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Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

1,133 chapters · 28,363 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title Minnesota Statutes28,363 Ch 336, UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE642 Ch 524, UNIFORM PROBATE CODE394 Ch 609, CRIMINAL CODE377 Ch 144, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH361 Ch 469, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT257 Ch 473, METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT247 Ch 148, PUBLIC HEALTH OCCUPATIONS206 Ch 169, TRAFFIC REGULATIONS200 Ch 256B, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY PERSONS196 Ch 60A, GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS195 Ch 13, GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES177 Ch 115A, WASTE MANAGEMENT171 Ch 325F, CONSUMER PROTECTION; PRODUCTS AND SALES168 Ch 383B, HENNEPIN COUNTY168

40 sections·Filtered byTitle Minnesota Statutes✕Ch 354✕

Minn. Stat. § 354.045 CITATION.
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354.045 CITATION. This chapter may be cited as the "Teachers Retirement Act." History: 1969 c 485 s 39; 1974 c 289 s 1
Minn. Stat. § 354.05 DEFINITIONS.
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354.05 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Terms. Unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the following terms, for the purposes of this chapter, shall be given the meanings subjoined to them. § Subd. 2.Teacher. (a) "Teacher" means: (1) a pe…
Minn. Stat. § 354.06 BOARD OF TRUSTEES; MEMBERSHIP; DUTIES.
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354.06 BOARD OF TRUSTEES; MEMBERSHIP; DUTIES. § Subdivision 1.Board. The management of the association is vested in a board of eight trustees known as the board of trustees of the Teachers Retirement Association. It is composed of the following persons: the commissioner of educat…
Minn. Stat. § 354.07 POWERS OF THE BOARD.
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354.07 POWERS OF THE BOARD. § Subdivision 1.General powers of board. The board has the power to frame bylaws for its own government and for the management of the association not inconsistent with the laws of the state and to modify them at its pleasure; to adopt, alter, and enfor…

Minn. Stat. § 354.091 SERVICE CREDIT.

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354.091 SERVICE CREDIT. § Subdivision 1.Definition; monthly base salary. For purposes of this section, "monthly base salary" means the annual base salary, as defined in section 354.05, subdivision 41, divided by 12. § Subd. 2.Service credit annual limit. No teacher may receive cr…

Minn. Stat. § 354.092 SABBATICAL LEAVE.

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354.092 SABBATICAL LEAVE. § Subdivision 1.Definition. A sabbatical leave for the purpose of this section means a sabbatical leave as defined in section 122A.49 or the applicable personnel policy of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. § Subd. 2.Pay rate; certification. …

Minn. Stat. § 354.093 PARENTAL LEAVE.

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354.093 PARENTAL LEAVE. Upon granting a parental leave for the birth or adoption of a child, the employing unit granting the leave must certify the leave to the association on a form specified by the executive director. A member of the association granted parental leave of absenc…

Minn. Stat. § 354.094 EXTENDED LEAVES OF ABSENCE.

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354.094 EXTENDED LEAVES OF ABSENCE. § Subdivision 1.Service credit contributions. (a) Upon granting any extended leave of absence under section 122A.46 or 136F.43, the employing unit granting the leave must certify the leave to the association on a form specified by the executive…

Minn. Stat. § 354.095 MEDICAL LEAVE.

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354.095 MEDICAL LEAVE. (a) Upon granting a medical leave, an employing unit must certify the leave to the association on a form specified by the executive director. A member of the association who is on an authorized medical leave of absence is entitled to receive allowable servi…

Minn. Stat. § 354.096 FAMILY LEAVE.

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354.096 FAMILY LEAVE. § Subdivision 1.Certification. Upon granting a family leave to a member, an employing unit must certify the leave to the association on a form specified by the executive director. § Subd. 2.Payment. Notwithstanding any laws to the contrary, a member who is g…

Minn. Stat. § 354.10 FUNDS NOT SUBJECT TO ASSIGNMENT OR PROCESS; BENEFICIARIES.

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354.10 FUNDS NOT SUBJECT TO ASSIGNMENT OR PROCESS; BENEFICIARIES. § Subdivision 1.Exemption; exceptions. (a) The provisions of section 356.401 apply to the teachers retirement plan. (b) The right of a teacher to take advantage of the benefits provided by this chapter, is a person…

Minn. Stat. § 354.105 PAYMENTS USING PRETAX TRANSFERS.

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354.105 PAYMENTS USING PRETAX TRANSFERS. If a current or past member is making a payment to the Teachers Retirement Association to receive service credit under a provision of this chapter, chapter 356, or applicable special law, and this payment is to be made by a transfer of pre…

Minn. Stat. § 354.35 OPTIONAL ACCELERATED RETIREMENT ANNUITY BEFORE NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE.

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354.35 OPTIONAL ACCELERATED RETIREMENT ANNUITY BEFORE NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE. § Subdivision 1.Normal retirement age definition. For purposes of this section, "normal retirement age" means normal retirement age as defined in United States Code, title 42, section 416(l), as amended.…

Minn. Stat. § 354.41 TEACHERS RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION, ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP.

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354.41 TEACHERS RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION, ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1974 c 289 s 59] § Subd. 2.Teachers. Every teacher in the service of the state or one of its governmental subdivisions as a teacher, except persons specifically excluded, must become a…

Minn. Stat. § 354.42 CONTRIBUTIONS BY EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE.

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354.42 CONTRIBUTIONS BY EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1974 c 289 s 59] § Subd. 1a.Teachers retirement fund. (a) Within the Teachers Retirement Association and the state treasury is created a special retirement fund, which must include all the assets of the Te…

Minn. Stat. § 354.435 ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 AND CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS.

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354.435 ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 AND CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. § Subdivision 1.Special direct state matching aid. (a) Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis, and the city of Minneapolis must make additional employer contributions to the Teachers Re…

Minn. Stat. § 354.436 DIRECT STATE AID ON BEHALF OF THE FORMER FIRST CLASS CITY TEACHERS RETIREMENT FUND ASSOCIATIONS.

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354.436 DIRECT STATE AID ON BEHALF OF THE FORMER FIRST CLASS CITY TEACHERS RETIREMENT FUND ASSOCIATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Aid authorization. The state shall pay $12,954,000 to the Teachers Retirement Association on behalf of the former Minneapolis Teachers Retirement Fund Associat…

Minn. Stat. § 354.44 RETIREMENT BENEFITS.

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354.44 RETIREMENT BENEFITS. § Subdivision 1.Requirements as to age and service. Any member or former member who ceases or has ceased to render teaching services in any school or institution covered by the provisions of this chapter, and who has attained the age of at least 55 yea…

Minn. Stat. § 354.444 RETURN TO WORK AGREEMENT.

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354.444 RETURN TO WORK AGREEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Authorization. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this chapter, an eligible person as specified in subdivision 2 is authorized to commence receipt of a retirement annuity from the association and enter into an agreement to re…

Minn. Stat. § 354.445 NO ANNUITY REDUCTION.

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354.445 NO ANNUITY REDUCTION. (a) The annuity reduction provisions of section 354.44, subdivision 5, do not apply to a person who: (1) retires from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system with at least ten years of combined service credit in a system under the jurisd…

Minn. Stat. § 354.45 OPTIONAL RETIREMENT ANNUITIES; UNPAID ANNUITIES, DISPOSITION.

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354.45 OPTIONAL RETIREMENT ANNUITIES; UNPAID ANNUITIES, DISPOSITION. § Subdivision 1.Optional annuity forms. The retirement board shall establish optional annuities at retirement which shall take the form of an annuity payable for a period certain and for life thereafter or the f…

Minn. Stat. § 354.46 PAYMENTS AFTER DEATH.

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354.46 PAYMENTS AFTER DEATH. § Subdivision 1.Basic program; benefits for spouse and children of teacher. (a) If a basic member who has at least 18 months of allowable service credit and who has an average salary as defined in section 354.44, subdivision 6, equal to or greater tha…

Minn. Stat. § 354.47 PAYMENT AFTER DEATH.

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354.47 PAYMENT AFTER DEATH. § Subdivision 1.Death before retirement. (a) If a member dies before retirement and is covered under section 354.44, subdivision 2, and neither an optional annuity, nor a reversionary annuity, nor a benefit under section 354.46, subdivision 1, is payab…

Minn. Stat. § 354.471 ACCOUNT TERMINATION; RESTORATION.

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354.471 ACCOUNT TERMINATION; RESTORATION. § Subdivision 1.Account termination. If an active or deferred member dies and there is no surviving spouse or other beneficiaries, or the spouse or beneficiaries cannot be located within five years of the date of death of the member, the …

Minn. Stat. § 354.48 PERMANENT DISABILITY BENEFITS.

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354.48 PERMANENT DISABILITY BENEFITS. § Subdivision 1.Age and service requirements. A member who is totally and permanently disabled, who has not reached the normal retirement age as defined in section 354.05, subdivision 38, and who has at least three years of credited allowable…

Minn. Stat. § 354.49 REFUND.

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354.49 REFUND. § Subdivision 1.Entitlement, application. A person who ceases to render teaching service in any school or institution to which the provisions of this chapter apply is entitled to a refund provided in subdivision 2, or a deferred retirement annuity under section 354…

Minn. Stat. § 354.50 TERMINATION OF SERVICE CREDITS.

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354.50 TERMINATION OF SERVICE CREDITS. § Subdivision 1.Repayment of refund. When any member accepts a refund provided in section 354.49, all existing service credits to which the member was entitled before accepting the refund terminate and are not restored until the former membe…

Minn. Stat. § 354.51 PAYMENTS TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR PRIOR SERVICE; SHORTAGES IN MEMBER DEDUCTIONS.

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354.51 PAYMENTS TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR PRIOR SERVICE; SHORTAGES IN MEMBER DEDUCTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Eligibility to make payments. No member is entitled to make payments in lieu of salary deductions to the retirement board to receive allowable service credit for any period of ser…

Minn. Stat. § 354.512 RECOVERY OF DEFICIENCIES.

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354.512 RECOVERY OF DEFICIENCIES. In addition to any other remedies permitted under law, if an employing unit or other entity required by law to make any form of payment to the Teachers Retirement Association fails to make full payment, the executive director is authorized to cer…

Minn. Stat. § 354.52 REPORTS.

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354.52 REPORTS. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1974 c 289 s 59] § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2000 c 461 art 3 s 47] § Subd. 2a. Postretirement income reporting. Each employing unit must report to the executive director the amount of income earned during the previous fiscal year by each ret…

Minn. Stat. § 354.53 CREDIT FOR BREAK IN SERVICE TO PROVIDE UNIFORMED SERVICE.

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354.53 CREDIT FOR BREAK IN SERVICE TO PROVIDE UNIFORMED SERVICE. § Subdivision 1.Eligibility; employee and employer contributions. (a) Any teacher who is absent from employment by reason of service in the uniformed services, as defined in United States Code, title 38, section 430…

Minn. Stat. § 354.543 PRIOR OR UNCREDITED MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT PURCHASE.

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354.543 PRIOR OR UNCREDITED MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT PURCHASE. § Subdivision 1.Service credit purchase authorized. (a) If paragraph (b) does not apply, a teacher who has at least three years of allowable service credit with the Teachers Retirement Association and who performed ser…

Minn. Stat. § 354.544 SERVICE CREDIT PURCHASE FOR TEACHING SERVICE IN OTHER STATES.

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354.544 SERVICE CREDIT PURCHASE FOR TEACHING SERVICE IN OTHER STATES. § Subdivision 1.Service credit purchase authorized. (a) A teacher who has at least three years of allowable service credit with the Teachers Retirement Association is entitled to purchase up to five years of al…

Minn. Stat. § 354.55 OPTIONS TO CERTAIN MEMBERS.

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354.55 OPTIONS TO CERTAIN MEMBERS. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1974 c 289 s 59] § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2008 c 349 art 5 s 37] § Subd. 3. [Repealed, 2008 c 349 art 5 s 37] § Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1974 c 289 s 59] § Subd. 5. [Repealed, 1989 c 319 art 2 s 28] § Subd. 6. [Repealed, 2008…

Minn. Stat. § 354.64 EFFECT OF RECORDS.

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354.64 EFFECT OF RECORDS. The records of the Teachers Retirement Association as determined to be correct by the board of trustees shall govern rights, benefits, and status of each member, former member, or annuitant of the association. History: 1969 c 485 s 35

Minn. Stat. § 354.66 QUALIFIED PART-TIME TEACHERS; MEMBERSHIP IN ASSOCIATION.

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354.66 QUALIFIED PART-TIME TEACHERS; MEMBERSHIP IN ASSOCIATION. § Subdivision 1.Teachers, defined. As used in this section, the term "teachers" shall have the meaning given it in section 122A.15, subdivision 1, except that the term shall not include superintendents. The term shal…

Minn. Stat. § 354.69 INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY DISTRICT.

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354.69 INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY DISTRICT. Each school district covered by the provisions of this chapter and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system shall furnish to the Teachers Retirement Association all information and reports deemed necessary by the executive dire…

Minn. Stat. § 354.70 CONSOLIDATION OF MINNEAPOLIS TEACHERS RETIREMENT FUND ASSOCIATION.

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354.70 CONSOLIDATION OF MINNEAPOLIS TEACHERS RETIREMENT FUND ASSOCIATION. § Subdivision 1.Membership transfer. All active, inactive, and retired members of the Minneapolis Teachers Retirement Fund Association are transferred to the Teachers Retirement Association and are no longe…

Minn. Stat. § 354.72 AUTHORIZED LEAVE OF ABSENCE AND STRIKE PERIOD SERVICE CREDIT PURCHASE PROCEDURE.

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354.72 AUTHORIZED LEAVE OF ABSENCE AND STRIKE PERIOD SERVICE CREDIT PURCHASE PROCEDURE. § Subdivision 1.Application. This section applies to any strike period under section 354.05, subdivision 13, clause (6), and to any period of authorized leave of absence under sections 354.093…

Minn. Stat. § 354.73 RETIREMENT COVERAGE RELATED TO THE FORMER DULUTH TEACHERS RETIREMENT FUND ASSOCIATION.

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354.73 RETIREMENT COVERAGE RELATED TO THE FORMER DULUTH TEACHERS RETIREMENT FUND ASSOCIATION. § Subdivision 1.Application. This section applies to the retirement coverage of members of the former Duluth Teachers Retirement Fund Association transferred to the Teachers Retirement A…