In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Assets" means the accumulated resources of the EODC disability program.

2. "Board" means the board of trustees established pursuant to section 38-848.

3. "Depository" means a bank in which the monies of the EODC disability program are deposited and collateralized as provided by law.

4. "Employer" has the same meaning prescribed in section 38-831.

5. "Employer contributions" means all amounts paid into the EODC disability program by an employer.

6. "EODC disability program" or "program" means the elected officials’ defined contribution retirement system disability program established by this article.

7. "Member" has the same meaning prescribed in section 38-831.

8. "State" has the same meaning prescribed in section 38-842.

9. "System" means the public safety personnel retirement system established by article 4 of this chapter.