Utah Code 49-23-202. Participation of employers — Admission requirements
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Terms Used In Utah Code 49-23-202
- Board: means the Utah State Retirement Board established under Section 49-11-202. See Utah Code 49-11-102
- 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
- Firefighter service: means employment normally requiring an average of 2,080 hours of regularly scheduled employment per year rendered by a member who is:(6)(a)(i) a firefighter service employee trained in firefighter techniques and assigned to a position of hazardous duty with a regularly constituted fire department;(6)(a)(ii) the state fire marshal appointed under Section 53-7-103 or a deputy state fire marshal;(6)(a)(iii) a firefighter service employee who is:(6)(a)(iii)(A) hired on or after July 1, 2021;(6)(a)(iii)(B) trained in firefighter techniques;(6)(a)(iii)(C) assigned to a position of hazardous duty; and(6)(a)(iii)(D) employed by the state as a participating employer; or(6)(a)(iv) an emergency medical service personnel. See Utah Code 49-23-102
- Firefighter service employee: means an employee of a participating employer who provides firefighter service under this chapter. See Utah Code 49-23-102
- Participating employer: means an employer that meets the participation requirements of:
(9)(d) Sections 49-23-201 and 49-23-202. See Utah Code 49-23-102- Public safety service: means employment normally requiring an average of 2,080 hours of regularly scheduled employment per year rendered by a member who is:
(10)(a)(i) a law enforcement officer in accordance with Section 53-13-103;(10)(a)(ii) a correctional officer in accordance with Section 53-13-104;(10)(a)(iii) a special function officer approved in accordance with Sections 49-15-201 and 53-13-105;(10)(a)(iv) a dispatcher who is certified in accordance with Section 53-6-303;(10)(a)(v) a full-time member of the Board of Pardons and Parole created under Section 77-27-2;(10)(a)(vi) the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety; or(10)(a)(vii) the executive director of the Department of Corrections. See Utah Code 49-23-102- Public safety service employee: means an employee of a participating employer who performs public safety service under this chapter. See Utah Code 49-23-102
- 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 Safety and Firefighter Tier II Contributory Retirement System created under this chapter. See Utah Code 49-23-102
(1)(a) An employer is a participating employer and may not withdraw from participation in this system.(2)(2)(a) An employer may, by resolution of the employer’s governing body, apply for admission to this system.(2)(b) Upon approval of the resolution by the board, the employer is a participating employer in this system and is subject to this title.(3) If a participating employer purchases service credit on behalf of a public safety service employee or a firefighter service employee for service rendered prior to the participating employer’s admission to this system, the participating employer shall:(3)(a) purchase service credit in a nondiscriminatory manner on behalf of all current and former public safety service employees or firefighter service employees who were eligible for service credit at the time service was rendered; and(3)(b) comply with the provisions of Section 49-11-403.