Title 59 — PUBLIC OFFICERS IN GENERAL

59-1358. Computation of separation benefits. The separation benefit shall equal the excess, if any, of the member’s accumulated contributions at the time the benefit becomes payable over the aggregate of all retirement allowance payments ever made to the member.

59-1359. Separation benefits. (a) The separation benefit, if any, shall become payable upon the written request of an inactive member who has been separated from employment. If the person who received a separation benefit is reemployed or reinstated by the same employer within ni…

59-1360. Cessation of membership — Reinstatement. A person shall cease to be a member when the person’s accumulated contributions are paid to the person. After again becoming an employee the member may reinstate previous credited service by repaying to the retirement fund the ful…

59-1361. Computation of death benefits — Method of payment — Optional death benefit. (1) The death benefit of an active or inactive member not vested at time of death shall equal the excess, if any, of the member’s accumulated contributions at the time the benefit becomes payable…

59-1361A. Public safety officer death benefits. (1) On and after July 1, 2003, in the event a public safety officer dies as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty, a death benefit in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000)…

59-1362. Purchase of active duty service in the armed forces. (1) If a member is entitled to reemployment rights related to the member’s active duty service under the uniformed services employment and reemployment rights act of 1994 (USERRA), as amended, any period of that active…

59-1363. Purchase of membership service. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an active or inactive member who is vested may purchase up to forty-eight (48) months of membership service within ninety (90) days prior to the date of retirement as defined in sect…

59-1365. Voluntary unused sick leave pool. The board is authorized to establish and administer an unused sick leave pool for the voluntary participation of employer units not eligible to participate in other statutorily created sick leave arrangements. The pool shall be funded en…

59-1381. Merger of city systems into state employee system — Definitions. As used in this chapter, each of the terms defined shall have the meaning given in this section or in section 59-1302, Idaho Code, unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context. (a) "Board" …

59-1382. City ordinance electing merger — Contract with board. Any city having a city system may elect to merge its city system with the employee system by the enactment of an ordinance declaring such intention; the provisions of section 50-1503, Idaho Code, and section 50-1524, …

59-1383. Transfer of assets, liabilities, duties, and rights to state employee system — Governing board of city system abolished. On its date of establishment all of the funds, assets, liabilities, duties, obligations and rights of the governing board of the city system and of al…

59-1384. Benefits not reduced. Benefits paid city members or their beneficiaries shall never be less than the benefits they would have received from the city systems if such systems had not been integrated with the employee system.

59-1385. Contributions by employer — Adjustment to equalize benefits payable and assets transferred — Corporate tax by city to pay contributions. (a) Each employer shall contribute to the cost of benefits under the system, pursuant to section 59-1322, Idaho Code. On the date of e…

59-1391. Definitions. As used in sections 59-1391 through and including 59-1399, Idaho Code, each of the terms defined shall have the meaning given in this section or in section 59-1302, Idaho Code, unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context. (a) "Board" means …

59-1392. Transfer of all assets, liabilities, duties, obligations and rights of the firefighters’ retirement fund to the employee system. All of the funds, assets, liabilities, duties, obligations and rights provided for by chapter 14, title 72, Idaho Code, shall be transferred t…

59-1393. Contributions. (1) Employers shall deduct, withhold and remit contributions from the salaries of paid firefighters who were employed as paid firefighters prior to October 1, 1980, as provided by section 72-1431, Idaho Code. (2) Employers shall make payments required by t…

59-1394. Excess costs — Additional contributions. (1) In addition to the employee and employer contributions required by chapter 14, title 72, Idaho Code, additional contributions shall be required to fund the provisions of section 59-1397, Idaho Code. These costs shall be borne …

59-1395. Membership rights and duties. The rights, benefits, memberships, payments, duties and obligations of paid firefighters whose employment begins on or after October 1, 1980, with respect to membership and participation in the employee system shall be governed by the provis…

59-1396. Limit on separation benefit. (1) When a firefighter member who was employed prior to October 1, 1980, terminates employment and seeks return of his or her accumulated contributions, such contributions shall be returned as provided under the provisions of section 72-1444,…

59-1397. Benefits payable. The combined rights and benefits of paid firefighters who were employed prior to October 1, 1980, shall not be less than the rights and benefits they would have received from the firefighters’ retirement fund, had the fund not been integrated with the e…

59-1398. Membership in social security. The provisions of the federal social security system are hereby made applicable to all paid firefighters hired for the first time on or after October 1, 1980.

59-1399. Cooperation of state insurance fund. The director of the state insurance fund is hereby authorized and directed to cooperate with and furnish necessary information to the board to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.