Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 2 - ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 2.43 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT BOARD
Subchapter 2.43.23 - Service Purchases
Rule 2.43.2318 - "ONE-FOR-FIVE" ADDITIONAL SERVICE
Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1) Subject to the requirements of each retirement system, a vested member may purchase additional service credit. Members may purchase one full year of additional service for each five full years of membership service in the retirement system. A member eligible to purchase additional service may purchase months of service totaling 11 months or less.
(2) The board will include a member's additional service when calculating the amount of a benefit, but not for determining early or service retirement eligibility, except in the following cases:
(3) A retired member who returns to active membership in the system from which they retired may purchase one-for-five service after at least 12 months of active service. The amount of one-for-five service which may be purchased will be based on the member's total membership service in the member's current retirement system.
19-2-403, MCA; IMP, 19-3-513, 19-3-902, 19-3-904, 19-3-906, 19-5-409, 19-6-804, 19-7-804, 19-8-904, 19-9-411, 19-13-405, MCA;