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Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 238
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 238
378 sections · Oregon
- § 238.008 — Computation of salary
- § 238.011 — Shared work benefits to
- § 238.025 — Effect of service
- § 238.035 — Membership of part but
- § 238.045 — Membership of certain
- § 238.055 — Membership of judges
- § 238.062 — Membership of deputy
- § 238.068 — Membership of
- § 238.072 — Membership of certain
- § 238.074 — Membership of community
- § 238.078 — Reemployment of retired
- § 238.082 — Limits on hours worked
- § 238.088 — Appointment or election
- § 238.092 — Option of legislators
- § 238.095 — Termination of
- § 238.105 — Restoration of credit
- § 238.115 — Alternate method of
- § 238.125 — Credit for probationary
- § 238.135 — Credit for probationary
- § 238.145 — Credit for service as
- § 238.148 — Credit for service as
- § 238.156 — Contributions, benefits
- § 238.157 — Alternative provision
- § 238.160 — Retirement credit for
- § 238.162 — Retirement credit for
- § 238.165 — Credit for certain
- § 238.175 — Retirement credit for
- § 238.200 — Employee contributions
- § 238.205 — Payment of employee
- § 238.210 — Payment of certain
- § 238.215 — Contributions by
- § 238.220 — Employee rollover
- § 238.222 — Trustee-to-trustee
- § 238.225 — Employer contributions
- § 238.227 — Pooling of employers
- § 238.229 — Effect of lump sum
- § 238.232 — Choice of amortization
- § 238.235 — Unfunded liability or
- § 238.255 — Credits to regular
- § 238.260 — Variable Annuity
- § 238.265 — Withdrawal of member
- § 238.270 — Transfer of member
- § 238.280 — Eligibility for
- § 238.285 — Verification of
- § 238.300 — Service retirement
- § 238.305 — Optional service
- § 238.310 — Minimum service
- § 238.315 — Lump sum payment in
- § 238.320 — Disability retirement
- § 238.325 — Optional disability
- § 238.330 — Minimum disability
- § 238.335 — Medical examination for
- § 238.345 — Optional
- § 238.347 — Timeline for referral
- § 238.350 — Use of unused leave to
- § 238.355 — Computation of unused
- § 238.360 — Cost-of-living
- § 238.361 — Consumer price index
- § 238.362 — Increased benefits
- § 238.364 — Calculation of
- § 238.366 — Retirement allowance
- § 238.368 — Retirement allowance
- § 238.372 — Increased benefits not
- § 238.374 — Applicants statement;
- § 238.376 — Nonresidency after
- § 238.378 — Information from
- § 238.382 — Statements constitute
- § 238.384 — Rules
- § 238.395 — Additional death
- § 238.400 — Payment upon death of
- § 238.405 — Death benefit payable
- § 238.407 — Distribution of death
- § 238.410 — Board may contract for
- § 238.415 — Payment toward cost of
- § 238.420 — Payment toward cost of
- § 238.425 — Benefits payable to
- § 238.430 — Limitation on benefits
- § 238.435 — Provisions applicable
- § 238.440 — Optional purchase of
- § 238.442 — Prior service credit
- § 238.445 — Benefits exempt from
- § 238.447 — Execution or assignment
- § 238.450 — Computation of
- § 238.455 — Estimated benefit
- § 238.460 — Waiver of retirement
- § 238.462 — Spousal consent
- § 238.465 — Benefits payable to
- § 238.470 — Interest on payments
- § 238.475 — Effect of transfer of
- § 238.480 — Effect of change to
- § 238.488 — Payment of benefits;
- § 238.490 — Administrative expenses
- § 238.492 — Rules for
- § 238.505 — Judges as PERS members
- § 238.525 — Compulsory retirement
- § 238.535 — Service retirement
- § 238.538 — Health benefit plans
- § 238.545 — Withdrawal of member
- § 238.555 — Disability retirement
- § 238.565 — Judges beneficiaries;
- § 238.575 — Cost-of-living
- § 238.580 — Application of PERS
- § 238.585 — Use of creditable
- § 238.600 — System established;
- § 238.601 — Legislative findings
- § 238.605 — Actuarial report on
- § 238.606 — Independent review of
- § 238.607 — Actuarial equivalency
- § 238.608 — Separate actuarial equivalency
- § 238.610 — Administrative expenses
- § 238.615 — Revolving fund for
- § 238.618 — Exclusion of employer
- § 238.622 — Report on changes to
- § 238.630 — Board generally; rules
- § 238.635 — Board consideration of
- § 238.640 — Qualifications of board
- § 238.646 — Authority of Director
- § 238.650 — Rules of board; written
- § 238.655 — Procedure for board
- § 238.657 — Board counsel
- § 238.660 — Fund generally; board
- § 238.661 — Moneys in fund
- § 238.665 — Contributions and
- § 238.670 — Reserve accounts in
- § 238.671 — Proposal to legislative
- § 238.672 — Crediting of earnings
- § 238.675 — Transfer of unclaimed
- § 238.680 — Integration of other
- § 238.685 — Method of payment of
- § 238.690 — Integration of
- § 238.694 — Certain public bodies
- § 238.695 — Intergovernmental
- § 238.696 — Debt service trust fund
- § 238.697 — Requirements for
- § 238.698 — Funds diversion
- § 238.700 — Enforcement of
- § 238.705 — State departments to
- § 238.707 — Participating public
- § 238.710 — Mandamus against
- § 238.715 — Recovery of
- § 238.720 — Rollover contributions;
- § 238.730 — Unfunded Actuarial
- § 238.750 — Short title
- § 238.005 — Definitions
- § 238.008 — Computation of salary
- § 238.010 — [Repealed by 1981 c.126 §6]
- § 238.011 — Shared
- § 238.015 — Membership generally
- § 238.020 — [Amended by 1965 c.607 §1;
- § 238.025 — Effect
- § 238.030 — [Amended by 1953 c.426 §4; 1955
- § 238.035 — Membership of part but not all employees of a public employer
- § 238.040 — [Amended by 1963 c.227 §1; 1965
- § 238.043 — [1965 c.605 §2; repealed by 1981
- § 238.045 — Membership of certain circuit court judges
- § 238.047 — [1965 c.605 §5; repealed by 1981
- § 238.050 — [Amended by 1965 c.607 §3;
- § 238.055 — Membership of judges previously receiving retirement pay from Judges
- § 238.060 — [Amended by 1953 c.426 §4;
- § 238.061 — [1965 c.607 §6 (enacted in lieu of
- § 238.062 — Membership of deputy district attorneys
- § 238.065 — [1965 c.605 §4; repealed by 1981
- § 238.068 — Membership of legislators
- § 238.070 — [Repealed by 1965 c.607 §9]
- § 238.072 — Membership of certain legislative employees
- § 238.074 — Membership of community college employees
- § 238.075 — [1965 c.607 §8; repealed by 1981
- § 238.078 — Reemployment of retired members
- § 238.035 — as a class of employees that become members of the system, without
- § 238.080 — [Repealed by 1981 c.126 §6]
- § 238.082 — Limits
- § 238.280 — (1), (2) or (3)
- § 238.280 — (1), (2) or (3) as long as the person is absent from service with all
- § 238.085 — [1965 c.605 §3; repealed by 1981
- § 238.088 — Appointment or election of retired member to public office
- § 238.090 — [Amended by 1953 c.426 §4; 1955
- § 238.092 — Option
- § 238.095 — Termination of membership
- § 238.100 — [Repealed by 1965 c.607 §9]
- § 238.105 — Restoration of credit forfeited by reason of termination of membership
- § 238.110 — [1963 c.227 §2; 1965 c.607 §4;
- § 238.115 — Alternate method of restoring credit forfeited by reason of termination of
- § 238.305 — (2) or (3)
- § 238.120 — [1963 c.227 §3; repealed by 1981
- § 238.125 — Credit
- § 238.130 — [1963 c.227 §4; 1967 c.335 §24;
- § 238.135 — Credit
- § 238.140 — [1963 c.227 §5; repealed by 1981
- § 238.145 — Credit
- § 238.148 — Credit
- § 238.148 — was added to and made a
- § 238.150 — [Formerly 237.085; repealed by
- § 238.155 — [Formerly 237.093; repealed by
- § 238.156 — Contributions, benefits and retirement credit for periods of service in
- § 238.157 — Alternative provision for retirement credit for periods of service in uniformed
- § 238.160 — Retirement credit for service while on loan to federal government
- § 238.162 — Retirement credit for service as teacher in public schools of another state
- § 238.165 — Credit
- § 238.170 — [Formerly 237.021; repealed by
- § 238.175 — Retirement credit for periods of disability
- § 238.180 — [2005 c.332 §10; repealed by 2007
- § 238.200 — Employee contributions generally
- § 238.205 — Payment of employee contribution by employer
- § 238.210 — Payment of certain circuit court judge employee contributions by employer
- § 238.215 — Contributions by certain higher education employees
- § 238.220 — Employee rollover contributions; rules
- § 238.222 — Trustee-to-trustee transfers to fund restoration of forfeited service or
- § 238.225 — Employer contributions
- § 238.227 — Pooling of employers for purpose of computing employer contributions
- § 238.229 — Effect
- § 238.230 — [Formerly 237.017 (2); repealed by
- § 238.231 — [2005 c.808 §14; renumbered
- § 238.232 — Choice
- § 238.235 — Unfunded liability or surplus after employee transfer or employer merger,
- § 238.250 — Regular accounts
- § 238.255 — Credits to regular accounts when earnings less than assumed interest rate
- § 238.258 — [2003 c.67 §8; 2003 c.625 §12;
- § 238.260 — Variable Annuity Account; rules
- § 238.300 — (2)(a) or (b)(B) shall be decreased by the value of the difference
- § 238.265 — Withdrawal of member account
- § 238.270 — Transfer of member account to other public employee retirement system
- § 238.280 — Eligibility for retirement
- § 238.285 — Verification of retirement data
- § 238.300 — Service retirement allowance
- § 238.305 — Optional service retirement allowance calculations
- § 238.305 — (7) or (8) but was not eligible under ORS 238.305 (1995 Edition):
- § 238.310 — Minimum service retirement allowance
- § 238.315 — Lump
- § 238.320 — Disability retirement allowance
- § 238.325 — Optional disability retirement allowance calculations
- § 238.390 — (1); or
- § 238.330 — Minimum disability retirement allowance
- § 238.335 — Medical examination for disability retirement allowance; rules
- § 238.340 — Return
- § 238.345 — Optional service-connected disability retirement allowance for police officers
- § 238.347 — Timeline for referral of hearing of contested case to dispute denial of
- § 238.350 — Use of
- § 238.355 — Computation of unused sick leave for community college employees
- § 238.360 — Cost-of-living adjustments
- § 238.361 — Consumer price index for calculation of cost-of-living adjustments
- § 238.362 — Increased benefits payable in compensation for certain damages attributable to
- § 238.364 — Calculation of increased benefit payable under ORS 238.362
- § 238.305 — or 238.425, or computation of any disability retirement allowance under
- § 238.690 — on or after October 1, 1991
- § 238.365 — [Formerly 237.209; 2001 c.945 §69;
- § 238.366 — Retirement allowance increase based on years of service
- § 238.305 — or 238.425, or computation of any disability retirement allowance under
- § 238.690 — on or after October 1, 1991
- § 238.368 — Retirement allowance increases for members who retired before January 1, 1991
- § 238.370 — [Formerly 237.199; repealed by
- § 238.372 — Increased benefits not payable to nonresidents
- § 238.372 — to 238.384, the Public Employees Retirement Board may not pay the
- § 238.384 — has no right or claim to the increased benefit provided by chapter 796,
- § 238.372 — to 238.384. [2011 c.653 §2; 2013 c.53 §11]
- § 238.374 — Applicants statement; resumption of residency
- § 238.375 — [1995 c.569 §2; 1997 c.175 §4;
- § 238.376 — Nonresidency after benefits commenced; required statement; subsequent
- § 238.378 — Information from Department of Revenue
- § 238.380 — [1995 c.569 §3; 1997 c.175 §5;
- § 238.382 — Statements constitute declaration under penalty of perjury
- § 238.372 — to 238.384 constitutes a declaration under penalty of perjury and must
- § 238.384 — Rules
- § 238.385 — [Formerly 237.208; 1997 c.175 §6;
- § 238.387 — [Formerly 238.365; renumbered
- § 238.368 — in 2011]
- § 238.390 — Death
- § 238.395 — Additional death benefit
- § 238.400 — Payment upon death of retired member who dies before time expires to make
- § 238.305 — and designate self as the beneficiary thereunder with the same force
- § 238.405 — Death
- § 238.407 — Distribution of death benefit as rollover distribution
- § 238.410 — Board
- § 238.410 — was added to and made a
- § 238.415 — Payment toward cost of pre-Medicare insurance; rules
- § 238.410 — and the health insurance premiums paid by state employees who are not
- § 238.415 — was added to and made a
- § 238.420 — Payment toward cost of Medicare supplemental insurance
- § 238.425 — Benefits payable to vested inactive member
- § 238.430 — Limitation on benefits payable to persons establishing membership on or after
- § 238.435 — for periods of service with participating public employers after
- § 238.435 — Provisions applicable to persons establishing membership on or after January 1,
- § 238.440 — Optional purchase of benefit units by police and firefighters
- § 238.442 — Prior
- § 238.445 — Benefits exempt from execution, bankruptcy and certain taxes; exceptions
- § 238.447 — Execution or assignment of benefits to collect restitution or compensatory fine
- § 238.450 — Computation of retirement allowance or benefit; notice of dispute; prohibition
- § 238.455 — Estimated benefit payments
- § 238.458 — Unclaimed benefits
- § 238.460 — Waiver
- § 238.462 — Spousal consent required for certain optional forms of retirement allowance
- § 238.465 — Benefits payable to others under certain judgments; rules
- § 238.470 — Interest on payments from fund
- § 238.475 — Effect
- § 238.480 — Effect
- § 238.485 — Fund
- § 238.488 — Payment of benefits; employer contributions
- § 238.485 — and 238.490, shall receive from the Public Employee Benefit
- § 238.490 — Administrative expenses
- § 238.492 — Rules
- § 238.492 — was enacted into law by
- § 238.500 — Definitions for ORS 238.500 to 238.585
- § 238.505 — Judges
- § 238.510 — [Renumbered 237.350 in 1995]
- § 238.515 — Contributions
- § 238.520 — [Renumbered 237.355 in 1995]
- § 238.525 — Compulsory retirement age
- § 238.530 — [Renumbered 237.360 in 1995]
- § 238.535 — Service retirement allowance
- § 238.535 — as amended by section 2, chapter 625, Oregon Laws 1987. [Formerly
- § 238.538 — Health
- § 238.535 — (1)(c)
- § 238.540 — [Renumbered 237.365 in 1995]
- § 238.545 — Withdrawal of member account; retirement allowance of inactive judge member
- § 238.500 — to 238.585 provide. Before attaining 60 years of age, a judge member
- § 238.535 — (1)(a), and the noncomplying judge member shall receive only that
- § 238.550 — [Renumbered 237.370 in 1995]
- § 238.555 — Disability retirement allowance
- § 238.560 — [Renumbered 237.375 in 1995]
- § 238.565 — Judges
- § 238.570 — [Renumbered 237.380 in 1995]
- § 238.575 — Cost-of-living adjustments; ad hoc increase
- § 238.500 — to 238.585 shall be adjusted annually as provided in ORS 238.360
- § 238.580 — Application of PERS laws to judges
- § 238.585 — Use of
- § 238.600 — System
- § 238.601 — Legislative findings and intent; administration of system
- § 238.605 — Actuarial report on system; determination of unfunded actuarial liability
- § 238.225 — to carry out the recommendations of the actuary
- § 238.606 — Independent review of actuarial report on system; reports
- § 238.606 — was enacted into law by
- § 238.607 — Actuarial equivalency factor tables
- § 238.465 — (2)
- § 238.105 — to 238.175 before July 1, 2003. The account balance shall include all
- § 238.405 — for a member who dies on or after May 9, 2003, shall be calculated
- § 238.608 — Separate actuarial equivalency factor tables for certain police officers and
- § 238.610 — Administrative expenses of system; rules
- § 238.225 — or 238A.220
- § 238.615 — Revolving fund for payment of administrative expenses
- § 238.618 — Exclusion of employer or employee from system to maintain tax qualification
- § 238.620 — [1995 c.296 §2; repealed by 1999
- § 238.622 — Report
- § 238.625 — [1995 c.296 §3; 1997 c.179 §20;
- § 238.630 — Board
- § 238.635 — Board
- § 238.640 — Qualifications of board members
- § 238.645 — Director and staff
- § 238.646 — Authority of Director of Public Employees Retirement System to require
- § 238.646 — was enacted into law by
- § 238.650 — Rules
- § 238.655 — Procedure for board hearings
- § 238.657 — Board
- § 238.660 — Fund
- § 238.661 — Moneys
- § 238.665 — Contributions and interest not included in boards budget
- § 238.667 — [2001 c.945 §17; repealed by 2003
- § 238.670 — Reserve accounts in fund
- § 238.671 — Proposal to legislative review agency for crediting of interest or income
- § 238.672 — Crediting of earnings to employer upon death or retirement of member
- § 238.675 — Transfer of unclaimed death benefit or account balance to other account or
- § 238.680 — Integration of other retirement systems
- § 238.685 — Method
- § 238.680 — (3), may provide for payment of all or any part of its unfunded
- § 238.690 — Integration of retirement plan of mass transit district
- § 238.692 — Definitions for ORS 238.692 to 238.698
- § 238.694 — Certain public bodies authorized to issue bonds to finance pension liabilities;
- § 238.695 — Intergovernmental agreements for collective issuance, administration or payment
- § 238.696 — Debt
- § 238.697 — Requirements for issuance of bonds
- § 238.698 — Funds
- § 238.692 — to 238.698, and any premium on those bonds. A diversion agreement
- § 238.700 — Enforcement of requirements of ORS chapters 238 and 238A
- § 238.705 — State
- § 238.707 — Participating public employers to submit timely and accurate member data;
- § 238.710 — Mandamus against defaulting employer; appeal
- § 238.715 — Recovery of overpayments; rules
- § 238.720 — Rollover contributions; application against payments improperly made to
- § 238.730 — Unfunded Actuarial Liability Resolution Program
- § 238.750 — Short