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...(A) As used in this section and in section 3307.6914 of the Revised Code, "eligible recipient" means any person receiving a benefit on July 1, 1999. (B) For each eligible recipient of a benefit payable under section 3307.58, 3307.59, or 3307.60 of the Revised Code, the state teachers retirement board shall recalculate the annual single lifetime benefit, excluding any increases granted under section 3307.67 of the Re...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Cumulative percentage change in the CPI" means the total percentage change in the consumer price index prepared by the United States bureau of labor statistics for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W: U.S. city average, all items) from the thirty-first day of December immediately preceding the year in which the original benefit started through the thirty-first day of Dec...

...mber of the state teachers retirement system who elects to purchase service credit described in section 3307.73, 3307.74, 3307.751, 3307.76, 3307.771, or 3307.78 of the Revised Code shall do both of the following: (1) Submit an application to the state teachers retirement board in a manner or form approved by the board; (2)(a) If the purchase will be completed not later than December 31, 2013, for each year, or por...

...bers of the state teachers retirement system are eligible to purchase under this chapter; (2) Charges for participation in programs established under section 3307.391 of the Revised Code; (3) Deposits under section 3307.393 of the Revised Code and any charges for participating in the program established under that section. (B) In addition to any other matter considered relevant by the board, the rules adopted...

...mber of the state teachers retirement system participating in the STRS defined benefit plan who has at least one and one-half years of contributing service credit in this system, the public employees retirement system, the school employees retirement system, the Ohio police and fire pension fund, or the state highway patrol retirement system after the withdrawal and cancellation of service credit in this system may r...

...mber of the state teachers retirement system who has at least eighteen months of contributing service credit in the system, the police and firemen's disability and pension fund, public employees retirement system, school employees retirement system, or state highway patrol retirement system, and is a former member of or no longer contributing to the public employees retirement system or school employees retirement sy...

...from the public employees retirement system under division (A) of section 145.311 or the school employees retirement system under division (A) of section 3309.261 of the Revised Code, the state teachers retirement system shall do both of the following: (A) Calculate and certify to the requesting retirement system the cost to a former member to restore service credit under section 3307.71 of the Revised Code f...

...ons to the state teachers retirement system during any year or years beginning on or after September 1, 1920, if the member deposits in the teachers' savings fund a per cent of the member's annual compensation for such service, at the rate of contribution then in effect, plus interest compounded annually at a rate established by the board. The member may choose to purchase only part of such credit in any one p...

...(A) As used in this section, "paying system" and "transferring system" have the same meanings as in section 3307.57 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, a member of the state teachers retirement system participating in the STRS defined benefit plan who has at least eighteen months of contributing service in the system, the public employees retirement system, or school em...

...ered by the state teachers retirement system, school employees retirement system, Ohio police and fire pension fund, state highway patrol retirement system, or public employees retirement system if served in a comparable public position in this state. (3) Service for which contributions were made by the member or on the member's behalf to a municipal retirement system in this state, except that if the conditions spe...

...mber of the state teachers retirement system participating in the STRS defined benefit plan who was or is out of active service as a teacher by reason of having become a member of the armed forces on active duty or service shall be considered as on indefinite leave of absence and shall have such service not in excess of ten years considered as the equivalent of prior service, provided the member returns to service as...

...er was contributing to the retirement system. The credit may be purchased at any time prior to the effective date of a benefit. The number of years purchased under this division shall not exceed five. (B) For the purposes of this division, "prisoner of war" means any regularly appointed, enrolled, enlisted, or inducted member of the armed forces of the United States who was captured, separated, and incarcerate...

...ply to the state teachers retirement system on a form provided by the system to purchase service credit for service in the uniformed services that shall be considered the equivalent of Ohio service credit. On receipt of the application, the system shall request from the employer that employed the member as a teacher prior to the military service a certification that the member was employed by the employer prior...

...ber of the state teachers retirement system participating in the STRS defined benefit plan shall, in computing years of total service, be given full credit for time served in the public employees retirement system under Chapter 145. of the Revised Code or in the school employees retirement system under Chapter 3309. of the Revised Code if the member purchases the credit in accordance with section 3307.70 of the...

...evised Code: (1) "Uniform retirement system" or "uniform system" means the Ohio police and fire pension fund or state highway patrol retirement system. (2) "Military service credit" means credit purchased or obtained under this chapter or Chapter 742. or 5505. of the Revised Code for service in the armed forces of the United States. (B) A member of the state teachers retirement system participating in the STRS def...

...d under the state teachers 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 state teachers retirement system and the Cincinnati retirement system as specified in sections 3307.763 and 3307.764 of the Revised Code if both of the following conditions are met: (1) The Cincinnati city counc...

...mber of the state teachers retirement system who is not receiving a pension or benefit from the state teachers 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 state teachers retirement system participating in the STRS defined benefit plan who has contributions on deposit with, but is no longer contributing to, the Cinc...

...mber of the state teachers retirement system through participation in the STRS defined benefit plan, but is not a current contributor and who is not receiving a pension or benefit from the state teachers retirement system elects to receive credit under the Cincinnati retirement system for service for which the person contributed to the state teachers retirement system or purchased or obtained as military service cred...

...ered by the state teachers retirement system for which the member is currently contributing to the system. (B) A member of the state teachers retirement system who has contributions on deposit with, but is no longer contributing to, a uniform retirement system shall, in computing years of total service, be given full credit for transferred service credit if a transfer to the state teachers retirement system is made ...

...mber of the state teachers retirement system at the time the member commences an absence, or is granted a leave described in this section. (B) Any member of the state teachers retirement system participating in the STRS defined benefit plan or the STRS combined plan who is, or has been, prevented from making contributions under section 3307.26 of the Revised Code because of an absence due to the member's own illness...

...mber of the state teachers retirement system participating in the STRS defined benefit plan who prior to July 1, 1982, was granted a leave of absence for pregnancy or resigned due to pregnancy or adoption of a child may purchase service credit under section 3307.70 of the Revised Code for a period for which the member did not make contributions under section 3307.26 of the Revised Code. The service credit shall...

...mber of the state teachers retirement system participating in the STRS defined benefit plan may purchase credit under section 3307.70 of the Revised Code for service as a school board or governing board member, other than service subject to the tax on wages imposed by the "Federal Insurance Contributions Act," 68A Stat. 415 (1954), 26 U.S.C.A. 3101, as amended. The member must provide evidence satisfactory to the sta...

...(A) A member whose death occurred prior to July 1, 1973, who at the time of death had more than thirty-four but less than thirty-five years of service credit shall be presumed to have completed thirty-five years of such credit. Any member whose death occurred on or after July 1, 1973, but prior to August 20, 1976, and who at the time of death had more than thirty-one but less than thirty-two years of service cr...

...The state teachers retirement board shall adopt rules to implement any STRS defined contribution plan established under section 3307.81 of the Revised Code.

...The state teachers retirement board shall establish one or more defined contribution 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. An STR...