2004 Minnesota Statutes

     352.86 Transportation Department pilots. 

    Subdivision 1.    Eligibility; retirement annuity.  A 
 person who is employed by the Department of Transportation in 
 the civil service employment classification of aircraft pilot or 
 chief pilot who is covered by the general employee retirement 
 plan of the system under section 352.01, subdivision 23, who 
 elects this special retirement coverage under subdivision 3, who 
 is prohibited from performing the duties of aircraft pilot or 
 chief pilot after reaching age 65 by a policy adopted by the 
 commissioner of transportation, and who terminates employment as 
 a state employee on or after age 62 but prior to normal 
 retirement age is entitled, upon application, to a retirement 
 annuity computed under section 352.115, subdivisions 2 and 3, 
 without any reduction for early retirement under section 
 352.116, subdivision 1. 

    Subd. 1a.    Disability benefits.  An employee described 
 in subdivision 1, who is less than 62 years of age and who 
 becomes disabled and physically or mentally unfit to perform 
 occupational duties due to injury, sickness, or other 
 disability, and who is found disqualified for retention as chief 
 pilot or pilot as a result of a physical examination required by 
 applicable federal laws or regulations, is entitled upon 
 application to disability benefits for a maximum of five years 
 in the amount of 75 percent of current monthly salary, to be 
 paid by the appointing authority from the state airports fund. 
 Disability benefits must not continue after the employee reaches 
 age 62.  These benefits are in lieu of all other state benefits 
 for the disability, including, but not limited to, workers' 
 compensation benefits.  

    Subd. 2.    Additional contributions.  The special 
 retirement annuity authorized by subdivision 1 shall be financed 
 by an employee contribution from the covered aircraft pilot or 
 chief pilot of 1.6 percent and an employer contribution from the 
 Department of Transportation of 1.6 percent.  These 
 contributions are in addition to the contributions required by 
 section 352.04, subdivisions 2 and 3.  They must be made in the 
 manner provided for in section 352.04, subdivisions 4, 5, and 6. 

    Subd. 3.    Election of coverage.  To be covered by this 
 section, an employee of the Department of Transportation 
 described in subdivision 1 who is employed in the described 
 position on July 1, 1982, or after must file a notice with the 
 executive director of the Minnesota State Retirement System on a 
 form prescribed by the executive director stating whether or not 
 the employee elects to be covered by this special plan.  Notice 
 must be filed by August 1, 1982, or within 90 days of 
 employment, whichever is later.  Elections are irrevocable 
 during any period of covered employment.  

    Subd. 4. Repealed, 1991 c 269 art 3 s 21 

    HIST: 1982 c 575 s 3; 1983 c 293 s 98,99; 1985 c 248 s 70; 
 1Sp1985 c 7 s 35; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 229 art 6 s 1; art 11 s 1; 
 1987 c 259 s 19; 2004 c 267 art 7 s 1