45-37A-51.250
Section 45-37A-51.250 Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004. Solely for purposes of calculating
DROP benefits and for converting lump sum amounts for compliance with § 415, Internal Revenue
Code, if the system provides a benefit in a form that is subject to the minimum present value
requirements of § 417(e)(3), Internal Revenue Code, in a fiscal year beginning in 2004 or
2005, the actuarially equivalent straight life annuity that is used for demonstrating compliance
with § 415, Internal Revenue Code, shall be the greater of: (1) The straight life annuity
determined using the plan rate and plan mortality table and (2) the straight life annuity
determined using 5.5 percent and the applicable mortality table. A benefit is subject to the
minimum present value requirements of § 417(e)(3), Internal Revenue Code, if it is any benefit
other than a nondecreasing annuity payable for a period of not less than the life of the participant,
or, in the case of a qualified preretirement survivor...
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45-37A-51.09
Section 45-37A-51.09 Compensation limits; forfeitures; required minimum. (a) Compensation in
excess of one hundred sixty thousand dollars ($160,000), or such other amount provided in
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, shall be disregarded. Such amount shall be
adjusted for increases in the cost-of-living in accordance with Section 401(a)(17)(B), except
that the dollar increase in effect on January 1 of any calendar year shall be effective for
the fiscal years beginning with or within such calendar year. If compensation for any prior
determination period is taken into account in determining a participant member's benefits
for the current fiscal year, the compensation for such prior determination period is subject
to the applicable annual compensation limit in effect for that prior period. (b) Notwithstanding
the foregoing and to the extent applicable to governmental plans as such are defined in Section
414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, in no event may...
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45-8A-22.118
Section 45-8A-22.118 Maximum benefits; limitations; adjustments. (a) Annual Benefit and Final
Regulations Under Internal Revenue Code Section 415. (1) Annual Benefit. For purposes of this
section, "annual benefit" means the benefit payable annually under the terms of
the plan, exclusive of any benefit not required to be considered for purposes of applying
the limitations of Internal Revenue Code Section 415 to the plan, in the form of a straight
life annuity with no ancillary benefits. If the benefit is payable in any other form, the
annual benefit shall be adjusted to the equivalent of a straight life annuity pursuant to
subsection (c). (2) Final Regulations Under Internal Revenue Code Section 415. Notwithstanding
anything in this section to the contrary, the following provisions apply beginning on or after
January 1, 1976, except as otherwise provided in this section. a. Incorporation by Reference.
The limitations, adjustments, and other requirements prescribed in the plan shall...
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45-37-123.135
Section 45-37-123.135 Annual benefit attributable to mandatory employee contributions. (a)
Effective for limitation years beginning on and after December 31, 2001, in the case of mandatory
employee contributions as defined in § 411(c)(2)(C), Internal Revenue Code, and Treasury
Regulation § 1.411(c)-1(c)(4), or contributions that would be mandatory employee contributions
if § 411, Internal Revenue Code, applied to the plan, the annual benefit attributable to
such mandatory employee contributions is determined by applying the factors applicable to
mandatory employee contributions as described in § 411(c)(2)(B) and (C), Internal Revenue
Code, and regulations promulgated under § 411, Internal Revenue Code, to those contributions
to determine the amount of a straight life annuity commencing at the annuity starting date,
regardless of whether the requirements of § 411 and § 417, Internal Revenue Code, apply.
(b) For purposes of applying such factors to the plan, the applicable...
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45-37-123.131
Section 45-37-123.131 Maximum annual benefit. (a) Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject
to the exceptions and adjustments below, effective for limitation years ending after December
31, 2001, the annual benefit otherwise payable to a member under the plan at any time shall
not exceed the maximum annual benefit, and if the benefit a member would otherwise accrue
in a limitation year would produce an annual benefit in excess of the maximum annual benefit,
the benefit shall be limited, or the rate of accrual reduced, to a benefit that does not exceed
the maximum annual benefit. The maximum annual benefit payable to a member under the plan
in any limitation year shall equal the defined benefit dollar limitation. The defined benefit
dollar limitation is one hundred sixty thousand dollars ($160,000), as adjusted, effective
January 1 of each year, under § 415(d), Internal Revenue Code, in such manner as the secretary
shall prescribe, and payable in the form of a straight life annuity....
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45-37-123.106
Section 45-37-123.106 Minimum distribution requirements. (a) General rules. (1) EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this section shall apply for purposes
of determining required minimum distributions for calendar years beginning on and after January
1, 1987. (2) REQUIREMENTS OF TREASURY REGULATIONS INCORPORATED. All distributions required
under this section shall be determined and made in accordance with § 401(a)(9), Internal
Revenue Code, including the incidental death benefit requirement in § 401(a)(9)(G), and the
regulations thereunder. (3) PRECEDENCE. Subject to the joint and survivor annuity requirements
of the plan, the requirements of this section shall take precedence over any inconsistent
provisions of the plan. (b) Time and manner of distribution. (1) REQUIRED BEGINNING DATE.
The member's entire interest shall be distributed, or begin to be distributed, to the member
no later than the member's required beginning date. (2) DEATH OF MEMBER...
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45-37-123.130
Section 45-37-123.130 Annual benefit and final regulations under §415, Internal Revenue Code.
(a) Annual benefit. For purposes of this subpart annual benefit means the benefit payable
annually under the terms of the plan, exclusive of any benefit not required to be considered
for purposes of applying the limitations of §415, Internal Revenue Code, to the plan, payable
in the form of a straight life annuity with no ancillary benefits. If the benefit is payable
in any other form, the annual benefit shall be adjusted to the equivalent of a straight life
annuity pursuant to Section 45-37-123.132(c). (b) Final regulations under §415, Internal
Revenue Code. Notwithstanding anything in this subpart to the contrary, the following provisions
apply beginning on or after January 1, 1976, except as otherwise provided in this subpart.
(1) INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE. The limitations, adjustments, and other requirements prescribed
in the plan shall comply with the provisions of §415, Internal...
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45-37-123.132
Section 45-37-123.132 Adjustments to annual benefit and limitations. (a) Adjustment if fewer
than 10 years. Effective for limitation years ending after December 31, 2001, if a member
has fewer than 10 years of participation in the plan, then the defined benefit dollar limitation
of Section 45-37-123.131(a) shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the
number of years, or part thereof, of participation in the plan, and the denominator of which
is 10. However, in no event shall such fraction be less than one-tenth. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no adjustment shall be made to the defined benefit dollar limitation for a distribution
on account of a member becoming disabled by reason of personal injuries or sickness, or as
a result of the death of a member. For purposes of this subsection, a year of participation
means each accrual computation period for which the following conditions are met: The member
is credited with a period of service for benefit accrual purposes,...
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45-37A-51.247
Section 45-37A-51.247 Required minimum distributions. (a) Notwithstanding any provision in
this subpart to the contrary, the distribution of a participant's benefits shall be made in
accordance with the following requirements and shall otherwise comply with § 401(a)(9), Internal
Revenue Code, and the regulations thereunder, including Regulation 1.401(a)(9)(2), which is
incorporated herein by reference: (1) A participant's benefits shall be distributed or shall
begin to be distributed not later than April 1st of the calendar year following the later
of the calendar year in which the participant attains age 70 1/2 or the calendar year in which
the participant retires. Such distributions shall be equal to or greater than any required
distribution. Alternatively, if the distribution is to be in the form of a joint and survivor
annuity or single life annuity, then distributions shall begin no later than the applicable
April 1st as determined under the preceding sentence and shall be made...
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45-37-123.01
Section 45-37-123.01 Definitions. For the purposes of this part, the following terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) ACT. The act adding this part, to be called the General Retirement
System for Employees of Jefferson County Act. (2) ACTIVE MEMBER. An individual who currently
is employed by the county or other entities set forth in subdivision (20) and is making employee
contributions to the system. (3) ACTUARIAL EQUIVALENT. Effective July 30, 1984, or such other
dates as set forth in Exhibit A, which is maintained in the office of the pension board, a
form of benefit differing in time, period, or manner of payment from a specific benefit provided
under the plan but having the same value when computed using the mortality tables, the interest
rate, and any other assumptions last adopted by the pension board, which assumptions shall
clearly preclude any discretion in the determination of the amount of a member's benefit.
(4) ACTUARIAL GAIN. As defined in Section...
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