Chapter 3309. PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM  


Section 3309.01. Public school employees retirement system definitions
Section 3309.011. [Effective Until 2/1/2016] Exclusions from definition of employee
Section 3309.011. [Effective 2/1/2016] Exclusions from definition of employee
Section 3309.012. Board member to elect whether to become member of system
Section 3309.013. [Effective 2/1/2016] Exclusions from definition of employee under ORC section 3309.01
Section 3309.02. Credit for military service
Section 3309.021. Purchasing military service credit
Section 3309.022. Purchasing uniformed services credit
Section 3309.03. School employees retirement system - board
Section 3309.031. System consists of plans established by chapter
Section 3309.04. General administration and management vested in board
Section 3309.041. Travel expense policies - bonus policy - budget
Section 3309.042. Ethics policy - commission approval - ethics training
Section 3309.043. Chief investment officer - supervision duties - monitoring of securities transactions
Section 3309.044. Selection of internal auditor
Section 3309.05. Board membership
Section 3309.051. Orientation program required for new members - continuing education
Section 3309.052. Members with excessive travel expenses ineligible for another term
Section 3309.06. Board elections
Section 3309.061. Disqualification of convicted member - misconduct in office - removal procedure
Section 3309.07. Electing employee and retirant members
Section 3309.071. Board elections
Section 3309.072. Candidate campaign finance statements - donor statement of independent expenditures
Section 3309.073. Filing of statements - prohibited campaign activities
Section 3309.074. Complaint alleging violation of RC 3309.073 - procedure - fine
Section 3309.075. Adoption of election rules - certification of nominating petitions and election results
Section 3309.08. Oath of office
Section 3309.09. Quorum
Section 3309.10. Service on board; reimbursement for employer; expenses; liability insurance
Section 3309.11. Officers - executive director
Section 3309.12. Treasurer of state is custodian of funds
Section 3309.13. Legal adviser
Section 3309.14. Technical and administrative employees - retirement applications
Section 3309.15. Investment and fiduciary duties of board
Section 3309.151, 3309.152. [Repealed]
Section 3309.153. [Repealed]
Section 3309.154. [Repealed]
Section 3309.155. Prohibited business transactions
Section 3309.156. Restrictions on fiduciaries
Section 3309.157. Designation of Ohio-qualified agents - selection policy - utilization - annual report
Section 3309.158. Annual disclosures to Ohio Ethics Commission
Section 3309.159. Designation of Ohio-qualified investment managers - utilization - annual report
Section 3309.16. Denomination or consolidation of bonds
Section 3309.17. Record of proceedings between board and taxing district
Section 3309.18. Interest credited annually
Section 3309.19. Trustee or employee of board shall have no interest in profits nor borrow funds
Section 3309.20. Maintenance of individual account
Section 3309.21. Actuarial valuation of pension assets, liabilities, and funding requirements
Section 3309.211. Amortizing unfunded actuarial accrued pension liability
Section 3309.22. Annual statement of funds
Section 3309.23. Contributors to school employees retirement system
Section 3309.24. Members of local district pension system excluded from membership - membership by petition
Section 3309.25. Information to new employees
Section 3309.251. Electing defined benefit or defined contribution plan
Section 3309.252. Employee with less than 5 years of service electing to participate in defined contribution plan
Section 3309.253. Effect of electing defined contribution plan
Section 3309.26. Restoring service credit
Section 3309.261. Payroll deduction plans - restoring PERS or STERS credit
Section 3309.262. Proceedings on request for restoration of service credit
Section 3309.27. Payroll deduction plans
Section 3309.28. Statement to be filed by employee member
Section 3309.29. Verifying termination of active service
Section 3309.30. Service credit
Section 3309.301. Purchase of service credit for period of self-exemption
Section 3309.31. Credit for prior service - comparable public position
Section 3309.311. Purchasing credit for service as school board member
Section 3309.312. Akron University law enforcement officers electing to transfer to public employees retirement system
Section 3309.32. Prior service credit
Section 3309.33. Retirement incentive plan
Section 3309.34. Eligibility for service retirement
Section 3309.341. Employment of retirant
Section 3309.342. Waiver of penalties against retirant
Section 3309.343. Continuing contributions to state system after retirement
Section 3309.344. Retirant may apply for monthly annuity or lump sum payment
Section 3309.345. Reemployed superannuate or rehire in position filled by vote of members of board or commission
Section 3309.35. Coordinating and integrating membership in state retirement systems
Section 3309.351. Amended and Renumbered RC 3309.73
Section 3309.353. Increase in benefits established prior to 2-1-83
Section 3309.354. Increase in benefits where eligibility established prior to 9-9-88
Section 3309.36. Allowances for service retirement
Section 3309.361. Annual lifetime benefit
Section 3309.362. Increase in annual amount of benefit effective 7-1-81
Section 3309.37. [Repealed]
Section 3309.371. Supplementing allowance
Section 3309.372. Increase in benefits effective 11-1-65
Section 3309.373. Additional allowance on or after 7-1-68
Section 3309.374. Cost of living increase
Section 3309.375. Benefits equivalent to medicare
Section 3309.376. Additional monthly payment as of 12-31-71
Section 3309.377. Additional monthly payment where member died prior to 7-1-68
Section 3309.378. Additional monthly payment as of 12-19-73
Section 3309.379. Recalculating benefits
Section 3309.3710. Increase in monthly allowance, pension or benefit effective 7-1-81
Section 3309.3711. Increasing pension, benefit, or allowance when limits of 26 USC 415 are raised
Section 3309.3712. Establishing and maintaining qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement
Section 3309.38. [Repealed]
Section 3309.381. Disability allowance recipient applying for service retirement
Section 3309.39. Providing disability coverage for on-duty illness or injury
Section 3309.391. Annual report disability retirement experience of each employer
Section 3309.392. Social security disability insurance benefits
Section 3309.40. Benefits upon disability retirement
Section 3309.401. Annual amount of disability allowance
Section 3309.41. Disability benefit recipient to retain membership status
Section 3309.42. Payment to member who ceases to be a public employee
Section 3309.43. Payments to members who are members of another state retirement system
Section 3309.44. Designation or qualification of beneficiaries
Section 3309.45. Beneficiary may substitute other benefits
Section 3309.451. Service credit purchased upon death of member
Section 3309.46. Electing a plan of payment
Section 3309.47. Contribution of contributor
Section 3309.471. Contributions during disability leave
Section 3309.472. Purchasing service credit for time spent on pregnancy
Section 3309.473. Purchasing service credit for time spent on pregnancy or adoption
Section 3309.474. Purchase of service credits for leaves of absence
Section 3309.48. Employer failing to deduct employee contribution
Section 3309.49. Employer contribution
Section 3309.491. Employer minimum compensation contribution
Section 3309.492. [Repealed]
Section 3309.50. Payment of death benefit
Section 3309.51. Payment into employers' trust fund
Section 3309.52. [Repealed]
Section 3309.53. Written statement to employee of duties and obligations
Section 3309.54. Certifying names of covered employees
Section 3309.55. Notifying board of personnel changes
Section 3309.56. Deductions; report
Section 3309.57. Transmission of contributions
Section 3309.571. Penalties
Section 3309.58. [Repealed]
Section 3309.59. Levying additional taxes
Section 3309.60. Creation of funds - trustees
Section 3309.61. Each fund is separate legal entity
Section 3309.62. Estimating expenses annually
Section 3309.63. Merger of local pension system with school employees retirement system - procedure
Section 3309.64. Payment of accrued liability - interest - rate
Section 3309.65. Procedure for transfer of moneys and securities in event of merger
Section 3309.66. Tax exemptions
Section 3309.661. Acquiring vested right in pension when granted
Section 3309.662. Waiver of rights
Section 3309.663. Payroll deduction of membership dues and fees of retiree organizations
Section 3309.67. Restitution order based on theft in office or certain sex offenses
Section 3309.671. Order for division of marital property
Section 3309.672. Forfeiture of retirement benefits under RC 2929.192
Section 3309.673. Benefits subject to termination
Section 3309.68. Payment of amounts due retirement system from treasury
Section 3309.69. Group health care coverage for eligible individuals or dependents
Section 3309.691. Establishing programs for long term health care insurance
Section 3309.692. Additional deposits to fund medical expenses
Section 3309.70. Recovering erroneous payments
Section 3309.73. Credit for service in uniform retirement system
Section 3309.731. Transferred service credit from uniform retirement system
Section 3309.74. Transferring service credit and contributions between SERS and Cincinnati retirement system
Section 3309.75. Eligibility for credit for service in Cincinnati retirement system
Section 3309.76. Transferring contributions to Cincinnati retirement system
Section 3309.80. Rules for defined contribution plans
Section 3309.81. Establishment and administration of defined contribution plan
Section 3309.811. Qualification of plan as governmental plan for federal tax purposes
Section 3309.812. Qualification of plan as retirement system maintained by a state or local government entity for federal tax purposes
Section 3309.813. Maintaining individual account for each participant
Section 3309.82. Application of chapter to defined contribution plan
Section 3309.85. Contributions of members
Section 3309.86. Contributions of employers
Section 3309.87. Deposit and crediting of contributions
Section 3309.88. Transfer of portion of employer contribution to employers' trust fund to mitigate negative financial impact on system
Section 3309.91. Member rights governed by plan selected
Section 3309.92. Spousal consent or waiver
Section 3309.95. Right to payment or benefit vested
Section 3309.97. Deposits of members
Section 3309.98. Ceasing contributions
Section 3309.99. Penalty