Sec. 62.
(1) For a member who elects to terminate membership in Tier 1 under section 61(1), the retirement system shall direct the state treasurer to transfer a lump sum amount from the appropriate fund created under this act to the qualified participant's account in Tier 2 on or before September 30, 1998. The retirement system shall calculate the amount to be transferred, which shall be equal to the sum of the following:
(a) The member's accumulated contributions and applicable interest, if any, from the member's savings fund as of 12 midnight May 31, 1998.
(b) For a member who is vested under section 23(1)(a) as of 12 midnight on May 31, 1998, the excess, if any, of the actuarial present value of the member's accumulated benefit obligation, over the amount specified in subdivision (a), from the member's retirement fund. Except as provided in subsection (5), for the purposes of this subsection, the present value of the member's accumulated benefit obligation is based upon the member's estimated credited service and estimated final salary as of 12 midnight on May 31, 1998. The actuarial present value shall be computed as of 12 midnight May 31, 1998 and shall be based on the following:
(i) Eight percent effective annual interest, compounded annually.
(ii) A 50% male and 50% female gender neutral blend of the mortality tables used to project retirant longevity in the most recent actuarial valuation report.
(iii) A benefit commencement age, based upon the member's estimated credited service as of 12 midnight May 31, 1998. The benefit commencement age shall be the younger of the following, but shall not be younger than the member's age as of 12 midnight May 31, 1998:
(A) Age 55.
(B) The member's age, if the member is at least 50 years old and the sum of his or her age and estimated credited service equals or exceeds 70.
(c) Interest on any amounts determined in subdivisions (a) and (b), from June 1, 1998 to the date of the transfer, based upon 8% annual interest, compounded annually.
(2) For each member who elects to terminate membership in the retirement system under section 61(1), the retirement system shall recompute the amount transferred under subsection (1) not later than November 30, 1998 based upon the member's actual credited service and actual final salary as of 12 midnight May 31, 1998. If the recomputed amount differs from the amount transferred under subsection (1) by $10.00 or more, not later than December 15, 1998, the retirement system shall do all of the following:
(a) Direct the state treasurer to transfer from the members' retirement fund to the qualified participant's account in Tier 2 the excess, if any, of the recomputed amount over the previously transferred amount together with interest from 12 midnight May 31, 1998 to the date of the transfer under this subsection, based upon 8% effective annual interest, compounded annually.
(b) Direct the state treasurer to transfer from the qualified participant's account in Tier 2 to the members' retirement fund the excess, if any, of the previously transferred amount over the recomputed amount, together with interest, from the date of the transfer made under subsection (1), based upon 8% effective annual interest, compounded annually.
(3) For a deferred vested member who elects to terminate membership in this retirement system under section 61(2), the retirement system shall direct the state treasurer to transfer a lump sum amount from the appropriate fund created under this act to the qualified participant's account in Tier 2 on or before the expiration of 60 days after the date of the individual's termination of employment. The retirement system shall calculate the amount to be transferred, which shall be equal to the sum of the following:
(a) The deferred vested member's accumulated contributions and applicable interest, if any, from the members' savings fund as of 12 midnight on the last day of the payroll period that includes the date of the election.
(b) The excess, if any, of the actuarial present value of the deferred vested member's accumulated benefit obligation, over the amount specified in subdivision (a), from the members' retirement fund. Except as provided in subsection (5), for the purposes of this subsection, the present value of the deferred vested member's accumulated benefit obligation is based upon the deferred vested member's estimated credited service and estimated final salary as of 12 midnight on the last day of the payroll period that includes the date of the election. The actuarial present value shall be computed as of 12 midnight on that date and shall be based on the following:
(i) Eight percent effective annual interest, compounded annually.
(ii) A 50% male and 50% female gender neutral blend of the mortality tables used to project retirant longevity in the most recent annual actuarial valuation report.
(iii) A benefit commencement age, based upon the member's estimated credited service as of 12 midnight on the last day of the payroll period that includes the date of the election. The benefit commencement age shall be the younger of the following, but shall not be younger than the member's age as of 12 midnight on the last day of the payroll period that includes the date of the election:
(A) Age 55.
(B) The deferred member's age, if the deferred member is at least 50 years old and the sum of his or her age and estimated credited service equals or exceeds 70.
(c) Interest on any amounts determined in subdivisions (a) and (b), from the first day of the payroll period immediately following the date of the election to the date of the transfer, based upon 8% effective annual interest, compounded annually.
(4) For each deferred vested member who elects to terminate membership in Tier 1 under section 61(2), the retirement system shall recompute the amount transferred under subsection (3) not later than the expiration of 90 days after the transfer occurs under subsection (3) based upon the deferred vested member's actual credited service and actual final salary as of 12 midnight on the last day of the payroll period that includes the date of the election. If the recomputed amount differs from the amount transferred under subsection (3) by $10.00 or more, the retirement system shall do all of the following:
(a) Direct the state treasurer to transfer from the members' retirement fund to the qualified participant's account in Tier 2 the excess, if any, of the recomputed amount over the previously transferred amount together with interest from 12 midnight on the last day of the payroll period that includes the date of the election to the date of the transfer under this subsection, based upon 8% effective annual interest, compounded annually.
(b) Direct the state treasurer to transfer from the qualified participant's account in Tier 2 to the members' retirement fund the excess, if any, of the previously transferred amount over the recomputed amount, together with interest, from the date of the transfer made under subsection (3), based upon 8% effective annual interest, compounded annually.
(5) For the purposes of subsections (1) to (4), the calculation of estimated and actual present value of the member's or deferred vested member's accumulated benefit obligation shall be based upon methods adopted by the retirement system's actuary in consultation with the retirement board. The retirement system shall utilize the same actuarial valuation report used to calculate the amount transferred under subsection (1) or (3) when making the recomputation required under subsection (2) or (4). Estimated and actual final salary shall be determined as provided in section 9 as of 12 midnight on the date the member or deferred member ceases to be a member of Tier 1 under section 61.
(6) For a former nonvested member who elects to terminate membership in Tier 1 under section 61(2) and who has accumulated contributions standing to his or her credit in the members' savings fund, the retirement system shall direct the state treasurer to transfer a lump sum amount from the members' savings fund to the qualified participant's account in Tier 2 on or before the expiration of 60 days after the date of the individual's election to terminate membership. The retirement system shall calculate the amount to be transferred, which shall be equal to the sum of the following:
(a) The former nonvested member's accumulated contributions and applicable interest, if any, from the members' savings fund as of 12 midnight on the last day of the payroll period that includes the date of the election.
(b) Interest on any amounts determined in subdivision (a), from the first day of the payroll period immediately following the date of the election to the date of the transfer, based upon 8% effective annual interest, compounded annually.
(7) If the board receives notification from the United States internal revenue service that this section or any portion of this section will cause the retirement system to be disqualified for tax purposes under the internal revenue code, then the portion that will cause the disqualification does not apply.
History: Add. 1996, Act 486, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 305, Imd. Eff. July 28, 1998 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 97, Imd. Eff. Mar. 27, 2002
Compiler's Notes: Section 2 of Act 486 of 1996 provides:“Section 2. If any section or part of a section of this act is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the holding does not affect the validity of the remaining sections of this act or the act in its entirety.”