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§1242 Enrollment by Board; Standards and Qualifications; Suspension or Termination of Enrollment

Title 29 › Chapter 18— EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY PROGRAM › Subchapter II— JURISDICTION, ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT; JOINT PENSION TASK FORCE, ETC. › Subtitle Subtitle C— Enrollment of Actuaries › § 1242

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Joint Board must set rules about who can do actuarial work for plans covered by this chapter and must enroll anyone who meets those rules. People who applied before January 1, 1976 must have a period of responsible actuarial experience. People applying on or after January 1, 1976 must have education and training in actuarial math and methods (shown by a related degree, a Joint Board exam, or other exams the Board accepts) and must have a period of responsible actuarial experience. The Board can suspend or end a person’s enrollment after giving notice and a chance for a hearing if the person failed to do their duties under this chapter or does not meet the enrollment requirements that were in effect when they enrolled.

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Title 29, §1242

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(a)The Joint Board shall, by regulations, establish reasonable standards and qualifications for persons performing actuarial services with respect to plans in which this chapter applies and, upon application by any individual, shall enroll such individual if the Joint Board finds that such individual satisfies such standards and qualifications. With respect to individuals applying for enrollment before January 1, 1976, such standards and qualifications shall include a requirement for an appropriate period of responsible actuarial experience relating to pension plans. With respect to individuals applying for enrollment on or after January 1, 1976, such standards and qualifications shall include—
(1)education and training in actuarial mathematics and methodology, as evidenced by—
(A)a degree in actuarial mathematics or its equivalent from an accredited college or university,
(B)successful completion of an examination in actuarial mathematics and methodology to be given by the Joint Board, or
(C)successful completion of other actuarial examinations deemed adequate by the Joint Board, and
(2)an appropriate period of responsible actuarial experience.
(b)The Joint Board may, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, suspend or terminate the enrollment of an individual under this section if the Joint Board finds that such individual—
(1)has failed to discharge his duties under this chapter, or
(2)does not satisfy the requirements for enrollment as in effect at the time of his enrollment.

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This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 93–406, known as the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Titles I, III, and IV of such Act are classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 1001 of this title and Tables.

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29 U.S.C. § 1242

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Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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