303 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 16, § 007

Current through September 17, 2024
Section 303-16-007 - Military Service Credit for the State Patrol Retirement Act
007.01 Military Service prior to December 12, 1994. Any member of the Nebraska State Patrol who, while a member of the Nebraska State Patrol, entered into and served or shall enter into and serve in the armed forces of the United States during a declared emergency, and who, within six (6) months after honorable discharge or honorable separation from active duty, returned or returns to the service of the state and again becomes a member of the Nebraska State Patrol shall be credited, in determining benefits due such member from the State Patrol Retirement Fund, for all the time actually served in the armed forces as if such person had been in the service of the Nebraska State Patrol throughout such declared emergency service in the armed forces.
007.02 Military service on or after December 12, 1994; pursuant to 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301 et seq. Any member of the Nebraska State Patrol who is reemployed by the State of Nebraska within ninety (90) days after honorable discharge or honorable separation from active duty shall be treated as not having incurred a break in service by reason of his or her period of military service.
007.03 Such military service shall be credited for purposes of determining the nonforfeitability of the member's accrued benefits and the accrual of benefits under the plan.
007.04 The state shall be liable for funding any obligation of the plan to provide benefits based upon such period of military service.
007.05 Once an election to purchase military service is made in subsection 003.03, the Agency will request salary verification from the state employer. The salary verification will verify what the member would have earned had the member worked for the employer during the period of military service. Upon receipt of the salary verification by NPERS, the state employer will be invoiced for the amount required to fund the obligation benefit of the plan equal to the employee and employer retirement contributions on the salary attributable during the period(s) of military service plus interest equal to the actuarial assumed rate of return. Payment shall be made by the state employer to NPERS within thirty (30) days of the invoice's receipt.

303 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 16, § 007