38-923. Transfer of service credits between municipal retirement systems and special retirement plans; definitions
A. An active or inactive member of a retirement system or plan of a municipality of this state or the public safety personnel retirement system who becomes a member of one or the other of these retirement systems or plans may transfer service credits from the member's prior retirement system or plan to the member's current retirement system or plan pursuant to section 38-924 if all of the following conditions are met:
1. The board governing the retirement system or plan from which the service credits are being transferred and the board governing the retirement system or plan to which the service credits are being transferred approve the terms of the transfer.
2. The transfer does not cause either the retirement system or plan to which the transfer is made or the retirement system or plan from which the transfer is made to incur any unfunded accrued liabilities as a result of the transfer.
3. The member initiates the transfer by making written application to the governing board of the retirement system or plan to which the member is contributing.
B. An active or inactive member of a retirement system or plan of a municipality of this state or the corrections officer retirement plan who becomes a member of one or the other of these retirement systems or plans may transfer service credits from the member's prior retirement system or plan to the member's current retirement system or plan pursuant to section 38-924 if all of the following conditions are met:
1. The board governing the retirement system or plan from which the service credits are being transferred and the board governing the retirement system or plan to which the service credits are being transferred approve the terms of the transfer.
2. The transfer does not cause either the retirement system or plan to which the transfer is made or the retirement system or plan from which the transfer is made to incur any unfunded accrued liabilities as a result of the transfer.
3. The member initiates the transfer by making written application to the governing board of the retirement system or plan to which the member is contributing.
C. An active or inactive member of a retirement system or plan of a municipality of this state or of the elected officials' retirement plan who becomes a member of one or the other of these retirement systems or plans may transfer service credits from the member's prior retirement system or plan to the member's current retirement system or plan pursuant to section 38-924 if all of the following conditions are met:
1. The board governing the retirement system or plan from which the service credits are being transferred and the board governing the retirement system or plan to which the service credits are being transferred approve the terms of the transfer.
2. The transfer does not cause either the retirement system or plan to which the transfer is made or the retirement system or plan from which the transfer is made to incur any unfunded accrued liabilities as a result of the transfer.
3. The member initiates the transfer by making written application to the governing board of the retirement system or plan to which the member is contributing.
D. For the purposes of this section:
1. " Active member" means a member who satisfies the eligibility criteria of the retirement system or plan and who is currently making member contributions to or receiving credited service from the retirement system or plan.
2. " Inactive member" means a member of the retirement system or plan who previously made contributions to the retirement system or plan and who satisfies each of the following:
(a) Has not retired.
(b) Is not eligible for active membership in the retirement system or plan.
(c) Is not currently making contributions to the retirement system or plan.
(d) Has not withdrawn contributions from the retirement system or plan.
3. " Municipality" means a city in this state with a population of more than five hundred thousand persons.