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§47-2-307.5.
§47-2-307.5.
A. The Board shall adopt rules for computation of the purchase price
for transferred credited service. These rules shall base the purchase
price for each year purchased on the actuarial cost of the incremental
projected benefits to be purchased. The purchase price shall represent
the present value of the incremental projected benefits discounted
according to the member's age at the time of purchase. Incremental
projected benefits shall be the difference between the projected
benefit said member would receive without purchasing the transferred
credited service and the projected benefit after purchase of the
transferred credited service computed as of the earliest age at which
the member would be able to retire. Said computation shall assume an
unreduced benefit and be computed using interest and mortality
assumptions consistent with the actuarial assumptions adopted by the
Board for purposes of preparing the annual actuarial evaluation.
B. In the event that the member is unable to pay the purchase price
provided for in this section by the due date, the Board shall permit
the members to amortize the purchase price over a period not to exceed
sixty (60) months. Said payments shall be made by payroll deductions
unless the Board permits an alternate payment source. The amortization
shall include interest in an amount not to exceed the actuarially
assumed interest rate adopted by the Board for investment earnings
each year. Any member who ceases to make payment, terminates, retires
or dies before completing the payments provided for in this section
shall receive prorated service credit for only those payments made,
unless the unpaid balance is paid by said member, his or her estate or
successor in interest within six (6) months after said member's death,
termination of employment or retirement, provided no retirement
benefits shall be payable until the unpaid balance is paid, unless
said member or beneficiary affirmatively waives the additional
six-month period in which to pay the unpaid balance. The Board shall
promulgate such rules as are necessary to implement the provisions of
this subsection.
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