Section 5-10.3-12-1 - Applicability of chapter(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this chapter applies to the following: (1) An individual who: (A) on or after the effective date of the plan, becomes for the first time a full-time employee of the state: (i) in a position that would otherwise be eligible for membership in the fund under IC 5-10.3-7; and(ii) who is paid by the state comptroller by salary warrants; and(B) makes the election described in section 20 of this chapter to become a member of the plan.(2) An individual:(A) who becomes a full-time employee of a participating political subdivision in a covered position after an ordinance or resolution described in clause (C) that is adopted by the political subdivision has been approved by the board;(B) who would otherwise be eligible for membership in the fund under IC 5-10.3-7; and(C) who is employed by a political subdivision that has elected in an ordinance or resolution adopted under IC 5-10.3-6-1 and approved by the board to require an employee in the covered position to become a member of the plan.(3) An individual: (A) who becomes a full-time employee of a political subdivision in a covered position after an ordinance or resolution described in clause (C) that is adopted by the political subdivision has been approved by the board;(B) who would otherwise be eligible for membership in the fund under IC 5-10.3-7;(C) who is employed by a political subdivision that has elected in an ordinance or resolution adopted under IC 5-10.3-6-1 and approved by the board: (i) to allow an employee in the covered position to become a member of the fund or a member of the plan at the discretion of the employee; and(ii) to require an employee in a covered position to make an election under section 20.5 of this chapter in order to become a member of the plan; and(D) who makes an election under section 20.5 of this chapter to become a member of the plan.(4) An individual: (A) who becomes a full-time employee of a political subdivision in a covered position after an ordinance or resolution described in clause (C) that is adopted by the political subdivision has been approved by the board;(B) who would otherwise be eligible for membership in the fund under IC 5-10.3-7;(C) who is employed by a political subdivision that has elected in an ordinance or resolution adopted under IC 5-10.3-6-1 and approved by the board: (i) to allow an employee in the covered position to become a member of the fund or a member of the plan at the discretion of the employee; and(ii) to require an employee to make an election under IC 5-10.3-7-1.1 in order to become a member of the fund; and(D) who does not make an election under IC 5-10.3-7-1.1 to become a member of the fund.(5) An individual who makes an election described in section 20.3 of this chapter.(6) An individual: (A) who is a retired member (as defined in IC 5-10.3-1-5) of the fund;(B) who is prohibited from making contributions to the fund under IC 5-10.2-4-8(e) during a period of reemployment that begins more than thirty (30) days after the member retired; and(C) who, on or after the date:(i) the state files a notice; or(ii) a participating political subdivision files an adopted ordinance or resolution; with the board in accordance with section 32 of this chapter, begins, or is engaged in, a period of reemployment with the state or a participating political subdivision as a full-time employee more than thirty (30) days after the individual's retirement in a position that would otherwise be covered by the fund.
(7) An individual who becomes a member of a volunteer fire department in a covered position after a political subdivision served by the volunteer fire department has elected in an ordinance or resolution adopted under IC 5-10.3-6-1.1 and approved by the board to require an individual in the covered position to become a member of the plan.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), this chapter does not apply to an individual who, on or after the effective date of the plan: (1) becomes for the first time a full-time employee of the state in a position that would otherwise be eligible for membership in the fund under IC 5-10.3-7; and(2) is employed by: (A) a body corporate and politic of the state created by state statute; or(B) a state educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-32).(c) The chief executive officer of a body or institution described in subsection (b) may elect, by submitting a written notice of the election to the director, to have this chapter apply to individuals who, as employees of the body or institution, become for the first time full-time employees of the state in positions that would otherwise be eligible for membership in the fund under IC 5-10.3-7. An election under this subsection is effective on the later of: (1) the date the notice of the election is received by the director; orAmended by P.L. 9-2024,SEC. 128, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by P.L. 96-2020,SEC. 3, eff. 7/1/2020.Amended by P.L. 209-2016, SEC. 3, eff. 7/1/2016.Amended by P.L. 193-2016, SEC. 14, eff. 7/1/2016.Amended by P.L. 241-2015, SEC. 24, eff. 5/6/2015.Amended by P.L. 54-2013, SEC. 2, eff. 4/12/2013.Added by P.L. 22-2011, SEC. 2, eff. 7/1/2011.