Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1303 – State contribution
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1. Payment. For each member, the State shall pay annually into the fund an amount known as the employer contribution.
[PL 1989, c. 133, §25 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1303
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Board of trustees: means the board provided for in section 1231. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1201
- Earnable compensation: means the annual salary as a judge. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1201
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Member: means a judge who is included in the membership of the Maine Judicial Retirement System as provided in section 1301. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1201
- Retirement: means the termination of membership service with a retirement allowance granted under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1201
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Employer contribution rate. The rate of the employer contribution is fixed on the basis of the assets and liabilities of the Judicial Retirement Program as shown by actuarial valuation and is expressed as a percentage of the annual earnable compensation of each member.
A. The employer contribution rate represents the percentage of the members’ compensation payable during periods of membership required to provide the difference between the total liabilities for retirement allowances not provided by the members’ contributions and the amount of the assets in the fund. [PL 2007, c. 491, §46 (AMD).]
B. The employer contribution rate is determined on actuarial bases adopted by the board of trustees. The rate is determined by the board of trustees after each valuation and continues in force until a new valuation is made. [PL 2007, c. 491, §46 (AMD).]
[PL 2007, c. 491, §46 (AMD).]
3. State contribution procedure. The board of trustees shall submit budget estimates to the State Budget Officer in accordance with Title 5, section 1665. On each payroll for judges from which retirement contributions are deducted, the State Controller shall cause a charge to be made of an amount or amounts in payment of the state costs of all charges related to the Judicial Retirement Program and which must be credited to the appropriate accounts of the fund. Percentage rates to be predetermined by the actuary and approved by the board of trustees must be applied to the total gross salaries of members appearing on those payrolls and the resultant charges must be periodically credited to the retirement fund.
[PL 2007, c. 491, §46 (AMD).]
4. Minimum amount of employer contribution. The aggregate payment by the State into the fund must be at least sufficient to provide the benefits payable out of the fund and the administrative operating expenses of the Judicial Retirement Program during the current year.
[PL 2007, c. 491, §46 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 853, §§C15,18 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 863, §§B20,B45 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 133, §25 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. U, §4 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 491, §46 (AMD).