In addition to the membership of the public employees retirement system as prescribed in division (A) of section 145.01 of the Revised Code and notwithstanding Chapter 3309. of the Revised Code, there shall be included in such membership all of the following:

(A) The nonteaching employees of the Cleveland state university and the northeast Ohio medical university;

(B) Any person who elects to transfer from the school employees retirement system to the public employees retirement system under section 3309.312 of the Revised Code;

(C) Any person who is employed full-time on or after September 16, 1998, pursuant to section 3345.04 of the Revised Code by the university of Akron as a state university law enforcement officer;

(D) Any person who is employed by the university of Akron in a position not covered by the state teachers retirement system and to whom either of the following applies:

(1) The person is initially employed by the university on or after the effective date of this amendment;

(2) The person is employed by the university on the effective date of this amendment, the employment terminates after that date, and the person is reemployed by the university not less than twelve months after the date of termination.

Such employees are included in the definition of member as used in Chapter 145. of the Revised Code. The universities and colleges shall be subject to the obligations imposed by Chapter 145. of the Revised Code.

Amended by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 305, §1, eff. 9/28/2016.

Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.18, HB 139, §1, eff. 4/29/2011.

Effective Date: 1998 HB648 09-16-1998; 2005 HB16 05-06-2005; 2006 HB478 07-01-2006.