Utah § 49-11-406 - Governor's appointed executives and senior staff -- Appointed legislative employees -- Transfer of value of accrued defined benefit -- Procedures.
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§ 49-11-406. Governor's appointed executives and senior staff -- Appointed legislative employees -- Transfer of value of accrued defined benefit -- Procedures.
Effective 7/1/2026 49-11-406.
Governor's appointed executives and senior staff -- Appointed legislative employees -- Transfer of value of accrued defined benefit -- Procedures.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Defined benefit balance" means the total amount of the contributions made on behalf of a member to a defined benefit system plus refund interest.
(b)
"Senior staff" means an at-will employee who reports directly to an elected official, executive director, or director and includes a deputy director and other similar, at-will employee positions designated by the governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, or the president of the Senate and filed with the Division of Human Resource Management and the Utah State Retirement Office.
(2)
In accordance with this section and subject to requirements under federal law and rules made by the board, a member who has service credit from a system may elect to be exempt from coverage under a defined benefit system and to have the member's defined benefit balance transferred from the defined benefit system or plan to a defined contribution plan in the member's own name if the member is:
(a)
the state auditor;
(b)
the state treasurer;
(c)
an appointed executive under Subsection 67-22-2(1)(a);
(d)
an employee in the Office of the Governor;
(e)
senior staff in the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget;
(f)
senior staff in the Governor's Office of Economic Development;
(g)
senior staff in the Department of Criminal Justice;
(h)
senior staff in the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office, created in Section 63L-11-201;
(i)
a legislative employee appointed under Subsection 36-12-7(3);
(j)
a legislative employee appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, the House of Representatives minority leader, the president of the Senate, or the Senate minority leader;
(k)
the attorney general; or
(l)
an at-will employee who reports directly to:
(i)
the attorney general; or
(ii)
an employee who reports directly to the attorney general.
Section 49-11-406 ("Governor's appointed executives and senior staff -- Appointed legislative employees -- Transfer of value of accrued defined benefit -- Procedures.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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