Every person receiving monthly benefits from the fund on an account on which benefits were being paid on June 30, 1983, shall receive an increase in benefits beginning July 1, 1983, equal to fifteen percent of the person’s present annuity. The percentage must be adjusted, if necessary, so that the maximum increase would be no more than forty-five dollars per month. The fifteen percent increase in benefits must be adjusted in percentage so that no person receives less than one dollar per month per year of teaching credit.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 15-39.1-10.1

  • 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.
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33