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Terms Used In Utah Code 49-22-302

  • 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
  • Service credit: means :
         (50)(a) the period during which an employee is employed and compensated by a participating employer and meets the eligibility requirements for membership in a system or the Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Plan, provided that any required contributions are paid to the office; and
         (50)(b) periods of time otherwise purchasable under this title. See Utah Code 49-11-102
  • System: means the New Public Employees' Tier II Contributory Retirement System created under this chapter. See Utah Code 49-22-102

     A member who works 20 or more hours per week for a participating employer participating in this system, but who does not meet other eligibility requirements for service credit, may purchase the service credit in accordance with Section 49-11-403.