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... (A) As used in this section: (1) "Compensation" has the same meaning as in section 3307.01 of the Revised Code except that in the case of an electing employee, "compensation" means the amount that would be the electing employee's compensation if the electing employee was a member of the state teachers retirement system. (2) "Compensation ratio" means the ratio for the most recent full fiscal year for which the ...

...At the time of retirement under the STRS defined benefit plan, the total service credited a teacher shall consist of all the teacher's service as a teacher since the teacher last became a member and, if the teacher has a prior service certificate which is in full force and effect, all service certified on such prior service certificate.

...The state teachers retirement board shall credit a year of service to any teacher participating in the STRS defined benefit plan who is employed on a full-time basis in a school district for the number of months the regular day schools of such district are in session in said district within any year. The board shall adopt appropriate rules and regulations for the determination of credit for less than a complete year ...

... (A)(1) Subject to section 3307.37 of the Revised Code and except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, a member participating in the STRS defined benefit plan who ceases to be a teacher for any cause other than death, retirement, receipt of a disability benefit, or current employment in a position in which the member has elected to participate in an alternative retirement plan under section 3305.05 or 3305...

...(A) As used in this section, "other retirement system" means the public employees retirement system or the school employees retirement system. (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, on application, a member of the state teachers retirement system who is also a member of one or both of the other retirement systems and has ceased to be a teacher for purposes of this chapter may be paid, in accordance ...

... (A) As used in this section and section 3307.66 of the Revised Code: (1) "Child" means a biological or legally adopted child of a deceased member. If a court hearing for an interlocutory decree for adoption was held prior to the member's death, "child" includes the child who was the subject of the hearing if a final decree of adoption adjudging the member's spouse as the adoptive parent is made subsequent to the me...

...For the purposes of this section, "service credit" includes only service credit obtained pursuant to sections 3307.53, 3307.71, 3307.712, 3307.72, and 3307.77 of the Revised Code. (A) The state teachers retirement system shall add to a member's accumulated contributions to be paid under section 3307.56 or 3307.562 of the Revised Code an amount paid from the employers' trust fund equal to one of the following: (1) I...

...To coordinate and integrate membership in the state retirement systems, the following provisions apply: (A) As used in this section: (1) "Retirement systems" means the public employees retirement system, state teachers retirement system, and school employees retirement system. (2) In addition to the meaning given in section 3307.50 of the Revised Code, "disability benefit" means "disability benefit" as defined in ...

... (A) As used in this section, "qualifying service credit" means all of the following: (1) Credit earned under section 3307.53 or for which contributions were made under section 145.47 or 3309.47 of the Revised Code; (2) Credit restored under section 145.31, 3307.71, or 3309.26 of the Revised Code; (3) Credit purchased under section 145.302, 3307.752, or 3309.022, or division (D) of section 5505.16 of the Revise...

...(A) A recipient of a disability allowance under section 3307.631 of the Revised Code whose allowance will terminate under that section may make application for service retirement under this section. The retirement shall be effective on the first day of the first month following the last day for which the disability allowance is paid. (B) The annual allowance payable under this section shall consist of the sum...

... (A) Upon application for retirement as provided in section 3307.58 or 3307.59 of the Revised Code, the retirant may elect a plan of payment under this division or, on and after the date specified in division (B) of this section, a plan of payment under that division. Under this division, the retirant may elect to receive a single lifetime benefit, or may elect to receive the actuarial equivalent of the retirant's be...

... As used in this section, "qualifying service credit" has the same meaning as in section 3307.58 of the Revised Code. (A) The state teachers retirement system shall provide disability coverage to each member participating in the STRS defined benefit plan who meets either of the following: (1) If the member had service credit on account on June 30, 2013, has at least five years of qualifying service credit; (2) If ...

... A member participating in the STRS defined benefit plan who has elected disability coverage under this section, has not attained age sixty, and is determined by the state teachers retirement board under section 3307.62 of the Revised Code to qualify for a disability benefit shall be retired on disability under this section. Upon disability retirement, a member shall receive an annual amount that shall consist of: ...

... (A) A member participating in the STRS defined benefit plan who has disability coverage under this section and is determined by the state teachers retirement board under section 3307.62 of the Revised Code to qualify for a disability benefit shall receive a disability allowance under this section. The allowance shall be an annual amount equal to the greater of the following: (1) Forty-five per cent of the member's...

... (A) As used in this section: (1) "Physically or mentally incompetent" means incapable of earning a living because of a physically or mentally disabling condition. Physical or mental incompetency may be determined by a court or by a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine appointed by the state teachers retirement board. (2) "Qualifying service credit" has the same meaning as in section 3307.58 of the Revised ...

...On the death of a retirant or disability benefit recipient who at the time of death is receiving, under the STRS defined benefit plan, a service retirement allowance or disability benefit, the state teachers retirement system shall make a lump-sum payment of one thousand dollars to any designated or qualified beneficiary under division (D)(1) of section 3307.562 of the Revised Code. If there is no beneficiary, ...

...(A) Except as provided in divisions (D) and (E) of this section, the state teachers retirement board shall annually increase each allowance or benefit payable under the STRS defined benefit plan. Through July 31, 2013, the increase shall be three per cent. On and after August 1, 2013, the increase shall be two per cent. No allowance or benefit shall exceed the limit as annually determined pursuant to section 415 of t...

...In December 1980, and in December of each year thereafter, the state teachers retirement board may allocate an amount from the guarantee fund created in division (E) of section 3307.14 of the Revised Code to establish a temporary supplemental benefit fund for the purpose of making a lump sum benefit payment to all persons receiving an allowance, pension, or benefit under the STRS defined benefit plan for each o...

... (A) On and after the first day of the month following December 14, 1992, each person eligible to receive a benefit, pursuant to former sections 3307.38, 3307.41, 3307.43, 3307.50, and division (C)(1) of former section 3307.49 of the Revised Code, that was based upon an award made effective before June 30, 1955, shall have the benefit payable as of September 30, 1974, recalculated by the state teachers retirement boa...

...On and after August 20, 1976, the allowances of retirants receiving benefits based upon an award from the state teachers retirement system made before July 1, 1971, shall have the benefit recalculated by the state teachers retirement system so that each such person shall receive an annual lifetime benefit or its actuarial equivalent of not less than one hundred forty dollars for each year of the member's total servic...

...A retirant who on August 6, 1997, is eligible to receive an annual single lifetime benefit under former section 3307.38, 3307.41, or 3307.50 of the Revised Code of less than nine thousand six hundred dollars or its actuarial equivalent shall have that benefit increased to nine thousand six hundred dollars or its actuarial equivalent if the benefit is based on an award arising from thirty or more years of Ohio service...

... On and after October 1, 1957, all persons in receipt of, or who are or become eligible to receive, a monthly allowance, pension, or other benefit effective prior to June 29, 1955, which is payable or becomes payable pursuant to the provisions of former sections 3307.26, 3307.38, 3307.43, and 3307.50 of the Revised Code, or an allowance payable at any time under an option elected by a member and effective prior to th...

... On and after July 1, 1968, all allowances, pensions, or other benefits which were payable before July 1, 1968, pursuant to the provisions of former sections 3307.26, 3307.38, 3307.41, 3307.43, 3307.49, and 3307.50 of the Revised Code, shall be increased by the percentages determined by the effective date of the allowance, pension, or benefit, as follows: Effective Date of Benefit Calendar Year Perce...

...On and after December 31, 1971, all persons who retired and were eligible to receive a pension that was payable prior to July 1, 1968, pursuant to former section 3307.38 or 3307.43 of the Revised Code, or in the event of the death of such persons, the person designated by the deceased to receive payments under former section 3307.50 of the Revised Code, shall receive an additional monthly payment of two dollars for e...

...Each person receiving benefits under former section 3307.49 of the Revised Code who became eligible to receive such benefits under former section 3307.48 of the Revised Code by virtue of the death of a member prior to July 1, 1968, shall receive an additional monthly payment of two dollars for each year between the date of such member's death and December 31, 1972, or an additional fifty dollars, whichever is less.