Ohio § 742.515

§ 742.515.

(A) As used in this section, “ fire department employer ” means a fire department that employs a firefighter. (B) A full-time firefighter who, on November 8, 1990, is a member of the public employees

retirement system, in the employ of a fire department employer, and in a position

in which the firefighter is required to satisfactorily complete or have satisfactorily

completed a firefighter training course approved under former section 3303.07 or section

4765.55 or conducted under section 3737.33 of the Revised Code may, by giving notice to the Ohio police and fire pension fund within ninety days

of November 8, 1990, elect to transfer to the fund. When a firefighter makes such an election, the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall

notify the public employees retirement system.  All of the firefighter's credit as a full-time firefighter shall be transferred

to the Ohio police and fire pension fund.  The public employees retirement system shall certify to the Ohio police and fire

pension fund a copy of the firefighter's records of service and contributions and

for each year or portion of a year of credit to be transferred shall transfer to the

Ohio police and fire pension fund all of the following: (1) All contributions to the credit of the firefighter as a full-time firefighter; (2) An amount equal to the total employer contributions paid on service as a full-time

firefighter at the rates in effect during that year; (3) Any amount paid by the member or the employer to the retirement system for the purchase

of service credit for full-time service, including credit for military service and

any other credit the member or employer was eligible to purchase for the benefit of

the member. (C) The fire department employer by which a firefighter is employed at the time of a

transfer made pursuant to division (B) of this section shall, at the request of the

Ohio police and fire pension fund, certify to the fund the firefighter's salary as

a firefighter. (D) In computing years of active service under division (C) of section 742.37 or section 742.39 of the Revised Code , a member transferred pursuant to this section shall be given full credit by the

Ohio police and fire pension fund for the firefighter's service as a full-time firefighter

and for any service credit for full-time service purchased by the firefighter, or

by the firefighter's employer on the firefighter's behalf, from the public employees

retirement system.