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...ent to the Ohio police and fire pension fund in August 1981 and each August thereafter from appropriations made for the purpose by the general assembly.

...ees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall adopt rules for the management of the fund and for the disbursement of benefits and pensions as set forth in this section and section 742.39 of the Revised Code. Any payment of a benefit or pension under this section is subject to the provisions of section 742.461 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no pension or benefit paid or ...

...a rate to be determined by the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund, from the date of such receipt to the date of such deposit. Subject to board rules, a member may choose to purchase in any one payment only part of the credit that may be purchased under this section. At the request of the fund, the employer shall certify to the board the dates the member was in the active service of the polic...

...ees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall certify to the treasurer of state the amount required to be paid in the preceding fiscal year under this section. Upon receipt of such certification, the treasurer of state shall pay to the fund the amount certified.

...a rate to be determined by the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund from the date of such receipt to the date of such deposit. The member may choose to purchase only part of such credit in any one payment, subject to board rules. Upon certification by the board to the board of the state highway patrol retirement system of such payment by the member of the fund, the state highway patrol retireme...

...A member of the fund who is in the active service of a police or fire department, is not receiving a pension or benefit payment from the Ohio police and fire pension fund, and is not a participant in the deferred retirement option plan established under section 742.43 of the Revised Code shall, in computing years of active service in such department under division (C) of section 742.37 or section 742.39 of the Revise...

...ving spouse of a deceased member of the fund, each surviving child of a deceased member of the fund, and each surviving parent dependent for support upon a deceased member of the fund receiving benefits pursuant to former section 742.37 of the Revised Code shall have such benefits increased by the following amounts: (A) Surviving spouse of a deceased member of the fund, thirty dollars per month; (B) Surviving child...

...On and after December 19, 1973, all persons who retired and were eligible to receive a pension that was first payable on or after July 1, 1968, and prior to July 1, 1971, pursuant to division (B) of section 742.37 of the Revised Code and all persons who qualified for a payment under division (C)(1) of such section or division (C)(2), (3), (4), or (5) of former section 742.37 of the Revised Code shall receive an addit...

...ving spouse of a deceased member of the fund and each surviving child of a deceased member of the fund receiving benefits pursuant to former section 742.37 of the Revised Code shall have benefits increased by the following amounts: (A) Surviving spouse of a deceased member of the fund, forty dollars per month; (B) Surviving child of a deceased member of the fund, ten dollars per month. Survivors of members of the ...

... by the actuary engaged by the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund to be the actuarial equivalent of the member's retirement allowance and is approved by the board. (1) Option 1. The member's lesser retirement allowance shall be paid for life to the sole beneficiary designated at the time of the member's retirement. (2) Option 2. One-half or some other portion of the member's lesser retiremen...

...t in each year thereafter, the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall certify to the treasurer of state the amounts needed to pay the cost of the additional payments required under this section for the preceding fiscal year. Upon receipt of these certifications, the treasurer of state shall pay the amount certified.

...ber of the Ohio police and fire pension fund who is receiving a pension or benefit effective prior to February 28, 1980, under division (A), (B), or (C) of section 742.37 or division (C)(2), (3), (4), or (5) of former section 742.37 of the Revised Code shall have such pension or benefit increased by forty-six dollars. The following are not eligible to receive the increase provided by this division: (1) A member of ...

...s section shall be made by the board of trustees of the fund in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to this section. The designation shall be made on a form provided by the board and shall be filed with the board. The designation may be changed or withdrawn in accordance with rules adopted by the board pursuant to this section. The designation shall be used only for the purposes of this section and shall cease to ...

...ber of the Ohio police and fire pension fund who retired under section 742.37 of the Revised Code before February 28, 1980, may elect to receive the actuarial equivalent of the member's retirement allowance in a lesser amount payable for the remainder of the member's life and continuing after death to the member's spouse under one of the optional plans described under division (A)(1) or (2) of section 742.3711 of the...

...nefit under this chapter, the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall annually increase the pension or benefits that become payable to each member pursuant to section 742.37 of the Revised Code or division (D)(2) or (4) of section 742.38 of the Revised Code once the member has received the pension or benefit for at least one year and has attained the age of fifty-five. Benefits that bec...

...ees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall annually increase all benefits payable to eligible persons by three hundred sixty dollars, except that no benefit shall exceed the limit established by section 415 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 415, as amended. (2) The first increase is payable to all eligible persons on July 1, 1988. The increase is payable for the ensuing ...

...receiving a pension or benefit based on funded volunteer or funded part-time service. (B) On and after July 1, 1988: (1) The pension of each person receiving a pension or benefit under division (D) of section 742.37 of the Revised Code shall be increased to four hundred ten dollars a month. (2) The pension of each person receiving a pension or benefit under division (E) of section 742.37 of the Revised Code shall ...

...ees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall increase the amount of the pension, benefit, or allowance of any person whose pension, benefit, or allowance payable under section 742.37, 742.3716, 742.3717, or 742.39 of the Revised Code was limited by the application of section 415. The amount of the increased pension, benefit, or allowance shall not exceed the lesser of the amount the person would have received i...

...ees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund may establish and maintain a qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement that meets the requirements of division (m) of section 415 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 415, as amended, and any regulations adopted thereunder. If established, the arrangement shall be a separate portion of the fund and be maintained solely for the purpose...

...ees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall adopt rules establishing minimum medical testing and diagnostic standards or procedures to be incorporated into physical examinations administered to prospective members of the fund. The standards or procedures shall include diagnosis and evaluation of the existence of any heart disease, cardiovascular disease, or respiratory disease. The rules shall specify the form...

...ees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall make and submit a report for the preceding fiscal year of the disability retirement experience of each employer. The report shall specify the total number of disability applications submitted, the status of each application as of the last day of the fiscal year, total applications granted or denied, and the percentage of disability benefit recipients to the total num...

... be in an amount fixed by the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund. The board may increase or decrease the benefit whenever the board determines that the impairment of the member's earning capacity warrants an increase or decrease based on the standards adopted under division (C) of section 742.38 of the Revised Code applicable to the determination, but in no event shall the benefit excee...

... of the Revised Code. (B) The board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall adopt rules requiring a disability benefit recipient, as a condition of continuing to receive a disability benefit, to agree in writing to obtain any medical treatment recommended by the board's physician or physicians and submit medical reports regarding the treatment. If the board determines that a disability benefit re...

...information deemed confidential by the trustees of the fund. (B) The treasurer of state shall furnish annually to the board of trustees of the fund a sworn statement of the amount of the funds in the treasurer of state's custody belonging to the Ohio police and fire pension fund. The records of the fund shall be open for public inspection except for the following, which shall be excluded, except with the writt...

...ees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall provide for the maintenance of an individual account with each member of the fund and other system retirant showing the amount of the member's or retirant's contributions.