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...Each PERS defined contribution plan shall qualify as a governmental plan under section 414(d) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 414(d), as amended, and meet the requirements of section 401(a), of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 26 U.S.C.A. 401(a), as amended, applicable to governmental plans.

...Each PERS defined contribution plan shall meet the requirements necessary to qualify as a retirement system maintained by a state or local government entity under section 3121(b)(7)(F) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 3121(b)(7)(F), as amended. Each participant in a plan shall qualify as a member of that system.

...ribution plan shall require the public employees retirement board, or the entity administering the plan pursuant to a contract with the board, to cause an individual account to be maintained for each member participating in the plan. Amounts to be credited under a PERS defined contribution plan may be deposited into any of the funds created under section 145.23 of the Revised Code or may be transferred to the ...

...ection and rules adopted by the public employees retirement board under sections 145.09 and 145.80 of the Revised Code. An election to participate in a different plan shall be made in writing on a form provided by the public employees retirement system and filed with the system. The election shall take effect on the first day of the month following the date the election is filed and, except as provided in the p...

...sion (C)(1) of this section, the public employees retirement board may establish eligibility requirements and benefit formulas or amounts that differ from those of members participating in the PERS defined benefit plan. With respect to the purchase of service credit by a member participating in a PERS defined contribution plan, the board may reduce the cost of the service credit to reflect the different benefit formu...

... described in this section, the public employees retirement board shall adopt rules to specify the length of time during which the member will vest in amounts accumulated on the member's behalf and may provide for a minimum annual distribution from the accumulated amount after the member terminates employment in positions subject to this chapter.

... member's earnable salary to the public employees retirement system as required in section 145.47 of the Revised Code. Contributions made under this section shall not exceed the limits established by section 415 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 415, as amended.

... member's earnable salary to the public employees retirement system as required in section 145.48 of the Revised Code, less the percentage required under section 145.87 of the Revised Code.

... defined contribution plan, the public employees retirement system may transfer to the employers' accumulation fund a portion of the employer contribution required under section 145.48 of the Revised Code. If the public employees retirement board elects to make a transfer under this section, the portion transferred shall not exceed the percentage of earnable salary of members for whom the contributions are bei...

...clude provisions authorizing the public employees retirement system to do either of the following: (A) Withhold from the amounts contributed under sections 145.85 and 145.86 of the Revised Code a percentage of earnable salary or a fixed dollar amount that is determined by an actuary appointed by the public employees retirement board to be necessary to administer the plan; (B) Withhold from the amounts contributed u...

...The right of each member participating in a PERS defined contribution plan to a retirement, disability, survivor, or death benefit, to health or long-term care insurance or any other type of health care benefit, or to a withdrawal of any amounts that have accumulated on the member's behalf shall be governed exclusively by the plan selected by the member.

... plan or in rules adopted by the public employees retirement board. A plan shall waive the requirement of consent if a plan of payment that provides for payment in a specified portion of the benefit continuing after the member's death to a former spouse is required by a court order issued under section 3105.171 or 3105.65 of the Revised Code or laws of another state regarding division of marital property prior to th...

...(A) Subject to division (B) of this section and sections 145.38, 145.56, 145.57, 145.572, 145.573, and 145.574 of the Revised Code, the right of a member participating in a PERS defined contribution plan to any payment or benefit accruing from contributions made by or on behalf of the member under sections 145.85 and 145.86 of the Revised Code shall vest in accordance with this section. A member's right to any payme...

...Each PERS defined contribution plan shall permit a member participating in the plan to do both of the following: (A) If the member has withdrawn the amounts that have accumulated on behalf of the member under the plan, returns to employment covered under this chapter, and is participating in a plan that includes definitely determinable benefits, pay to the system the amounts withdrawn in accordance with rules...

...Contributions under sections 145.85 and 145.86 of the Revised Code shall cease on the member's death or termination of employment or for any other reason specified by the plan selected by the member.

...(A) Whoever violates division (A) of section 145.054 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for each day of the violation. (B) Whoever violates division (B) of section 145.054 of the Revised Code shall be imprisoned for not more than six months or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both. (C) Fines imposed by the Ohio elections commission under this section shall be paid into...

...Nothing in this chapter applies to activities that are permitted and regulated under Chapter 1514. of the Revised Code.

...Under the direction of the superintendent in charge of a mine, the mine foreman shall carry out this chapter and Chapters 1561., 1563., and 1567. of the Revised Code, see that the regulations prescribed for each class of workmen under his charge are carried out, and see that any deviations from any of them are promptly adjusted. This section does not prohibit the mine foreman from delegating any of his duties, exce...

...Unless the miner or loader has the required qualifications, the mine foreman, or the person whom he delegates as overseer, shall supervise the work of such miner or loader as to the manner in which he performs his duties, and shall instruct him concerning all things relating to his safety, and shall further instruct such miner or loader not to handle or use any explosives, except in the mine foreman's or overseer...

...The operator of each mine who is an employer as defined in section 4123.01 of the Revised Code, or any mine with three or more workers, shall employ a certified mine foreperson. In gaseous underground mines, only a holder of a mine foreperson of gaseous mines certificate that contains a notation by the chief of the division of mineral resources management showing the holder to be at least twenty-three years of...

...The operator of a mine shall keep on file a copy of the certificate of each mine foreperson, foreperson, and fire boss in the operator's employ or under the operator's control. Such certificate shall be exhibited to the chief of the division of mineral resources management, or any deputy mine inspector, upon demand. No operator of a mine shall refuse or neglect to comply with this section.

...(A) In emergencies arising at a mine because of accident, death, illness, or any other cause, an operator may appoint noncertificate persons as forepersons and fire bosses to act until certified forepersons and fire bosses satisfactory to the operator can be secured. Such appointee may not serve in such capacity for a period longer than six months or until such time thereafter as an examination is held for such certi...

...The superintendent in charge of a mine shall direct the mine foreperson in such manner as is necessary to secure compliance with this chapter and Chapters 1561., 1563., and 1567. and section 1509.18 of the Revised Code. The superintendent may act as mine foreperson, but if the superintendent does so act regularly, the superintendent shall obtain a certificate from the chief of the division of mineral resources ...

...If a person certified by the chief of the division of mineral resources management purposely violates the mining laws, the person's certificate may be revoked by the chief after investigation and a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. No person whose license, certificate, or similar authority to perform any certifiable mining duties in another state is suspended or revoked by that state shal...

...A deputy mine inspector shall investigate the employment of miners in and about the mines in his district, and if he finds any minors employed in violation of section 1565.10 of the Revised Code, he shall make a complaint thereof to the juvenile court, or any other court having competent jurisdiction, against the employer of such minors.