North Carolina General Statutes 135-103. Eligible participants
(a) The eligible participants of the Disability Income Plan shall consist of:
(1) All teachers and employees in service and members of the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System or participants of the Optional Retirement Program on January 1, 1988.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 135-103
- Participant: shall mean any teacher or employee eligible to participate in the Plan as provided in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 135-101
- Plan: shall mean the Disability Income Plan of North Carolina as provided in this Article. See North Carolina General Statutes 135-101
- Retirement: shall mean the withdrawal from active service with a retirement allowance granted under the provisions of Article 1 of this Chapter. See North Carolina General Statutes 135-101
- Retirement System: shall mean the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System of North Carolina as defined in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 135-1
- Retirement System: shall mean the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System of North Carolina as defined in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 135-101
- Service: shall mean service as a teacher or State employee as described in subdivision (10) or (25) of this section. See North Carolina General Statutes 135-1
- Service: shall mean service as a teacher or employee as defined in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 135-101
- State: shall mean the State of North Carolina. See North Carolina General Statutes 135-101
(2) All persons who become teachers and employees or re-enter service as teachers or employees and are in service and members of the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System or participants of the Optional Retirement Program after January 1, 1988.
(b) The participation of any person in the Disability Income Plan shall cease upon:
(1) The termination of the participant‘s employment as a teacher or State employee, or
(2) The participant’s retirement under the provisions of the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System or the Optional Retirement Program, or
(3) The participant’s becoming a beneficiary under the Plan, or
(4) The participant’s death. (1987, c. 738, s. 29(q); 2014-97, s. 8.)