ORS 238A.145
Loss of retirement credit


(1)

A pension program member who is not vested forfeits all retirement credit if the member performs fewer than 600 hours of service in each of five consecutive calendar years. A forfeiture under this section takes effect at the end of the fifth calendar year.

(2)

If a pension program member forfeits retirement credit under this section and is subsequently reemployed by a participating public employer:

(a)

The person may acquire retirement credit under the pension program only for the purpose of service performed after the person is reemployed; and

(b)

Any service performed before the forfeiture may not be credited toward the period of service required by ORS 238A.100 (Establishing membership under pension program) or 238A.115 (Vesting), or toward the accrual of retirement credit under ORS 238A.140 (Accrual of retirement credit), 238A.150 (Retirement credit for service in uniformed services) or 238A.155 (Retirement credit for periods of disability). [2003 c.733 §12]
Note: Sections 5 and 6, chapter 461, Oregon Laws 2021, provide:
Sec. 5. Section 6 of this 2021 Act is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 238A. [2021 c.461 §5]
Sec. 6. Notwithstanding ORS 238A.110 (Termination of membership) and 238A.145 (Loss of retirement credit) and in consideration of the COVID-19 pandemic, if calendar year 2020 is a member’s fifth consecutive calendar year of performing fewer than 600 hours of service and the member forfeited all retirement credit under ORS 238A.145 (Loss of retirement credit) at the end of 2020, but the person performs 600 hours or more of service in calendar year 2021, the person’s membership and any retirement credit forfeited at the end of calendar year 2020 shall be restored. [2021 c.461 §6]

Source: Section 238A.145 — Loss of retirement credit, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors238A.­html.

238A.005
Definitions
238A.010
Computation of hours of service
238A.025
Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan established
238A.030
Information technology system
238A.050
Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan part of Public Employees Retirement System
238A.070
Participation generally
238A.100
Establishing membership under pension program
238A.110
Termination of membership
238A.115
Vesting
238A.117
Vesting of member killed in course and scope of employment
238A.120
Withdrawal from pension program by vested inactive member
238A.125
Amount of pension
238A.130
Final average salary
238A.140
Accrual of retirement credit
238A.142
Accrual by academic employees of community college
238A.145
Loss of retirement credit
238A.150
Retirement credit for service in uniformed services
238A.155
Retirement credit for periods of disability
238A.160
Normal retirement age
238A.165
Earliest retirement age
238A.170
Latest retirement date
238A.180
Normal retirement benefit
238A.185
Early retirement
238A.190
Survivorship benefits
238A.195
Cash out of small benefits
238A.200
Actuarial equivalency factor tables
238A.210
Cost-of-living adjustment
238A.220
Employer contributions
238A.230
Death benefit
238A.235
Disability benefit
238A.240
Funding of disability benefit
238A.245
Reemployment after commencement of pension benefits
238A.250
Option of legislators to receive certain benefits
238A.300
Establishing membership under individual account program
238A.305
Persons establishing membership in system before August 29, 2003
238A.310
Termination of membership
238A.320
Vesting
238A.330
Employee contributions
238A.335
Employer payment of employee contribution
238A.340
Employer contributions
238A.350
Individual accounts established
238A.353
Employee pension stability accounts established
238A.360
Rollover contributions
238A.370
Limitation on contributions
238A.375
Distribution of accounts to inactive member
238A.400
Payment of accounts at retirement
238A.410
Death benefits
238A.415
Credit for service in uniformed services
238A.420
Investment options under individual account program
238A.422
Limitation of liability
238A.430
Direct rollovers
238A.435
Distribution of death benefit as rollover distribution
238A.450
Rules for Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan
238A.460
Limitation on powers of board, director and staff
238A.465
Legislative intent relating to increased benefits
238A.470
Contract rights under Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan
238A.475
Application of legislative changes to legislators
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