Sec. 1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this chapter applies to the following:

(1) An individual who:

(A) on or after the effective date of the plan, becomes for the first time a full-time employee of the state:

(i) in a position that would otherwise be eligible for membership in the fund under IC 5-10.3-7; and

(ii) who is paid by the state comptroller by salary warrants; and

(B) makes the election described in section 20 of this chapter to become a member of the plan.

(2) An individual:

(A) who becomes a full-time employee of a participating political subdivision in a covered position after an ordinance or resolution described in clause (C) that is adopted by the political subdivision has been approved by the board;

(B) who would otherwise be eligible for membership in the fund under IC 5-10.3-7; and

(C) who is employed by a political subdivision that has elected in an ordinance or resolution adopted under IC 5-10.3-6-1 and approved by the board to require an employee in the covered position to become a member of the plan.

(3) An individual:

(A) who becomes a full-time employee of a political subdivision in a covered position after an ordinance or resolution described in clause (C) that is adopted by the political subdivision has been approved by the board;

(B) who would otherwise be eligible for membership in the fund under IC 5-10.3-7;

(C) who is employed by a political subdivision that has elected in an ordinance or resolution adopted under IC 5-10.3-6-1 and approved by the board:

(i) to allow an employee in the covered position to become a member of the fund or a member of the plan at the discretion of the employee; and

(ii) to require an employee in a covered position to make an election under section 20.5 of this chapter in order to become a member of the plan; and

(D) who makes an election under section 20.5 of this chapter to become a member of the plan.

(4) An individual:

(A) who becomes a full-time employee of a political subdivision in a covered position after an ordinance or resolution described in clause (C) that is adopted by the political subdivision has been approved by the board;

(B) who would otherwise be eligible for membership in the fund under IC 5-10.3-7;

(C) who is employed by a political subdivision that has elected in an ordinance or resolution adopted under IC 5-10.3-6-1 and approved by the board:

(i) to allow an employee in the covered position to become a member of the fund or a member of the plan at the discretion of the employee; and

(ii) to require an employee to make an election under IC 5-10.3-7-1.1 in order to become a member of the fund; and

(D) who does not make an election under IC 5-10.3-7-1.1 to become a member of the fund.

(5) An individual who makes an election described in section 20.3 of this chapter.

(6) An individual:

(A) who is a retired member (as defined in IC 5-10.3-1-5) of the fund;

(B) who is prohibited from making contributions to the fund under IC 5-10.2-4-8(e) during a period of reemployment that begins more than thirty (30) days after the member retired; and

(C) who, on or after the date:

(i) the state files a notice; or

(ii) a participating political subdivision files an adopted ordinance or resolution;

with the board in accordance with section 32 of this chapter, begins, or is engaged in, a period of reemployment with the state or a participating political subdivision as a full-time employee more than thirty (30) days after the individual’s retirement in a position that would otherwise be covered by the fund.

(7) An individual who becomes a member of a volunteer fire department in a covered position after a political subdivision served by the volunteer fire department has elected in an ordinance or resolution adopted under IC 5-10.3-6-1.1 and approved by the board to require an individual in the covered position to become a member of the plan.

     (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), this chapter does not apply to an individual who, on or after the effective date of the plan:

(1) becomes for the first time a full-time employee of the state in a position that would otherwise be eligible for membership in the fund under IC 5-10.3-7; and

(2) is employed by:

(A) a body corporate and politic of the state created by state statute; or

(B) a state educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-32).

     (c) The chief executive officer of a body or institution described in subsection (b) may elect, by submitting a written notice of the election to the director, to have this chapter apply to individuals who, as employees of the body or institution, become for the first time full-time employees of the state in positions that would otherwise be eligible for membership in the fund under IC 5-10.3-7. An election under this subsection is effective on the later of:

(1) the date the notice of the election is received by the director; or

(2) March 1, 2013.

As added by P.L.22-2011, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.54-2013, SEC.2; P.L.241-2015, SEC.24; P.L.193-2016, SEC.14; P.L.209-2016, SEC.3; P.L.96-2020, SEC.3; P.L.9-2024, SEC.128.