New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 2 - PUBLIC FINANCE
Chapter 82 - EDUCATIONAL RETIREMENT
Part 3 - MEMBER AND ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT CONTRIBUTIONS
Section 2.82.3.11 - RETURN OF REFUNDED CONTRIBUTIONS AND RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY

Universal Citation: 2 NM Admin Code 2.82.3.11

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. Member contributions which have been withdrawn from the fund by a member who has terminated employment may be returned to the fund, together with interest at the rate set by the board, without the member being required to return to employment if the termination was under one of the following circumstances:

(1) the member terminated employment for reasons other than by retirement, disability or death;

(2) the member exempted himself or herself from the Educational Retirement Act; or

(3) the member has not been reemployed following a period of disability during which the member received disability benefits.

B. Contributions restored to the fund after having been withdrawn by a member that were originally made prior to July 1, 1971 shall not be considered as having been paid to the fund after July 1, 1971 for the purpose of earning interest and no interest shall be paid on such restored contributions.

C. Effective July 1, 2011, a member who was a member at any time prior to July 1, 2010 and who, on or before June 30, 2010, had all of his or her member contributions refunded pursuant to Section 22-11-15 NMSA 1978, and who, on or after July 1, 2010, returns to employment or returns the withdrawn contributions to the fund together with interest at the rate set by the board, is eligible to retire as if initially becoming a member on or after July 1, 2010.

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