49-12-201.  System membership — Eligibility.

(1)  A regular full-time employee of a participating employer is eligible for service credit in this system upon the later of:

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(i) a teacher whose term of employment for a participating employer contemplates continued employment during a school year and who teaches half-time or more;
(ii) a classified school employee:
(A) who is hired before July 1, 2013; and
(B) whose employment normally requires an average of 20 hours per week or more for a participating employer, regardless of benefits provided;
(iii) an officer, elective or appointive, who earns $500 or more per month, indexed as of January 1, 1990, as provided in Section 49-12-407;
(iv) a faculty member or employee of an institution of higher education who is considered full-time by that institution of higher education; and
(v) an individual who otherwise meets the definition of this Subsection (5) who performs services for a participating employer through a professional employer organization or similar arrangement. See Utah Code 49-12-102
  • 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
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • System: means the Public Employees' Contributory Retirement System created under this chapter. See Utah Code 49-12-102
  • Tier I: means a system or plan under this title for which:
    (a) an employee is eligible to participate if the employee initially enters regular full-time employment before July 1, 2011; or
    (b) a governor or legislator who initially enters office before July 1, 2011. See Utah Code 49-11-102
    (a)  the date on which the participating employer began participating in this system; or

    (b)  the effective date of employment of the regular full-time employee with the participating employer.
  • (2)  Beginning July 1, 1986, a person entering employment with the state and its educational institutions may not participate in this system.

    (3)  Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (1), a person initially entering employment with a participating employer on or after July 1, 2011, who does not have service credit accrued before July 1, 2011, in a Tier I system or plan administered by the board, may not participate in this system.

    Amended by Chapter 15, 2014 General Session