Utah Code § 49-11-1202

Current with legislation effective through 5/2/2024

Section 49-11-1202 - Definitions

As used in this part:

(1)

(a) "Affiliated emergency services worker" means a person who:

(i) is employed by a participating employer;

(ii) performs emergency services for another participating employer that is a different agency;

(iii) is trained in techniques and skills required for the emergency service;

(iv) continues to receive regular training required for the service;

(v) is on the rolls as a trained affiliated emergency services worker of the participating employer; and

(vi) provides ongoing service for a participating employer, which service may include service as a volunteer firefighter, reserve law enforcement officer, search and rescue worker, emergency medical technician, ambulance worker, park ranger, or public utilities worker.

(b) "Affiliated emergency services worker" does not include a person who performs work or service but does not meet the requirements of Subsection (1)(a).

(2) "Amortization rate" means the amortization rate, as defined in Section 49-11-102, to be applied to the system that would have covered the retiree if the retiree's reemployed position were deemed to be an eligible, full-time position within that system.

(3) "Part-time appointed or elected board member" means an individual who:

(a) serves in a position:

(i) as a member of a board, commission, council, committee, panel, or other body of a participating employer; and

(ii) that is designated in the participating employer's governing statute, charter, creation document, or similar document;

(b) is appointed or elected to the position for a definite and fixed term of office by official and duly recorded action of the participating employer;

(c) except for the service in the position, does not perform other work or service for compensation for the participating employer, whether as an employee or under a contract; and

(d) retires from a participating employer that is different than the participating employer with the position in which the person serves.

(4)

(a) "Reemployed," "reemploy," or "reemployment" means work or service performed for a participating employer after retirement, in exchange for compensation.

(b) Reemployment includes work or service performed on a contract for a participating employer if the retiree is:

(i) listed as the contractor; or

(ii) an owner, partner, or principal of the contractor.

(5) "Retiree":

(a) means a person who:

(i) retired from a participating employer; and

(ii) begins reemployment on or after July 1, 2010, with a participating employer; and

(b) does not include a person:

(i)

(A) who was reemployed by a participating employer before July 1, 2010; and

(B) whose participating employer that reemployed the person under Subsection (5)(b)(i)(A) was dissolved, consolidated, merged, or structurally changed in accordance with Section 49-11-621 on or after July 1, 2010; or

(ii) who is working under a phased retirement agreement in accordance with Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 13, Phased Retirement.

Utah Code § 49-11-1202

Amended by Chapter 449, 2020 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2020.

Amended by Chapter 310, 2016 General Session ,§ 24, eff. 5/10/2016.

Added by Chapter 310, 2016 General Session ,§ 5, eff. 5/10/2016.