Sec. 3. (a) Members of the general assembly, including members who:

(1) completed their service before July 1, 1987; and

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-10.3-7-3

  • Board: as used in this article means the board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system established by Indiana Code 5-10.3-1-1
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fund: as used in this article means the public employees' retirement fund. See Indiana Code 5-10.3-1-3
  • Member: as used in this article means persons qualifying for membership under Indiana Code 5-10.3-1-5
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) were not members of the fund during their service in the general assembly;

are entitled to become, at their option, members of the fund. A member of the general assembly who completed his service before July 1, 1987, in order to become a member of the fund must apply to the board for membership and must present evidence satisfactory to the board of his prior service. Such a member of the general assembly may become a member without any service after June 30, 1987.

     (b) Notwithstanding the exclusion specified in section 2(4) of this chapter, a member of the general assembly who is a member of the Indiana state teachers’ retirement fund and who retires after June 30, 1980, may choose at his retirement date to become a member of the public employees’ retirement fund and to receive his retirement benefit from the fund.

     (c) An employee who:

(1) was hired before July 1, 1982; or

(2) is employed by a participating school corporation;

and who is occupying a position normally requiring performance of services of less than one thousand (1,000) hours a year may at his option be a member of the fund.

As added by Acts 1977, P.L.53, SEC.3. Amended by Acts 1980, P.L.28, SEC.8; Acts 1982, P.L.37, SEC.4; P.L.30-1984, SEC.2; P.L.381-1987(ss), SEC.2; P.L.46-1988, SEC.7.