5-10.3-12-20. Plan membership; election; fund membership

IN Code § 5-10.3-12-20 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 20. (a) This section applies only to an individual who, on or after the effective date of the plan, becomes for the first time a full-time employee of the state in a position that would otherwise be eligible for membership in the fund under IC 5-10.3-7.

(b) An individual to whom this section applies may elect to become a member of the plan for all service credit that the member accrues in a covered position as an employee of the state. An election under this section:

(1) must be made in writing;

(2) must be filed with the board, on a form prescribed by the board; and

(3) is irrevocable.

(c) Except as provided in section 32(a) of this chapter, an individual who does not elect to become a member of the plan becomes a member (as defined in IC 5-10.3-1-5) of the fund for all service credit that the member accrues in a covered position as an employee of the state.

As added by P.L.22-2011, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.241-2015, SEC.29; P.L.209-2016, SEC.4.