Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
Amortization rate: means the amortization rate, as defined in Section 49-11-102, to be applied to the system that would have covered the retiree if the retiree's reemployed position were deemed to be an eligible, full-time position within that system. See Utah Code 49-11-1202
Employer: means any department, educational institution, or political subdivision of the state eligible to participate in a government-sponsored retirement system under federal law. See Utah Code 49-11-102
reemployment: means work or service performed for a participating employer after retirement, in exchange for compensation. See Utah Code 49-11-1202
Retiree: means an individual who has qualified for an allowance under this title. See Utah Code 49-11-102
Retirement: means the status of an individual who has become eligible, applies for, and is entitled to receive an allowance under this title. See Utah Code 49-11-102
retirement allowance: means the pension plus the annuity, including any cost of living or other authorized adjustments to the pension and annuity. See Utah Code 49-11-102
Retirement date: means the date selected by the member on which the member's retirement becomes effective with the office. See Utah Code 49-11-102
Service credit: means :
(a)
the period during which an employee is employed and compensated by a participating employer and meets the eligibility requirements for membership in a system or the Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Plan, provided that any required contributions are paid to the office; and
(b)
periods of time otherwise purchasable under this title. See Utah Code 49-11-102
(a)
(i)
earn additional service credit; or
(ii)
receive any retirement related contribution from a participating employer; and
(b)
receive a retirement allowance.
(2)
(a)
Except as provided under Section 49-11-1205, the office shall cancel the retirement allowance of a retiree if the reemployment with a participating employer begins within one year of the retiree’s retirement date.
(b)
If the office cancels the retiree’s retirement allowance under Subsection (2)(a), the retiree may be eligible to earn additional service credit in the reemployed position and receive an allowance in accordance with Subsections (4)(a) and (5) and other provisions of this title.
(3)
If a reemployed retiree, in accordance with Subsection (2)(a), is exempt from having the allowance cancelled, including for completing the one-year separation from employment with a participating employer, the retiree may elect to:
(a)
cancel the retiree’s retirement allowance and instead earn additional service credit in the reemployed position and receive an allowance in accordance with Subsections (4)(a) and (5) and other provisions of this title; or
(b)
continue to receive the retiree’s retirement allowance, forfeit earning additional service credit, and forfeit any retirement-related contribution from the participating employer that reemployed the retiree.
(4)
(a)
If a retiree’s retirement allowance is cancelled and the retiree is eligible for retirement coverage in a reemployed position, the office shall reinstate the retiree to active member status on the first day of the month following the date of the employee’s eligible reemployment.
(b)
Except as provided under Subsection (4)(c), if the retiree is not otherwise eligible for retirement coverage in the reemployed position, the participating employer that reemploys the retiree shall contribute the amortization rate to the office on behalf of the retiree.
(c)
A participating employer that reemploys a retiree in accordance with Subsection 49-11-1205(1) is not required to contribute the amortization rate to the office.
(5)
(a)
For a retiree reinstated to active member status under Subsection (4)(a) who retires within two years from the date of reemployment, the office:
(i)
may not recalculate a retirement benefit for the retiree; and
(ii)
shall resume the allowance that was being paid to the retiree at the time of the cancellation.
(b)
Subject to Subsection (1), for a retiree who is reinstated to active membership under Subsection (4)(a) and retires two or more years after the date of reinstatement to active membership, the office shall:
(i)
resume the allowance that was being paid at the time of cancellation; and
(ii)
calculate an additional allowance for the retiree based on the formula in effect at the date of the subsequent retirement for all service credit accrued between the first and subsequent retirement dates.
