STATE STATUTES & CODES

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

Chapter 169 Teacher and School Employee Retirement Systems

• 169.010. Definitions.
• 169.020. System created, what districts included--trustees, appointment, terms, qualifications, election, duties--venue--state auditor to review audit, when--interest.
• 169.021. Transfer of teachers from urban district to state retirement system--procedure.
• 169.022. Board of education in sections 169.020 and 169.021 defined.
• 169.030. Contributions by members and employees, exceptions--rate--withholding required--board to fix rate, conditions.
• 169.033. Contributions by members may be required to be credited to members' accounts by employer, board may adopt plan.
• 169.035. Additional deposits by members, when.
• 169.040. Funds of retirement system, how invested--delegation of investment authority--investments, manner of making, form--designated depository--electronic funds transfer required--closed meetings a
• 169.045. Bank deposits of system, how secured.
• 169.050. Membership--prior service credit, withdrawal--reinstatement contributions.
• 169.055. Purchase of equivalent service, leave of absence--part-time teachers may receive creditable service, when.
• 169.056. Private school, defined--membership credit for service in private school, purchase, payment, requirements.
• 169.060. Retirement and disability.
• 169.070. Retirement allowances, how computed, election allowed, time period--options--effect of federal O.A.S.I. coverage--cost-of-living adjustment authorized--limitation of benefits--employment of s
• 169.073. Partial lump sum distribution, when--options--calculation for changes in distribution amount--death, effect of.
• 169.075. Survivors' benefits, options--purchase of prior service credits for previous service in another Missouri public school retirement system, cost--monthly retirement allowance--special consu
• 169.076. Death without a valid designated beneficiary, effect of--most recent valid designation of beneficiary revokes previous designations.
• 169.080. Correction of errors in benefits--adjustment.
• 169.090. Funds not subject to execution, garnishment, attachment.
• 169.100. Gifts accepted.
• 169.110. Appropriations made by general assembly to be repaid in two-year period.
• 169.130. Teachers at state institutions prior to August 13, 1986, to be members--teachers employed by teachers' association to be members--contributions.
• 169.140. Community college, public, full-time employee may be member of retirement system, exception.
• 169.141. Successor beneficiary may be nominated by person receiving reduced allowance, when, procedure.
• 169.142. (Transferred 1991; now 169.572)
• 169.270. Definitions.
• 169.280. Retirement system created--system, how managed.
• 169.291. Board of trustees, qualifications, terms--superintendent of school district to be member--vacancies--lapse of corporate organization, effect of--oaths--officers--expenses--powers and duties--
• 169.295. Board of trustees, powers and duties.
• 169.296. Indemnity and protection of trustee or employee, limitations--insurance--notice required, when.
• 169.301. Retirement benefits to vest, when--amount, how computed--option of certain members to transfer plans, requirements--retirant becoming active member, effect on benefits.
• 169.311. One year creditable service, how computed.
• 169.313. (Repealed L. 2004 H.B. 1502 § A merged with S.B. 1242 § A)
• 169.315. Rules, regulations to permit purchase of creditable service, requirements--eligibility.
• 169.320. Member may retire, when.
• 169.322. Retirement for disability--periodic examination--subsequent reemployment and retirement.
• 169.324. Retirement allowances, minimum amounts--retirants may substitute without affecting allowance, limitation--annual determination of ability to provide benefits, standards--action plan for use o
• 169.326. Optional plans for payment of benefits--limitations--waiver.
• 169.328. Accumulated contributions returned to member, when.
• 169.331. Retired teachers may teach full time without loss of benefits, when--school district requirements.
• 169.350. Assets held in two funds--source and disbursement--deductions--contributions, employer may elect to pay part or all of employee's contribution, procedure.
• 169.360. Trustees shall report annually to employers district's contribution, certification--transfer of funds.
• 169.370. Obligations chargeable to general revenue fund--alteration of existing rights prohibited.
• 169.380. Immunity from execution, garnishment or attachment.
• 169.390. Limitation of state contributions.
• 169.395. Procedural requirements waived for members, retirants and beneficiaries, by board of trustees, when.
• 169.400. Correction of errors in benefits--adjustment.
• 169.410. Definitions.
• 169.420. Retirement system--how managed.
• 169.430. Who shall be members.
• 169.435. Revocation of election of coverage made on or ninety days after October 13, 1961, procedure, effect on creditable service.
• 169.440. Years of service, how determined--purchase of credit for service, limitations and conditions.
• 169.450. Trustees--selection, qualifications, powers and duties--circuit court's jurisdiction over board--board's authority to make rules for administering assets of system.
• 169.460. Retirement, when--pensions, how computed--early retirement, when, pensions, how computed--disability retirement, when, pensions, how computed--death before retirement, effect of--beneficiary
• 169.462. (Repealed L. 2001 H.B. 660 § A)
• 169.466. Annual pension increase, when.
• 169.471. Board of education authorized to increase retirement benefits, adopt and implement additional plans.
• 169.475. Retired member, employment as special advisor, duties, compensation--district to reimburse system, when.
• 169.476. Insurance for retired members may be provided--rules and regulations.
• 169.480. Board to be trustees of funds--investment--income credited--payments, how made--current funds kept--duties of trustees.
• 169.490. Assets of system to be held as one fund--contribution, rate, how collected.
• 169.500. Certification of amount to be paid to retirement system, inclusion in annual budget estimates.
• 169.510. Obligations of system paid how--effect of change in law.
• 169.520. Funds not subject to execution, garnishment or attachment and not assignable--exceptions.
• 169.530. False statement, misdemeanor--correction of records--adjustment.
• 169.540. State shall contribute no funds--exceptions.
• 169.555. (Repealed L. 2005 H.B. 443 § A)
• 169.560. Retirees may be employed for limited time--salary amount, effect on benefits.
• 169.561. Retirees return to work considered new membership in applicable retirement system--vesting period, contributions, service credit--termination, withdrawal of contributions, when.
• 169.563. Retirement in certain systems at fifty-five or older with five years service, procedure, computation of benefits.
• 169.566. School retirement systems to conduct study.
• 169.569. Joint rules promulgated, procedure.
• 169.570. Employment of person having rights in more than one retirement system, may purchase membership credit--purchase of equivalent credit, when, requirements.
• 169.572. Dissolution of marriage, court not to divide retirement benefits or Social Security benefits.
• 169.573. Plan for utilization of minority professionals, report.
• 169.574. Members may designate trust as beneficiary.
• 169.576. Authorizes board to provide for reciprocal creditable service transfers with other states.
• 169.577. Purchase of additional creditable service to achieve minimum time required for allowance--request, form, purchase, requirements, term.
• 169.580. Certain retired teachers may be employed as special advisors--duties--salary.
• 169.585. Certain retired teachers to be employed by retirement system as special school advisors and supervisors, when--actuarially unsound, effect of.
• 169.587. Benefits exempted from taxation and creditors--benefits not assignable.
• 169.589. Discharge from armed forces, defined--members may elect to pay contribution to system for service time--reemployment by school district, contribution by district to be paid, when.
• 169.590. Health plans for school district employees to include retirees, families of retirees and survivors.
• 169.595. Sick leave or under workers' compensation, employee may receive creditable service for leave time, requirements.
• 169.596. Retired teacher may teach full time without loss of retirement benefits, when--school district requirements.
• 169.597. Hancock amendment standing--contingency.
• 169.600. Definitions.
• 169.610. System established--board of trustees to administer--funds to be kept separate.
• 169.611. Community college district retirement system may merge with public education employees' retirement system.
• 169.620. Contributions by members and employers--rate--penalty for failure to remit--benefits to be reduced, when--purchase of service credit, certain members, how.
• 169.625. Board of trustees may adopt plan requiring all contributions by employee to be paid directly to retirement system.
• 169.630. Funds of system, how invested, how accounted for--bank or trust company to serve as depository and intermediary in investment of funds--title to securities, form--electronic funds transfer--c
• 169.640. Bank deposits of system, how secured.
• 169.650. Membership--prior service credit--reinstatement--procedure.
• 169.655. Purchase of membership credit for service to organization supporting education or research--limitations, requirements--transfer of funds.
• 169.660. Eligibility for retirement, when--temporary-substitute service for retiree authorized, limitation, no contribution from retiree required.
• 169.663. Disability retirement, when--return to duty, effect of disability payments--disability defined.
• 169.670. Benefits, how computed--beneficiary benefits, options, election of.
• 169.673. Partial lump sum distribution, when--changes in distribution amount, formula--death, effect of.
• 169.676. Death without a valid beneficiary designation, effect of--most recent valid designation of beneficiary revokes previous designations.
• 169.680. Penalty for false statements--correction of errors in benefits--adjustment.
• 169.690. Funds not subject to execution, garnishment, attachment.
• 169.691. (Transferred 1978; now 169.587)
• 169.700. Gifts accepted.
• 169.710. (Repealed L. 2007 S.B. 613 Revision § A)
• 169.712. Transfer to public school retirement system, certain public education employees, procedure.
• 169.715. Successor beneficiary may be nominated by person receiving reduced allowance, when, procedure.
• 169.750. Indemnification permitted, when--insurance or indemnity policies authorized.

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