Utah Code 49-11-1202. Definitions
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Terms Used In Utah Code 49-11-1202
- Affiliated emergency services worker: means a person who:(1)(a)(i) is employed by a participating employer;(1)(a)(ii) performs emergency services for another participating employer that is a different agency;(1)(a)(iii) is trained in techniques and skills required for the emergency service;(1)(a)(iv) continues to receive regular training required for the service;(1)(a)(v) is on the rolls as a trained affiliated emergency services worker of the participating employer; and(1)(a)(vi) provides ongoing service for a participating employer, which service may include service as a volunteer firefighter, reserve law enforcement officer, search and rescue worker, emergency medical technician, ambulance worker, park ranger, or public utilities worker. See Utah Code 49-11-1202
- Agency: means :
(4)(a)(i) a department, division, agency, office, authority, commission, board, institution, or hospital of the state;(4)(a)(ii) a county, municipality, school district, special district, or special service district;(4)(a)(iii) a state college or university; or(4)(a)(iv) any other participating employer. See Utah Code 49-11-102- Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
- Board: means the Utah State Retirement Board established under Section 49-11-202. See Utah Code 49-11-102
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Employer: means any department, educational institution, or political subdivision of the state eligible to participate in a government-sponsored retirement system under federal law. See Utah Code 49-11-102
- Member: means a person, except a retiree, with contributions on deposit with a system, the Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Plan under Chapter 19, Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Act, or with a terminated system. See Utah Code 49-11-102
- Office: means the Utah State Retirement Office. See Utah Code 49-11-102
- Participating employer: means a participating employer, as defined by Chapter 12, Public Employees' Contributory Retirement Act, Chapter 13, Public Employees' Noncontributory Retirement Act, Chapter 14, Public Safety Contributory Retirement Act, Chapter 15, Public Safety Noncontributory Retirement Act, Chapter 16, Firefighters' Retirement Act, Chapter 17, Judges' Contributory Retirement Act, and Chapter 18, Judges' Noncontributory Retirement Act, or an agency financed in whole or in part by public funds which is participating in a system or plan as of January 1, 2002. See Utah Code 49-11-102
- Person: means :
(24)(a) an individual;(24)(b) an association;(24)(c) an institution;(24)(d) a corporation;(24)(e) a company;(24)(f) a trust;(24)(g) a limited liability company;(24)(h) a partnership;(24)(i) a political subdivision;(24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and(24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- reemployment: means work or service performed for a participating employer after retirement, in exchange for compensation. See Utah Code 49-11-1202
- Retiree: means an individual who has qualified for an allowance under this title. See Utah Code 49-11-102
- Retirement: means the status of an individual who has become eligible, applies for, and is entitled to receive an allowance under this title. See Utah Code 49-11-102
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- System: means the individual retirement systems created by Chapter 12, Public Employees' Contributory Retirement Act, Chapter 13, Public Employees' Noncontributory Retirement Act, Chapter 14, Public Safety Contributory Retirement Act, Chapter 15, Public Safety Noncontributory Retirement Act, Chapter 16, Firefighters' Retirement Act, Chapter 17, Judges' Contributory Retirement Act, Chapter 18, Judges' Noncontributory Retirement Act, and Chapter 19, Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Act, the defined benefit portion of the Tier II Hybrid Retirement System under Chapter 22, Part 3, Tier II Hybrid Retirement System, and the defined benefit portion of the Tier II Hybrid Retirement System under Chapter 23, Part 3, Tier II Hybrid Retirement System. See Utah Code 49-11-102
(1)(a) “Affiliated emergency services worker” means a person who:(1)(a)(i) is employed by a participating employer;(1)(a)(ii) performs emergency services for another participating employer that is a different agency;(1)(a)(iii) is trained in techniques and skills required for the emergency service;(1)(a)(iv) continues to receive regular training required for the service;(1)(a)(v) is on the rolls as a trained affiliated emergency services worker of the participating employer; and(1)(a)(vi) provides ongoing service for a participating employer, which service may include service as a volunteer firefighter, reserve law enforcement officer, search and rescue worker, emergency medical technician, ambulance worker, park ranger, or public utilities worker.(1)(b) “Affiliated emergency services worker” does not include a person who performs work or service but does not meet the requirements of Subsection (1)(a).(2) “Amortization rate” means the amortization rate, as defined in Section 49-11-102, to be applied to the system that would have covered the retiree if the retiree’s reemployed position were deemed to be an eligible, full-time position within that system.(3) “Part-time appointed or elected board member” means an individual who:(3)(a) serves in a position:(3)(a)(i) as a member of a board, commission, council, committee, panel, or other body of a participating employer; and(3)(a)(ii) that is designated in the participating employer’s governing statute, charter, creation document, or similar document;(3)(b) is appointed or elected to the position for a definite and fixed term of office by official and duly recorded action of the participating employer;(3)(c) except for the service in the position, does not perform other work or service for compensation for the participating employer, whether as an employee or under a contract; and(3)(d) retires from a participating employer that is different than the participating employer with the position in which the person serves.(4)(4)(a) “Reemployed,” “reemploy,” or “reemployment” means work or service performed for a participating employer after retirement, in exchange for compensation.(4)(b) Reemployment includes work or service performed on a contract for a participating employer if the retiree is:(4)(b)(i) listed as the contractor; or(4)(b)(ii) an owner, partner, or principal of the contractor.(5) “Retiree”:(5)(a) means a person who:(5)(a)(i) retired from a participating employer; and(5)(a)(ii) begins reemployment on or after July 1, 2010, with a participating employer; and(5)(b) does not include a person:(5)(b)(i)(5)(b)(i)(A) who was reemployed by a participating employer before July 1, 2010; and(5)(b)(i)(B) whose participating employer that reemployed the person under Subsection (5)(b)(i)(A) was dissolved, consolidated, merged, or structurally changed in accordance with Section 49-11-621 on or after July 1, 2010; or(5)(b)(ii) who is working under a phased retirement agreement in accordance with Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 13, Phased Retirement. - Agency: means :