A.  All of the assets of the system shall be credited according to the purpose for which they are held to one of five reserves; namely, the Annuity Savings Account, the Employees’ Annuity Reserve, the Employer‘s Annuity Reserve, the Expense Account, and the Employer’s Accumulation Account.

B.(1)  Annuity Savings Account.  In the Annuity Savings Account shall be accumulated the contributions made by members to provide for their annuities including interest thereon.  Credits to and charges against the Annuity Savings Account shall be made as follows:

(a)  Beginning July 1, 1976 the employer shall cause to be deducted from the salary of each member on each payroll of such employer for each and every payroll period ten percent of any and all of his compensation.  

(b)  The deductions provided for herein shall be made notwithstanding that the minimum compensation provided for by law for any member shall be reduced thereby.  Every member shall be deemed to consent and agree to the deductions made and provided for herein and shall receipt for his full salary or compensation and payment of salary or compensation less said deduction shall be a full and complete discharge and acquittance of all claims and demands whatsoever for the services rendered by such person during the period covered by such payment, except as to the benefits provided under this Part.  The Board shall provide by rules for the methods of collection of contributions from members and the employer.  The Board shall have full authority to require the production of evidence necessary to verify the correctness of amounts contributed.  

(c)  In addition to the contributions deducted from compensation hereinbefore provided, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees any member may deposit in the Annuity Savings Account, by an increased rate of contribution, monies to purchase a larger annuity.  Such additional amounts so deposited shall not exceed five percent of the member’s compensation and shall become a part of his accumulated contributions.  The accumulated contributions of a member withdrawn by him, or paid to his estate or to his designated beneficiary in the event of his death as provided in this Part, shall be charged to the Annuity Savings Account.  Upon the retirement of a member his accumulated contributions shall be transferred from the Annuity Savings Account to the Annuity Reserve.  

(2)  Employees’ Annuity Reserve.  

(a)  The Annuity Reserve shall be the account representing the actuarial value of all annuities in force derived from accumulated member contributions and to it shall be charged all annuities and all benefits in lieu of annuities, payable as provided in this Part.  

(b)  Should a beneficiary retired on account of disability be restored to active service with a compensation not less than his average final compensation at the time of his last retirement, his annuity reserve shall be transferred from the Employees’ Annuity Reserve to the Annuity Savings Account and credited to his individual account therein.  

(3)  Employer’s Accumulation Account.  The Employer’s Accumulation Account shall represent the accumulation of all reserves for the payment of a retirement allowance and other benefits payable from contributions made by the employer and against this account shall be charged all retirement allowances and other benefits on account of members.  Credits to and charges against the Employer’s Accumulation Account shall be made as follows:

(a)  On account of each member there shall be paid annually into the Employer’s Accumulation Account by the employer for the preceding fiscal year an amount equal to a certain percentage of the compensation of each member to be known as the “normal contribution”.  

(b)  On the basis of regular interest and of such mortality and other tables as shall be adopted by the Board of Trustees, the actuary engaged by the Board to make each valuation required by this Part during the period over which the accrued liability contribution is payable, immediately after making such valuation, shall determine the uniform and constant percentage of the earnable compensation of each member, which if contributed by the employer on the basis of compensation of each member throughout his entire period of membership service, would be sufficient to provide for the payment of any retirement allowance payable on his account for such service.  The rate percentum so determined shall be known as the normal contribution rate.  The normal rate of contribution shall be determined by the actuary after each valuation.  

(c)  All allowances and benefits in lieu thereof, with the exception of those payable on account of members who receive no prior service credit, payable from contributions of the employer, shall be paid from the Employer’s Accumulated Account.  

(d)  Upon the retirement of a member, an amount equal to his retirement allowance shall be transferred from the Employer’s Accumulation Account to the Employer’s Annuity Reserve.  

(4)  Employer’s Annuity Reserve.  The Employer’s Annuity Reserve shall be the reserve to which shall be credited the actuarial value of all allowances granted to members representing employer’s contributions and to which such allowances and benefits in lieu thereof shall be charged.  Should a beneficiary retired on account of disability be restored to active service with a compensation not less than his average final compensation at the time of his last retirement, the employer’s reserve thereon shall be transferred from the Employer’s Annuity Reserve to the Employer’s Accumulation Account.  Should benefit of such disability beneficiary be reduced as a result of an increase in his earning capacity, the amount of the annual reduction in his allowance or benefit shall be credited annually to the Employer’s Accumulation Account during the period of such reduction.  

(5)  Expense Account.  The Expense Account shall be the account to which the expenses of the administration of the system shall be charged, exclusive of amounts payable as retirement allowances and as other benefits provided herein.  The Board of Trustees shall make annual appropriations in amounts sufficient to administer the system, which shall be credited to this account.  

C.  Collection of contributions.  

(1)(a)  The employer shall cause to be deducted on each and every payroll of a member for each and every payroll period beginning subsequent to August 1, 1948, the contributions payable by such member, as provided by this Part.  

(b)  The employer shall make deductions from salaries of employees as provided in this Part and shall transmit monthly, or at such time as the Board of Trustees shall designate the amount specified to be deducted, to the Executive-Secretary of the Board of Trustees.  The Executive-Secretary, after making a record of all such receipts, shall deposit such amounts to the credit of the System‘s Treasurer as provided by law.  

(2)(a)  On the basis of each actuarial evaluation provided herein, the Board of Trustees shall annually determine the normal contribution rate and accrued liability contribution rate, as provided in Paragraph B(3) of this Section.  The sum of these two rates shall be known as the Employer’s Contribution Rate.  Effective May 1, 1979, the Employer’s Contribution Rate shall be twelve and forty-five hundredths percent.  If Social Security rates are increased at any time above the present rate of five and eighty-five hundredths percent, the Employer’s Contribution Rate shall be increased proportionately.  

(b)  The amounts payable by the employer on account of normal contributions, shall be determined by applying the employers’ contribution rate to the amount of compensation earned by employees who are members of the system.  Monthly, or at such time as the Board of Trustees shall designate, each department or agency shall compute the amount of the employer’s contribution payable with respect to salaries of its employees who are members of the system, and shall cause said amount to be paid to the Board of Trustees from the personal service allotment of the amount appropriated for the operation of the department or agency or from funds otherwise available to the agency for the payment of salaries to its employees.  

(c)  The Board shall provide by rule for the methods of collection of contributions of employers and members.  The amounts determined by an agency to the various funds as specified in this Part are made obligations of the agency and shall be paid as provided herein.  

Designated from Acts 1948, No. 459, §12 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.