Ohio Administrative Code

19.03 PDF: (A) BSVI may deny, revoke, or suspend a license upon proof that the licensee or applicant:(1) Engages in fraud, material deception, or material misrepresentation as an applicant or as a licensee in the BE program;(2) Pleads guilty to or is convicted of a criminal activ…

19.03 PDF: (A) OOD establishes this rule to satisfy the requirement of affording a fair hearing to licensees as required by 20 USC 107b(6) and 34 CFR 395.13, in effect on the effective date of this rule.(B) A licensee dissatisfied with any BSVI action arising from the operation o…

11.15 PDF: (A) Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 3307. of the Revised Code, the retirement board shall adopt rules pursuant to section 111.15 of the Revised Code.(B) Any person or organization may obtain notice of any proposed amendment, rescission, or adoption of a rule by…

11.15 PDF: (A) This rule is adopted in compliance with, and under the authority of division (F) of section 121.22 of the Revised Code,(B) Any person may ascertain the time and place of all regularly scheduled meetings of the retirement board and the time, place, and purpose of al…

11.15 PDF: Information contained in records kept by the retirement system shall be released to third parties or the public only in accordance with section 3307.20 of the Revised Code and this rule.(A) Except as otherwise provided by division (E) of section 3307.20 of the Revised …

11.15 PDF: Annually the retirement system shall prepare and publish a comprehensive financial report that complies with all applicable statutory requirements and that is in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Last updated March 7, 2023 at 10:14 AM Authorized…

11.15 PDF: (A) Pursuant to section 3307.04 of the Revised Code, payment of employee bonuses are subject to the guidelines established by the retirement board as reflected in the performance based incentive award program for investment exempt associates. The award program shall be…

11.15 PDF: (A) For purposes of division (A)(4) of section 3307.152 and section 3307.154 of the Revised Code, an investment manager may be designated as an "Ohio-qualified investment manager" if the investment manager and/or any parents, affiliates, or subsidiaries of the investme…

11.15 PDF: (A) As used in this rule:(1) Employer shall mean a state university as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.(2) Academic services shall mean services provided as a faculty member of the employer including instructional services, other class-room related serv…

11.15 PDF: (A) For the purposes of this rule:(1) "Cybersecurity incident" means a cybersecurity event that has been determined to have an impact on the employer prompting the need for response and recovery. This may include ransomware that may place a retirement system member's p…

19.03 PDF: (A) The retirement system shall forward notices for the nomination of candidates for "contributing member" and/or "retired teacher member" of the retirement board to all school superintendents, university presidents and other employers for publication, and furnish noti…

19.03 PDF: If a vacancy occurs after an election of the retirement board but prior to the start of the elected board member's term or during the term of office of any elected member of the retirement board, the remaining members of the retirement board shall elect a successor mem…

11.15 PDF: Section 3307.15 of the Revised Code mandates that the retirement board and other fiduciaries of the fund will discharge their duties with care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent person acting in a like capacity and fa…

11.15 PDF: The retirement system is authorized to pay monthly retirement allowances, disability benefits and other statutorily mandated benefits during the interim period which may occur between the date such allowances and benefits are payable and the date the retirement board c…

11.15 PDF: Each employer shall timely contribute, deduct, make payments and report in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 3307. of the Revised Code and the Administrative Code and shall provide the retirement system with the information it requires to carry out its duties. …

11.15 PDF: (A) Each employer shall annually on or before the first Friday of August submit a report for the preceding school year certifying service credit, contributions on earned compensation and such other information as the retirement system may specify for each teacher emplo…

11.15 PDF: (A) Member contributions made pursuant to section 3307.26 of the Revised Code shall be due with the payroll report specified by paragraph (B) of rule 3307-3-02 of the Administrative Code, but shall in no case be paid by an employer later than the fifth business day aft…

11.15 PDF: (A) An employer may in writing request that the certification made by its prior annual reports be amended, provided:(1) Its request explains the reasons for its omission or error.(2) It is in the form and format specified by the retirement system.(B) Member and employe…

11.15 PDF: (A) Annual reports submitted later than the date specified by paragraph (A) of rule 3307-3-02 of the Administrative Code shall be subject to a penalty of five hundred dollars per day, up to a maximum of two thousand dollars. Such penalty may, at the sole discretion of …

11.15 PDF: (A) Membership in the retirement system may be denied to the following categories of teachers employed on a temporary basis:Visiting faculty members appointed to an academic chair in Ohio, provided;(1) The appointment will not exceed two years;(2) The faculty member wi…

11.15 PDF: (A) Each institution of higher education with an academic employee eligible to elect an alternative retirement plan under division (B) of section 3305.05 of the Revised Code shall give notice of the hiring to the retirement system.(1) Notice shall be given when the ins…

11.15 PDF: (A) As used in this rule:(1) "Base compensation" shall mean the base salary specified by a contract under section 3319.08 of the Revised Code for employment as a teacher.(2) "Base contract daily rate" shall mean the base salary specified by a contract under section 331…

11.15 PDF: (A) As used herein, "recipient" shall mean any person who is eligible to receive a payment or benefit under Chapter 3307. of the Revised Code.(B) Election of or payment of benefits or other monies shall be by and through a duly appointed guardian of the estate or other…

11.15 PDF: (A) As used in this rule, "alternate payee" and "participant" shall be as defined by section 3105.80 of the Revised Code.(B) All monthly benefits or partial lump-sum option plan benefits paid directly to the recipient on and after October 1, 2010 shall be paid by elect…

11.15 PDF: (A) For purposes of this rule:(1) "Order" means an order described in section 3105.81 of the Revised Code.(2) "Alternate payee," "benefit," "lump sum payment" and "participant" have the meanings set forth in divisions (A) to (D) of section 3105.80 of the Revised Code.(…

11.15 PDF: Unless another definition is provided, as used in sections 3307.50 to 3307.79 of the Revised Code and Chapters 3307-1 to 3307-11, Chapters 3307:1-1 to 3307:1-13, and Chapters 3307:2-1 to 3307:2-6 of the Administrative Code:(A) "Contributing service" means periods of em…

11.15 PDF: In determining benefit increases as authorized in section 3307.67 of the Revised Code, the following shall apply:(A) For the purpose of that section and this rule:(1) "Base benefit" shall mean the amount payable on the effective date of a benefit or the effective date …

11.15 PDF: (A) Establishment of health care program(1) Pursuant to section 3307.39 of the Revised Code, a health care program is hereby established for certain benefit recipients and their dependents who meet eligibility requirements specified in this chapter and in any medical o…

11.15 PDF: (A) The retirement board shall designate the amount of contributions, if any, that are to be allocated to the health care fund described in division (H) of section 3307.14 of the Revised Code for any year. Any contributions shall be funded by employer contributions to …

11.15 PDF: (A) EligibilityThe following individuals shall be eligible to participate in a medical plan offered by the retirement system:(1) A service retiree with an effective benefit date:(a) Before January 1, 2004; or(b) Between January 1, 2004 and July 1, 2023 and the benefit …

11.15 PDF: (A) The retirement board authorizes health care assistance for certain benefit recipients who apply, qualify, and are approved for the health care assistance program.(B) The following benefit recipients shall be eligible to apply annually for health care assistance und…

11.15 PDF: (A) Pursuant to section 3307.39 of the Revised Code, certain benefit recipients who are enrolled in one of this retirement system's medicare health plans with the retirement system may be eligible for reimbursement for a portion of the cost of the basic medicare part B…

11.15 PDF: (A) Except as otherwise provided in this rule, this retirement system shall be the system responsible for health care coverage for its eligible benefit recipients.(B) A benefit recipient is not eligible for primary coverage in a medical plan offered by this retirement …

11.15 PDF: (A) General provisions(1) Eligibility for enrollment in an ancillary plan is the same as eligibility for enrollment in a medical plan except as otherwise provided in this rule.(2) Enrollment in an ancillary plan is the same as enrollment in a medical plan except as oth…

11.15 PDF: (A) Health information(1) By applying for and accepting coverage in the health care program each participating benefit recipient, on behalf of herself or himself and each of his or her dependents covered under the health care program, acknowledges and agrees that the h…

11.15 PDF: (A) Teachers or benefit recipients and eligible dependents may make application for long-term care insurance offered pursuant to section 3307.391 of the Revised Code until September 30, 2018, provided:(1) Application for long-term care insurance shall be made directly …

11.15 PDF: (A) Notwithstanding any provision in Chapter 3307. of the Revised Code or in the rules governing the retirement system to the contrary, distributions to members and beneficiaries shall be made in accordance with section 401(a)(9) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986,"…

11.15 PDF: Applicability of the final 415 regulations effective beginning on the limitation year commencing on January 1, 2008.(A) In general. The final regulations for section 415 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 401, as amended ("final regulatio…

11.15 PDF: This rule implements section 3307.35 of the Revised Code and applies to Ohio public service after retirement in circumstances other than those subject to section 3307.351 of the Revised Code and rule 3307:1-13-02 of the Administrative Code.(A) For the purpose of this r…

11.15 PDF: (A) For purposes of section 3307.351 of the Revised Code and this rule:(1) "Active position" means a position a member worked in the month before retirement and for which contributions were being received by a state retirement system at the time of retirement pursuant …

11.15 PDF: (A) This rule applies in the case of an individual who is or most recently has been employed by an employer in a position customarily filled by a vote of members of a board or commission.(B) An employer that proposes to continue employing an individual described in par…

11.15 PDF: (A) This rule amplifies section 3307.57 of the Revised Code and applies to members who retire with an effective date of retirement on or after February 1, 2013.(B) For the purpose of this rule:(1) "State retirement system" and "retention percentage" have the same meani…

11.15 PDF: (A) As used in section 3307.53 of the Revised Code and this rule:(1) "Full-time service" means employment as a teacher under a contract that:(a) Requires teaching service that begins and ends on either:(i) The first and last day of a year consisting of three hundred si…

11.15 PDF: Except to the extent otherwise specified by the Revised Code or the Administrative Code, in any calculation of cost for the restoration or purchase of service credit under sections 3307.50 to 3307.79 of the Revised Code in which interest is to be compounded, the rate u…

11.15 PDF: (A) Members may purchase service credit under sections 3307.71, 3307.72, 3307.752, 3307.761, 3307.763 and 3307.77 of the Revised Code in increments and the cost for purchasing partial service credit shall be calculated as a proportionate part of the total cost at time …

11.15 PDF: The following rule shall be utilized to determine a member's eligibility to purchase service credit under sections 3307.70 and 3307.74 of the Revised Code:(A) Factors to be used to determine eligibility and cost:(1) The service credit must be properly certified by the …

11.15 PDF: (A) For purposes of sections 3307.70 and 3307.75, divisions (A)(1) and (B) of section 3307.751, and section 3307.752 of the Revised Code:(1) Effective July 1, 2011, a member shall be granted one-twelfth of a year of service credit for each month purchased.(2) A full mo…