Office of the Revisor of Statutes

Members

Defined as fiduciaries, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.02

Exclusive representatives, public employees' unions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.017

Fiduciaries, see same under this topic

Sheriffs' association members, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.64

Open meetings, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.08

Bonds (officers and fiduciaries), Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Bounce back annuities, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.30

Breach of fiduciary duty

Cofiduciaries, liability, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.10

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.09

Indemnification, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.11

Lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.12

Budgets, reports about, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Buybacks

Omitted deductions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Prior service credit, see same under this topic

Reduced salary periods, salary credit, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.0162

Refund repayments, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.35

Service credit, wrongful discharges, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.50

Striking members, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Bylaws

Adoption, modification, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Defined as plan documents, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.01

Certificates and certification

Economic interest statements, list of filings, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.06

Employer contributions, amounts due, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.28

Fire state aid, Minn. Statutes 2025 477B.02

Funds for investment, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.06

Social Security, deficiency appropriations, Minn. Statutes 2025 355.03

State aid, offset to employer contribution rate increase, Minn. Statutes 2025 273.1385

Unneeded assets, Minn. Statutes 2025 11A.23

Certifying to

Disability benefit applicants, employment status, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.33

Exclusion reports, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Local government correctional service employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 353E.02

Optional annuity beneficiaries, death, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.30

Chief administrative officer, duties, see Executive director under this topic

Child support, income withholding, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.15

City managers, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.028

Cofiduciaries

Duties, generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.10

Service of process on, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.12

Combined service annuities, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01, 356.30

Combined service disability benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.302

Combined service survivor benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.303

Compensation and salaries

Armed forces members, active service, salary differential, Minn. Statutes 2025 43A.183

Covered salary, limitation, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01, 353.017

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01, 353.29

Directors, trustees, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Fiduciaries, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.06, 356A.08

Minimum monthly salary, included members, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Confidential secretary, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Contested cases

Adverse determination of eligibility, benefits, or other rights, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.07

Appeals of benefit termination or denial, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.96

Continuation of coverage, deputy registrars of motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2025 168.33

Continuing education, fiduciaries, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.13

Contracts and agreements

Administration building, acquisition and construction, Minn. Statutes 2025 356B.10

Deceased annuitants and benefit recipients, identification, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.29

Medical advisor, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.031

Medicare, agreements to extend coverage, Minn. Statutes 2025 355.095

Social Security, agreements to provide benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 355.02

Contributions to more than one public retirement plan

Restrictions, Minn. Statutes 2025 354.094

Retirement age, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Coordinated members

Disability benefits, see same under this topic

Exclusive representatives, public employees' unions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01, 353.017

Former MERF members, see Former MERF employees under this topic

Postretirement adjustments, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.42

Right to receive annuities, restriction, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Copies, plan documents, summaries, and reports, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.07

Counseling services, former governmental subdivision employees, after privatization, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.08

Coverage by more than one system

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.311

Unclassified employees retirement plan, Minn. Statutes 2025 352D.12

Coverage errors, correction, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.637

Covered employees, referendum, Medicare coverage, Minn. Statutes 2025 355.095

Creditors remedies, annuities or benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.15

Custodian bank accounts, establishment, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.001

Data

Beneficiaries and survivors, classification, Minn. Statutes 2025 13.63

Marriage dissolution actions, access, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.49

Decedents estates, payments to

Disability benefits, accrued amounts, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.33

Normal retirement annuities, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.29

Postretirement adjustments, unpaid amounts, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.42

Reemployment earnings limitation, excess amounts, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.47

Refunds, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.32

Rollover election, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.47

Dedicated fund, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.63

Deductions, voluntary membership dues, labor organizations, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.91

Deferred annuities

Application for, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.32

Augmentation, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.04 to 353F.06, 356.30

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.34

Public employees police and fire fund, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.68

Deferred compensation, see STATE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

Definitions

Actuarial valuations, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.215

City managers, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.028

Correction of coverage errors, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.637

Differential salary credit, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.0162

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01, 353.29

Governmental subdivisions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Internal Revenue Code compliance, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.635

Loss of survivor benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.406

MERF, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Privatized former governmental subdivision facilities employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.02

Public pension fiduciary responsibility, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.01, 356A.02, 356A.06

Social Security law, Minn. Statutes 2025 355.01

Vesting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Dependent children, see Survivor benefits under this topic

Depositories, designation, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.06

Disability benefits

Combined service disability benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 353E.06, 356.302

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Disability determination procedures, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.031

Eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.33, 353.46

Firefighters, duty disability, Minn. Statutes 2025 299A.465

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.33

Health insurance premiums, withholding, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.87

Medical examinations, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03, 353.031

Optional annuities, see same under this topic

Postretirement adjustments, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.33, 356.415, 356.42

Privatized former governmental subdivision employee, continued coverage after termination, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.051

Psychological condition treatment benefits, application for, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.032

Recipients, earnings reports, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.335

Reemployment earnings, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.335

Supplemental needs trusts, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.465

Suspension, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.335

Suspension or reduction to recover overpayments, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27, 353.33

Wrongful discharges, effect on, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.50

Disclosure

Actuarial valuations, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.215

Fiduciaries, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.03, 356A.06

Financial reporting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.20

Dissolution of marriage

Division of property, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.15

Optional annuities, revocation, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.48

Reemployed annuitants, payments to former spouses, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.37

Retirement benefits or rights, information regarding, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.49

Distributions, direct rollovers, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.633

District court reporters, payroll deductions, county auditors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Division of plan, based on election or nonelection of Social Security coverage, Minn. Statutes 2025 355.091

Donations, authority to accept, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.648

Duluth postemployment benefits, trust fund for, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.95

Early retirement

Actuarial reduction, Minn. Statutes 2025 352.116

Deferred annuities, see same under this topic

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.30

Privatized former governmental subdivision employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.05

Retirement benefit accrual rate increase, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.29, 356.315

Economic interest statements, fiduciaries, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.06

Employee contributions

Employers, pick up, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.62

Exclusive representatives, public employees' unions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.017

Federal compensation limits, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.611

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Leaves of absence, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Members electing participation in individual retirement account plan, Minn. Statutes 2025 354D.04

Property tax levies, Minn. Statutes 2025 126C.41

Ramsey Health Care, Inc. employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 383A.91

Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.62

School districts, retirees' health benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 126C.41

Volunteer firefighters, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.87

Wrongful discharges, service credit, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.50

Employees, civil service rules, Minn. Rules 3900.0100, 3900.2100

Employees of the retirement plan

Benefits, eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2025 43A.24

Defined as public employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03, 353.19

Executive branch, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2025 43A.02

Indemnification, breach of fiduciary duty, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.11

Management and Budget Department powers, Minn. Statutes 2025 43A.04

Postretirement option employment, Minn. Statutes 2025 43A.346

Employer contributions

Exclusive representatives, public employees' unions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.017

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27, 353.28

Increases, special property tax levies, Minn. Statutes 2025 275.70

Leaves of absence, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Medicare coverage, Minn. Statutes 2025 355.095

Members electing participation in individual retirement account plan, Minn. Statutes 2025 354D.04

Metropolitan Sports Area Commission employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 473.565

Property tax levies, Minn. Statutes 2025 126C.41

Ramsey Health Care, Inc. employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 383A.91

Rate changes, school aid adjustments due to, Minn. Statutes 2025 127A.50

School districts, retirees' health benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 126C.41

State aid, offset to rate increase, Minn. Statutes 2025 273.1385

Volunteer firefighters, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.87, 353G.08

Workers' compensation recipients, service credit, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Wrongful discharges, service credit, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.50

Employers

Benefit provision summaries, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.07

Certificates and certification, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01, 353.27, 353.33

Certifying to, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.28

Contributions, see Employer contributions under this topic

Dissolution, allocation of receivables, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.98

Filing with, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.20

Financial reports, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.20

Payments by, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.551

Payroll deductions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Reports given

Employee contributions, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.62

Exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Wrongful discharges, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.50

Resolutions by, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01, 353.64

Employing units, duties, see Employers under this topic

Exclusions from coverage

City managers, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.028

Deputy registrars of motor vehicles, Minn. Statutes 2025 168.33

Excluded employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01, 356.27

Written notice to employee, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Exclusive representatives, public employees' unions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01, 353.017, 353.37

Execution (creditors remedies), annuities or benefits, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.15

Executive director

Benefit termination or denial, appeals, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.96

Compensation and salaries

Compensation Council, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 15A.082

Expense allowance, Minn. Statutes 2025 15A.081

Salary range, Minn. Statutes 2025 15A.01, 15A.13

Correction of errors, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.636

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2025 355.01, 356A.01, 356A.02

Duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.19, 356.636

Fiduciaries, see same under this topic

Memberships, Minn. Statutes 2025 11A.08

Prior service credit purchases, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.551

Retirement, Minn. Statutes 2025 352D.02

Exemptions from coverage, Health Coverage Reinsurance Association, Minn. Statutes 2025 62L.13

Experience studies, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03, 356.214, 356.215

False statements to, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.19

Fiduciaries

Activities, generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.02

Breach of conduct or duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.09 to 356A.12

Compensation and salaries, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.06, 356A.08

Continuing education, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.13

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.01

Direct or indirect profits, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.06

Disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.03, 356A.06

Duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.02, 356A.04, 356A.05

Economic interest statements, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.06

Felony violations, documentation, service prohibition, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.03

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.01 to 356A.13

Investments, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.02, 356A.06

Nonliability, self-directed investments by privatized public facilities employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.06

Prohibited transactions, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.06

Service of process on, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.12

Standard of conduct, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.04

Filing with

Annuities, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.29, 353.30

Benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.29, 353.30

Board of trustees, candidates, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Disability benefit applications, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.031, 353.33, 353.656, 353D.07, 353E.06

Election of deferred compensation in lieu of PERA coverage, Minn. Statutes 2025 353D.02

Membership, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.028

Membership applications, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01, 353D.02

Normal retirement annuity applications, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.29, 353.656

Optional annuities, revocation, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.48

Postretirement adjustments, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.42

Proportionate retirement annuities, applications, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.32

Refund applications, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.34

Resolutions, part-time police and firefighters, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.64

Retirement plan alternatives, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.017, 353.64

Survivor benefit applications, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.31

Financial reports

Alternative reports, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.23

Copies, distribution, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.20, 356A.07

Requirements, generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.20

Forfeitures, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.614

Former members

Deferred annuities, see same under this topic

Marriage dissolution actions, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.49

Return to active service, restoration of rights, benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.35

Former MERF employees

Coordinated members, benefit computation, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.46

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

District court personnel, transfer to PERA, Minn. Statutes 2025 480.181

Employer and employee contributions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Exclusion from salary maximums, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.37

Postretirement adjustments, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.50

Public employees, defined, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2025 355.01

Rights upon termination of membership, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.37

School districts, retirees' health benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 126C.41

Special School District 1 (Minneapolis), continuity, Minn. Statutes 2025 128D.10

State contribution, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.505

Former spouses, survivor benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.31, 353.32

Forms

Disability benefit applications, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.33, 353.335, 353.656, 353D.07, 353E.06

Exclusion reports, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Membership, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.028, 353.27

Membership applications, Minn. Statutes 2025 353D.02

Normal retirement annuity applications, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.29

Postretirement adjustments, optional payment schedule, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.42

Postretirement option employment, Minn. Statutes 2025 43A.346

Proportionate retirement annuities, applications, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.32

Public employees defined contribution plan, reports, Minn. Statutes 2025 353D.06

Receipts, annuities or benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.29

Reemployment earnings limitation, excess amounts, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.47

Retirement plan alternatives, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.64

Survivor benefit applications, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.31

Full funding, established dates for, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.215

Funds and accounts

Custodian bank accounts, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.001

Dedicated fund, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.63

Local government correctional service retirement fund, Minn. Statutes 2025 353E.01

Local relief consolidation accounts

Firefighters, see Consolidation accounts under LOCAL FIREFIGHTER RELIEF ASSOCIATIONS

Police, see Consolidation accounts under LOCAL POLICE RELIEF ASSOCIATIONS

Long-term equity investments, qualifying governments, Minn. Statutes 2025 118A.09

Public employees police and fire fund, see PUBLIC EMPLOYEES POLICE AND FIRE FUND

Public employees retirement fund, see same under this topic

Statewide Volunteer Firefighter Retirement Plan, fire state aid, Minn. Statutes 2025 477B.04

Garnishment, annuities or benefits, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.15

Gifts and bequests, authority to accept, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.648

Governing board of a pension plan, see Board of trustees under this topic

Governing bodies, duties, see Employers under this topic

Governing body rules and policies, defined as plan documents, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.01

Governmental subdivisions, duties, see Employers under this topic

Grievance awards, exclusion from salary, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Guardians of minors, payments to, survivor benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.31

Heads of departments

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Duties, see Employers under this topic

In-service training, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Indefinite layoffs, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Information services, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.97

Insurance

Public employees insurance program, Minn. Statutes 2025 43A.316, 356.87

Reemployed annuitants, withholding of premiums, transfer, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.37

Self-insurance risk reserve, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Interest rates

Actuarial valuations, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.215

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.59

Reemployment earnings limitation, excess amounts, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.47

Refunds, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.32, 353.34, 356.59

Investigations, benefit applications and claims, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Investment of funds

Certification, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.06

Executive director, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.06

Fiduciaries, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.02, 356A.06

Investment Board, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 11A.23, 118A.09, 353.05, 353.06

Investment expenses, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.215

Long-term equity investments, qualifying governments, Minn. Statutes 2025 118A.09

Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.219

Requirements, generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.06

Joint and survivor annuities

Accrual, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.32

Application for, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.32

Computation, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.461

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.30

Mandatory, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.46

Survivor benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.31

Joint and survivor annuity or benefit options

Actuarial standards and assumptions, Minn. Rules 7950.0520

Application of rules, Minn. Rules 7950.0500

Enumeration of options, Minn. Rules 7950.0510

Mortality tables, availability, Minn. Rules 7950.0520

Purpose of rules, Minn. Rules 7950.0500

Lawsuits

Breach of fiduciary duty, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.12

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.08

Omitted deductions, recovery, commencement date, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Leaves of absence

Armed forces members, active service, salary differential, Minn. Statutes 2025 43A.183

Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Legal advisor, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.08

Legal settlements, exclusion from salary, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Legislative proposals, Minn. Statutes 2025 356B.01, 356B.02

Liability

Cofiduciaries, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.10

Unfunded actuarial accrued liability, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.215, 356.22

Liability insurance, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Life insurance, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Life insurance death benefits, authority to accept, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.648

Local government correctional service retirement plan, Minn. Statutes 2025 353E.01, 353E.06, 353E.08

Local relief association consolidation accounts

Firefighters, see Consolidation accounts under LOCAL FIREFIGHTER RELIEF ASSOCIATIONS

Police, see Consolidation accounts under LOCAL POLICE RELIEF ASSOCIATIONS

Lump-sum payments, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.47

Mail and mailing

Annuities or benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.29

Benefit distribution notice, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.001

Board of trustees, election requirements, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Retirement annuities, information, completed applications, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.46

Management of association, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Medical advisor, duties and requirements, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.031

Medical leave, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Meetings, see OPEN MEETING LAW

Members

Actuarial valuations, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.215

Basic members, see same under this topic

Charter school employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 124E.12

City managers, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.028

Contributions, see Employee contributions under this topic

Coordinated members, see same under this topic

Death caused by surviving beneficiary, loss of survivor benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.406

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01, 356.406, 356A.01

District court personnel, transfer to state plans, Minn. Statutes 2025 480.181

District public defenders, employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 611.265

Exclusion by other plans, Minn. Statutes 2025 353D.01

Exclusion reports, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Exclusions from coverage, Minn. Statutes 2025 168.33, 353.01, 353.028, 353.27

Exclusive representatives, public employees' unions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01, 353.017

Exemption from coverage, Minn. Statutes 2025 62L.13

Individual retirement account plan, election of participation, Minn. Statutes 2025 354D.02, 354D.04

Judicial district administrators, Minn. Statutes 2025 484.48

Marriage dissolution actions, information requirements, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.49

Membership based on erroneous deductions, continued, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Metropolitan Airports Commission employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.855

Metropolitan Sports Area Commission employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 473.565

Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund, former employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.855

Minneapolis officers and employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.855

Municipal gas agency employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 453A.11

Municipal power agency employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 453.61

Notice, exclusions from coverage, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Payments by, prior service credit purchases, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.551

Payments to, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.001

Proof of death, notice, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.001

Ramsey Health Care, Inc. employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 383A.91

Regional railroad authorities employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 398A.03

Regional sanitary sewer district employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 115.63

Remarriage, effect on survivor benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.29, 356.407

Reports received, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.20, 356.47, 356.62, 356A.07

Saint Cloud Metropolitan Transit Commission employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 458A.03

Special School District 1 (Minneapolis) employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.855

Status determination, board of trustees, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.18

Transfer local government correctional plan, state aid reduction, Minn. Statutes 2025 273.1385

Volunteer firefighters, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.87, 477B.02

Western Lake Superior Sanitary District, Minn. Statutes 2025 458D.04

Membership of elected officials

Definitions, Minn. Rules 7950.0100

Eligibility status, Minn. Rules 7950.0200

Generally, Minn. Rules 7950.0300

MERF Division, see Former MERF employees under this topic

Military leave, service credit, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.014, 353.0141

Military or uniformed service credit, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.638

Minneapolis employees, employees transferred to local social services agency, continuation, Minn. Statutes 2025 261.004

Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund, see Former MERF employees under this topic

Minnesota Risk Adjustment Association, Minn. Statutes 2025 62Q.03

Normal retirement annuities

Amount, formula, Minn. Statutes 2025 352.115

Application for, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.29, 353.33, 353.656

Benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 354.44

Completed applications, copies to spouses, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.46

Deferred annuities, see same under this topic

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Early retirement, see same under this topic

Exemption from process, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.401

Former Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund members, computation, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.46

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.29

Health insurance premiums, withholding, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.87

Optional annuities, see same under this topic

Postretirement adjustments, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.42

Proportionate retirement annuities, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.32

Public employees defined contribution plan annuities, eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Retirement benefit accrual rate increase, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.29, 356.315

Simultaneous payment of survivor benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.40

Suspension or reduction to recover overpayments, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Nursing facilities, medical assistance, external fixed costs, Minn. Statutes 2025 256R.25

Office space, Administration Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Officers

Bonds (officers and fiduciaries), Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Defined as public employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Duties, failure or refusal to perform, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.19

Liability insurance, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Optional annuities

Actuarial valuations, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.30

Board of trustees, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.30

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Establishment, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.30

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.33

Information summaries, distribution, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.46

Joint and survivor annuities, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01, 353.30 to 353.32, 356.46, 356.461

Pensions and retirement commission, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.30

Revocation, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.48

Supplemental needs trusts, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.465

Suspension or reduction to recover overpayments, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Parental or family-related break in employment, prior service credit purchase, authorization, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Payments by

Allowable expenses, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.001

Audits and examinations, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.16

Benefit distribution upon plan termination, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.001

Fiduciaries, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.02

Health insurance premiums, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.87

Medical examinations, costs, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.656

Overpayments, recovery, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Public employees defined contribution plan, refunds, Minn. Statutes 2025 353D.04

Payments in lieu of deductions, allowable service, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Payments to

Amortization state aid, Minn. Statutes 2025 126C.41

Fire state aid, statewide volunteer firefighter retirement fund, Minn. Statutes 2025 477B.04

Health insurance premiums, administrative expenses, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.87

Public employees defined contribution plan, employee and employer contributions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353D.04

Rulemaking, generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Unredeemed payment warrants, cancellation, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Payroll deductions

Disability benefits, deductions for retirement fund, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.33

Exclusive representatives, public employees' unions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.017

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Ramsey Health Care, Inc. employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 383A.91

Personal leave, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Plan documents, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.01, 356A.07

Policies

Board of trustees, candidate statements, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Public employees defined contribution plan, payroll deductions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353D.04

Portability with other retirement plans

Minnesota State Retirement System, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.311

Unclassified employees retirement plan, Minn. Statutes 2025 352D.12

Postretirement adjustments

Disability benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.33

Eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.29, 356.42

Former MERF Division, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.50

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.415

Lump-sum payments, conversion to monthly annuity, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.431

Payments beginning before July 1, 1997, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.34

Survivor benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.31

Postretirement option, Minn. Statutes 2025 43A.346, 353.371

Prior service contributions, transfer to unclassified employees retirement plan, Minn. Statutes 2025 352D.12

Prior service credit

Employers, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.35

Purchases

Executive director, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.551

Leaves of absence, generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Payment amount, determination, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.551

Post-July 1, 2004, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.551

Reserves requirements, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.30

Strike periods, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01, 356.195

Privatized former governmental subdivision employees

Allowable service, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.02, 353F.03

Certification and decertification of medical facilities and other units, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.025

Counseling services after privatization, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.08

Deferred annuities, augmentation, interest rate, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.04

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.02

Early retirement, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.05

Online list, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.025

Purpose of law, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.01

Reemployment earnings limitation, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.06

Refunds, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.07

Sales of privatized former governmental subdivision employers, application to, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.09

Self-directed investments, nonliability of fiduciaries, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.06

Surviving spouse, dependent child provision, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.052

Terminated employee, continuation of disability coverage, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.051

Terminated employee, retirement annuities eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.057

Vesting rule, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.03

Withdrawal liability, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.025

Privatized former governmental subdivision employers, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.02, 353F.09

Professional management surveys, reports, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Property insurance, purchase authorization, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Proportionate retirement annuities, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.32

Public employee, defined, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01, 355.01

Public employees insurance program, see under PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

Public employees police and fire fund, see PUBLIC EMPLOYEES POLICE AND FIRE FUND

Public employees retirement fund

Credits to, abandoned contributions, annuities, or benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.65

Deposits to, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27, 353.32

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Public pension facilities, acquisition and construction, Minn. Statutes 2025 356B.10

Public service

Reemployment after termination, effect on annuities, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.37

Termination, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.34, 353F.057

Purpose, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.001

Receipts, annuities or benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.29

Records and record keeping

Appeals of benefit termination or denial, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.96

Executive director, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Fiduciaries, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.02

Investment Board, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.06

Investments, liquidity documentation, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.06

Optional annuities, pensions and retirement commission recommendations, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.29, 353.30

Reemployment earnings limitation, excess amounts, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.47

Reemployment earnings limitation

Disability benefit recipients, reports, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.335

Exclusive representatives, public employees' unions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.017

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.37, 356.47

Refunds

Amount, formula, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.32

Application for, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.34

Automatic deposit, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.401

Canceled payment warrants, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

City managers, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.028

Death, before or after retirement, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.32

Deferments, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.33

Eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.34

Erroneous deductions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Former spouses, survivor benefits, lump-sum refunds, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.31, 353.32

Interest rates, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.32, 353.34, 356.59

Payment, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03, 353.15, 353.32

Privatized former governmental subdivision employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.07

Repayment to

Combined service annuities, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.30

Disability benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.33

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.35

Individual retirement accounts, using, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.441

Privatized former governmental subdivision employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.07

Qualified annuities, using, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.441

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.441

Unclassified employees retirement plan, Minn. Statutes 2025 352D.12

Rights to, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.34

Service credit termination, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.35

Suspension or reduction to recover overpayments, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Remarriage, effect on survivor benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.29, 356.407

Repeals, additional employer contributions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Reports given

Actuarial valuations, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03, 356.215

Administrative services, consolidation with other pension plans, Minn. Statutes 2025 356B.10

Board of trustees, election requirements, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Budgets, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Experience studies, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03, 356.215

Financial reports, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03, 356.20, 356.23

Investment of funds, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.219

Local relief associations, Minn. Statutes 2025 423A.022

Marriage dissolution actions, pension benefits or rights, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.49

Postretirement adjustments, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.42

Privatized former governmental subdivision employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 353F.025, 353F.07

Psychological condition treatment, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.032

Tax qualification, correction of errors, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.636

Reserves, prior service credit purchases, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.30

Retirees

Reemployed annuitants, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01, 353.37

Reemployment earnings limitation, see same under this topic

Retirement

Date, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Retirement annuities, see Normal retirement annuities under this topic

Retirement plan alternatives

Arts Board employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 354D.02, 354D.04

Commissioners, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Elected public officials, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Exclusive representatives, public employees' unions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.017

Humanities Center employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 354D.02, 354D.04

Metropolitan Council employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 473.129

Metropolitan Sports Area Commission employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 473.565

Minnesota Historical Society employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 354D.02, 354D.04

Volunteer firefighters, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.87

Review of benefit application or claim eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Rule of 90, eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.30

Rulemaking

Executive director, recommendations, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03, 353.18

Public employees defined contribution plan, administration, Minn. Statutes 2025 353D.09

Social Security, Minn. Statutes 2025 355.035, 355.05

Salary, see Compensation and salaries under this topic

Self-insurance risk reserve, establishment, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.03

Service credit

Average salary calculations, Minn. Statutes 2025 354.05

Combined service annuities, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.30

Combined service benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.302, 356.303

Erroneous deductions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Members electing participation in individual retirement account plan, Minn. Statutes 2025 354D.04

Military leave, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.014, 353.0141

Military or uniformed service credit, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.638

Postretirement option employment, Minn. Statutes 2025 43A.346

Proportionate retirement annuities, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.32

Purchase procedures, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.195

Reduced salary period purchases, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.012

Termination after refund, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.35

Wrongful discharges, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.50

Severance pay, erroneous deductions from, refunds, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Sick leave

Refunds, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Unused sick leave, disability benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.33

Spousal maintenance

Income withholding, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.15

Reemployed annuitants, payments to former spouses, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.37

Spouses, retirement annuities, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.46

State aid

Amortization state aid, Minn. Statutes 2025 126C.41, 423A.02, 423A.022

Offset, employer contribution rate increase, Minn. Statutes 2025 273.1385

Reduction prohibited, transfer of members to local government correctional plan, Minn. Statutes 2025 273.1385

Statewide Volunteer Firefighter Retirement Plan, see STATEWIDE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER PLAN

Statutes of limitations

Breach of fiduciary duty, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.12

Omitted deductions, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Subpoenas, overpayment of benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.401

Successor organizations, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.20, 356.215

Supplemental needs trusts, optional annuity, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.465

Surviving child

Data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2025 13.63

Survivor benefits, see same under this topic

Surviving spouses

Data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2025 13.63

Former spouses, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.31, 353.32

Payments to, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.29, 353.32, 353.33, 356.42, 356.47

Survivor benefits

Basic disability survivor benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.33

Beneficiaries charged or convicted of causing member's death, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.406

Combined service survivor benefits, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.303

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.406

Early retirement, see same under this topic

Exemption from process, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.401

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.31, 353.32

Health insurance premiums, withholding, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.87

Joint and survivor annuities, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01, 353.30 to 353.32, 356.46, 356.461

Maximum family benefit, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.31, 353.33

Overpayment of benefits, subpoenas, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.401

Postretirement adjustments, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.31, 356.415, 356.42

Remarriage, effect, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.29, 353.46, 356.407

Simultaneous payment of retirement annuities, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.40

Suspension or reduction to recover overpayments, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Waivers, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.32, 353.33

Tax qualification, Internal Revenue Code compliance, Minn. Statutes 2025 356.636

Temporary layoffs

Allowable service credit, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.01

Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.27

Termination of membership

City managers, Minn. Statutes 2025 353.028

Deferred annuities, see same under this topic