Title 5, TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 16. As used in this chapter, "years of participation" means periods of participation in the plan in a covered position, plus any additional service for which this chapter provides years of participation credit, except that the term excludes periods of participation in the pl…

Sec. 17. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or by federal law, and subject to the board obtaining the approval of the Internal Revenue Service as described in section 18(b) of this chapter, the provisions of IC 5-10.3 that apply to the annuity savings account apply to a…

Service approval Sec. 18. (a) The public employees' defined contribution plan is established for the purpose of providing amounts funded by an employer and a member for the use of the member or the member's beneficiaries or survivors after the member's retirement. (b) The board s…

determination letters Sec. 19. The board may request from the Internal Revenue Service any rulings or determination letters that the board considers necessary or appropriate in order to implement or administer the plan. As added by P.L.22-2011, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "account" means the plan account established for a member under section 21(b) of this chapter. As added by P.L.22-2011, SEC.2.

Sec. 20. (a) This section applies only to an individual who, on or after the effective date of the plan, 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. (b) An individual to …

fund member Sec. 20.3. (a) This section applies to an individual who: (1) is an employee of the state on July 1, 2016; (2) became for the first time, after January 1, 2013, a full-time employee of the state in a position that is eligible for membership in the fund under IC 5-10.3…

member; failure to make election Sec. 20.5. (a) This section applies to an individual described in section 1(a)(3) of this chapter who is otherwise eligible to become a member of the plan. (b) An individual described in subsection (a) may elect to become a member of the plan on t…

Sec. 21. (a) The plan consists of the following: (1) Each member's contributions to the plan under section 23 of this chapter. (2) Contributions made by an employer to the plan on behalf of each member under section 24 or 24.5 of this chapter. (3) Rollovers to the plan by a membe…

requirements and rules; administrative fees Sec. 22. (a) Subject to the board obtaining the approval of the Internal Revenue Service as described in section 18(b) of this chapter, the board shall establish: (1) a stable value fund as the regular investment program for the plan; a…

crediting; employer pick-up and payment Sec. 23. (a) This section does not apply to a member of the plan described in section 1(a)(7) of this chapter with respect to the member's service with a volunteer fire department. (b) Each member's contribution to the plan is equal to thre…

minimum rate; amounts credited; electronic submission of contributions Sec. 24. (a) The state shall make employer contributions to the plan based on the rate determined under this section. (b) The state's contribution rate for the plan is equal to the employer's contribution rate…

determination; amounts credited; electronic submission of contributions Sec. 24.5. (a) This section does not apply to a participating political subdivision's contributions for an individual described in section 1(a)(7) of this chapter with respect to the individual's service with…

department Sec. 24.7. (a) This section applies to a participating political subdivision's contributions for an individual described in section 1(a)(7) of this chapter with respect to the individual's service with a volunteer fire department. (b) The governing body of a participat…

employer contributions; forfeiture of amounts not vested Sec. 25. (a) Member contributions and net earnings on the member contributions in the member contribution subaccount belong to the member at all times and do not belong to any employer. (b) A member is vested in the employe…

Sec. 26. (a) After December 31, 2020, subject to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to qualified plan distributions, a member who terminates service in a covered position is entitled to withdraw all or part of the amounts in the member's account to the extent …

of payment Sec. 27. (a) If a member dies: (1) while in service in a position covered by the plan but not in the line of duty; or (2) after terminating service in a position covered by the plan but before withdrawing the member's account; to the extent that the member is vested, t…

Sec. 28. (a) All assets in the plan are exempt from levy, sale, garnishment, attachment, or other legal process. (b) A member, beneficiary, or survivor may not assign any payment under this chapter except for the following: (1) Premiums on a life, hospitalization, surgical, or me…

Sec. 29. (a) To the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code and the applicable regulations and guidance, the plan may accept, on behalf of any member, a rollover distribution from any of the following: (1) A qualified plan described in Section 401(a) or Section 403(a) of th…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "annuity savings account" means the annuity savings account maintained under IC 5-10.2-2-2(a)(1). As added by P.L.22-2011, SEC.2.

Sec. 30. (a) If a member becomes disabled while in a covered position, subject to any federal law limitations concerning qualified plan distributions and the member furnishing proof of the member's qualification for Social Security disability benefits to the board, to the extent …

Sec. 31. (a) If a member of the plan separates from employment with the member's employer and later begins employment with the same or a different employer in a position covered by the plan: (1) the member resumes the member's participation in the plan; and (2) the member is enti…

plan participation by retired reemployed fund members Sec. 32. (a) Notwithstanding section 20 and section 31(b) of this chapter, the state may elect to allow an individual who meets the following conditions to begin or resume membership in the plan for a period of reemployment wi…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "board" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-10.3-1-1. As added by P.L.22-2011, SEC.2.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "compensation" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-10.2-3-2(a). As added by P.L.22-2011, SEC.2.

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "dies in the line of duty" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-10-11-2. As added by P.L.22-2011, SEC.2.

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "effective date" means the first day of the month that is six (6) months after the month in which the Internal Revenue Service issues an approval of the plan. As added by P.L.22-2011, SEC.2.

Sec. 7.5. As used in this chapter, "employees of the state" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-10.3-7-1. As added by P.L.241-2015, SEC.25. IC 5-10.3-12-8 "Employer" Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "employer" means the state or a participating political subdivision. As added by P.…

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "employer contribution subaccount" means the subaccount in a member's plan account established under section 21(b)(2) of this chapter. As added by P.L.22-2011, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter: (1) "Bonds" has the same definition that the term is given in IC 5-1-11-1. (2) "Local issuing body" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-1-5-1. (3) "Political subdivision" has the same definition that the term is…

Sec. 2. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, whenever: (1) bonds are issued by any local issuing body in the state of Indiana for any lawful purpose or project; (2) the purpose or project for which the bonds were issued has been accomplished or abandoned; and (3) a surplus remains …

application Sec. 3. Notwithstanding any other law, income from the investment of proceeds of the sale of bonds issued by any political subdivision that are payable from property taxes shall be applied to the improvement or the public purpose for which the bonds were issued or sha…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "agency" means a state or local law enforcement agency. As added by P.L.260-1997(ss), SEC.46.

Sec. 10. The board of trustees of the criminal justice institute shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.260-1997(ss), SEC.46.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the law enforcement assistance fund established by section 4 of this chapter. As added by P.L.260-1997(ss), SEC.46.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "officer" means a state or local law enforcement officer. As added by P.L.260-1997(ss), SEC.46.

Sec. 4. The law enforcement assistance fund is established to provide money to agencies to increase the number of officers on patrol in the community. The fund consists of the following: (1) Appropriations made by the general assembly. (2) Any other public or private source. As a…

Sec. 5. The Indiana criminal justice institute established under IC 5-2-6 shall administer the fund. Costs of administering the fund: (1) shall be paid from money in the fund; and (2) may not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) during any year. As added by P.L.260-1997(ss), S…

Sec. 6. The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. As added by P.L.260-1997(ss), SEC.46.

Sec. 7. Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund. As added by P.L.260-1997(ss), SEC.46.

Sec. 8. (a) An agency may apply to the criminal justice institute to receive grants from the fund under this chapter. (b) The criminal justice institute shall approve or deny a grant application submitted under this chapter. (c) An agency may receive a grant in the amount of one …

Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an agency may not receive grants under this chapter if the grant or grants allow the agency an increase of more than five percent (5%) over the total number of officers employed by the agency or on patrol in the community on the d…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "exposure risk disease" refers to: (1) anthrax; (2) hepatitis; (3) human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); (4) meningococcal meningitis; (5) any variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), including coronavirus disease (COVID-19); (6) smallpo…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "employee" means an individual who: (1) is employed full time by the state or a political subdivision of the state as: (A) a member of a fire department (as defined in IC 36-8-1-8); (B) an emergency medical services provider (as defined in IC 16-4…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "high risk for occupational exposure" means that risk is incurred by an individual in performing the basic duties of the individual's employment, including: (1) providing emergency medical treatment in a nonhealth care setting where there is a pot…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "political subdivision" means a county, township, town, city, separate municipal corporation, special taxing district, or public school corporation. As added by P.L.185-2002, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.197-2016, SEC.2.

duty Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in section 6 of this chapter, an employee who: (1) is diagnosed with a health condition caused by an exposure risk disease that: (A) requires medical treatment; and (B) results in total or partial disability or death; (2) by written affidavit h…

Sec. 6. If a standard, medically recognized vaccine or other measure exists for the prevention of an exposure risk disease and the vaccine or other measure is medically indicated for an employee according to immunization policies established by the Advisory Committee on Immunizat…

Sec. 7. (a) An employee shall file a report with the employee's employer of each known or reasonably suspected exposure to an exposure risk disease in the scope of the employee's employment. (b) The employer shall maintain a permanent record of a report filed by an employee under…

in the line of duty Sec. 8. (a) The state or a political subdivision of the state may provide, in the life and disability insurance that covers employees of the state or political subdivision, accidental death coverage or double indemnity coverage for a health condition caused by…