Sec. 9. (a) Each member's contribution to the plan is equal to three percent (3%) of the member's compensation.
(b) An employer shall pay a member's contribution on behalf of the member.
(c) To the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code and applicable regulations, a member of the plan may make contributions to the plan in addition to the contribution required under subsection (a). IC 5-10.2-3-2(c) and IC 5-10.2-3-2(d) govern additional contributions made under this subsection.
(d) Member contributions must be credited to the member's account as specified in IC 5-10.2-3.
(e) Although designated as employee contributions, the contributions made under subsection (b) by an employer must be picked up and paid by the employer instead of the contributions being paid by the employee in accordance with Section 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(f) A member may not receive any amounts paid by an employer under this section directly instead of having the amounts paid to the plan.
As added by P.L.217-2017, SEC.58.