Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 459 - OREGON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Division 75 - OPSRP PENSION PROGRAM
Section 459-075-0200 - Retirement Eligibility for Police Officer and Firefighter Members

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 459-075-0200

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024

(1) For purposes of this rule:

(a) "Police officer" and "firefighter" have the same meaning given them in ORS 238A.005.

(b) "Continuously" means a period during which the memberis employed in one or more qualifying positions as a police officer or firefighter in consecutive months without interruption.

(2) For the purpose of establishing eligibility for normal retirement under ORS 238A.160(2) and early retirement under 238A.165(2), an OPSRP Pension Program member will be considered to have held a position as a police officer or firefighter continuously for a period of not less than five years immediately preceding the effective date of retirement if:

(a) The member was employed in a qualifying position as a police officer or firefighter continuously for five yearsprior to the date of the member's termination from that employment; and

(b) The member's effective date of retirement is the first of the month following termination from that employment.

(3) A member who is concurrently employed by two or more employers in qualifying positions as a police officer or firefighter and as other than a police officer or firefighter is employed as a police officer or firefighter for purposes of this rule.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 238A.450

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 238A.160 & ORS 238A.165

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