(1) As used in this section, “eligible to receive a retirement allowance” means the date selected by the member who is a participant under this part on which the member has ceased employment and would be qualified to receive an allowance under Section 49-23-303 if the member had been under the Tier II Hybrid Retirement System for the same period of employment.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 49-23-403

  • 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
  • Participant: means an individual with voluntary deferrals or nonelective contributions on deposit with the defined contribution plans administered under this title. See Utah Code 49-11-102
  • Participating employer: means an employer that meets the participation requirements of:
         (9)(a) Sections 49-14-201 and 49-14-202;
         (9)(b) Sections 49-15-201 and 49-15-202;
         (9)(c) Sections 49-16-201 and 49-16-202; or
         (9)(d) Sections 49-23-201 and 49-23-202. See Utah Code 49-23-102
  • 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
  • retirement allowance: means the pension plus the annuity, including any cost of living or other authorized adjustments to the pension and annuity. See Utah Code 49-11-102
  • Retirement date: means the date selected by the member on which the member's retirement becomes effective with the office. 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
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • System: means the New Public Safety and Firefighter Tier II Contributory Retirement System created under this chapter. See Utah Code 49-23-102
  • Tier II: includes :
              (55)(b)(i) the Tier II hybrid system established under:
                   (55)(b)(i)(A) Chapter 22, Part 3, Tier II Hybrid Retirement System; or
                   (55)(b)(i)(B) Chapter 23, Part 3, Tier II Hybrid Retirement System; and
              (55)(b)(ii) the Tier II Defined Contribution Plan (Tier II DC Plan) established under:
                   (55)(b)(ii)(A) Chapter 22, Part 4, Tier II Defined Contribution Plan; or
                   (55)(b)(ii)(B) Chapter 23, Part 4, Tier II Defined Contribution Plan. See Utah Code 49-11-102
(2) The office and a participating employer shall make an accounting of years of service credit accrued for a member who is a participant under this part in order to calculate when a member would be eligible to receive a retirement allowance for purposes of establishing when a member may be eligible for a benefit tied to a retirement date that may be provided under Section 63A-17-508, this title, another state statute, or by a participating employer.