Missouri Laws 104.371 – Elective state officers entitled to normal annuity, how computed, exception ..
1. The normal annuity of a state official holding an elective state office, other than a member of the general assembly, shall be an amount equal to one and six-tenths percent of the average compensation of such elective or appointed officer multiplied by the number of years of creditable service of such elective or appointed officer; except that, if a member has held one or more statewide state elective offices for a total of at least twelve years, the member’s normal annuity after September 28, 1983, shall be equal to fifty percent of the compensation provided by law at the time of retirement for the state officer of the highest office held, other provisions of law notwithstanding. The benefits shall be funded as provided in section 104.436.
2. Any member who has served in at least three full biennial assemblies as a member of the general assembly may elect to be credited with additional service as a state officer or employee for each year in which he or she served as a member of the general assembly with each full biennial assembly served counting as two years of service and each partial biennial assembly served counting as the pro rata portion of two years which is equal to the portion of the general assembly served.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 104.371
- Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
- Annuity: annual payments, made in equal monthly installments, to a retired member from funds provided for in, or authorized by, this chapter. See Missouri Laws 104.010
- Average compensation: the average compensation of a member for the thirty-six consecutive months of service prior to retirement when the member's compensation was greatest. See Missouri Laws 104.010
- Biennial assembly: the completion of no less than two years of creditable service or creditable prior service by a member of the general assembly. See Missouri Laws 104.010
- Board of trustees: "board", or "trustees", a board of trustees as established for the applicable system pursuant to this chapter. See Missouri Laws 104.010
- Creditable service: the sum of membership service and creditable prior service, to the extent such service is standing to a member's credit as provided in this chapter. See Missouri Laws 104.010
- employee: shall include :
a. See Missouri Laws 104.010
- Full biennial assembly: the period of time beginning on the first day the general assembly convenes for a first regular session until the last day of the following year. See Missouri Laws 104.010
- Member: as used in sections 104. See Missouri Laws 104.010
- Normal annuity: the annuity provided to a member upon retirement at or after the member's normal retirement age. See Missouri Laws 104.010
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- retirement system: the Missouri department of transportation and highway patrol employees' retirement system, as created by sections 104. See Missouri Laws 104.010
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Vesting service: the sum of a member's prior service credit and creditable service which is recognized in determining the member's eligibility for benefits under the system. See Missouri Laws 104.010
3. Any member who terminated employment prior to August 28, 1994, who has served in at least three full biennial assemblies as a member of the general assembly, may upon application to the board of trustees of the Missouri state employees’ retirement system, be made, constituted and appointed and employed by the board as a special consultant on the problems of retirement, aging and other state matters for the remainder of the member’s life. Upon request of the board, the consultant shall give opinions or be available to give opinions in writing or orally in response to such requests. As compensation for such services, the consultant may elect to be credited with additional service as a statewide elected official or employee for each year in which he or she served as a member of the general assembly, with each full biennial assembly served counting as two years and each partial biennial assembly served counting as the pro rata portion of two years which is equal to the portion of the general assembly served.
4. Any elected statewide officer may retire after attaining fifty-five years of age and having had at least ten years of vesting service. In such case, such elected officer shall receive an annuity in an amount which is the actuarial reduction approved by the board of the normal annuity the member would have received commencing at the earliest date on which the member is entitled to an unreduced benefit based on the member’s creditable service at the date such member left office.
5. Any member who may retire as an elected statewide officer who has attained sixty years of age and has at least fifteen years of creditable service may retire with a normal annuity benefit.
6. Any member who may retire as an elected statewide elected officer shall be entitled to retire with a normal annuity if the sum of the member’s age and creditable service equals eighty years or more and if the member is at least fifty years of age.