Virginia Code 51.1-143.1: Portability of service credit between the Virginia Retirement System and certain political subdivisions of the Commonwealth.
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The Virginia Retirement System may enter into an agreement with any political subdivision of the Commonwealth which has a defined benefit plan that is not supplemental to the Retirement System to permit any vested member of the political subdivision’s plan, upon entering service in a covered position and filing a written application with the Retirement System, to purchase service credit, of an amount to be determined by the Board of Trustees, in the Retirement System. The purchase shall be accomplished by and upon the transfer of assets to the Retirement System from the political subdivision’s plan as provided in the agreement.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 51.1-143.1
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Board: means the Board of Trustees of the Virginia Retirement System. See Virginia Code 51.1-124.3
- Member: means any person included in the membership of the Retirement System. See Virginia Code 51.1-124.3
- Political subdivision: means any county, city, or town, any political entity, subdivision, branch, or unit of the Commonwealth, or any commission, public authority, or body corporate created by or under an act of the General Assembly specifying the powers, privileges, or authority capable of exercise by the commission, public authority, or body corporate. See Virginia Code 51.1-124.3
- Retirement System: means the Virginia Retirement System. See Virginia Code 51.1-124.3
- Service: means service as an employee. See Virginia Code 51.1-124.3