Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 49 > Chapter 19 - Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Act

• Alternate payee: means a member's former spouse or family member eligible to receive payments under a Domestic Relations Order in compliance with Section 49-11-612. See Utah Code 49-11-102
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Board: means the Utah State Retirement Board established under Section 49-11-202. See Utah Code 49-11-102
• Contributions: means the total amount paid by the participating employer and the member into a system or to the Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Plan under Chapter 19, Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Act. See Utah Code 49-11-102
• defined contribution plan: means any defined contribution plan or deferred compensation plan authorized under the Internal Revenue Code and administered by the board. See Utah Code 49-11-102
• Fund: means any fund created under this title for the purpose of paying benefits or costs of administering a system, plan, or program. See Utah Code 49-11-102
• Governor: includes former governors. See Utah Code 49-19-102
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Legislator: includes former legislators. See Utah Code 49-19-102
• Member: means a person, except a retiree, with contributions on deposit with a system, the Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Plan under Chapter 19, Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Act, or with a terminated system. See Utah Code 49-11-102
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Office: means the Utah State Retirement Office. See Utah Code 49-11-102
• Person: means an individual, trust, firm, estate, company, corporation, partnership, association, state, state or federal agency or entity, municipality, commission, or political subdivision of a state. See Utah Code 19-1-103
• Plan: means the Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Plan created under this chapter. See Utah Code 49-19-102
• 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 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 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 Surviving spouse: means : (a)  the lawful spouse who has been married to a member for at least six months immediately before the death date of the member; or (b)  a former lawful spouse of a member with a valid domestic relations order benefits on file with the office before the member's death date in accordance with Section 49-11-612. See Utah Code 49-11-102 System: means the individual retirement systems created by Chapter 12, Public Employees' Contributory Retirement Act, Chapter 13, Public Employees' Noncontributory Retirement Act, Chapter 14, Public Safety Contributory Retirement Act, Chapter 15, Public Safety Noncontributory Retirement Act, Chapter 16, Firefighters' Retirement Act, Chapter 17, Judges' Contributory Retirement Act, Chapter 18, Judges' Noncontributory Retirement Act, and Chapter 19, Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Act, the defined benefit portion of the Tier II Hybrid Retirement System under 3, and the defined benefit portion of the Tier II Hybrid Retirement System under 3. See Utah Code 49-11-102 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 Tier II: includes : (i)  the Tier II hybrid system established under: (A)  3; or (B)  3; and (ii)  the Tier II Defined Contribution Plan (Tier II DC Plan) established under: (A)  4; or (B)  4. See Utah Code 49-11-102 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5