165. Supplemental long-term disability benefit
- § 51.1-1166. Successive periods of long-term disability
- § 51.1-1167. Adjustments in supplemental disability benefits
- § 51.1-1168. Rehabilitation incentive
- § 51.1-1169. Cessation of supplemental disability benefits; service retirement
- § 51.1-1170. Coordination of benefits
Article 4. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
- § 51.1-1171. Supplemental benefits for catastrophic disability
- § 51.1-1172. Employer contributions during disability absences
- § 51.1-1173. Health insurance coverage during disability absences
- § 51.1-1174. Life and accident insurance coverage during disability absences
- § 51.1-1175. Optional insurance during disability absences
- § 51.1-1176. Exclusions and limitations
- § 51.1-1177. Appeals
- § 51.1-1178. Board authorized to provide long-term care insurance and benefits
- § 51.1-1179. Limitation on coverage
- § 51.1-1180. Keeping records and furnishing information required by Board
- § 51.1-1181. Benefits exempt from process
- § 51.1-1182. Policies to provide for accounting to Board; advance premium deposit reserve
- § 51.1-1183. Funding of program; Hybrid Retirement Program Disability Insurance Trust Fund established
- § 51.1-1200. Fund established; administration and management; Volunteer Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Service Award Fund Board
- § 51.1-1201. Volunteer Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Service Award Fund Board
- § 51.1-1202. Powers and duties of the Board
- § 51.1-1203. Definitions
- § 51.1-1204. Application for membership in Fund; quarterly payments by members; matching payments from the general fund; payments credited to separate accounts of members
- § 51.1-1205. Equivalent distribution
- § 51.1-1206. Other distributions
- § 51.1-1207. Determination of prior creditable service; information furnished by applicants for membership
- § 51.1-1208. Length of service not affected by serving in more than one department or agency; transfer from one department or agency to another
- § 51.1-1209. Effect of member not maintaining eligibility and being six months delinquent in making monthly payments
- § 51.1-1210. Administrative fee for rejoining the Fund
- § 51.1-1211. Falsification of records; penalty
- § 51.1-1300. Definitions
- § 51.1-1301. Benefit restoration plan for employees; administration by the Board
- § 51.1-1302. Local benefit restoration plans
- § 51.1-1303. Standards for benefit restoration plans
- § 51.1-1304. Other retirement, pension systems not affected; annual report
- § 51.1-1400. Health insurance credits for retired state employees
- § 51.1-1401. Health insurance credits for retired teachers
- § 51.1-1402. Health insurance credits for retired local government employees
- § 51.1-1403. Health insurance credits for retired constitutional officers, employees of constitutional officers, general registrars, employees of general registrars, and local social service employees
- § 51.1-1404. Repealed
- § 51.1-1405. Participation in the state retiree health benefits program
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