Colorado § 24-50.5-108 - Working group - broadening protections for state employee whistleblowers - confidential information subject of whistleblowing - preserving confidentiality of confidential information - repeal. (Repealed)

§ 24-50.5-108. Working group - broadening protections for state employee whistleblowers - confidential information subject of whistleblowing - preserving confidentiality of confidential information - repeal. (Repealed)

Source: L. 2016: Entire section added, (SB 16-056), ch. 294, p. 1198, § 4, effective June 10.

Editor's note: Subsection (4) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2018. (See L. 2016, p. 1198.)

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

ARTICLE 51

Public Employees' Retirement Association

PART 1

DEFINITIONS

24-51-101. Definitions.

PART 2

ADMINISTRATION

24-51-201. Public employees' retirement association - creation.

24-51-202. Board of trustees - creation.

24-51-203. Board - composition and election.

24-51-204. Duties of the board - report.

24-51-205. General authority of the board.

24-51-206. Investments.

24-51-207. Standard of conduct.

24-51-208. Allocation of money.

24-51-209. Disbursements.

24-51-210. Allocation of assets and liabilities.

24-51-211. Amortization of liabilities.

24-51-211.5. Notice of possible change in benefits - actuarial necessity.

24-51-212. Funds not subject to legal process.

24-51-213. Confidentiality.

24-51-214. Benefits not offset by workers' compensation benefits.

24-51-215. Insurance and banking laws not applicable.

24-51-216. Legal adviser.

24-51-217. Termination.

24-51-218. Unclaimed money.

24-51-219. Merger of school district retirement system. (Repealed)

24-51-220. Reporting to general assembly - inclusion of climate risk assessment in annual stewardship report.

24-51-221. Information provided to employer - salary definition.

PART 3

MEMBERSHIP

24-51-301. Required membership.

24-51-302. Optional membership. (Repealed)

24-51-303. Members of the general assembly.

24-51-304. Employees of the general assembly. (Repealed)

24-51-305. District attorneys.

24-51-305.5. Employees of district attorneys.

24-51-306. Elected state officials. (Repealed)

24-51-307. Elected municipal officials.

24-51-308. City managers and key management staff.

24-51-309. Affiliation by public entities.

24-51-310. Persons not eligible for membership.

24-51-311. Continuation of membership.

24-51-312. Payment of contributions.

24-51-313. Termination of affiliation - employer assigned to local government division - requirements.

24-51-314. Termination of affiliation - rights of benefit recipients and inactive members.

24-51-315. Termination of affiliation - reserves requirement.

24-51-316. Inadequate reserves - excess reserves - nonpayment.

24-51-317. Termination of affiliation - member contributions.

24-51-318. Purchase of forfeited service credit.

24-51-319. Retirement plan - creation and use.

24-51-320. Reaffiliation of a public entity.

24-51-321. No state liability - political subdivision pension plans.

PART 4

CONTRIBUTIONS

24-51-401. Employer and member contributions.

24-51-402. Unpaid contributions for any member - legislative declaration.

24-51-403. Contributions assumed and paid by the employer.

24-51-404. Combining member contributions.

24-51-405. Refund of the member contribution account.

24-51-405.5. Direct rollovers.

24-51-406. Payments from the judicial division.

24-51-407. Interest.

24-51-408. Matching employer contributions.

24-51-408.5. Matching employer contribution on voluntary contributions made by members to tax-deferred retirement programs.

24-51-409. Refund of erroneous member contribution.

24-51-410. Anticipation of forfeitures in determining plan cost.

24-51-411. Amortization equalization disbursement.

24-51-412. Denver public schools district - contributions and disbursements - legislative declaration.

24-51-413. Contribution and annual increase amount changes - definitions.

24-51-414. Direct distribution - definitions.

24-51-415. Defined contribution supplement.

24-51-416. PERA payment cash fund - creation - repeal. (Repealed)

PART 5

SERVICE CREDIT

24-51-501. Earned service credit.

24-51-502. Purchased service credit.

24-51-503. Purchase of service credit relating to a refunded member contribution account.

24-51-504. Purchase of service credit relating to a paid sabbatical leave.

24-51-505. Purchase of service credit relating to noncovered time.

24-51-506. Payments for purchased service credit.

24-51-507. Uniformed service credit.

24-51-508. Leave of absence for uniformed service.

24-51-509. Combining service credit.

PART 6

SERVICE RETIREMENT

24-51-601. Retirement benefit reserve.

24-51-601.5. Legislative declaration. (Repealed)

24-51-602. Service retirement eligibility.

24-51-603. Benefit formula for service retirement.

24-51-604. Reduced service retirement eligibility.

24-51-605. Benefit formula for reduced service retirement.

24-51-605.5. Benefit calculation for money purchase retirement benefit.

24-51-606. Vested inactive member rights.

24-51-606.5. Indexation of benefits for vested inactive members.

24-51-607. Benefit formula for service retirement or reduced service retirement involving direct payments.

24-51-608. Retirement from the judicial division. (Repealed)

24-51-609. Service credit exceeding twenty years.

24-51-610. Division from which a member retires.

24-51-611. Maximum limit under federal law.

24-51-612. Required benefit commencement date.

24-51-613. Transfer mechanism between PERA and the Denver public schools employees' pension and benefit association. (Repealed)

24-51-614. Employee retirement benefit study.

24-51-615. Distribution of benefits.

PART 7

SHORT-TERM DISABILITY AND DISABILITY RETIREMENT

24-51-701. Eligibility to apply for short-term disability program payments and disability retirement.

24-51-702. Disability programs.

24-51-703. Disability program design and administration.

24-51-704. Calculation of disability retirement benefit.

24-51-705. Ineligibility.

24-51-706. Disability determination for members of the judicial division.

24-51-707. Continuation of disability retirement benefits - reduction based on earned income - applications made prior to January 1, 1999.

24-51-708. Division from which a disabled member retires.

PART 8

BENEFIT OPTIONS

24-51-801. Benefit options.

24-51-802. Change in option or cobeneficiary.

24-51-803. Determination of option 2 or 3 benefits.

PART 9

SURVIVOR BENEFITS

24-51-901. Survivor benefits reserve.

24-51-902. Modification of named beneficiaries.

24-51-903. Distribution to named beneficiaries.

24-51-904. Survivor benefits - eligibility - "member" defined.

24-51-905. Deceased member who was not eligible for service or reduced service retirement.

24-51-906. Deceased member who was eligible for service or reduced service retirement.

24-51-907. Form of survivor benefits and single payments.

24-51-908. Survivor benefits.

24-51-909. Surviving spouse's benefits.

24-51-910. Option 3 benefits.

24-51-911. Commencement of survivor benefits or single payment.

24-51-912. Termination of survivor benefits.

24-51-913. Payment upon termination of survivor benefits.

24-51-914. Reciprocal survivor benefits agreement. (Repealed)

PART 10

INCREASES IN BENEFITS

24-51-1001. Types of benefit increases.

24-51-1002. Annual percentages to be used.

24-51-1003. Annual increases in the base benefit.

24-51-1004. Annual increases for benefits effective prior to May 1, 1969. (Repealed)

24-51-1005. Cost of living stabilization fund. (Repealed)

24-51-1006. Cost of living increases. (Repealed)

24-51-1007. Service credit exceeding twenty years. (Repealed)

24-51-1008. Purchased service credit excluded. (Repealed)

24-51-1009. Annual increase reserve - creation.

24-51-1009.5. Annual increase amount changes.

24-51-1010. Increase in benefits - actuarial assessment required.

PART 11

EMPLOYMENT AFTER RETIREMENT

24-51-1101. Employment after service retirement - report - definitions - repeal.

24-51-1102. Reduction of a service retirement benefit - disclosure of service agreements by employers - definitions.

24-51-1103. Contributions for a retiree who returns to membership - benefit calculation upon subsequent retirement - survivor benefit rights - disability retirement benefits.

24-51-1103.5. Contributions for a retiree employed by a school district during critical shortage - no benefit calculation upon subsequent termination - repeal. (Repealed)

24-51-1104. Employment after disability retirement.

24-51-1105. Retirees from the judicial division.

PART 12

HEALTH CARE PROGRAM

24-51-1201. Health care trust fund.

24-51-1202. Health care program - design.

24-51-1203. Authority to contract and to self-insure.

24-51-1204. Health care program - eligibility.

24-51-1205. Enrollment.

24-51-1206. Premium subsidy.

24-51-1206.5. Health care trust fund subsidy funding.

24-51-1206.7. Denver public schools division premium subsidy.

24-51-1207. Cancellation of enrollment.

24-51-1208. Long-term care insurance.

PART 13

LIFE INSURANCE

24-51-1301. Plan sponsored group life insurance.

24-51-1302. Premiums for group life insurance.

24-51-1303. Life insurance beneficiary.

24-51-1304. Life insurance for certain retired state employees.

PART 14

VOLUNTARY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

24-51-1401. Voluntary investment program established and fund created - definitions.

24-51-1402. Contributions to the voluntary investment program.

24-51-1403. Expenses of the voluntary investment program.

24-51-1404. Investments of the voluntary investment program.

PART 15

DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLANS

24-51-1500.2. Legislative declaration.

24-51-1500.3. Definitions.

24-51-1501. Defined contribution plan - establishment - creation of fund.

24-51-1502. New eligible employees - election.

24-51-1502.5. New community college employees - election. (Repealed)

24-51-1503. Defined contribution plan option.

24-51-1504. Investments.

24-51-1505. Contributions - vesting - definition.

24-51-1506. Additional choices within first five years.

24-51-1506.5. Additional choices for employees who were eligible employees before January 1, 2006.

24-51-1507. Transfer or rollover into plan.

24-51-1508. Distribution options.

24-51-1509. Rights of defined contribution plan members.

24-51-1510. Report to members.

24-51-1511. Limitation on actions by eligible employees.

PART 16

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

24-51-1600.3. Definitions.

24-51-1601. Deferred compensation plan and trust fund.

24-51-1602. Affiliation with the deferred compensation plan.

24-51-1603. Contributions to the deferred compensation plan.

24-51-1604. Expenses of the deferred compensation plan.

24-51-1605. Investments of the deferred compensation plan.

PART 17

DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIVISION

24-51-1701. Legislative declaration.

24-51-1702. Definitions.

24-51-1703. Denver public schools division - consolidation.

24-51-1704. Service credit.

24-51-1705. Purchase of service credit relating to a refunded member contribution account and noncovered employment.

24-51-1706. Accreditation of casual employment and qualifiable leave.

24-51-1707. Affiliate membership.

24-51-1708. Unclaimed moneys.

24-51-1709. Arrearages.

24-51-1710. Earned service.

24-51-1711. Contributions - refunds.

24-51-1712. Application for retirement benefits.

24-51-1713. Eligibility - retirements without actuarial reduction.

24-51-1714. Eligibility - retirements requiring actuarial reduction.

24-51-1715. Benefits.

24-51-1716. Optional forms of allowance.

24-51-1717. Option A.

24-51-1718. Option B.

24-51-1719. Option C.

24-51-1720. Option D.

24-51-1721. Option E.

24-51-1722. Additional optional forms of allowance beginning December 31, 2004.

24-51-1723. Option P2.

24-51-1724. Option P3.

24-51-1725. Determination of option P2 or P3 benefits.

24-51-1726. Minimum benefits - contributing members and affiliate members.

24-51-1726.5. Contributions for a retiree who returns to membership - benefit calculation upon subsequent retirement - survivor benefit rights.

24-51-1727. Eligibility for deferred members.

24-51-1728. Accredited service - deferred members.

24-51-1729. Benefits - deferred members.

24-51-1730. Deferred member death.

24-51-1731. Benefits for deferred members determined upon date of termination.

24-51-1732. Benefit increases - annual retirement allowance adjustment - contributing members - affiliate members - deferred members - survivors (2001 and 2005).

24-51-1733. Domestic relations order.

24-51-1734. Disability retirement.

24-51-1735. Survivor benefits - refund.

24-51-1736. Eligibility for survivor benefits.

24-51-1737. Eligible beneficiaries.

24-51-1738. Survivors of members who died between 1974 and 1984.

24-51-1739. Survivors of members who died between 1984 and 1988.

24-51-1740. Survivors of members who die in 1988 or later.

24-51-1741. Effective date of survivor benefits.

24-51-1742. Election by designated beneficiary.

24-51-1743. When election becomes irrevocable.

24-51-1744. Fund transfer.

24-51-1745. Payment in good faith.

24-51-1746. Waive appointment of guardian.

24-51-1747. Portability between the Denver public schools division and the other four divisions within the association - definitions.

24-51-1748. Staff members of the Denver public schools retirement system.

PART 1

DEFINITIONS