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...The right of an individual to a pension, an annuity, or a retirement allowance itself, the right of an individual to any optional benefit, any other right accrued or accruing to any individual under this chapter, the various funds created by section 3309.60 of the Revised Code, and all moneys, investments, and income from moneys and investments are exempt from any state tax, except the tax imposed by section 5747.02 ...

...to any person pursuant to action of the school employees retirement board vests a right in such person, so long as the person remains the recipient of any of the funds established by section 3309.60 of the Revised Code, to receive such retirement allowance, annuity, pension, or benefit. Such right shall also be vested with equal effect in the recipient of a grant heretofore made from any of the funds named in section...

...ing a written notice of waiver with the school employees retirement board. Except as provided in division (B) of this section, such waiver shall remain in effect until the first day of the month following his death or the filing of his written cancellation of such waiver with the school employees retirement board. It is further provided that any amount so waived shall be forever forfeited. (B) If a beneficiary waiv...

...Any person receiving from the school employees retirement system an allowance, annuity, pension, or benefit may authorize the system to make deductions therefrom for the payment of dues and other membership fees to any retirement association or other organization composed primarily of retired public employees or retired public employees and their spouses if the association or organization adopts a resolution approvin...

...on 2921.41 of the Revised Code, and the school employees retirement board shall comply with that withholding order in making the payment. (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the board receives notice pursuant to section 2907.15 of the Revised Code or division (D) of section 2921.41 of the Revised Code that a person who has accumulated contributions standing to the person's credit pursuant to ...

...H) The system is not liable in civil damages for loss resulting from any action or failure to act in compliance with this section.

... 2929.192 of the Revised Code, and the school employees retirement system shall comply with that order in making the payment. Upon payment of the person's accumulated contributions and cancellation of the corresponding service credit, a person who is subject to the forfeiture described in this division may not restore the canceled service credit under this chapter or under Chapter 145., 742., 3305., 3307., or ...

...tion 2929.193 of the Revised Code. The school employees retirement board shall comply with the order. On receipt of notice under section 2901.43 of the Revised Code that a school employees retirement system member is charged with an offense listed in division (D) of section 2929.192 of the Revised Code under the circumstances specified in that division, the system shall determine whether the member has been g...

...rrant of the director of budget and management pursuant to a voucher approved by the director.

...th insuring corporations, or government agencies authorized to do business in the state for issuance of a long-term care insurance policy or contract. However, prior to entering into such an agreement with an insurance company or health insuring corporation, the board shall request the superintendent of insurance to certify the financial condition of the company or corporation. The board shall not enter into the agre...

...expenses. To implement the program, the school employees retirement board may enter into agreements with insurance companies or other entities authorized to conduct business in this state. If the SERS defined benefit plan or a SERS defined contribution plan includes a program described in this section, the board shall adopt rules to administer the program.

..., is paid any benefit or payment by the school employees retirement system to which the person is not entitled, the benefit shall be repaid to the retirement system by the person. If the person fails to make the repayment, the retirement system shall withhold the amount due from any benefit due the person or the person's beneficiary under this chapter, or may collect the amount in any other manner provided by law.

...the United States. (B) A member of the school employees retirement system who has contributions on deposit with a uniform retirement system shall, in computing years of total service, be given full credit for service credit earned under Chapter 742. or 5505. of the Revised Code or purchased or obtained for military service credit if a transfer to the school employees retirement system is made under this division. A...

...commenced the employment covered by the school employees retirement system for which the member is currently contributing to the system. (B) A member of the school employees retirement system who has contributions on deposit with, but is no longer contributing to, a uniform retirement system shall, in computing years of service, be given full credit for transferred service credit if a transfer to the school employee...

... credit purchased or obtained under the school employees retirement system or city of Cincinnati retirement system for service in the armed forces of the United States. (B) Service credit and contributions may be transferred between the school employees retirement system and the Cincinnati retirement system as specified in sections 3309.75 and 3309.76 of the Revised Code if both of the following conditions are met: ...

...e Revised Code are met, a member of the school employees retirement system who is not receiving a pension or benefit from the school employees retirement system is eligible to obtain credit for service as a member of the Cincinnati retirement system under this section. (B) A member of the school employees retirement system who has contributions on deposit with, but is no longer contributing to, the Cincinnati retire...

...who is a member or former member of the school employees retirement system but not a current contributor and who is not receiving a pension or benefit from the school employees retirement system elects to receive credit under the Cincinnati retirement system for service for which the person contributed to the school employees retirement system or purchased or obtained as military service credit, the school employees ...

...The school employees retirement board shall adopt rules to implement each plan established under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code.

...The school employees retirement board may establish one or more plans consisting of benefit options that provide for an individual account for each participating member and under which benefits are based solely on the amounts that have accumulated in the account. The plans may include options under which a member participating in a plan may receive definitely determinable benefits. Each plan established under...

...Each plan established under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code 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 plan established under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code 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.

...1 of the Revised Code shall require the school 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. A plan may include deposits to the defined contribution fund created under section 3309.60 of the Revised Code or additional deposits made under section 3309.47 of the Revised Co...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, sections 3309.02, 3309.021, and 3309.022 and sections 3309.18 to 3309.70 of the Revised Code do not apply to a plan established under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code, except that a plan may incorporate provisions of those sections as specified in the plan document. (B) The following sections of Chapter 3309. of the Revised Code apply to a plan established u...

...ent of the member's compensation to the school employees retirement system as required in section 3309.47 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.

...ent of the member's compensation to the school employees retirement system as required in section 3309.49 of the Revised Code.